Retired star David Warner’s horror week continued after he was sent back to the Indian Premier League auction, with the Delhi Capitals failing to retain him days after his bid to come out of retirement for the Test team was dropped. rejected at all levels.
However, he was not the only Australian left adrift as Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Starc, who returned to the IPL in 2024 in a mega deal worth over $4 million and were eager to return in 2025, They also headed to the auction. after a massive cleanup by the franchises.
The 14 Australians released back into the pool had contracts worth close to $14 million combined. That list includes Cameron Green, who also had a $3.1 million contract with Royal Challengers Bengaluru but has been sidelined with a back injury that will force him out for up to six months.
Only Pat Cummins and Travis Head, who play for Sunrisers Hyderabad, were retained for next season, and Cummins will once again captain the team. They will earn $3.66 million and $1.22 million respectively in 2025.
Warner offered to come out of retirement to help the Australian team ahead of the upcoming Test series against India on October 22 in a move that was widely criticized.
Candice, the batter’s wife, later insisted that his apparent backflip “wasn’t happening” and it was claimed that her husband was just joking.
The team’s problems at the top of the batting order were highlighted during Australia A’s match against India A this week, when Test batting candidates Sam Konstas, Cameron Bancroft, Marcus Harris and Nathan McSweeney failed in their first tickets.
When Fox Cricket posted a graphic on Instagram detailing how the batsmen had squandered their opportunity, Warner responded with a single raised hand emoji to indicate that he is ready to step up.
Indian Premier League side Delhi Capitals have bid farewell to David Warner (pictured) after his sensational bid to do a backflip on his trial retirement.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Mitchell Starc (pictured) was also not retained for 2025
Warner responded to an Instagram post (above) detailing the failure of batsmen who were in line to get a place in the Test team by raising his hand with a cheeky emoji (pictured).
The 38-year-old’s bid to return to the field drew waves of criticism.
The 38-year-old had a horror IPL season in 2024, battling a hand injury, making just 168 runs in eight innings before being replaced by young dynamo Jake Fraser-McGurk, who lit up the tournament and finished as the Delhi’s third highest scorer. with 330 runs, with only 141 balls.
But he is also heading to the auction after the Delhi Capitals also sacked coach Ricky Ponting following a disappointing tournament in which they failed to reach the final.
Despite helping Kolkata Knight Riders secure the title in their first IPL in over a decade, Starc, who after taking seven wickets in his Sheffield Shield outing at the MCG last week, said he “hadn’t heard anything ” from the franchise but wanted to return. , was not retained.
Australian star Adam Zampa, who has regularly battled for IPL playing time, was also sacked.
AUSTRALIANS RELEASED BY THEIR IPL FRANCHISES
Mitchell Starc (Kolkata Knights Riders, $4.42 million)
Cameron Green (Royal Challengers Bengaluru, $3.15 million)
Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bengaluru, $2 million)
Spencer Johnson (Gujarat Titans, $1.78 million)
Marcus Stoinis (Lucknow Supergiants, $1.7 million)
Tim David (Mumbai Indians, $1.53 million)
Mitch Marsh (Delhi Capitals, $1.2 million)
David Warner (Delhi Capitals, $1.16 million)
Jhye Richardson (Delhi Capitals, $892,000)
Matthew Wade (Gujarat Titans, $446,000)
Adam Zampa (Rajasthan Royals, $270,000)
Ashton Turner (Lucknow Supergiants, $178,000)
Jason Behrendorff (Mumbai Indians, $135,000)
Nathan Ellis (Kings of Punjab, $135,000)
