The Australian pacer has been handed the ODI captaincy after former captain Aaron Finch's retirement from the 50-over format and will look to build a formidable team with the ODI World Cup just a year away.
Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell was ruled out of cricket for an extended period after suffering a broken leg in "a freak accident" at a birthday party in Melbourne on Saturday
He has represented SRH since 2015 for the entirety of his IPL career. In 76 matches, he has scored 2,101 runs at an average of 36.22. 18 half-centuries have come out of his bat, with the best score of 89
Agarwal, who was the mainstay of the side's top-order from 2019-21 and scored well, could only score 196 runs in 12 innings at an average of 16.33 and a strike rate of 122.50 since he was appointed the captain in 2022.
While many teams chose to stick to their core, there are still some big names who were shown the door either because of their form or the team investing more in their future players.
The Chennai franchise had appointed Jadeja as the captain for the 2022 edition, but the player had left the leadership role midway. Dhoni had stepped in as captain for the remainder of the season.
The franchise retained the core of the group but let go of English pacer Chris Jordan who recently won the T20 World cup with England and is considered a death-overs specialist.
Pollard, the big-hitting West Indies all-rounder called it quits on his IPL career on November 15 after talks with the most successful IPL franchise and was offered the role of the team's batting coach.
The team released the maximum number of players among all the franchises and are left with the smallest purse for the IPL mini-auction scheduled for December 23 at Rs 7.05 crores.