Virat Kohli has been retained for a fee beyond the base price. (Source: PTI) Virat Kohli has been retained for a fee beyond the base price. (Source: PTI)Royal Challengers Bangalore forked out Rs 17 crore (base price Rs 15 crore) to retain Virat Kohli while MS Dhoni expectedly returned to Chennai Super Kings and Rohit Sharma stayed with Mumbai Indians. Both Royals and Kings XI Punjab have retained one player each – Axar Patel for Punjab. “For the 11th season of IPL, we are pleased to retain Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Sarfaraz Khan.

Source: Indian Express January 04, 2018 19:07 UTC