There could be some respite for fans and players at the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as the franchise could swap players in between the tournament. Yes, it’s the mid season transfer rule that has been introduced at this season’s IPL. So what is mid season transfer in IPL and which players are available?
The Mid Season Transfer in IPL
In a first-of-its-kind move, the Indian Premier League (IPL) will introduce the mid season transfer of players between franchises. This move makes players eligible to switch to another franchise. A mid season transfer could ideally suit the franchises to come up with new ideas, and their think tanks to rope in players who could fit into their game plans.
Knowing The Mid Season Transfer Rule
So here is how the Mid Season Transfer Rule works and applies:
1) The mid season transfer applies to both, capped and uncapped player
2) All 8 franchises are eligible to transfer players mid way into the tournament i.e after playing 7 matches each.
3) A player is eligible for transfer only if he has played 2 matches or less before the transfer is applicable.
Who Is On The Mid Season Transfer List
Here is a complete list of players from all the franchises who are up for a mid season transfer.
Mumbai Indians:
Aditya Tare, Anukul Roy, Mitchell McClenaghan, Chris Lynn, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Saurabh Tiwary, Mohsin Khan, Digvijay Deshmukh, Prince Balwant Rai, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jayant Yadav, Sherfane Rutherford, Anmolpreet Singh
Chennai Super Kings:
KM Asif, Imran Tahir, Narayan Jagadeesan, Karn Sharma, Mitchell Santner, Monu Kumar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shardul Thakur, R Sai Kishore, Josh Hazlewood
Delhi Capitals:
Ajinkya Rahane, Keemo Paul, Sandeep Lamicchane, Alex Carey, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Ishant Sharma, Lalit Yadav, Daniel Sams, Tushar Deshpande, Mohit Sharma.
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Sunrisers Hyderabad:
Shreevats Goswami, Siddharth Kaul, Wriddhiman Saha, Vijay Shankar, Virat Singh, Bavanaka Sandeep, Fabien Allen, Sanjay Yadav, Basil Thampi, Billy Stanlake, Mohammad Nabi, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem
Kings XI Punjab:
Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Murugan Ashwin, Deepak Hooda, Ishan Porel, Chris Jordan, Simran Singh, Tajinder Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Darshan Nalkhande, Krishnappa Gowtham, Hardus Viljoen, Chris Gayle, Harpreet Brar, Jagadeesha Suchith, Mandeep Singh
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Tom Banton, Nikhil Naik, Ali Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Rinku Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Siddhesh Lad, Chris Green, M Siddharth, Lockie Ferguson
Rajasthan Royals:
Varun Aaron, Kartik Tyagi, Oshane Thomas, Aniruddha Joshi, Andrew Tye, Akash Singh, Anuj Rawat, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Mayank Markande, Ankit Rajpoot, Manan Vohra, Mahipal Lomroor, Shashank Singh, David Miller
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Josh Philippe, Chris Morris, Dale Steyn, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pavan Deshpande, Adam Zampa, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Parthiv Patel, Pawan Negi, Umesh Yadav