3 hours Ago By Rishav Narang
Heinrich Klaasen has reportedly shattered past records by earning the highest retention amount before a mega-auction. The aggressive wicketkeeper-batsman is set to be retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for a huge sum of Rs 23 crore. The Orange Army has reportedly rewarded Klaasen for his exploits in IPL 2024 by making their first-choice retention and paying him this huge sum.
Pat Cummins, who joined SRH for Rs 20.50 crore in the IPL 2024 mini-auction, will be reportedly paid a sum of Rs 18 crore. He took over as the captain before the season and captained SRH to the final.
The 2016 IPL winners lost to Kolkata Knight Riders in the first qualifier and the final. Cummins looks set to continue as the captain of the Orange Army. SRH have also retained Nitish Reddy for Rs 6 crore.
The young all-rounder came into national contention following his success in IPL 2024. He has already made it to the Test squad as well. Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma will also stay with SRH for a sum of Rs 14 crore each.
The opening batsmen formed a solid partnership and gave SRH quick starts. Abhishek slammed 484 runs with a strike-rate of 204.21 while Head scored 567 runs with a strike rate of 191.
55. They played a key role in SRH make it to the final of IPL 2024. Abhishek's success earned him his maiden India call-up and he made his debut against Zimbabwe.
He is part of the squad for the South Africa tour. Since SRH are set to retain five players before the mega-auction, they will have one Right to Match (RTM) at the auction. A franchise can retain a maximum of six players.
SRH have reportedly decided against retaining any uncapped player before the mega-auction. A team can retain an uncapped player for Rs 4 crore. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Cricket, Sports and around the world.
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