Mumbai: The year 2017 has come to an end and the Indian cricket team will be gearing up for what could be one of their biggest challenges in the recent times as Virat Kohli and co take on Faf du Plessis-led South Africa in a gruelling two-month tour.
All the Indian cricket fans will be looking forward to three Tests, six ODIs and three Twenty20s, a day before the first Test begins in Newlands, Cape Town on January 5. At the same time, what will also be awaited is the announcement of the names of the players the Indian Premier League (IPL) sides will retain ahead of the eleventh edition of the tournament, on January 4, a day before the first South Africa versus India Test.
With none of the teams have officially announced the players they will like to retain – barring Chennai Super Kings stating that MS Dhoni will lead the side, here’s what we think the teams might retain for IPL 2018 via player retention and by using the Right to Match (RTM) card(s) during the IPL players’ auction which is scheduled to take place on January 27 and 28 in Bengaluru.
