<p>West Indies middle order batsman Darren Bravo has lost his Indian Premier League (IPL) contract with the Hyderabad franchise.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Sun TV network, owners of the Hyderabad IPL franchise, has retained 20 players but have opted not to renew their relationship with Bravo, reports CMC. <br /><br />Bravo, who did not play with the franchise in the 2012 IPL, opted to play in the Test series against England for the West Indies.<br /><br />He is among a host of players released by the various franchises.<br />However, there are seven players from the West Indies in the 2013 IPL.<br /><br />They include Kieron Pollard, who stays with the Mumbai Indians, Dwayne Bravo (Chennai Super Kings) and Sunil Narine with the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders.<br /><br />Making a return to the IPL is Trinidad and Tobago all-rounder Kevon Cooper, who was successful with the Rajasthan Royals in the early part of the 2012 season before a knee injury sent him home early.<br /><br />At the point of his return he was the leading bowler for Rajasthan.<br />Each franchise has a salary cap of up to $12.5m to spend on their 2013 squad, which can contain a maximum of 33 players, including 11 from overseas.<br /><br />The trading window opens Nov 19, when teams will be able to sign uncapped Indian players, including the 52 whose contracts were not extended.</p>
<p>West Indies middle order batsman Darren Bravo has lost his Indian Premier League (IPL) contract with the Hyderabad franchise.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Sun TV network, owners of the Hyderabad IPL franchise, has retained 20 players but have opted not to renew their relationship with Bravo, reports CMC. <br /><br />Bravo, who did not play with the franchise in the 2012 IPL, opted to play in the Test series against England for the West Indies.<br /><br />He is among a host of players released by the various franchises.<br />However, there are seven players from the West Indies in the 2013 IPL.<br /><br />They include Kieron Pollard, who stays with the Mumbai Indians, Dwayne Bravo (Chennai Super Kings) and Sunil Narine with the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders.<br /><br />Making a return to the IPL is Trinidad and Tobago all-rounder Kevon Cooper, who was successful with the Rajasthan Royals in the early part of the 2012 season before a knee injury sent him home early.<br /><br />At the point of his return he was the leading bowler for Rajasthan.<br />Each franchise has a salary cap of up to $12.5m to spend on their 2013 squad, which can contain a maximum of 33 players, including 11 from overseas.<br /><br />The trading window opens Nov 19, when teams will be able to sign uncapped Indian players, including the 52 whose contracts were not extended.</p>