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With the Indian Premier League 2023 less than four months away to kick off, all ten franchises have started their homework to emerge victorious in the upcoming edition. Here’s a look at how they have decided to release and retain ahead of the mini-auction, to happen on December 23 in Kochi.

An up-and-down season for the ever-inconsistent Royal Challengers Bangalore ended with their tame elimination in Qualifier 2 in 2022. The team has decided to stick with Glenn Maxwell, despite the injury concerns, while Sherfane Rutherford is the major player released from the squad ahead of auction.

Royal Challengers Bangalore pacer Mohammed Siraj had a forgettable outing in IPL 2022 as he was not at his best this season. However, the fast bowler is sure that he can bounce back from this as he admitted that it was a bad phase for him in the IPL this year as he gears up for England tour.

Bret Lee is of the opinion that Virat Kohli should take a break from cricket for a while and freshen up his mind to recover from the lean patch he is going through currently. Lee also added that Kohli’s form affects the team badly as they don’t do well if he is not scoring runs consistently.