List of 2018 Indian Premier League personnel changes
Retained players
The franchises were required to submit their retention lists by 4 January 2018. Player retention was broadcast live on Star Sports, making it the first time that player retention was telecasted.

List of 2018 Indian Premier League personnel changes

Section Title: Retained players
Table Section Text: The franchises were required to submit their retention lists by 4 January 2018. Player retention was broadcast live on Star Sports, making it the first time that player retention was telecasted.

S.No	Nat	Player	Salary	Purse deduction

Chennai Super Kings

1	India	MS Dhoni	₹15 crore (US$2.1 million)	₹15 crore (US$2.1 million)

2	India	Suresh Raina	₹11 crore (US$1.5 million)	₹11 crore (US$1.5 million)

3	India	Ravindra Jadeja	₹7 crore (US$974,022.00)	₹7 crore (US$974,022.00)

Delhi Capitals

1	India	Rishabh Pant	₹8 crore (US$1.1 million)	₹15 crore (US$2.1 million)

2	South Africa	Chris Morris	₹7.1 crore (US$987,936.60)	₹11 crore (US$1.5 million)

3	India	Shreyas Iyer	₹7 crore (US$974,022.00)	₹7 crore (US$974,022.00)

Kings XI Punjab

1	India	Axar Patel	₹6.75 crore (US$939,235.50)	₹12.5 crore (US$1.7 million)

Kolkata Knight Riders

1	Trinidad and Tobago	Sunil Narine	₹8.5 crore (US$1.2 million)	₹12.5 crore (US$1.7 million)

2	Jamaica	Andre Russell	₹7 crore (US$974,022.00)	₹8.5 crore (US$1.2 million)

Mumbai Indians

1	India	Rohit Sharma	₹15 crore (US$2.1 million)	₹15 crore (US$2.1 million)

2	India	Hardik Pandya	₹11 crore (US$1.5 million)	₹11 crore (US$1.5 million)

3	India	Jasprit Bumrah	₹7 crore (US$974,022.00)	₹7 crore (US$974,022.00)

Rajasthan Royals

1	Australia	Steve Smith	₹12 crore (US$1.7 million)	₹12.5 crore (US$1.7 million)

Royal Challengers Bangalore

1	India	Virat Kohli	₹17 crore (US$2.4 million)	₹17 crore (US$2.4 million)

2	South Africa	AB de Villiers	₹11 crore (US$1.5 million)	₹11 crore (US$1.5 million)

3	India	Sarfaraz Khan	₹1.75 crore (US$243,506)	₹3 crore (US$417,438)

Sunrisers Hyderabad

1	Australia	David Warner	₹12 crore (US$1.7 million)	₹12.5 crore (US$1.7 million)

2	India	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	₹8.5 crore (US$1.2 million)	₹8.5 crore (US$1.2 million)

Sentence(s)

Andre Russell was retained by Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of 2018 IPL auction.

final_sentence: Andre Russell was retained by Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of 2018 IPL auction.