IPL Retention 2025 revealed
The IPL 2024 retention deadline has passed, and all 10 franchises have submitted their lists, leading to notable changes and surprises. Key player decisions include MS Dhoni staying with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) as an uncapped retention, with Ravindra Jadeja and Ruturaj Gaikwad also retained. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) retained only three players: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, and Yash Dayal. Meanwhile, Delhi Capitals (DC) parted ways with Rishabh Pant, focusing instead on Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav.
Some teams made bold moves; Rajasthan Royals released Jos Buttler and retained Indian talents like Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Riyan Parag, with a potential RTM card for Yuzvendra Chahal. The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) made headlines by releasing KL Rahul, while Nicholas Pooran is rumored to take on a leadership role in the team. Mumbai Indians (MI) secured key players Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah as their top retentions.
These retention choices reflect teams’ shifting strategies ahead of the IPL auction in December 2024, with each team allowed to retain up to six players through retention and Right to Match (RTM) cards. The auction purse has been enhanced to ₹120 crore, alongside a new salary structure that includes incremental performance pay and match fees for players
Mumbai Indians (MI)
Retained: Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya and Tilak Varma
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Retained: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube and MS Dhoni
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
Retained: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and Yash Dayal
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Retained: Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana and Ramandeep Singh
Delhi Capitals (DC)
Retained: Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs and Abhishek Porel
Punjab Kings (PBKS)
Retained: Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh.
Rajasthan Royals (RR)
Retained: Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer and Sandeep Sharma
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
Retained: Heinrich Klaasen, Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head and Nitish Kumar Reddy
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
Retained: Nicholas Pooran, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan and Ayush Badoni
Gujarat Titans (GT)
Retained: Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudarshan, Rahul Tewatia, and Shahrukh Khan
Remaining purse of each team at the Mega Auction
PBKS – 110.5cr.
RCB – 83cr.
DC – 73cr.
LSG – 69cr.
GT – 69cr.
CSK – 55cr
KKR – 51cr.
SRH – 45cr.
MI – 45cr.
RR – 41cr.
