As IPL 2025 approaches, fans eagerly await the IPL Retention 2025 List for all teams, including player prices and squad adjustments. The retention strategy plays a crucial role in each team’s lineup, balancing their core strengths while preparing for intense competition.
In this guide, we dive into the IPL Retention 2025 details for every team, offering insights into the top retained players, their prices, and each team’s tactical choices to build a powerful squad. Whether you’re tracking your favorite team or eyeing standout players, this list will keep you updated on the IPL 2025 player retention landscape!
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List of Players Retained Before IPL Mega Auction 2025
Here are IPL Retention 2025 list of all teams with price:
| 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 | – |
List of Players Released Before IPL Mega Auction 2025
Here is the list of players released before the IPL 2025 Mega Auction:
| 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*. |
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Full Squads of All 10 Teams After Retention Announcement
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).
- Purse remaining: ₹45 crore
- RTM Option: 1 (uncapped)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Virat Kohli (Rs. 21 crore), Rajat Patidar (Rs. 11 crore), Yash Dayal (Rs. 5 crore).
- Purse remaining: ₹83 crore
- RTM Option: 3 (1 uncapped, ⅔ capped)
Delhi Capitals
Axar Patel (Rs. 16.5 crore), Kuldeep Yadav (Rs. 13.25 crore), Tristan Stubbs (Rs. 10 crore), Abishek Porel (Rs. 4 crore).
- Purse remaining: ₹73 crore
- RTM Option: 2 (1 uncapped, 1 capped or 2 capped)
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).
- Purse remaining: ₹69 crore
- RTM Option: 1 (capped)
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).
- Purse remaining: ₹51 crore
- RTM Option: None
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).
- Purse remaining: ₹41 crore
- RTM Option: None
Punjab Kings
Shashank Singh (Rs. 5.5 crore), Prabhsimran Singh (Rs. 4 crore).
- Purse remaining: ₹110.5 crore
- RTM Option: 4 (all capped)
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).
- Purse remaining: ₹69 crore
- RTM Option: 1 (capped)
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).
- Purse remaining: ₹45 crore
- RTM Option: 1 (uncapped)
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).
Purse remaining: ₹55 crore
RTM Option: 1 (either capped or uncapped)
Key Takeaways from IPL 2025 Retentions
Each franchise’s IPL 2025 retention strategies reveal their intentions to maintain competitive balance and enhance team strength. Here are some notable highlights:
- Punjab Kings took an unconventional route by retaining only two uncapped players – Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh, without retaining capped players. This choice leaves them with four Right to Match (RTM) options for capped players in the auction.
- In contrast, Mumbai Indians followed a conventional approach retaining five capped players – Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, and Tilak Varma without retaining any uncapped players.
- Kolkata Knight Riders are reigning champions, made weaves by releasing their title-winning captain Shreyas Iyer, but retained six players, including pivotal contributors – 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.
Conclusion
The IPL 2025 Retention Player List showcases each team’s retained players, squad compositions, and player prices. Featuring strategic choices, the list reveals a blend of seasoned players and fresh talent. Fans can anticipate exciting performances as franchises build competitive lineups for the upcoming season.
