Kohli, Dhoni among players retained by franchises for IPL-10
The eight Indian Premier League franchises retained 140 players and released 63 for the upcoming IPL-10. Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Ravichandran Ashwin and Rohit Sharma were few of the players retained by their respective franchises while Kevin Pietersen, Dale Steyn, Irfan Pathan and Ishant Sharma were among the 63 released. The auction for IPL-10 is scheduled for February 4, 2017.