One player from each franchise who will be retained

CSK - MS Dhoni MS Dhoni be CSK's first retention as he is going to play IPL 2025.

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MI- Jasprit Bumrah Mumbai Indians will retain their best bowler Jasprit Bumrah as first retention.

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RCB - Virat Kohli There is no doubt that Virat Kohli will be retained by RCB in IPL 2025.

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RR - Sanju Samson Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson will continue leading the side in the edition.

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KKR - Sunil Narine Sunil Narine was exceptional in IPL 2024, he will be a sure retention by KKR.

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GT- Shubman Gill Shubman Gill who was handed the captaincy previous year, will be retained by GT.

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LSG - Nicholas Pooran Nicholas Pooran will be their first retention as they can not risk losing him.

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DD - Axar Patel Axar Patel could be their first and only retention in the IPL 2025.

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PBKS - Arshdeep Singh Arshdeep Singh could be Punjab Kings first retention in IPL 2025.

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SRH - Heinrich Klaasen SRH will not let go of the explosive batter Heinrich Klaseen after his stellar performance in IPL 2024.

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