Vivo IPL 2016: 6 high profile players released by the franchises

Six high-profile players released by their IPL franchises as the first trading window closed on Thursday. A total of 101 players were retained while 61 were let go by the six franchises. Yuvraj (INR 16 crores) and Mathews (INR 7.5 crores), who played for Delhi Daredevils, and Karthik (INR 10.5 crores), who was with Royal Challengers Bangalore, were the three most expensive buys at the IPL auction last year.

The six franchises along with two new teams – Pune and Rajkot – will take part in the player auction, scheduled for February 6 in Bangalore. The second trading window will be open for the eight teams after the auction and will last till the beginning of the IPL. The ninth season the Vivo IPL would be played between April 9 and May 23.

1. Yuvraj Singh:

The dashing left-hander who recently earned a recall into the Indian T20I squad for the three-match series in Australia failed to impress the Daredevils as they finished seventh in 2015. He scored 248 runs from 13 innings averaging below 20 and bowled only nine overs in the tourney.