List of 2021 Indian Premier League personnel changes
This is a list of all personnel changes for the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL).
Pre-auction
The BCCI set the deadline of 20 January 2021 for the list of retained and released players for IPL franchise teams.[ 1] The trading window remained open till 11 February 2021 and was closed for one week, before being reopened on 19 February 2021.[ 2]
Transfers
↓ ↓ : Player(s) was/were swapped with the player(s) mentioned in the next row(s).
↑ ↑ : Player(s) was/were swapped with the player(s) mentioned in the previous row(s).
REP REP : Players who were unsold originally in the 2020 auction but were later signed up as a replacement player.
Released players
The released players were announced on 20 January 2021.[ 5] [ 6] Steve Smith , Aaron Finch and Glenn Maxwell were the prominent names among the released players. Piyush Chawla , the costliest Indian player at the 2020 auction, was also released.
REP REP : Players who were unsold originally in the 2020 auction but were later signed up as a replacement player.
^ a b c Player retired after the 2020 IPL
Retained players
The retained players were announced on 20 January 2021.[ 7]
Player
Salary
Chennai Super Kings
MS Dhoni
₹ 15 crore (US$1.8 million)
Suresh Raina
₹ 11 crore (US$1.3 million)
Ravindra Jadeja
₹ 7 crore (US$840,000)
Dwayne Bravo
₹ 6.4 crore (US$770,000)
Sam Curran
₹ 5.5 crore (US$660,000)
Karn Sharma
₹ 5 crore (US$600,000)
Shardul Thakur
₹ 2.6 crore (US$310,000)
Ambati Rayudu
₹ 2.2 crore (US$260,000)
Josh Hazlewood
₹ 2 crore (US$240,000)
Faf du Plessis
₹ 1.6 crore (US$190,000)
Imran Tahir
₹ 1 crore (US$120,000)
Deepak Chahar
₹ 80 lakh (US$96,000)
Lungisani Ngidi
₹ 50 lakh (US$60,000)
Mitchell Santner
₹ 50 lakh (US$60,000)
KM Asif
₹ 40 lakh (US$48,000)
Jagadeesan Narayan
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Ruturaj Gaikwad
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
R Sai Kishore
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Delhi Capitals
Rishabh Pant
₹ 8 crore (US$960,000)[ a]
Shimron Hetmyer
₹ 7.75 crore (US$930,000)
Ravichandran Ashwin
₹ 7.6 crore (US$910,000)
Shreyas Iyer
₹ 7 crore (US$840,000)
Ajinkya Rahane
₹ 5.25 crore (US$630,000)
Shikhar Dhawan
₹ 5.2 crore (US$620,000)
Axar Patel
₹ 5 crore (US$600,000)
Marcus Stoinis
₹ 4.8 crore (US$580,000)
Kagiso Rabada
₹ 4.2 crore (US$500,000)
Amit Mishra
₹ 4 crore (US$480,000)
Chris Woakes
₹ 1.5 crore (US$180,000)
Prithvi Shaw
₹ 1.2 crore (US$140,000)
Mark Wood
₹ 1.1 crore (US$130,000)
Anrich Nortje REP
₹ 89.82 lakh (US$110,000)
Avesh Khan
₹ 70 lakh (US$84,000)
Lalit Yadav
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Praveen Dubey
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Kolkata Knight Riders
Pat Cummins
₹ 15.50 crore (US$1.9 million)
Sunil Narine
₹ 8.5 crore (US$1.0 million)[ b]
Andre Russell
₹ 7 crore (US$840,000)[ c]
Dinesh Karthik
₹ 7.4 crore (US$890,000)
Kuldeep Yadav
₹ 5.8 crore (US$690,000)
Eoin Morgan
₹ 5.25 crore (US$630,000)
Varun Chakravarthy
₹ 4 crore (US$480,000)
Nitish Rana
₹ 3.4 crore (US$410,000)
Kamlesh Nagarkoti
₹ 3.2 crore (US$380,000)
Shivam Mavi
₹ 3 crore (US$360,000)
Shubman Gill
₹ 1.8 crore (US$220,000)
Lockie Ferguson
₹ 1.6 crore (US$190,000)
Rinku Singh
₹ 80 lakh (US$96,000)
Rahul Tripathi
₹ 60 lakh (US$72,000)
Tim Seifert REP
₹ 50 lakh (US$60,000)
Prasidh Krishna
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Sandeep Warrier
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma
₹ 15 crore (US$1.8 million)
Hardik Pandya
₹ 11 crore (US$1.3 million)
Krunal Pandya
₹ 8.8 crore (US$1.1 million)
Jasprit Bumrah
₹ 7 crore (US$840,000)
Ishan Kishan
₹ 6.2 crore (US$740,000)
Kieron Pollard
₹ 5.4 crore (US$650,000)
Suryakumar Yadav
₹ 3.2 crore (US$380,000)
Trent Boult
₹ 3.2 crore (US$380,000)
Quinton de Kock
₹ 2.8 crore (US$340,000)
Chris Lynn
₹ 2 crore (US$240,000)
Rahul Chahar
₹ 1.9 crore (US$230,000)
Anmolpreet Singh
₹ 80 lakh (US$96,000)
Dhawal Kulkarni
₹ 75 lakh (US$90,000)
Jayant Yadav
₹ 50 lakh (US$60,000)
Saurabh Tiwary
₹ 50 lakh (US$60,000)
Aditya Tare
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Anukul Roy
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Mohsin Khan
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Player
Salary
Punjab Kings
KL Rahul
₹ 11 crore (US$1.3 million)
Mohammed Shami
₹ 4.8 crore (US$580,000)
Nicholas Pooran
₹ 4.2 crore (US$500,000)
Chris Jordan
₹ 3 crore (US$360,000)
Chris Gayle
₹ 2 crore (US$240,000)
Ravi Bishnoi
₹ 2 crore (US$240,000)
Mandeep Singh
₹ 1.4 crore (US$170,000)
Mayank Agarwal
₹ 1 crore (US$120,000)
Prabhsimran Singh
₹ 55 lakh (US$66,000)
Deepak Hooda
₹ 50 lakh (US$60,000)
Darshan Nalkande
₹ 30 lakh (US$36,000)
Sarfaraz Khan
₹ 25 lakh (US$30,000)
Arshdeep Singh
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Harpreet Brar
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Murugan Ashwin
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Ishan Porel
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Rajasthan Royals
Ben Stokes
₹ 12.5 crore (US$1.5 million)
Sanju Samson
₹ 8 crore (US$960,000)
Jofra Archer
₹ 7.2 crore (US$860,000)
Jos Buttler
₹ 4.4 crore (US$530,000)
Robin Uthappa
₹ 3 crore (US$360,000)
Jaydev Unadkat
₹ 3 crore (US$360,000)
Rahul Tewatia
₹ 3 crore (US$360,000)
Yashasvi Jaiswal
₹ 2.4 crore (US$290,000)
Mayank Markande
₹ 2 crore (US$240,000)
Kartik Tyagi
₹ 1.3 crore (US$160,000)
Andrew Tye
₹ 1 crore (US$120,000)
Anuj Rawat
₹ 80 lakh (US$96,000)
David Miller
₹ 75 lakh (US$90,000)
Mahipal Lomror
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Manan Vohra
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Riyan Parag
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Shreyas Gopal
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Virat Kohli
₹ 17 crore (US$2.0 million)
AB de Villiers
₹ 11 crore (US$1.3 million)
Yuzvendra Chahal
₹ 6 crore (US$720,000)
Kane Richardson
₹ 4 crore (US$480,000)
Washington Sundar
₹ 3.2 crore (US$380,000)
Navdeep Saini
₹ 3 crore (US$360,000)
Mohammed Siraj
₹ 2.6 crore (US$310,000)
Adam Zampa REP
₹ 1.5 crore (US$180,000)
Josh Philippe
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Devdutt Padikkal
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Pavan Deshpande
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Shahbaz Ahmed
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Sunrisers Hyderabad
David Warner
₹ 12 crore (US$1.4 million)[ d]
Manish Pandey
₹ 11 crore (US$1.3 million)
Rashid Khan
₹ 9 crore (US$1.1 million)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
₹ 8.5 crore (US$1.0 million)
Siddarth Kaul
₹ 3.8 crore (US$460,000)
Shahbaz Nadeem
₹ 3.2 crore (US$380,000)
Vijay Shankar
₹ 3.2 crore (US$380,000)
Kane Williamson
₹ 3 crore (US$360,000)
Khaleel Ahmed
₹ 3 crore (US$360,000)
Sandeep Sharma
₹ 3 crore (US$360,000)
Jonny Bairstow
₹ 2.2 crore (US$260,000)
Mitchell Marsh
₹ 2 crore (US$240,000)
Priyam Garg
₹ 1.9 crore (US$230,000)
Virat Singh
₹ 1.9 crore (US$230,000)
Wriddhiman Saha
₹ 1.2 crore (US$140,000)
Mohammad Nabi
₹ 1 crore (US$120,000)
Shreevats Goswami
₹ 1 crore (US$120,000)
Basil Thampi
₹ 95 lakh (US$110,000)
Jason Holder REP
₹ 75 lakh (US$90,000)
Abhishek Sharma
₹ 55 lakh (US$66,000)
Thangarasu Natarajan
₹ 40 lakh (US$48,000)
Abdul Samad
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
^ Pant was retained at a salary of ₹ 8 crore (US$960,000) but as per the IPL rules, the actual purse deduction for the Delhi team was ₹ 15 crore (US$1.8 million).
^ Narine was retained at a salary of ₹ 8.5 crore (US$1.0 million) but as per the IPL rules, the actual purse deduction for the Kolkata team was ₹ 12.5 crore (US$1.5 million).
^ Russell was retained at a salary of ₹ 7 crore (US$840,000) but as per the IPL rules, the actual purse deduction for the Kolkata team was ₹ 8.5 crore (US$1.0 million).
^ Warner was retained at a salary of ₹ 12 crore (US$1.4 million) but as per IPL rules, the actual purse deduction for the Hyderabad team was ₹ 12.5 crore (US$1.5 million).
REP REP : Players who were unsold originally in the 2020 auction but were later signed up as a replacement player.
Summary
Pre-Auction summary[ 8]
Team
Retained
Transfers In
Released
Transfers Out
Funds Remaining
Player Slots Remaining (Max)
Players
Amount
Players
Amount
Players
Amount
Players
Amount
Overall
Overseas
Chennai
21
₹ 62.10 crore (US$7.4 million)
1
₹ 3 crore (US$359,456.70)
6
₹ 22.75 crore (US$2.7 million)
0
—
₹ 22.90 crore (US$2.7 million)
6
1
Delhi
17
₹ 72.09 crore (US$8.6 million)
0
—
6
₹ 5.3 crore (US$635,040.20)
2
₹ 40 lakh (US$47,927.60)
₹ 12.90 crore (US$1.5 million)
8
3
Kolkata
17
₹ 74.25 crore (US$8.9 million)
0
—
6
₹ 2.55 crore (US$305,538.20)
0
—
₹ 10.75 crore (US$1.3 million)
8
2
Mumbai
18
₹ 69.65 crore (US$8.3 million)
0
—
7
₹ 14.4 crore (US$1.7 million)
0
—
₹ 15.35 crore (US$1.8 million)
7
4
Punjab
16
₹ 31.80 crore (US$3.8 million)
0
—
9
₹ 36.7 crore (US$4.4 million)
0
—
₹ 53.20 crore (US$6.4 million)
9
5
Rajasthan
16
₹ 50.15 crore (US$6.0 million)
0
—
8
₹ 20.1 crore (US$2.4 million)
1
₹ 3 crore (US$359,456.70)
₹ 34.85 crore (US$4.2 million)
9
3
Bangalore
14
₹ 49.10 crore (US$5.9 million)
2
₹ 40 lakh (US$47,927.60)
10
₹ 31 crore (US$3.7 million)
0
—
₹ 35.90 crore (US$4.3 million)
11
3
Hyderabad
22
₹ 74.25 crore (US$8.9 million)
0
—
5
₹ 1.6 crore (US$191,710.30)
0
—
₹ 10.75 crore (US$1.3 million)
3
1
Maximum overseas players: 8; Squad size- Min:18 and Max:25; Budget:₹85 Crore
Auction
The auction was conducted on 18 February 2021 in Chennai .[ 9] A total of 1097 players initially registered for the auction[ 10] of which 292 were selected for the auction, including 125 overseas players and three players from associate nations .[ 11]
Sold players
S.No
Set No
Set
Name
Country
Playing Role
IPL Matches
Capped / Uncapped / Associate
Base Price (in ₹ Lacs)
IPL 2021 Team
Auctioned Price (in ₹ Lacs)
IPL 2020 Team
IPL Team(s)
1
1
BA1
Steve Smith
Batsman
95
Capped
200
Delhi Capitals
220
RR
RCB, PWI, RPS & RR
2
2
AL1
Glenn Maxwell
All Rounder
82
Capped
200
Royal Challengers Bangalore
1425
PBKS
MI, PBKS & DC
3
2
AL1
Shakib Al Hasan
All Rounder
63
Capped
200
Kolkata Knight Riders
320
KKR & SRH
4
2
AL1
Moeen Ali
All Rounder
19
Capped
200
Chennai Super Kings
700
RCB
RCB
5
2
AL1
Shivam Dube
All Rounder
15
Capped
50
Rajasthan Royals
440
RCB
RCB
6
2
AL1
Chris Morris
All Rounder
70
Capped
75
Rajasthan Royals
1625
RCB
CSK, RR, DC & RCB
7
2
AL1
Dawid Malan
All Rounder
Capped
150
Punjab Kings
150
8
4
FA1
Adam Milne
Fast Bowler
5
Capped
50
Mumbai Indians
320
RCB,MI
9
4
FA1
Mustafizur Rahman
Fast Bowler
24
Capped
100
Rajasthan Royals
100
MI & SRH
10
4
FA1
Jhye Richardson
Fast Bowler
Capped
150
Punjab Kings
1400
11
4
FA1
Nathan Coulter-Nile
Fast Bowler
33
Capped
150
Mumbai Indians
500
MI
MI, DC, KKR & RCB
12
4
FA1
Umesh Yadav
Fast Bowler
121
Capped
100
Delhi Capitals
100
RCB
DC, KKR & RCB
13
5
SP1
Piyush Chawla
Spinner
164
Capped
50
Mumbai Indians
240
CSK
PBKS, KKR & CSK
14
6
UBA1
Sachin Baby
Batsman
18
Uncapped
20
Royal Challengers Bangalore
20
RR,RCB,SRH
15
6
UBA1
Rajat Patidar
Batsman
Uncapped
20
Royal Challengers Bangalore
20
16
7
UAL1
Ripal Patel
All Rounder
Uncapped
20
Delhi Capitals
20
17
7
UAL1
Shahrukh Khan
All Rounder
Uncapped
20
Punjab Kings
525
18
7
UAL1
Krishnappa Gowtham
All Rounder
24
Uncapped
20
Chennai Super Kings
925
PBKS
MI,RR,PBKS
19
8
UWK1
Vishnu Vinod
Wicket Keeper
3
Uncapped
20
Delhi Capitals
20
RCB
20
8
UWK1
Sheldon Jackson
Wicket Keeper
4
Uncapped
20
Kolkata Knight Riders
20
KKR & RCB
21
8
UWK1
Mohammed Azharuddeen
Wicket Keeper
Uncapped
20
Royal Challengers Bangalore
20
22
9
UFA1
Lukman Hussain Meriwala
Fast Bowler
Uncapped
20
Delhi Capitals
20
23
9
UFA1
Chetan Sakariya
Fast Bowler
Uncapped
20
Rajasthan Royals
120
24
9
UFA1
Riley Meredith
Fast bowler
Uncapped
40
Punjab Kings
800
25
10
USP1
Manimaran Siddharth
Spinner
Uncapped
20
Delhi Capitals
20
KKR
KKR
26
10
USP1
Jagadeesha Suchith
Spinner
15
Uncapped
20
Sunrisers Hyderabad
30
PBKS
MI, PBKS & DC
27
10
USP1
K. C. Cariappa
Spinner
11
Uncapped
20
Rajasthan Royals
20
KKR & PBKS
28
11
BA2
Cheteshwar Pujara
Batsman
30
Capped
50
Chennai Super Kings
50
KKR, RCB & PBKS
29
12
AL2
Kyle Jamieson
All Rounder
Capped
75
Royal Challengers Bangalore
1500
30
12
AL2
Tom Curran
All Rounder
10
Capped
150
Delhi Capitals
525
RR
KKR & RR
31
12
AL2
Moises Henriques
All Rounder
57
Capped
100
Punjab Kings
420
KKR, DC, MI, PBKS, RCB & SRH
32
14
UAL2
Jalaj Saxena
All Rounder
Uncapped
20
Punjab Kings
30
MI, RCB & DC
33
14
UAL2
Utkarsh Singh
All Rounder
Uncapped
20
Punjab Kings
20
34
14
UAL2
Vaibhav Arora
All Rounder
Uncapped
20
Kolkata Knight Riders
20
35
14
UAL2
Fabian Allen
All Rounder
Capped
75
Punjab Kings
75
SRH
SRH
36
14
UAL2
Dan Christian
All Rounder
40
Capped
75
Royal Challengers Bangalore
480
DCH, RCB, RPS & DC
37
14
UAL2
Liam Livingstone
All Rounder
4
Capped
75
Rajasthan Royals
75
RR
38
14
UAL2
Suyash Prabhudessai
All Rounder
Uncapped
20
Royal Challengers Bangalore
20
39
14
UWK2
Kona Srikar Bharat
Wicket Keeper
Uncapped
20
Royal Challengers Bangalore
20
DC
40
14
UAL2
Harishankar Reddy
All Rounder
Uncapped
20
Chennai Super Kings
20
41
14
UAL2
Kuldip Yadav
All Rounder
Uncapped
20
Rajasthan Royals
20
42
14
UAL2
James Neesham
All Rounder
Capped
50
Mumbai Indians
50
PBKS
KKR, DC & PBKS
43
14
UAL2
Yudhvir Charak
All Rounder
Uncapped
20
Mumbai Indians
20
44
14
UAL2
Bhagath Varma
All Rounder
Uncapped
20
Chennai Super Kings
20
45
14
UAL2
Marco Jansen
All Rounder
Uncapped
20
Mumbai Indians
20
46
14
UAL2
Saurabh Kumar
All Rounder
Uncapped
20
Punjab Kings
20
RPS
47
14
UBA2
Karun Nair
Batsman
73
Capped
50
Kolkata Knight Riders
50
PBKS
RCB, RR, DC & PBKS
48
14
AL2
Kedar Jadhav
All Rounder
87
Capped
200
Sunrisers Hyderabad
200
CSK
DC, KTK, RCB & CSK
49
14
WK2
Sam Billings
Wicket Keeper
22
Capped
200
Delhi Capitals
200
DC & CSK
50
14
USP2
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Spinner
18
Capped
150
Sunrisers Hyderabad
150
PBKS
PBKS
51
14
SP2
Harbhajan Singh
Spinner
160
Capped
200
Kolkata Knight Riders
200
CSK
MI, CSK
52
14
UBA2
Chezhian Harinishanth
Batsman
Uncapped
20
Chennai Super Kings
20
53
14
AL2
Ben Cutting
All Rounder
21
Capped
75
Kolkata Knight Riders
75
PBKS, RR, SRH & MI
54
14
UAL2
Venkatesh Iyer
All Rounder
Uncapped
20
Kolkata Knight Riders
20
55
14
UAL2
Pawan Negi
All Rounder
50
Capped
50
Kolkata Knight Riders
50
RCB
DC, CSK & RCB
56
14
UFA2
Akash Singh
Fast Bowler
Uncapped
20
Rajasthan Royals
20
RR
RR
57
14
UAL2
Arjun Tendulkar
All Rounder
Uncapped
20
Mumbai Indians
20
Withdrawn players
The following players withdrew from the tournament either due to injuries or because of other reasons.
Bold – Players returned for UAE leg . Players listed as their replacements were put into the available players pool.
Player
Team
Auctioned/Retention Price
Reason
Withdrawal Announcement date
Replacement Player
Replacement Player's Price
Replacement Player's Base Price
Signing date
Ref
Josh Philippe
Royal Challengers Bangalore
₹ 20 lakh (US$23,963.80)
Personal Reasons
10 March 2021
Finn Allen
₹ 20 lakh (US$23,963.80)
₹ 20 lakh (US$23,963.80)
10 March 2021
[ 12]
Shreyas Iyer
Delhi Capitals
₹ 7 crore (US$838,732.40)
Shoulder injury
30 March 2021
Aniruddha Joshi
₹ 20 lakh (US$23,963.80)
₹ 20 lakh (US$23,963.80)
15 April 2021
[ 13]
Axar Patel
Delhi Capitals
₹5 crore (US$660,000)
Ruled out for a short term due to covid positive
15 April 2021
Shams Mulani
₹ 20 lakh (US$23,963.80)
₹ 20 lakh (US$23,963.80)
15 April 2021
Mitchell Marsh
Sunrisers Hyderabad
₹ 2 crore (US$240,000)
Personal Reasons
31 March 2021
Jason Roy
₹ 2 crore (US$239,637.80)
₹ 2 crore (US$239,637.80)
31 March 2021
[ 14]
Josh Hazlewood
Chennai Super Kings
₹ 2 crore (US$240,000)
Personal Reasons
1 April 2021
Jason Behrendorff
₹ 1 crore (US$119,818.90)
₹ 1 crore (US$119,818.90)
9 April 2021
[ 15]
Rinku Singh
Kolkata Knight Riders
₹ 80 lakh (US$95,855.10)
Knee Injury
3 April 2021
Gurkeerat Singh
₹ 50 lakh (US$59,909.50)
₹ 50 lakh (US$59,909.50)
3 April 2021
[ 16]
Ben Stokes
Rajasthan Royals
₹ 12.5 crore (US$1.5 million)
Finger Injury
13 April 2021
Oshane Thomas
₹ 50 lakh (US$59,909.50)
31 August 2021
[ 17]
Liam Livingstone
Rajasthan Royals
₹ 75 lakh (US$89,864.20)
Personal Reasons
20 April 2021
Gerald Coetzee
₹ 20 lakh (US$23,963.80)
₹ 20 lakh (US$23,963.80)
1 May 2021
[ 18]
T. Natarajan
Sunrisers Hyderabad
₹ 40 lakh (US$47,927.60)
Knee Injury
22 April 2021
Umran Malik [ n 1]
₹ 20 lakh (US$23,963.80)
24 September 2021
[ 19] [ 20]
Jofra Archer
Rajasthan Royals
₹ 7.2 crore (US$862,696.20)
Elbow/Finger Injury
23 April 2021
Glenn Phillips
₹ 50 lakh (US$60,000)
21 August 2021
[ 21] [ 22]
Andrew Tye
Rajasthan Royals
₹ 1 crore (US$119,818.90)
Personal Reasons
25 April 2021
Tabraiz Shamsi
25 August 2021
[ 23] [ 24]
Kane Richardson
Royal Challengers Bangalore
₹ 4 crore (US$479,275.60)
Personal Reasons
26 April 2021
Scott Kuggeleijn
₹50 lakh (US$66,000)
27 April 2021
George Garton
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
25 August 2021
[ 25]
Adam Zampa
₹ 1.5 crore (US$179,728.40)
Wanindu Hasaranga
₹ 50 lakh (US$60,000)
21 August 2021
[ 26]
Jhye Richardson
Punjab Kings
₹ 14 crore (US$1.7 million)
Personal Reasons
20 August 2021
Adil Rashid
₹ 1.5 crore (US$179,728.40)
26 August 2021
[ 27]
Riley Meredith
₹ 8 crore (US$958,551.30)
Nathan Ellis
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
20 August 2021
[ 28]
Daniel Sams
Royal Challengers Bangalore
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Personal Reasons
21 August 2021
Dushmantha Chameera
₹ 50 lakh (US$60,000)
21 August 2021
[ 26]
Finn Allen
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
International duty
Tim David
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Jos Buttler
Rajasthan Royals
₹ 4.4 crore (US$527,203.20)
Personal Reasons
Evin Lewis
₹ 1 crore (US$119,818.90)
31 August 2021
[ 17]
Pat Cummins
Kolkata Knight Riders
₹ 15.5 crore (US$1.9 million)
Personal Reasons
22 August 2021
Tim Southee
₹ 75 lakh (US$89,864.20)
26 August 2021
[ 29] [ 30]
Washington Sundar
Royal Challengers Bangalore
₹ 3.2 crore (US$383,420.50)
Finger Injury
30 August 2021
Akash Deep
₹ 20 lakh (US$23,963.80)
30 August 2021
[ 31]
Dawid Malan
Punjab Kings
₹ 1.5 crore (US$179,728.40)
Personal Reasons
11 September 2021
Aiden Markram
11 September 2021
[ 32]
Jonny Bairstow
Sunrisers Hyderabad
₹ 2.2 crore (US$263,601.60)
Sherfane Rutherford
₹ 75 lakh (US$89,864.20)
[ 33]
Chris Woakes
Delhi Capitals
₹ 1.5 crore (US$179,728.40)
Ben Dwarshuis
₹ 30 lakh (US$35,945.70)
13 September 2021
[ 34]
Manimaran Siddharth
Delhi Capitals
₹ 20 lakh (US$23,963.80)
Quadriceps Strain
15 September 2021
Kulwant Khejroliya
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
15 September 2021
[ 35]
Sherfane Rutherford
Sunrisers Hyderabad
₹ 75 lakh (US$89,864.20)
Personal Reasons
23 September 2021
[ 36]
Kuldeep Yadav
Kolkata Knight Riders
₹ 5.8 crore (US$694,949.70)
Knee Injury
27 September 2021
[ 37]
Arjun Tendulkar
Mumbai Indians
₹ 20 lakh (US$23,963.80)
Injury
29 September 2021
Simarjeet Singh
29 September 2021
[ 38]
Chris Gayle
Punjab Kings
₹ 2 crore (US$239,637.80)
Bio-Bubble Fatigue
30 September 2021
[ 39]
Sam Curran
Chennai Super Kings
₹ 5.5 crore (US$659,004.00)
Lower-Back issue
5 October 2021
Dominic Drakes
6 October 2021
[ 40]
Support staff changes
Notes
^ Umran Malik named as short term COVID-19 replacement for T. Natarajan.
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