The Indian Premier League (IPL) announced the lists of players after the deadline for franchises to extend player contracts expired on Friday.The total of 127 players, including 35 overseas cricketers were retained by the eight IPL franchises.Kings XI Punjab (Rs 42.70 cr) now have the highest salary cap available going into the auction while Royal Challengers Bangalore (12) have the most number of player slots available including six overseas slots. After today's deadline, Chennai Super Kings (20) have the largest squad size.Of the eight franchises, Royal Challengers Bangalore (12) have released the most players while Sunrisers Hyderabad (5) have released the least players from their squad.Chennai Super KingsReleased: Sam Billings, David Willey, Mohit Sharma, Dhruv Shorey, Scott Kuggeleijn, Chaitanya Bishnoi.Squad: MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, M Vijay, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shane Watson, Dwayne Bravo, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, Monu Kumar, N .
