IPL 2025 Retentions: Full List of Players and Key Insights
As the IPL 2025 mega auction approaches, franchises have submitted their lists of retained players, shaping their strategies for the upcoming season. Here’s a detailed look at the player retention landscape across all teams:
Mumbai Indians (MI)
- Players Retained: 5
- Jasprit Bumrah (INR 18 crore)
- Suryakumar Yadav (INR 16.35 crore)
- Hardik Pandya (INR 16.35 crore)
- Rohit Sharma (INR 16.30 crore)
- Tilak Varma (INR 8 crore)
- Remaining Purse: INR 45 crore (out of INR 120 crore)
- RTM Options: 1 (for one uncapped player)
- Not Retained: Ishan Kishan, Tim David
- Highlights: Hardik Pandya takes over as captain, while Jasprit Bumrah is now MI’s highest paid retention.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
- Players Retained: 5
- Heinrich Klaasen (INR 23 crore)
- Pat Cummins (INR 18 crore)
- Abhishek Sharma (INR 14 crore)
- Travis Head (INR 14 crore)
- Nitish Kumar Reddy (INR 6 crore)
- Remaining Purse: INR 45 crore (out of INR 120 crore)
- RTM Options: 1 (for one uncapped player)
- Not Retained: Washington Sundar, T Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- Highlights: Klaasen is the most expensive retention of the season.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
- Players Retained: 5
- Ruturaj Gaikwad (INR 18 crore)
- Ravindra Jadeja (INR 18 crore)
- Matheesha Pathirana (INR 13 crore)
- Shivam Dube (INR 12 crore)
- MS Dhoni (INR 4 crore)
- Remaining Purse: INR 55 crore (out of INR 120 crore)
- RTM Options: 1 (for either capped or uncapped player)
- Not Retained: Devon Conway, Deepak Chahar
- Highlights: MS Dhoni retained as an uncapped player at a significantly low cost due to IPL rules.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
- Players Retained: 3
- Virat Kohli (INR 21 crore)
- Rajat Patidar (INR 11 crore)
- Yash Dayal (INR 5 crore)
- Remaining Purse: INR 83 crore (out of INR 120 crore)
- RTM Options: 3 (one uncapped and two capped players, or three capped players)
- Not Retained: Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj, Faf du Plessis
- Highlights: Retaining only three players, Kohli is the most expensive retention.
Delhi Capitals (DC)
- Players Retained: 4
- Axar Patel (INR 16.50 crore)
- Kuldeep Yadav (INR 13.25 crore)
- Tristan Stubbs (INR 10 crore)
- Abishek Porel (INR 4 crore)
- Remaining Purse: INR 73 crore (out of INR 120 crore)
- RTM Options: 2 (one uncapped and one capped player, or two capped players)
- Not Retained: Rishabh Pant, David Warner
- Highlights: Need to find a new captain after not retaining Pant.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
- Players Retained: 6
- Rinku Singh (INR 13 crore)
- Varun Chakravarthy (INR 12 crore)
- Sunil Narine (INR 12 crore)
- Andre Russell (INR 12 crore)
- Harshit Rana (INR 4 crore)
- Ramandeep Singh (INR 4 crore)
- Remaining Purse: INR 51 crore (out of INR 120 crore)
- RTM Options: None
- Not Retained: Shreyas Iyer, Mitchell Starc
- Highlights: Rinku Singh emerges as the top retention.
Rajasthan Royals (RR)
- Players Retained: 6
- 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 (INR 4 crore)
- Remaining Purse: INR 41 crore (out of INR 120 crore)
- RTM Options: None
- Not Retained: Yuzvendra Chahal, Jos Buttler
- Highlights: A batting-heavy retention strategy with five batters.
Gujarat Titans (GT)
- Players Retained: 5
- Rashid Khan (INR 18 crore)
- Shubman Gill (INR 16.50 crore)
- Sai Sudharsan (INR 8.50 crore)
- Rahul Tewatia (INR 4 crore)
- Shahrukh Khan (INR 4 crore)
- Remaining Purse: INR 69 crore (out of INR 120 crore)
- RTM Options: 1 (for one capped player)
- Not Retained: Mohammed Shami, David Miller
- Highlights: No fast bowlers retained among their top five.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
- Players Retained: 5
- Nicholas Pooran (INR 21 crore)
- Ravi Bishnoi (INR 11 crore)
- Mayank Yadav (INR 11 crore)
- Mohsin Khan (INR 4 crore)
- Ayush Badoni (INR 4 crore)
- Remaining Purse: INR 69 crore (out of INR 120 crore)
- RTM Options: 1 (for one capped player)
- Not Retained: KL Rahul, Marcus Stoinis
- Highlights: Need a new captain after not retaining KL Rahul.
Punjab Kings (PBKS)
- Players Retained: 2
- Shashank Singh (INR 5.5 crore)
- Prabhsimran Singh (INR 4 crore)
- Remaining Purse: INR 110.5 crore (out of INR 120 crore)
- RTM Options: 4 (for four capped players)
- Not Retained: Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh
- Highlights: The fewest players retained, indicating a potential overhaul for IPL 2025.
The player retention process has set the stage for an exciting IPL 2025 mega auction, with teams looking to strategically build their squads and enhance their chances of claiming the title.
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