Punjab Kings can give chance to these players through RTM - Moody

New Delhi Former Australian cricketer Tom Moody feels that after the poor performance of the IPL 2024 season, Punjab Kings will exercise the Right to Match (RTM) option for Arshdeep Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Sam Curran and Kagiso Rabada ahead of the mega auction for the next season of the league later this year.
IPL franchises can retain a total of six players from their current squad. This can be done either through retention or through the Right to Match option.
The six retentions/RTMs can have a maximum of five capped players (Indian and overseas) and a maximum of two uncapped players. The auction purse for the franchises for IPL 2025 has been set at Rs 120 crore. The last date for the franchises to finalise their retention list is October 31.
Speaking to Star Sports about potential IPL retentions for Punjab Kings, Moody said, "For Punjab Kings I don't think I will retain any player, certainly not the capped players but I would like to use the Right to Match option for players like Arshdeep Singh, Sam Curran and Rabada. Jitesh Sharma is another player for whom I would consider using the Right to Match in the auction."
He picked uncapped Shashank Singh and Harpreet Brar as potential retentions for Punjab, which will complete his list of six players. Shashank was the highest run-scorer for the franchise last season with 354 runs at a strike rate of 164.65, including two half-centuries. Harpreet, on the other hand, took seven wickets in 13 matches.
The former Australian batsman said, "When it comes to uncapped players, there are some good players I would like to include in the team before the auction. Shashank Singh, who is a brilliant middle-order power hitter while Harpreet Brar is a left-arm spinner."
Punjab Kings finished second last in the 2024 edition. They won five matches and lost nine. They will be hoping to make changes to their team through the player auction ahead of the upcoming edition of the IPL.