The wait is almost over, as all the speculation, rumors, and predictions will end with the official announcement of each team’s Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 retention list on October 31, during a special event organized just for this purpose. Ahead of the event, some retention lists are already making headlines, featuring expected names along with a few surprises. Let’s take a look at the retained players from each team before the full list is officially revealed.
IPL 2025 retentions of all franchises
| Team | Player |
| CSK | MS Dhoni, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Matheesha Pathirana |
| KKR | Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Andre Russell |
| LSG | Nicholas Pooran, Mayank Yadav and Ravi Bishnoi, Ayush Badoni |
| SRH | Heinrich Klaasen, Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Nitish Kumar Reddy |
| RCB | Virat Kohli, Mohammed Siraj, Will Jacks, Yash Dayal |
| PBKS | Ashutosh Sharma, Shashank Singh, Arshdeep Singh |
| GT | Shubman Gill, Rashid Khan, David Miller |
| MI | Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav |
| RR | Sanju Samson, Yashavi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag |
| DC | Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Abhishek Porel, Tristan Stubbs |
CSK has retained their beloved player MS Dhoni, much to the excitement of Thala fans, who are eager to see him in another IPL season. Meanwhile, reports of KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant parting ways with their franchises appear accurate, as their names are absent from the retention lists of Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals, respectively.
Royal Challengers Bangalore brought a pleasant surprise, deciding to reappoint Virat Kohli as captain, eliminating the need to search for a skipper in the IPL 2025 mega auction.
Sunrisers Hyderabad appears to be the most settled team, with their retentions decided well in advance, and no unexpected changes have occurred.
Shubman Gill will remain as captain of Gujarat Titans, as RCB was unable to finalize a deal with him.
