Who will get retained by their franchise in this year’s IPL auction?

Rajastan Royals

Rajasthan Royals

The Rahul Dravid-led Rajastan Royals reached the finals in 2013 IPL. The final was the last T20 match of both the legends, Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar. The youngster Sanju Samson was in the limelight for some amazing performances.

Rajastan Royals would have names of Shane Watson, Kevin Copper, Brad Hodge and Sanju Samson in mind for retention. Other players can be auctioned and gained back. But this list of players cannot be lost.

The five players who could be retained by RR are Shane Watson, Sanju Samson, Brad Hodge and Kevin Cooper.

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has Chris Gayle, who will be retained without a doubt. Others who can make the RCB team strong are likes of Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Vinay Kumar and Ravi Rampaul.

Kohli-Villiers combination would prove to be a boon for RCB. Both individuals have been very successful in recent times. Rampaul can play the role of an all-rounder where as Vinay Kumar is a impressive pacer.

Vijay Mallaya has stuck to a single coach right from season-one, Ray Jennings. This South African has been a great help in the rise of RCB.

The players who stand chance to be retained by RCB are Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, AB De Villiers, Vinay Kumar and Ravi Rampaul.

Pune Warriors India had players like Ross Taylor, Yuvraj Singh, Steve Smith and Luke Wright. These franchises would be planning to take up any one of these. The auction of IPL 2014 is on 12 February, 2014.

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