The preparations for the next season of the Indian Premier League (IPL-2022) are going on. All the 8 current teams have been asked to submit their retained players list by 30 November. There will be a mega auction before IPL-2022. The eight existing franchises can retain only a maximum of 4 players. Not only this, 10 teams will participate instead of 8 in the next season. Meanwhile, it is being said that Shreyas Iyer is not on the retention list of the Delhi Capitals.
The right-handed batsman made his IPL debut in 2015 and has also handled the captaincy of Delhi. However, Shreyas Iyer's ties with this team may now end as the Delhi team is planning to retain current captain Rishabh Pant, Kagiso Rabada, Prithvi Shaw, and Axar Patel. According to media reports, Shreyas Iyer can find himself in the auction, where he can get a big amount.
26-year-old Iyer recently made his Test debut and scored a century in the first Test match of the series against New Zealand (IND vs NZ 1st Test). He played a strong inning of 105 runs. He has led the Delhi team. However, he had to withdraw from the league later due to injury and Rishabh Pant took over the captaincy. According to a report in Telegraph, the Mumbai Indians team is planning to include Shreyas Iyer. Rohit Sharma handles the captaincy of Mumbai Indians. The special thing is that both Rohit and Shreyas Iyer represent Mumbai in domestic cricket.
Five-time IPL champions Mumbai will find it difficult to retain their key players in the auction but Shreyas Iyer can be added to strengthen the batting order. "While Mumbai Indians are also interested in taking Shreyas in the auction, at least one other existing franchise also wants him as he is being seen as the captain," the report said. The teams, Ahmedabad and Lucknow, will be seen playing.
