The IPL 2025 retentions are now official, with all ten franchises revealing their player lists ahead of the upcoming mega auction set for the last week of November. These retained players are the ones the teams want to hold on to, either because of their talent, consistency, or potential impact in the game. Teams carefully selected their retained players, while some well-known and talented players who were not retained by their teams are now available in the auction pool.
- Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
- Retained Players:
- Ruturaj Gaikwad (INR 18 crore)
- Ravindra Jadeja (INR 18 crore)
- Matheesha Pathirana (INR 13 crore)
- Shivam Dube (INR 12 crore)
- MS Dhoni (uncapped, INR 4 crore)
- RTMs: 1 (Rachin Ravindra)
- Remaining Purse: INR 55 crore
- Big Names Released:
- Devon Conway
- Deepak Chahar
- Shardul Thakur
- Tushar Deshpande
- Delhi Capitals (DC)
- Retained Players:
- Axar Patel (INR 16.5 crore)
- Kuldeep Yadav (INR 13.25 crore)
- Tristan Stubbs (INR 10 crore)
- Abishek Porel (uncapped, INR 4 crore)
- RTMs: 2
- Remaining Purse: INR 73 crore
- Big Names Released:
- Rishabh Pant
- David Warner
- Anrich Nortje
- Gujarat Titans (GT)
- Retained Players:
- Rashid Khan (INR 18 crore)
- Shubman Gill (INR 16.5 crore)
- Sai Sudharsan (INR 8.5 crore)
- Rahul Tewatia (uncapped, INR 4 crore)
- Shahrukh Khan (uncapped, INR 4 crore)
- RTMs: 1
- Remaining Purse: INR 69 crore
- Big Names Released:
- Mohammed Shami
- David Miller
- Rajasthan Royals (RR)
- Retained Players:
- Sanju Samson (INR 18 crore)
- Yashasvi Jaiswal (INR 18 crore)
- Riyan Parag (INR 14 crore)
- Dhruv Jurel (INR 14 crore)
- Shimron Hetmyer (INR 11 crore)
- Sandeep Sharma (uncapped, INR 4 crore)
- RTMs: 0
- Remaining Purse: INR 41 crore
- Big Names Released:
- Jos Buttler
- Yuzvendra Chahal
- Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
- Retained Players:
- Heinrich Klaasen (INR 23 crore)
- Pat Cummins (INR 18 crore)
- Abhishek Sharma (INR 14 crore)
- Travis Head (INR 14 crore)
- Nitish Kumar Reddy (uncapped, INR 6 crore)
- RTMs: 1
- Remaining Purse: INR 45 crore
- Big Names Released:
- Washington Sundar
- T Natarajan
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
- Retained Players:
- Sunil Narine (INR 12 crore)
- Andre Russell (INR 12 crore)
- Rinku Singh (INR 13 crore)
- Varun Chakravarthy (INR 12 crore)
- Harshit Rana (uncapped, INR 4 crore)
- Ramandeep Singh (uncapped, INR 4 crore)
- RTMs: 0
- Remaining Purse: INR 51 crore
- Big Names Released:
- Shreyas Iyer
- Mitchell Starc
- Phil Salt
- Venkatesh Iyer
- Mumbai Indians (MI)
- Retained Players:
- Jasprit Bumrah (INR 18 crore)
- Suryakumar Yadav (INR 16.35 crore)
- Hardik Pandya (INR 16.35 crore)
- Rohit Sharma (INR 16.3 crore)
- Tilak Varma (INR 8 crore)
- RTMs: 1
- Remaining Purse: INR 45 crore
- Big Names Released:
- Ishan Kishan
- Tim David
- Punjab Kings (PBKS)
- Retained Players:
- Shashank Singh (uncapped, INR 5.5 crore)
- Prabhsimran Singh (uncapped, INR 4 crore)
- RTMs: 4
- Remaining Purse: INR 110.5 crore
- Big Names Released:
- Harshal Patel
- Arshdeep Singh
- Sam Curran
- Jonny Bairstow
- Liam Livingstone
- Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
- Retained Players:
- Virat Kohli (INR 21 crore)
- Rajat Patidar (INR 11 crore)
- Yash Dayal (uncapped, INR 5 crore)
- RTMs: 4
- Remaining Purse: INR 83 crore
- Big Names Released:
- Glenn Maxwell
- Mohammed Siraj
- Faf du Plessis
- Cameron Green
- Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
- Retained Players:
- Nicholas Pooran (INR 21 crore)
- Ravi Bishnoi (INR 11 crore)
- Mayank Yadav (uncapped, INR 11 crore)
- Mohsin Khan (uncapped, INR 4 crore)
- Ayush Badoni (uncapped, INR 4 crore)
- RTMs: 1
- Remaining Purse: INR 69 crore
- Big Names Released:
- KL Rahul
- Marcus Stoinis
- Quinton de Kock
- Krunal Pandya
The IPL 2025 mega auction is set to be a significant event, with franchises strategically balancing experience and fresh talent. Fans can look forward to some big bidding wars as teams aim to build competitive squads for the season.
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