Defending champions Chennai Super Kings bid adieu to their legendary batter Ambati Rayudu, while all-rounders Shakib Al Hasan and Shardul Thakur were released by the Kolkata Knight Riders. Here is a full list of players who were not retained by their respective IPL sides on Sunday.
CSK Released players: Ben Stokes, Dwaine Pretorius, Bhagath Varma, Subhranshu Senapati, Ambati Rayudu (Retired), Akash Singh, Kyle Jamieson and Sisanda Magala.
SRH Released players: Harry Brook, Adil Rashid, Akeal Hosein, Samarth Vyas, Kartik Tyagi, Vivrant Sharma.
Mumbai Indians Released players: Arshad Khan, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, Raghav Goyal, Jofra Archer, Tristan Stubbs, Duan Jansen, Jhye Richardson, Riley Meredith, Chris Jordan, Sandeep Warrier
KKR Released players: Aarya Desai, David Wiese, Johnson Charles, Kulwant Khejroliya, Litton Das, Lockie Ferguson, Mandeep Singh, N Jagadeesan, Shakib Al Hasan, Shardul Thakur, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav.
RCB Released players: Wanindu Hasaranga, Josh Hazlewood, Harshal Patel, Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, David Willey, Wayne Parnell, Sonu Yadav, Avinash Singh, Siddharth Kaul, Kedar Jadhav
Delhi Capitals Released players: Rilee Rossouw, Phil Salt, Rovman Powell, Mustafizur Rahman, Manish Pandey, Chetan Sakariya, Sarfaraz Khan, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Aman Khan, Ripal Patel, Priyam Garg.
Rajasthan Royals Released players: Joe Root, Jason Holder, Obed McCoy, Abdul Basith, Kuldip Yadav, M Ashwin, KC Cariappa, Akash Vashisht, KM Asif.
LSG Released players: Jaydev Unadkat, Daniel Sams, Manan Vohra, Swapnil Singh, Karan Sharma, Karun Nair, Arpit Guleria, Suyash Shedge
Gujarat Titans Released players: Dasun Shanaka, Shivam Mavi, Yash Dayal, KS Bharat, Urvil Patel, Pradeep Sangwan, Odean Smith, Alzarri Joseph
Punjab Kings: Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Shahrukh Khan, Mohit Rathee, Baltej Dhanda, Raj Bawa