KXIP retained players: A list of all the players retained ahead of IPL 2020 auctions

IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab retained as many as 14 of their players during the recently concluded trading window. Ahead of the upcoming December 19 auction in Kolkata, the franchise retained their star performers KL Rahul, Chris Gayle and Mohammad Shami among several other foreign and Indian cricketers. Here, we take a look at all players retained by KXIP along with their salaries for the upcoming season.

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List of players retained by Kings XI Punjab

KL Rahul (India) – Salary ₹11 crores (US$1.6 million)

Karun Nair (India) – Salary ₹5.6 crores (US$810,045.60)

Mohammad Shami (India) – Salary ₹4.8 crores (US$694,324.80)

Nicholas Pooran (West Indies) – Salary ₹4.2 crores (US$607,534.20)

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Mujeeb Zadran (Afghanistan) – Salary ₹4 crores (US$578,604.00)

Chris Gayle (West Indies) – Salary ₹2 crores (US$289,302.00)

Mandeep Singh (India) – Salary ₹1.4 crores (US$202,511.40)

Mayank Agarwal (India) – Salary ₹1 crore (US$144,651.00)

Hardus Viljoen (South Africa) – Salary ₹75 lakhs (US$108,488.30)

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Darshan Nalkande (India) – Salary ₹30 lakhs (US$43,395.30)

Sarfaraz Khan (India) – Salary ₹25 lakhs (US$36,162.80)

Arshdeep Singh (India) – Salary ₹20 lakhs (US$28,930.20)

Harpreet Brar (India) – Salary ₹20 lakhs (US$28,930.20)

Murugan Ashwin (India) – Salary ₹20 lakhs (US$28,930.20)

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