List of 2017 Indian Premier League personnel changes
This is a list of all personnel changes for the 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL).
Retained players
The eight IPL teams could retain and release players from their squad during the retention window which ended on 15 December 2016. The salaries of the released players would be added to the salary purse of ₹66 crore, while the salaries of the retained players was deducted from this purse. The list of retained and released players was made public on 19 December 2016.[1][2]
Transfers
The first trading window was open in December 2016 while the second trading window was open from 13 to 20 January 2017.[3]
The following transfers were made during the trading windows:
| Player | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Mayank Agarwal[3] | Delhi Daredevils | Rising Pune Supergiant |
| Shardul Thakur | Kings XI Punjab | Rising Pune Supergiant |
Auction
The players auction for the 2017 Indian Premier League was originally scheduled to be held in Bangalore on 4 February 2017,[4][5] but was pushed forward by at least two weeks due to the BCCI–Lodha committee stand-off.[6] On 3 February, the BCCI announced that the auction would be held on 20 February in Bangalore and that a total of 799 players have signed up for it.[4][7] On 14 February, the IPL Desk released a list of 351 players.[8]
Sold players
Out of the 351 players shortlisted, the following 66 players were sold at the 2017 IPL Auction:[9][10][11]
Support staff changes
- In November 2016, Mahela Jayawardene was appointed head coach of the Mumbai Indians, replacing Ricky Ponting.[12]
- In December 2016, Wasim Akram stepped down as the bowling coach and mentor of the Kolkata Knight Riders for the 2017 season, citing "professional commitments and time constraints."[13]
- In December 2016, Sanjay Bangar stepped down as the head coach of Kings XI Punjab.[14]
- In January 2017, Lakshmipathy Balaji was named bowling coach of the Kolkata Knight Riders.[15]
- In January 2017, Virender Sehwag was named head of cricket operations and strategy of Kings XI Punjab.[16]
- In February 2017, J. Arunkumar was named batting coach of Kings XI Punjab.[17]
- In February 2017, Mohammad Kaif was named assistant coach of Gujarat Lions.[18]
Withdrawn players
The following players withdrew from the tournament either due to injuries or because of other reasons.
| Player | Team | Reason | Announcement date | Replacement | Signing date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Russell | Kolkata Knight Riders | Doping code violation ban | 31 January 2017 | Colin de Grandhomme | 3 April 2017 | |
| Mitchell Marsh | Rising Pune Supergiant | Shoulder injury | 12 March 2017 | Imran Tahir | 23 March 2017 | |
| JP Duminy | Delhi Daredevils | Personal reasons | 20 March 2017 | Ben Hilfenhaus | 7 April 2017 | |
| Quinton de Kock | Delhi Daredevils | Finger injury | 24 March 2017 | Marlon Samuels | 27 April 2017 | |
| KL Rahul | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Shoulder injury | 31 March 2017 | Vishnu Vinod | 7 April 2017 | |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | Rising Pune Supergiant | Sports hernia | 31 March 2017 | Washington Sundar | 5 April 2017 | |
| Murali Vijay | Kings XI Punjab | Wrist and shoulder injury | 4 April 2017 | Ishant Sharma | 4 April 2017 | |
| Sarfaraz Khan | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Leg injury | 20 April 2017 | Harpreet Singh Bhatia | 20 April 2017 | |
| Dwayne Bravo | Gujarat Lions | Hamstring injury rehab | 23 April 2017 | Irfan Pathan | 24 April 2017 | |
| Shivil Kaushik | Gujarat Lions | Injury | 26 April 2017 | Ankit Soni | 26 April 2017 | |
| Andrew Tye | Gujarat Lions | Dislocated shoulder | 30 April 2017 | |||
| Brendon McCullum | Gujarat Lions | Hamstring strain | 5 May 2017 | |||
| Nathu Singh | Gujarat Lions | Back spasms | 5 May 2017 | |||
| Jason Roy | Gujarat Lions | International duty | 2 May 2017 | |||
| Marcus Stoinis | Kings XI Punjab | Shoulder injury | 6 May 2017 |
References
- ^ "VIVO IPL 2017 Player retention list". IPLT20.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ "List of players released and retained by IPL teams ahead of the 2017 auction". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Supergiants acquire Mayank Agarwal from Daredevils".
- ^ a b "IPL 2017: One foreign player from each team who is surplus to requirements".
- ^ "IPL 2017 May Start From April 5, Auctions on February 4: Rajeev Shukla". NDTV. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ "Rahane, Dhawan headline rejigged T20 event". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "IPL 2017 auction to be held on February 20". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "VIVO IPL Player Auction 2017". 14 February 2017. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "IPL 2017 Auction: Full list of players sold". 20 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "Who was sold to whom – IPL 2017, know by each team, country or price – ESPNcricinfo". Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "IPL player auction 2017: Complete list of players sold and unsold". 20 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "Mumbai Indians replace head coach Ricky Ponting with Mahela Jayawardene for IPL". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ "Wasim Akram to Miss IPL 2017". NDTV. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ "Bangar steps down as Kings XI coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ "Balaji replaces Akram as Kolkata Knight Riders bowling coach". Wisden India. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "Sehwag named head of Kings XI cricket operations". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "J Arunkumar joins Kings XI's coaching staff". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ "Mohammad Kaif appointed assistant coach of Gujarat Lions". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2017.