The preparations for the IPL 2025 season are well underway as franchises announce their player retentions ahead of the much-anticipated Mega Auction. This year, several notable surprises have emerged, including significant player movements that could reshape team dynamics in the league.
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List of Players Retained before IPL Mega Auction 2025
Each franchise has strategically decided which players will continue donning their jerseys next season. Here is the list of players retained by each team ahead of IPL Mega Auction:
| Franchise | Players Retained | Total Retained Players | Purse Remaining | RTM Eligible Players |
| Mumbai Indians | Jasprit Bumrah (₹18 Cr), Suryakumar Yadav (₹16.35 Cr), Hardik Pandya (₹16.35 Cr), Rohit Sharma (₹16.30 Cr), Tilak Varma (₹8 Cr) | 5 | ₹55 Cr | 1 uncapped player |
| Chennai Super Kings | Ruturaj Gaikwad (₹18 Cr), Matheesha Pathirana (₹13 Cr), Shivam Dube (₹12 Cr), Ravindra Jadeja (₹18 Cr), MS Dhoni (₹4 Cr) | 5 | ₹55 Cr | 1 player |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | Virat Kohli (₹21 Cr), Rajat Patidar (₹11 Cr), Yash Dayal (₹5 Cr) | 3 | ₹83 Cr | 3 players |
| Delhi Capitals | Axar Patel (₹16.5 Cr), Kuldeep Yadav (₹13.25 Cr), Tristan Stubbs (₹10 Cr), Abhishek Porel (₹4 Cr) | 4 | ₹73 Cr | 3 players |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Rinku Singh (₹13 Cr), Varun Chakaravarthy (₹12 Cr), Sunil Narine (₹12 Cr), Andre Russell (₹12 Cr), Harshit Rana (₹4 Cr), Ramandeep Singh (₹4 Cr) | 6 | ₹51 Cr | - |
| Lucknow Super Giants | Nicholas Pooran (₹21 Cr), Ravi Bishnoi (₹11 Cr), Mayank Yadav (₹11 Cr), Mohsin Khan (₹4 Cr), Ayush Badoni (₹4 Cr) | 5 | ₹69 Cr | 3 player |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Pat Cummins (₹18 Cr), Abhishek Sharma (₹14 Cr), Nitiesh Reddy (₹6 Cr), Heinrich Klaasen (₹23 Cr), Travis Head (₹14 Cr) | 5 | ₹45 Cr | 1 uncapped player |
| Gujarat Titans | Rashid Khan (₹18 Cr), Shubman Gill (₹16.5 Cr), Sai Sudharsan (₹8.5 Cr), Rahul Tewatia (₹4 Cr), Shahrukh Khan (₹4 Cr) | 5 | ₹69 Cr | 1 player |
| Punjab Kings | Shashank Singh (₹5.5 Cr), Prabhsimran Singh (₹4 Cr) | 2 | ₹110.5 Cr | 4 players |
| Rajasthan Royals | Sanju Samson (₹18 Cr), Yashasvi Jaiswal (₹18 Cr), Riyan Parag (₹14 Cr), Dhruv Jurel (₹14 Cr), Shimron Hetmyer (₹11 Cr), Sandeep Sharma (₹4 Cr) | 6 | ₹41 Cr | - |
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List of Players Released Before IPL Mega Auction 2025
Several high-profile players will be entering the auction after being released. Notable names include Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, and Shreyas Iyer. Here’s the list of players released by each franchise:
| Team | Purse Remaining | RTM Options | Released |
| Mumbai Indians | 55 crore | 1 (uncapped) | Dewald Brevis*, Ishan Kishan, Harvik Desai, Tim David*, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Mohammad Nabi*, Romario Shepherd*, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Gerald Coetzee*, Anshul Kamboj, Naman Dhir, Shivalik Sharma. |
| Chennai Super Kings | 55 crore | 1 | Ajay Mandal, Ajinkya Rahane, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway*, Maheesh Theekshana*, Mitchell Santner*, Moeen Ali*, Mukesh Choudhary, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Shaik Rasheed, Simarjeet Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Rachin Ravindra*, Shardul Thakur, Daryl Mitchell*, Sameer Rizvi, Mustafizur Rahman*, Avanish Rao Aravelly. |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 83 crore | 3 | Faf du Plessis*, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik (retired), Suyash S Prabhudessai, Will Jacks*, Saurav Chauhan, Glenn Maxwell*, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Cameron Green*, Swapnil Singh. |
| Delhi Capitals | 73 crore | 2 | Anrich Nortje*, David Warner* (retired), Ishant Sharma, Lalit Yadav, Mitchell Marsh*, Mukesh Kumar, Pravin Dubey, Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Vicky Ostwal, Yash Dhull, Harry Brook*, Ricky Bhui, Kumar Kushagra, Rasikh Dar, Jhye Richardson*, Sumit Kumar, Shai Hope*, Swastik Chhikara, Jake Fraser-McGurk*. |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 51 crore | None | Shreyas Iyer, Rahmanullah Gurbaz*, Nitish Rana, Sherfane Rutherford*, Phil Salt*, KS Bharat, Manish Pandey, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Suyash Sharma, Allah Ghazanfar*, Dushmantha Chameera*, Sakib Hussain, Vaibhav Arora, Mitchell Starc*, Chetan Sakariya. |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 69 crore | 1 | KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Quinton de Kock*, Ashton Turner*, Deepak Hooda, Krishnappa Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, Kyle Mayers*, Marcus Stoinis*, Mohd. Arshad Khan, Prerak Mankad, Yudhvir Singh, Arshin Kulkarni, David Willey*, Shivam Mavi, Shamar Joseph*, Matt Henry*. |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 45 crore | 1 (uncapped) | Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram*, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillips*, Mayank Agarwal, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Singh Yadav, Marco Jansen*, Washington Sundar. |
| Gujarat Titans | 69 crore | 1 | BR Sharath, Abhinav Manohar, Sandeep Warrier, Gurnoor Brar, Darshan Nalkande, David Miller*, Jayant Yadav, Joshua Little*, Kane Williamson*, Matthew Wade*, Mohammad Shami, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad*, Sai Kishore, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha, Azmatullah Omarzai*, Umesh Yadav, Sushant Mishra, Kartik Tyagi. |
| Punjab Kings | 110.5 crore | 4 | Shikhar Dhawan (retired), Jitesh Sharma, Jonny Bairstow*, Liam Livingstone*, Harpreet Bhatia, Rilee Rossouw*, Chris Woakes*, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Tanay Thyagarajan, Atharva Taide. |
| Rajasthan Royals | 41 crore | None | Jos Buttler*, Kunal Rathore, Donovan Ferreira*, Rovman Powell*, Shubham Dubey, Tom Kohler-Cadmore*, Ravichandran Ashwin, Tanush Kotian, Abid Mushtaq, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Keshav Maharaj*. |
All ten franchises have implemented their IPL 2025 retention strategies to maintain a competitive balance within their squads. Each team had the option to retain a maximum of five capped players, two uncapped players, and up to six players in total. Teams that chose to retain fewer players are set to benefit from additional Right-to-Match (RTM) options and a more substantial purse in the forthcoming mega auction.
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Key Takeaways from IPL 2025 Retentions
The IPL 2025 retention strategies employed by each franchise reveal their intentions to maintain competitive balance and enhance team strength. Here are some notable highlights:
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Punjab Kings opted for a unique strategy by retaining only two uncapped players—Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh—while forgoing any capped player retentions. This decision provides them with four RTM options for capped players at the auction.
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In contrast, Mumbai Indians adopted a traditional approach, retaining five capped players: Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, and Tilak Varma, without retaining any uncapped players.
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Kolkata Knight Riders, the defending champions, made headlines by releasing their title-winning captain Shreyas Iyer while retaining six players, including key contributors like Sunil Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy.
As we move closer to the IPL 2025 mega auction, the retention decisions made by the franchises will undoubtedly shape the teams and set the stage for another thrilling season of cricket.
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