All ten IPL teams have published their player retention list on the last day of November. BCCI set rules for the franchises that allowed all teams to retain only six players from their previous season’s squad, including the RTM rule. Franchises like the Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders have already spent a hefty amount to retain six players. As per the BCCI rules, all franchises can use a total of Rs. 120 crores to build their IPL 2025 squad, including the players that they have already retained.
Sunrisers Hyderabad made a record by retaining Heinrich Klassen (23 crores) for the most money. RCB’s Virat Kohli (Rs 21 crore) is not the most expensive player at the moment, while KKR’s IPL-winning captain Shreyas Iyer will also be a part of the auction. This release was the most surprising, while Mumbai Indians hit the ground by retaining five star players captain Hardik Pandya, Indian team captain Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, fast bowler Jaspreet Bumrah, young Tilak Verma.
Mumbai Indians
Players: Jasprit Bumrah (Rs 18 cr), Suryakumar Yadav (Rs 16.35 cr), Hardik Pandya (16.35 cr), Rohit Sharma (16.30 cr), Tilak Varma (8 cr)
Purse left for auction: Rs 55 crore
RTM: 1
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Players: Heinrich Klaasen (Rs 23 cr), Pat Cummins (Rs 18 cr), Abhishek Sharma (Rs 14 cr), Travis Head (Rs 14 cr), Nitish Kumar Reddy (Rs 6 cr)
Purse left for auction: Rs 45 crore
RTM: 1
Lucknow Supergiants
Players: Nicholas Pooran (Rs 21 cr), Ravi Bishnoi (Rs 11 cr), Mayank Yadav (Rs 11 cr), Mohsin Khan (Rs 4 cr), Ayush Badoni (Rs 4 cr)
Purse left for auction: Rs 69 crore
RTM: 1
Punjab Kings
Players: Shashank Singh (Rs 5.5 crore), Prabhsimran Singh (Rs 4 crore)
Purse left for auction: Rs 110.5 crore
RTM: 4
Rajasthan Royals
Players: Sanju Samson (Rs 18 cr), Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rs 18 cr), Riyan Parag (Rs 14 cr), Dhruv Jurel (Rs 14 cr), Shimron Hetmyer (Rs 11 cr), Sandeep Sharma (Rs 4 cr)
Purse left for auction: Rs 41 crore
RTM: None
Chennai Super Kings
Players: Ruturaj Gaikwad (18 cr), Matheesha Pathirana (13 cr), Shivam Dube (12 cr), Ravindra Jadeja (18 cr), MS Dhoni (4 cr)
Purse left for auction: Rs 65 crore
RTM: 1
Chennai Super Kings
Players: Ruturaj Gaikwad (18 cr), Matheesha Pathirana (13 cr), Shivam Dube (12 cr), Ravindra Jadeja (18 cr), MS Dhoni (4 cr)
Purse left for auction: Rs 65 crore
RTM: 1
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Players: Virat Kohli (21 cr), Rajat Patidar (11 cr), Yash Dayal (5 cr)
Purse left for auction: Rs 83 crore
RTM: 3
Kolkata Knight Riders
Players: Rinku Singh (13 cr), Varun Chakravarthy (12 cr), Sunil Narine (12 cr), Andre Russell (12 cr), Harshit Rana (4 cr), Ramandeep Singh (4 cr)
Purse left for auction: Rs 51 crore
RTM: None
Delhi Capitals
Players: Axar Patel (Rs 16.50 crore), Kuldeep Yadav (Rs 13.25 crore), Tristan Stubbs (Rs 10 crore), Avishek Porel (Rs 4 crore)
Purse left for auction: Rs 73 crore
RTM: 2
Gujarat Titans
Players: Rashid Khan (Rs 18 cr), Shubman Gill (Rs 16.50 cr), Sai Sudharsan (Rs 8.50 cr), Rahul Tewatia (Rs 4 cr), Shahrukh Khan (Rs 4 cr)
Purse left for auction: Rs 69 crore
RTM: 1