Kisma Feature Indian Premier League: Release of Non-performing Players by Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad 

After concluding this season, teams will now be re-looking at the purchases made and might look to release a few non-performing players. This would help them enhance their budget to buy better players in IPL 2023 auctions. So, let's take a look at teams who can free up crores by releasing such players:

Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders was a team that saw a massive transformation, from captaincy to playing XI. The franchise completed its quota of 25 players (4 retained and eight overseas) by shredding INR 89.55 crore and are now left with INR 45 lacs. Kolkata Knight Riders bought Shivam Mavi for INR 7.25 crore. The all-rounder failed to perform as per the price tag he purchased. The team can look for better all-rounders at the same or less price. They can free their INR 1.5 crore by releasing Aaron Finch (Replacement for Alex Hales), who had a poor outing and is seen struggling in the league. KKR can save another one crore in the form of Ajinkya Rahane, who doesn't seem to fit well with the playing XI that is building. Just releasing these three players can free their 9.75 crores.

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Royal Challengers Bangalore underwent a massive transition in this auction, with Virat Kohli giving up his captaincy role. While they had to find a suitable leader, they had to build a team that could help them win their maiden title. The franchise spent INR 88.45 crore to buy 22 players, of which three were retained and 8 were overseas players. They have now left with INR 1.55 crore, and they will look to release a few players who were bought expensive and failed to deliver, as the team got defeated in eliminator 2. The team can free Anuj Rawat, who was bought for INR 3.4 crore and went unutilized in the season. Further releasing all-rounders like David Willey and Sherfane Rutherford will give them INR 3 crores to pick other potential players. Apart from them, Finn Allen bought for 80 lacs, and Karn Sharma bought for 50 lacs and could be released or traded for better options at the same price tag. 

RCB can release Mohammed Siraj, who has retained for INR 7 crore and failed to deliver this season, as a matter of chance. They might be able to buy back the pacer at a lower price and save them huge money-wise. 

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Having spent INR 89.90 crore, the franchise is left with INR 10 lacs on buying 23 players (3 retained and eight overseas). While most of the expensive buys of Sunrisers Hyderabad proved to be worth a penny spent, a few went under-utilized or didn't fit well in the XI. And thus, management can look to release those and buy better options. Their INR 7.75 crore purchase of all-rounder Romario Shepherd didn't look worthy. The player merely played three games with not a noteworthy contribution. Hence, they can look to find better options in his place. Pacer Marco Jansen didn't have much impressive outing this season, and looking at the pace attack that SRH carries, they can instead look for some good spinner to add balance to their squad, freeing INR 4.20 crore. Apart from these two, Sean Abbott (INR 2.4 cr) and Glenn Phillips (INR 1.5 Cr) can be looked to release, as they don't find a place in playing XI and are the expensive buys to be benched.