All ten franchises of the Indian Premier League have submitted their retained players list today, on 31 Oct; this IPL 2025 retentions list is fully confirmed and finalized ahead of the mega IPL auction 2025. A special IPL retention event was live-streamed on Jio Cinema, and the IPL teams revealed the players list who have spots for the upcoming IPL season 2025. This event step-up and retention process is completed, and the mega IPL auction will occur on 24 and 25 Nov in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
IPL Retention Rules 2025
- IPL teams can keep up to six players using retention or a Right to Match (RTM) card.
- Each team can keep up to five capped players (either Indian or overseas) and up to two uncapped players.
- Uncapped players haven’t played international cricket or had a BCCI contract in the last five years.
- Teams can treat former Indian international players who haven’t played international cricket in five years as uncapped.
- Each team can have a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 25 players, with no more than 8 overseas players. Only 4 overseas players can play at once.
- Each team has ₹120 Crore to spend on players, but they must use at least 75% of it (₹75 Crore).
- If a team keeps six players, they won’t get any RTM cards for the auction.
- Teams must submit their list of kept players by October 31, 2024.
IPL 2025 Retentions List all Teams
Each franchise had reached a maximum of ₹120 crore for auction for the first time in IPL history as compared to last year when the purse was a total of ₹ 100 crore. Teams can retain a maximum of six players before the mega auction. The amount of ₹18 for the first player, ₹14 and ₹11 crores for the second and third players, and ₹18 and ₹14 crores for the fourth and fifth players, respectively. The price is ₹4 crore for the fifth and sixth uncapped players. Here is the complete list of retained and released players of all teams.
1. Mumbai Indians Retention List
Mumbai Indians have retained their two fighters, Hardik Pandiya and Suriyakumar Yadhav, to make their batting lineup strong as they are great team leaders for MI and t20s, respectively, and each player will receive the same amount of ₹16.35 crore.
Total retained players: – 5
Purse remaining: – ₹55 crore (out of ₹120 crore)
RTM options at mega IPL auction: – 1
MI Retained Players
- Jasprit Bumrah: ₹18 crore
- Suryakumar Yadav: ₹16.35 crore
- Hardik Pandya: ₹16:35 crore
- Rohit Sharma: ₹16:30 crore
- Tilak Varma: ₹8 crore
MI Released Players
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
2. Chennai Super Kings Retentions
Chennai Super King honored the great player, batter MS Dhoni and retained him as its legacy. He also retained Ruturaj Gaikwad for the team captaincy. Remember that Dhoni had a knee injury before the IPL 2024; after all, he played the event but did not perform due to his situation. Let’s hope he will recover completely and return to his form again.
Total retained players: – 5
Purse remaining: – ₹55 crore
RTM options at mega IPL auction: – 1
CSK Retained Players
- Ruturaj Gaikwad: ₹18 crore
- Matheesha Pathirana: ₹13 crore
- Shivam Dube: ₹12 crore
- Ravindra Jadeja: ₹18 crore
- MS Dhoni: ₹4 crore
CSK Released Players
Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Mitchell Santner, Simarjeet Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Mahesh Theekshana, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Mustafizur Rahman, Richard Gleeson, Avanish Rao Aravelly, Devon Conway
3. Royal Challengers Bangalore Retentions
The legendary Indian player and batter Virat Kohli was retained for Royal Challenger Banglore for the upcoming IPL 2025 and will receive INR 21 crore. RCB retained only three players, taking a deep look at the list.
Total retained players: – 3
Purse remaining: – ₹83 crore
RTM options at mega auction: – 3
RCB Retained Players
- Virat Kohli: ₹21 crore
- Rajat Patidar: ₹11 crore
- Yash Dayal: ₹5 crore
RCB Released Players
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
4. Kolkata Knight Riders Retentions
KKR retained Rinku Singh as the highest amount of INR 13 crore in the retentions and right now has no place left for retention. We explore the list of players who have been retained and released here.
Total retained players: – 6
Purse remaining: – ₹51 crore
RTM options at mega auction: – None
KKR Retained Players
- Rinku Singh: ₹13 crore
- Varun Chakaravarthy: ₹12 crore
- Sunil Narine: ₹12 crore
- Andre Russell: ₹12 crore
- Harshit Rana: ₹4 crore
- Ramandeep Singh: ₹4 crore
KKR Released Players
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
5. Sunrisers Hyderabad Retentions
If we look at the overall retention of players for the IPL 2025 season, South African player wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen is the most expensive player at present, and he will receive INR 23 crore, which is the highest amount by Sunrisers.
Total retained players: – 5
Purse remaining: – ₹45 crore
RTM options at auction: – One (uncapped player)
SRH Retained Players
- Pat Cummins: ₹18 crore
- Abhishek Sharma: ₹14 crore
- Nitesh Reddy: ₹6 crore
- Heinrich Klaasen: ₹23 crore
- Travis Head: ₹14 crore
SRH Retained Players
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
6. Lucknow Super Giants Retentions
LSG has retained their talented wicketkeeper batter Nicholas Pooran with a premium price of INR 21 crore, which is also a big amount, but the belief of franchises is greater than the price. Here is the complete list of players retained and released by Lucknow Super Giants.
Total retained players: – 5
RTM options at auctions: – One
Purse remaining: – ₹69 crore
LSG Retained Players
- Nicholas Pooran: ₹21 crore
- Ravi Bishnoi: ₹11 crore
- Mayank Yadav: ₹11 crore
- Mohsin Khan: ₹4 crore
- Ayush Badoni: ₹4 crore
LSG Released Players
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.
7. Delhi Capitals Retentions
Dehli Captals has left its batter, Rishabh Pant, and released it for the IPL mega Auction. After almost nine years, pant’s long journey with DC finally closed dramatically. Take a look at the list of Dehli Capitals released, retained players, and the remaining purse alongside with RTM rights.
Total retained players: – 4
Purse remaining: – ₹73 crore
RTM options at auction: – Two players
DC Retained Players
- Axar Patel: ₹16.5 crore
- Kuldeep Yadav: ₹13.25 crore
- Tristan Stubbs: ₹10 crore
- Abhishek Porel: ₹4 crore
DC Released Players
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, Lizard Williams, Harry Brook, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Marsh
8. Gujarat Titans Retentions
Rashid Khan, an Afghani national premium bowler with unique style, is being retained by the Gujrat Titans at a price of INR 18 crore, and right now, he is at the top of the GT retention list. This is the great decision taken by the franchise. Take a look at the retentions list and Gujrat Titans‘ remaining purse for the upcoming IPL season.
Total retained players: – 5
Purse remaining: – ₹69 crore
RTM options at auction: – One-player
GT Retained Players
- Rashid Khan: ₹18 crore
- Shubman Gill: ₹16.5 crore
- Sai Sudharsan: ₹8.5 crore
- Rahul Tewatia: ₹4 crore
- Shahrukh Khan: ₹4 crore
GT Released Players
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.
9. Punjab Kings Retentions
Punjab Kings is at the top of the list and has retained only two players ahead of the mega auction in 2025. The franchise’s strategy may shock everyone at the IPL auction as they have secured their maximum purse of around INR 110 course for the mega auction. Here are the details of the Punjab Kings after retentions.
Total retained players: – 2
Purse remaining: – ₹110.5 crore
RTM options at auction: – Four players
PBKS Retained Players
- Shashank Singh: ₹5.5 crore
- Prabhsimran Singh: ₹4 crore
PBKS Released Players
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.
10. Rajasthan Royals Retentions
Rajasthan Royals (RR) have decided to focus on a new lineup by keeping the local talent as they worked on new talents to groom in international showcases over the years. After the retentions, this indicates the franchise did not want to hold players like Jos Buttler, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Ravichandran Ashwin. Look at the statistics below to understand more.
Total retained players: – 6
Purse remaining: – ₹41 crore
RTM options at auction: – None
RR Retained Players
- Sanju Samson: ₹18 crore
- Yashasvi Jaiswal: ₹18 crore
- Riyan Parag: ₹14 crore
- Dhruv Jurel: ₹14 crore
- Shimron Hetmyer: ₹11 crore
- Sandeep Sharma: ₹4 crore
RR Released Players
os 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.
How many players can be retained in IPL 2025?
Each team is allowed to retain a maximum of six players.
How does retention work in IPL?
The exiting six retained players can be via retention or by using RTM option.
What are the new rules of IPL 2025?
Each franchise can retain a maximum of six players, of which a maximum of five can be capped, or two can be uncapped players per IPL rules.
