Eight South Africans have been retained for IPL 2017, but eight have missed out.

With the tournament set to take place between 5 April and 21 May, there’s already been a lot of movement in the eight franchises, with no less than 40 players losing their contracts. Eight of those are South Africans, with the world’s No 1 bowler, Imran Tahir, headlining that list.

Dale Steyn ruled himself out of action last week, while fellow pacemen Morne Morkel, Kyle Abbott and Marchant de Lange will look to put their names in the hat elsewhere come the player auction. David Wiese, a high-profile capture for the Royal Challengers Bangalore for the 2014 edition, got the cut alongside Farhaan Behrdien and Albie Morkel too.

David Miller endured a tough campaign in his first season as captain of Kings XI Punjab last year, scoring just 161 runs from 14 matches at 16.10, but he’s retained for an amount exceeding R25-million. The other seven retained have all played Test cricket this year, including the likes cult hero AB de Villiers, Quinton de Kock and spinner Tabraiz Shamsi.

Player	Franchise	Amount
David Miller	Kings XI Punjab	R25 778 880
AB de Villiers	Royal Challengers Bangalore	R19 591 948
Christopher Morris	Delhi Daredevils	R14 436 172
Faf Du Plessis	Rising Pune Supergiants	R8 249 241
Quinton de Kock	Delhi Daredevils	R7 218 086
Jean-Paul Duminy	Delhi Daredevils	R4 537 082
Hashim Amla	Kings XI Punjab	R2 060 607
Tabraiz Shamsi	Royal Challengers Bangalore	R206 060