IPL released list: Parthiv Patel takes sarcastic dig at Bangalore after his release

date for franchises to retain and release players has been done and dusted and w focus will shift towards IPL mini-auction before IPL 2021 gets underway in a couple of months' time. Bangalore franchise on Wednesday released a list of retained and released players in which y retained its core group of players comprising of skipper Virat Kohli, leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal and South Africa batsman AB de Villiers. Simon Katich and team manment also retained youngster Devdutt Pikkal, who h a phemenal IPL 2020, where he provided team with solid starts at top of order. 

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However, some of Indian and overseas players were cut off from list.  likes of Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Aaron Finch, Chris Morris, Pavan Negi, Isuru Udana and Umesh Yav were released by franchise. Ar player who was released from side was former cricketer Parthiv Patel. Patel, who h anunced his retirement from all forms of cricket last month, was a part of Bangalore IPL side since 2018.

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IPL released list: Parthiv Patel takes dig at Bangalore franchise

Bangalore IPL side h mentioned Parthiv's omission from IPL released list in a tweet in which y thanked left-hander for his service for side. Here's what Bangalore side tweeted:

Following tweet by Bangalore franchise, Parthiv Patel took a jibe at his former employees and wrote about how much houred he felt following his release from side. Recently Gujarat skipper joined Mumbai Indians as a talent scout. Here's Parthiv Patel's tweet in response to initial tweet by Bangalore franchise:

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Apart from Bangalore team, let's take a look at list of players released by or teams. Chennai, led by former India skipper MS Dhoni will t have services of Harbhajan Singh who bid ieu to franchise as his contract expired, affirming that he h t been retained for upcoming edition. 

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three-time champions will also miss services of Australian all-rounder Shane Watson, who anunced his retirement after IPL 2020 in UAE. Rajasthan have let go of ir captain Steve Smith after a series of poor performances in IPL 2020. Following ouster of Steve Smith from side, Rajasthan named Sanju Samson as ir new captain for upcoming edition of IPL. 

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Lasith Malinga who was release by Mumbai retired from franchise cricket. Punjab released Glen Maxwell and West Indies speed merchant Sheldon Cottrell, following ir below-par performance. Kolkata, Delhi and Hyderab have retained most of ir squ members.

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