Ten IPL franchises have finalized their retained players ahead of the mega auction for the 2025 season. Here’s an overview of each team:
Mumbai Indians
Retained players (5): Jasprit Bumrah (INR 18 crore), Suryakumar Yadav (INR 16.35 crore), Hardik Pandya (INR 16.35 crore), Rohit Sharma (INR 16.30 crore), Tilak Verma (INR 8 crore)
Balance: INR 55 Crores (out of INR 120 Crores)
RTM (Right to Match) Option: 1, for uncapped player
Key players released: Ishan Kishan, Tim David
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Retained players (5): Heinrich Klaasen (INR 23 crore), Pat Cummins (INR 18 crore), Abhishek Sharma (INR 14 crore), Travis Head (INR 14 crore), Nitish Kumar Reddy (INR 6 crore)
Balance: INR 45 Crores
RTM Option: 1, Player for Uncapped Player
Key players released: Washington Sundar, T Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Lucknow Supergiants
Retained players (5): Nicholas Pooran (Rs 21 crore), Ravi Bishnoi (Rs 11 crore), Mayank Yadav (Rs 11 crore), Mohsin Khan (Rs 4 crore), Ayush Badoni (Rs 4 crore)
Balance: Rs. 69 crores
RTM option: 1, for a capped player
Key players released: KL Rahul, Marcus Stoinis, Quinton de Kock, Krunal Pandya
Kings of Punjab
Retained players (2): Shashank Singh (Rs 5.5 crore), Prabhsimran Singh (Rs 4 crore)
Balance: Rs. 110.5 crores
RTM option: 4, for four capped players
Key players released: Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Sam Curran, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone
Rajasthan Royals
Retained players (5): Sanju Samson (Rs 18 crore), Yashaswi Jaiswal (Rs 18 crore), Ryan Parag (Rs 14 crore), Dhruv Jurel (Rs 14 crore), Shimran Hetmeyer (Rs 11 crore)
Remaining Purse: Rs. 41 crores
RTM Option: None
Key players released: Yuzvendra Chahal, Jos Buttler
Chennai Super Kings
Players attached (5): Ruthuraj Gaikwad (Rs 18 crore), Matisha Pathirana (Rs 13 crore), Shivam Dubey (Rs 12 crore), Ravindra Jadeja (Rs 18 crore), MS Dhoni (Rs 4 crore)
Remaining Purse: Rs. 65 crores
RTM Options: 1, Applies to capped or uncapped player
Key Players Released: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Retained players (3): Virat Kohli (Rs 21 crore), Rajat Patidar (Rs 11 crore), Yash Dayal (Rs 5 crore)
Balance: Rs. 83 crores
RTM option: 3, applies to one uncapped player and two capped players or three capped players
Key players released: Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj, Faf du Plessis, Cameron Greene
These retained players set the stage for an exciting auction as teams strategize for the upcoming season.
