List of 2021 Indian Premier League personnel changes

This is a list of all personnel changes for the 2021 Indian Premier League.

2021 Indian Premier League Auction
General information
SportCricket
Date(s)18 February 2021 (2021-02-18)
LocationChennai
Network(s)Star Sports & Disney+ Hotstar
Overview
LeagueIndian Premier League
Teams8

Pre-auction

The BCCI set the deadline of 20 January 2021 for the list of retained and released players.[1] The trading window will remain open till 11 February 2021 and will be closed for one week, before being reopen again on 19 February 2021.[2]

Transfers
Player Nat Salary Before From To Salary After Date Ref
Daniel Sams REP ₹20 lakh Delhi Capitals Royal Challengers Bangalore 20 January 2021 [3]
Harshal Patel ₹20 lakh Delhi Capitals Royal Challengers Bangalore
Robin Uthappa ₹3 crore Rajasthan Royals Chennai Super Kings 21 January 2021 [4]
↓ ↓: 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.
    1. Player retired after the 2020 IPL

    Retained players

    The retained players were announced on 20 January 2021.[7]

    1. Pant was retained at a salary of ₹8 crore (US$1.1 million) but as per the IPL rules, the actual purse deduction for the Delhi team was ₹15 crore (US$2.1 million).
    2. Narine was retained at a salary of ₹8.5 crore (US$1.2 million) but as per the IPL rules, the actual purse deduction for the Kolkata team was ₹12.5 crore (US$1.8 million).
    3. Russell was retained at a salary of ₹7 crore (US$981,400.00) but as per the IPL rules, the actual purse deduction for the Kolkata team was ₹8.5 crore (US$1.2 million).
    4. Warner was retained at a salary of ₹12 crore (US$1.7 million) but as per IPL rules, the actual purse deduction for the Hyderabad team was ₹12.5 crore (US$1.8 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
    Chennai19₹62.10 crore (US$8.7 million)1₹3 crore (US$420,600.00)6₹22.75 crore (US$3.2 million)0—₹22.90 crore (US$3.2 million)61
    Delhi17₹72.09 crore (US$10.1 million)0—6₹5.3 crore (US$743,060.00)2₹40 lakh (US$56,080.00)₹12.90 crore (US$1.8 million)83
    Punjab16₹31.80 crore (US$4.5 million)0—9₹36.7 crore (US$5.1 million)0—₹53.20 crore (US$7.5 million)95
    Kolkata17₹74.25 crore (US$10.4 million)0—6₹2.55 crore (US$357,510.00)0—₹10.75 crore (US$1.5 million)82
    Mumbai18₹69.65 crore (US$9.8 million)0—7₹14.4 crore (US$2.0 million)0—₹15.35 crore (US$2.2 million)74
    Rajasthan16₹50.15 crore (US$7.0 million)0—8₹20.1 crore (US$2.8 million)1₹3 crore (US$420,600.00)₹34.85 crore (US$4.9 million)93
    Bangalore14₹49.10 crore (US$6.9 million)2₹40 lakh (US$56,080.00)10₹31 crore (US$4.3 million)0—₹35.90 crore (US$5.0 million)113
    Hyderabad22₹74.25 crore (US$10.4 million)0—5₹1.6 crore (US$224,320.00)0—₹10.75 crore (US$1.5 million)31
    Maximum overseas players: 8; Squad size- Min:18 and Max:25; Budget:₹85 Crore

    Auction

    The auction is scheduled to be conducted on 18 February 2021 in Chennai.[9] A total of 1097 players initially registered for the auction.[10]

    Support staff changes
    Staff Team Change Role Announcement date Ref
    Parthiv Patel Mumbai Indians Appointed Talent scout 10 December 2020
    [11]
    Tom Moody Sunrisers Hyderabad Appointed Director of cricket 15 December 2020
    [12]
    Pravin Amre Delhi Capitals Appointed Assistant Coach 6 January 2021
    [13]
    Kumar Sangakkara Rajasthan Royals Appointed Director of cricket 24 January 2021
    [14]

    References
    1. Staff, Cricketnext (20 January 2021). "IPL 2021 Players Retention Updates: Big Names Dropped as Steve Smith, Lasith Malinga Face the Axe". News18. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
    2. "Two negative RT-PCR tests mandatory; no quarantine for IPL owners". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
    3. "Daniel Sams goes to Royal Challengers Bangalore from Delhi Capitals in IPL 2021's first trade, Chris Morris released". DNA India. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
    4. "Rajasthan Royals trade Robin Uthappa to CSK in all-cash deal". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
    5. "IPL 2021: Who will be retained, and who will be released?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
    6. "RCB release Finch, Morris; KXIP let go of Maxwell". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
    7. "IPL 2021 Player retentions list". www.iplt20.com. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
    8. "IPL 2021 PLAYER RETENTIONS LIST". IPT20.com. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
    9. "IPL 2021 player auction to be held on February 18". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
    10. "1097 players register for IPL 2021 Player Auction". www.iplt20.com. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
    11. "Mumbai Indians rope in Parthiv Patel as talent scout". ESPNcricinfo. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
    12. "Tom Moody returns to Sunrisers Hyderabad, this time as director of cricket". ESPNcricinfo. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
    13. "Pravin Amre Returns to Delhi Capitals as Assistant Coach". Delhi Capitals. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
    14. "Rajasthan Royals appoint Kumar Sangakkara director of cricket". ESPNcricinfo. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.


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