Indian T20 League 2023: Five released players who are missing in mini-auction list

The Indian T20 League 2023 is one of the biggest leagues when it comes to the domestic circuits and players from all around the world thrive to take part in the league at least once in their lifetime. To add more, it is the auction that adds beauty to the tournament and the franchises break their heads to get a balanced side. 

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The Indian T20 League 2023 mini-auction is all set to take place on December 23, in Kochi and many players have registered for the auction. As things stand, several veteran players from India, West Indies and England have bid goodbye or have not registered in the auction post getting released from their franchises and we decided to handpick five players from the list. 

As things stand, let us take a look at five renowned players who are missing in the Indian T20 League 2023 mini-auction: 

1) Kieron Pollard

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Kieron Pollard (Image Source: Twitter)

Kieron Pollard is one of the biggest names in the history of cricket and the allrounder from West Indies was an integral part of the Mumbai team. Much to the stupefaction of the Mumbai fans, the club released him ahead of the auction and eventually, Pollard announced his retirement from the league. 

However, it was not the end of the Caribbean star as he vowed to continue with the franchise as the batting coach. Pollard said in his retirement note that he was unwilling to play for another franchise and would rather retire from the league. 

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2) Dwayne Bravo

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Dwayne Bravo was an active part of the Chennai franchise and the player played an integral role in Chennai’s success over the years. After making it to the squad in 2011, Bravo always paid off when the team needed him the most. 

However, the Chennai franchise decided to end his run and eventually released him ahead of the auction. However, in a fortunate turn of events, Chennai’s bowling coach Lakshmipathy Balaji opted out of the approaching season and Bravo is all set to take the role of the bowling coach of the franchise. 

3) Sam Billings

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Sam Billings, the English wicketkeeper, opted out of the approaching season of the Indian T20 League and said that he wanted to prefer County cricket instead to focus on the longest format of the game and eventually make a comeback for the English team in the Test format. 

For the unversed, Billings was a part of the Kolkata camp in the 2022 edition and the talented batter might as well consider returning to the league in the 2024 edition. But as of now, the Three Lions wicketkeeper will shift his focus towards County cricket. 

4) Pat Cummins

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Pat Cummins was a part of the Kolkata franchise in the previous edition of the T20 extravaganza and the Australian Test and ODI captain announced that he will not be a part of the 2023 edition of the Indian T20 League. 

Cummins claimed that he wanted to concentrate on the approaching Ashes series in 2023 and said that he had to take the tough call on the back of the hectic schedule lined up right after the conclusion of the 2023 edition of the Indian T20 League. 

5) Alex Hales

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Alex Hales was all set to play for the Kolkata franchise in the previous edition of the tournament but was ruled out of the prestigious league. Notably, Hales came out to be one of the superstars of the 20-20 World Cup 2022 and played an integral role in England’s success in the multinational tournament. 

However, the franchise, on the day of announcing the retained players, much to the dreariness of the Kolkata fans, revealed that the English opener will not take part in the Indian T20 League 2023 due to personal commitments.