Miss out on lucrative IPL deal
New Zealand’s World Cup campaign in Australia, which ended in the semifinals against Pakistan last week, his strike rate (which finished at 116) was a continual point of frustration.
Ahead of the IPL auction on December 23 in Kochi, teams had November 15 as a deadline to submit their retained and released players list. Letting go of Williamson will free up a large chunk of money for the Sunrisers.
According to ESPNCricinfo, the franchise is keeping options open about the possibility of buying him back at the auction.
Williamson wasn’t the only casualty at Sunrisers, who cut ties with 12 players – the thirdmost of any of the sides.
Meanwhile, four other Kiwis are now without teams, with the
Rajasthan Royals letting go of both Daryl Mitchell and Jimmy Neesham, the Delhi Capitals parting ways with Tim Seifert, and the Chennai Super Kings releasing Adam Milne.
Lockie Ferguson has been traded from the Gujurat Titans to the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Devon Conway and Mitchell Santner have been retained by the Chennai Super Kings, while Finn Allen (Royal Challengers Bangalore), Glenn Phillips (Sunrisers Hyderabad), Tim Southee (Kolkata Knight Riders) and Trent Boult (Rajasthan Royals) have also been kept by their respective teams.