IPL 2025: All ten teams have announced their player retention lists. Some of the retentions have been speculated before, while some of the players releasing by their respective franchises made cricket fans puzzled. There are at least five star Indian bowlers who are not retained by clubs; they will have to try their luck during the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. In this article, we will talk about such big names in Indian cricket who are not retained.
Arshdeep Singh
The first name in this list popping out is Arshdeep Singh. Punjab Kings have retained only two players from their previous season’s squad. Punjab Kings did not retain the Indian pacer. Arshdeep is currently India’s leading bowler in T20Is.
Mohammed Shami
Indian team’s leading fast bowler Mohammed Shami has been injured for a year. He did not even play the last season of IPL. However, he is expected to be fit before the next season of IPL. In a recent interview, Shami announced himself “100% pain-free.”. Even after this, Gujarat did not retain Shami.
Mohammed Siraj
Mohammed Siraj plays for India in all three formats of ODI, Test, and T20I. Along with Jasprit Bumrah, Siraj is the only Indian bowler who is playing in all three formats. Royal Challengers Bangalore retained Yash Dayal but left Siraj out of the player retention list. His recent form against New Zealand was not impressive.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bhuvneshwar Kumar was part of Sunrisers Hyderabad for a long time. Bhuvi, who has won the purple cap for two consecutive seasons in the IPL, swings the ball both ways. Before the last several mega auctions, the franchise was retaining him, but this time it was released.
Yuzvendra Chahal
Yuzvendra Chahal is one of the most successful bowlers in IPL history. Apart from him, no bowler has 200 wickets in his name. Chahal has the power to trouble the batsmen in any situation. Why Rajasthan did not retain Chahal—this is probably a big question.