IPL 2025 Retained Players List: Full squads of all 10 teams after retention announcement

IPL 2025 retained players list: Here’s the complete breakdown of players retained by all 10 teams ahead of this year’s auction.

Updated : Oct 31, 2024 19:15 IST , CHENNAI - 2 MINS READ

KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant were released by Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals, respectively.
KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant were released by Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals, respectively. | Photo Credit: THE HINDU
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KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant were released by Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals, respectively. | Photo Credit: THE HINDU

The upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) auction was set in motion after the 10 IPL teams announced the names of the players they have retained on Thursday.

Each franchise was allowed to retain a maximum of six players. However, Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals were the only franchises who availed of all the six retention options on offer. Punjab Kings only retained two players, both uncapped.

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Heinrich Klaasen was retained for a whopping Rs. 23 crore, while Virat Kohli and Nicholas Pooran were retained for Rs. 21 crore each.

The auction will take place in November or December, with the BCCI exploring the possibility of holding it overseas, with Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) emerging as the front-runner. Muscat, Doha and Riyadh are also being considered.

Full list of retained players ahead of IPL 2025 mega-auction:

Mumbai Indians

Jasprit Bumrah (Rs. 18 crore), Suryakumar Yadav (Rs. 16.35 crore), Hardik Pandya (16.35 crore), Rohit Sharma (Rs. 16.3 crore), Tilak Varma (Rs. 8 crore).

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Virat Kohli (Rs. 21 crore), Rajat Patidar (Rs. 11 crore), Yash Dayal (Rs. 5 crore).

Delhi Capitals

Axar Patel (Rs. 16.5 crore), Kuldeep Yadav (Rs. 13.25 crore), Tristan Stubbs (Rs. 10 crore), Abishek Porel (Rs. 4 crore).

Lucknow Super Giants

Nicholas Pooran (Rs. 21 crore), Ravi Bishnoi (Rs. 11 crore), Mayank Yadav (Rs. 11 crore), Mohsin Khan (Rs. 4 crore), Ayush Badoni (Rs. 4 crore).

Kolkata Knight Riders

Rinku Singh (Rs. 13 crore), Varun Chakaravarthy (Rs. 12 crore), Sunil Narine (Rs. 12 crore), Andre Russell (Rs. 12 crore), Harshit Rana (Rs. 4 crore), Ramandeep Singh (Rs. 4 crore).

Rajasthan Royals

Sanju Samson (Rs. 18 crore), Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rs. 18 crore), Riyan Parag (Rs. 14 crore), Dhruv Jurel (Rs. 14 crore), Shimron Hetmyer (Rs. 11 crore), Sandeep Sharma (Rs. 4 crore).

Punjab Kings

Shashank Singh (Rs. 5.5 crore), Prabhsimran Singh (Rs. 4 crore).

Gujarat Titans

Rashid Khan (Rs. 18 crore), Shubman Gill (Rs. 16.5 crore), Sai Sudharsan (Rs. 8.5 crore), Rahul Tewatia (Rs. 4 crore), Shahrukh Khan (Rs. 4 crore).

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Pat Cummins (Rs. 18 crore), Abhishek Sharma (Rs. 14 crore), Nitish Reddy (Rs. 6 crore), Heinrich Klaasen (Rs. 23 crore), Travis Head (Rs. 14 crore).

Chennai Super Kings

Ruturaj Gaikwad (Rs. 18 crore), Matheesha Pathirana (Rs. 13 crore), Shivam Dube (Rs. 12 crore), Ravindra Jadeja (Rs. 18 crore), MS Dhoni (Rs. 4 crore).

When and where to watch IPL 2025 Retentions?

You can catch the IPL 2025 Retention live on the Star Sports Network and the Sports18 Network starting at 4 PM IST on October 31, Thursday.

The IPL 2025 Retention will be available for live streaming on the JioCinema app and website, beginning at 4:30 PM IST on October 31, Thursday.

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