The retention lists have been unveiled, revealing the players heading into the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction. Franchises have disclosed the players they will retain for the upcoming IPL season, meaning that other players will need to seek new teams after parting ways with their previous franchises. Here is the list of top players who have been released from their respective teams.
Top players released by each team ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction
Everyone was anticipating KL Rahul’s release by Lucknow Super Giants, and he has already decided to leave the franchise. It will be interesting to see which team he will join next. Mumbai Indians released Ishan Kishan after retaining their top four players: Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, and Jasprit Bumrah. CSK did not retain Mitchell Santner, despite his excellent current form. RCB has retained only three players, including Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, and Yash Dayal, while letting go of Mohammed Siraj. PBKS retained only two uncapped players and released Arshdeep Yadav, who was a key bowler for them.
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KKR released the most expensive player, Mitchell Starc, who will feature in IPL 2025. Additionally, in a surprising move, Shreyas Iyer has also been released from the team. Delhi Capitals need to find a new captain, as they have parted ways with Rishabh Pant. SRH also did not retain their former captain, Aiden Markram.
| Teams | Player |
| LSG | KL Rahul |
| MI | Ishan Kishan |
| CSK | Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner |
| RCB | Mohammed Siraj |
| GT | Mohammed Shami |
| PBKS | Sam Curran, Arshdeep Singh |
| RR | Yuzvendra Chahal |
| KKR | Mitchell Starc, Shreyas Iyer |
| DC | Rishabh Pant |
| SRH | Aiden Markram, Bhuvneshwar Kumar |
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