New Delhi: Defending champions Mumbai Indians and the formidable Chennai Super Kings are the two franchises which are set to retain all five players when the teams submit their lists on Friday for the upcoming seventh edition of Indian Premier Lague.
MI and CSK are the two teams that have the biggest fan base all over India and have had a core set of players that has remained pretty much the same over the years.
As far as BCCI president N Srinivasan’s franchise is concerned, skipper MS Dhoni will be retained along with Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin and Suresh Raina – all India regulars. The choice of foreign player will be between West Indies’ Dwayne Bravo and South Africa’s Faf du Plessis.
For Mumbai Indians, it will be the first season without Sachin Tendulkar and skipper Rohit Sharma and the immensely popular Kieron Pollard are the two automatic choices for retention. Mitchell Johnson’s red-hot form and his performance in the Ashes also makes him a contender for a place in the retention list. (PTI)
