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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