Phew, that was some Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 retentions. This year’s IPL 2025 auction is certainly going to be a “mega” one, with several world-class players ready to enter the auction. From the likes of Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul to Yuzvendra Chahal and Mohammed Shami, franchises will be licking their lips in order to get as many stars as possible. All these players, part of the 577-player tally will go under the hammer at the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah on November 24-25.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) exercised the new ‘uncapped player’ rule for their icon MS Dhoni, who will continue playing the IPL. At the Mumbai Indians (MI), Rohit Sharma took a pay cut as the 5-time champions retained their five core Indian players. However, the Punjab Kings (PBKS) will enter the IPL 2025 mega auction with the biggest purse (Rs 110.5 crore) as they retained just two batters, Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh. On that note, we have curated an explainer for the IPL 2025 retentions for you. Catch all the list of retained players, released players, purse left for IPL franchises, RTM cards left & confirmed captains.
IPL 2025 retention: List of all retained players
Mumbai Indians (MI) IPL 2025 retentions
| Player | Price (Crores) (INR) | Capped/Uncapped |
|---|---|---|
| Hardik Pandya | 16.35 | Capped |
| Rohit Sharma | 16.30 | Capped |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 16.35 | Capped |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 18.00 | Capped |
| Tilak Varma | 11.00 | Capped |
Rajasthan Royals (RR) IPL 2025 retentions
| Player | Price (Crores) (INR) | Capped/Uncapped |
|---|---|---|
| Sanju Samson | 18.00 | Capped |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | 18.00 | Capped |
| Riyan Parag | 14.00 | Capped |
| Dhruv Jurel | 14.00 | Capped |
| Shimron Hetmyer | 11.00 | Capped |
| Sandeep Sharma | 4.00 | Uncapped |
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) IPL 2025 retentions
| Player | Price (Crores) (INR) | Capped/Uncapped |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Pooran | 21.00 | Capped |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 11.00 | Capped |
| Mayank Yadav | 11.00 | Capped |
| Ayush Badoni | 4.00 | Uncapped |
| Mohsin Khan | 4.00 | Uncapped |
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) IPL 2025 Retentions
| Player | Price (Crores) (INR) | Capped/Uncapped |
|---|---|---|
| Heinrich Klaasen | 23.00 | Capped |
| Pat Cummins | 18.00 | Capped |
| Abhishek Sharma | 14.00 | Capped |
| Nitish Reddy | 6.00 | Capped |
| Travis Head | 11.00 | Capped |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) IPL 2025 Retentions
| Player | Price (Crores) (INR) | Capped/Uncapped |
|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 21.00 | Capped |
| Rajat Patidar | 11.00 | Capped |
| Yash Dayal | 5.00 | Capped |
Punjab Kings (PBKS) IPL 2025 Retentions
| Player | Price (Crores) (INR) | Capped/Uncapped |
|---|---|---|
| Shashank Singh | 5.50 | Uncapped |
| Prabhsimran Singh | 4.00 | Uncapped |
Gujarat Titans (GT) IPL 2025 Retentions
| Player | Price (Crores) (INR) | Capped/Uncapped |
|---|---|---|
| Rashid Khan | 18.00 | Capped |
| Shubman Gill | 16.50 | Capped |
| Rahul Tewatia | 4.00 | Uncapped |
| Shahrukh Khan | 4.00 | Uncapped |
| Sai Sudharsan | 8.50 | Capped |
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) IPL 2025 Retentions
| Player | Price (Crores) (INR) | Capped/Uncapped |
|---|---|---|
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | 18.00 | Capped |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 13.00 | Capped |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 18.00 | Capped |
| Shivam Dube | 12.00 | Capped |
| MS Dhoni | 4.00 | Capped |
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) IPL 2025 Retentions
| Player | Price (Crores) (INR) | Capped/Uncapped |
|---|---|---|
| Rinku Singh | 13.00 | Capped |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | 12.00 | Capped |
| Sunil Narine | 12.00 | Capped |
| Andre Russell | 12.00 | Capped |
| Harshit Rana | 4.00 | Uncapped |
| Ramandeep Singh | 4.00 | Uncapped |
Delhi Capitals (DC) IPL 2025 Retentions
| Player | Price (Crores) (INR) | Capped/Uncapped |
|---|---|---|
| Axar Patel | 16.50 | Capped |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 13.25 | Capped |
| Tristan Stubbs | 10.00 | Capped |
| Abhishek Porel | 4.00 | Uncapped |
Purse remaining for all franchises after IPL 2025 retentions
| Team | Amount (in crores, INR) |
| Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 55 |
| Mumbai Indians (MI) | 45 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 51 |
| Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 41 (Lowest) |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) | 45 |
| Gujarat Titans (GT) | 69 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) | 83 |
| Delhi Capitals (DC) | 73 |
| Punjab Kings (PBKS) | 110.5 (highest) |
| Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) | 69 |
IPL 2025 Retentions: RTM Cards left for all franchises
| Team | RTM Cards remaining |
| Chennai Super Kings | 1 |
| Mumbai Indians | 1 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 0 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 0 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 1 |
| Gujarat Titans | 1 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 3 |
| Delhi Capitals | 2 |
| Punjab Kings | 4 |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 1 |
IPL 2025: Confirmed captains of all teams
| Team | Captains |
| Chennai Super Kings | Ruturaj Gaikwad |
| Mumbai Indians | Hardik Pandya |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Not announced |
| Rajasthan Royals | Sanju Samson |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Pat Cummins |
| Gujarat Titans | Shubman Gill |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Not announced |
| Delhi Capitals | Not announced |
| Punjab Kings | Not announced |
| Lucknow Super Giants | Not announced |
IPL 2025 Retentions: Released players of all franchises
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Mitchell Santner, Simarjeet Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Mustafizur Rahman, Richard Gleeson, Avanish Rao Aravelly, Devon Conway
Mumbai Indians (MI)
Dewald Brevis, Ishan Kishan, Tim David, Harvik Desai, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Luke Wood, Romario Shepherd, Gerald Coetzee, Shreyas Gopal, Nuwan Thushara, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Mohammad Nabi, Shivalik Sharma, Kwena Maphaka
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Cameron Green, Alzarri Joseph, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson, Swapnil Singh, Saurav Chauhan
Delhi Capitals (DC)
Rishabh Pant, Pravin Dubey, David Warner, Vicky Ostwal, Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Lalit Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Mitchell Marsh, Ishant Sharma, Yash Dhull, Mukesh Kumar, Ricky Bhui, Kumar Kushagra, Gulbadin Naib, Rasikh Dar, Jhye Richardson, Sumit Kumar, Shai Hope, Swastik Chhikara, Lizaad Williams, Harry Brook, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Marsh.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Phil Salt, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Vaibhav Arora, KS Bharat, Chetan Sakariya, Mitchell Starc, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Sherfane Rutherford, Manish Pandey, Allah Ghazanfar, Dushmantha Chameera, Sakib Hussain, Jason Roy, Gus Atkinson, Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Devdutt Padikkal, Naveen-ul-Haq, Krunal Pandya, Yudhvir Singh, Prerak Mankad, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Shamar Joseph, K. Gowtham, Arshin Kulkarni, M. Siddharth, Ashton Turner, Matt Henry, Mohd. Arshad Khan, Mark Wood, David Willey, Shivam Mavi.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Rahul Tripathi, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Sanvir Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Agarwal, T. Natarajan, Anmolpreet Singh, Mayank Markande, Upendra Singh Yadav, Umran Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Jaydev Unadkat, Akash Singh, Jhathavedh Subramanyan, Wanindu Hasaranga.
Gujarat Titans (GT)
David Miller, Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Noor Ahmad, Sai Kishore, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma, Azmatullah Omarzai, Umesh Yadav, Gurnoor Brar, Kartik Tyagi, Manav Suthar, Spencer Johnson, Sandeep Warrier, BR Sharath, Mohammed Shami, Robin Minz, Sushant Mishra.
Punjab Kings (PBKS)
Arshdeep Singh, Matthew Short, Jitesh Sharma, Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Nathan Ellis, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, Harshal Patel, Chris Woakes, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Tanay Thyagarajann, Prince Choudhary, Rilee Rossouw.
Rajasthan Royals (RR)
Jos Buttler, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Abid Mushtaq, Nandre Burger, Tanush Kotian, Keshav Maharaj, Prasidh Krishna, Adam Zampa.
