The player retention list for the Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025) has been released. All the teams had the option to keep a total of 6 players from their last season squad. The teams which have retained less than 6 players will now add some players through RTM in the mega auction. A team could have spent a maximum of Rs 75 crore in retention. After this, with the remaining money, the teams will bid on the players in the mega auction. Some clubs like Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad have spent heavily to retain some of their key players. A South African cricketer retains by his team for RS 23 crores.
Mumbai Indians (MI)
Mumbai Indians have retained a total of five players. Hardik Pandya (16.35 crore), Suryakumar Yadav (16.30 crore), Rohit Sharma 16.30 crore, Jaspreet Bumrah (18 crore) and Tilak Varma (8 crore) are included.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Chennai Super Kings have also retained a total of five players. CSK’s retention includes Mahendra Singh Dhoni (4 cr), Ruturaj Gaikwad (18 cr), Ravindra Jadeja (18 cr), Shivam Dube (12 cr) and Mathisa Pathirana (13 cr).
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
Henry Klaasen (23 crore), Pat Cummins (18 crore), Abhishek Sharma (14 crore), Travis Head (14 crore) and Nitish Reddy (6 crore) have been retained for Sunrisers.
Lucknow Supergiants (LSG)
The retained players include Nicholas Pooran (21 crore), Ravi Bishnoi (11 crore), Mayank Yadav (11 crore), Ayush Badoni (4 crore) and Mohsin Khan (4 crore).
Delhi Capitals (DC)
The Delhi Capitals team has retained a total of four players. Tristan Stubbs (10 crore), Axar Patel (16.50 crore), Kuldeep Yadav (13.25 crore) and Abhishek Porel (4 crore) are named in the retention of Delhi.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
The Royal Challengers Bangalore team has retained a total of three players. RCB’s retention includes Virat Kohli (21 crores), Rajat Patidar (11 crores) and Yash Dayal (5 crores).
Punjab Kings (PBKS)
The Punjab Kings team has retained only two players at least. Shashank Singh (Rs 5.4 crore) and Prabhsimran Singh (Rs 4 crore) have been retained for Punjab. In this way, he will have a total of four retentions.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
The Kolkata Knight Riders team has kept a total of 6 players in their retention. Sunil Narine (12 cr), Rinku Singh (13 cr), Varun Chakravarthy (12 cr), Harshit Rana (4 cr), Andre Russell (12 cr) and Ramandeep Singh (4 cr) have been included.
Gujarat Titans (GT)
The Gujarat Titans team has kept a total of five players in their retention. Shubman Gill (16.50 cr), Rashid Khan (18 cr), Sai Sudharsan (8.50 cr), Shahrukh Khan (4 cr) and Rahul Tewatia (4 cr) are the other players in the list.
Rajasthan Royals (RR)
The Rajasthan Royals team has retained a total of 6 players for the next season. The retained players are Sanju Samson (18 cr), Yashasvi Jaiswal (18 cr), Riyan Parag (14 cr), Sandeep Sharma (4 cr), Shimron Hetmyer (11 cr) and Dhruv Jurel (14 cr).