Warne, Kohli and Watson retained by their franchises
The Royal Challengers Bangalore have opted to retain the strike batsman Kohli who has been in tremendous form during the ODI series between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754. The franchises in the IPL have the option of retaining at least
three India players however they would go on to lose approximately $3 million during the auction. The list of players who have now been retained by the franchises include, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028, Lasith Malinga, Shane Watson, Shane
Warne, Sachin Tendulkar, Virendar Sehwag, Suresh Raina, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Vijay-c1867 along with Albie Morkel.
Kohli therefore is now the only player that the Royal Challengers Bangalore have decided to retain. The New Zealand player Ross http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Knight-c71599 Riders who have not been performing
exceptionally well at the IPL have decided to retain the master blaster Chris Gayle who recently scored a breezy triple century against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 during a Test match.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Watson-c96326 for the next
edition of the IPL.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gautam-Gambhir-c58623 under the retention scheme.
The Rajasthan Royals are thrilled with the prospect of Warne and Watson returning to their side. "We're glad to have them back. Warne's captaincy in the IPL has been the flavour of the tournament. Watson has been invaluable in
his contribution as an all-rounder. As of now, we can confirm that the two are on board," Royals' Chief Marketing Officer Raghu Iyer said.
Mumbai Indians
Players retained: Sachin Tendulkar, Kieron Pollard, Lasith Malinga, Harbhajan Singh
Chennai Super Kings
Players retained: MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, M Vijay, Albie Morkel
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Players retained: Virat Kohli
Possible retention: Ross Taylor
Delhi Daredevils
Players retained: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virender-Sehwag-c95429
Possible retention: Gautam Gambhir, Dirk Nannes, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dinesh-c54134 Karthik
Kolkata Knight Riders
Players retained: Chris Gayle
Rajasthan Royals
Players retained: Shane Warne, Shane Watson
Possible retention: Yusuf Pathan
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