IPL 2025 Retained Players. The full list of players retained by IPL franchises ahead of the IPL 2025 auction.
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TATA IPL 2025 Retained Players list announced
The player retention window for the TATA Indian Premier League 2025 season closed on October 31, 2024, as all 10 franchises finalized their core lineups. The teams have retained a total of 46 players, investing a cumulative INR 558.5 crore.
With a total salary cap of INR 120 crore available at the mega auction for each team to form a squad of 25 players, franchises were allowed to retain up to six players (Retention/Right to Match) with a with a maximum of five capped internationals and up to two uncapped Indian players.
Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders and inaugural season champions Rajasthan Royals have opted for full retentions, securing six players each. Five teams—Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Titans, Lucknow Super Giants, Mumbai Indians, and Sunrisers Hyderabad—have retained five players.
Meanwhile, Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and Punjab Kings (PBKS) have retained four, three, and two players, respectively.
With INR 110.5 crore in hand, PBKS head into the highly anticipated action-packed mega auction with the largest purse.
A complete list of retained players is as follows:
IPL 2025 Retained Players
Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Retention 1 | Ruturaj Gaikwad (18 cr) |
| Retention 2 | Matheesha Pathirana (13 cr) |
| Retention 3 | Shivam Dube (12 cr) |
| Retention 4 | Ravindra Jadeja (18 cr) |
| Retention 5 | MS Dhoni (4 cr) |
| Purse Spent (out of 120 crore) | INR 65 crore |
| Purse Remaining for Auction | INR 55 crore |
| No. of RTMs Available | 1 |
Delhi Capitals
Delhi Capitals: Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Abhishek Porel
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Retention 1 | Axar Patel (16.50 cr) |
| Retention 2 | Kuldeep Yadav (13.25 cr) |
| Retention 3 | Tristan Stubbs (10 cr) |
| Retention 4 | Abishek Porel (4 cr) |
| Purse Spent (out of 120 crore) | 47 crore |
| Purse Remaining for Auction | 73 crore |
| No. of RTMs Available | 2 (1 uncapped+1 capped, or both capped) |
Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders: Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Retention 1 | Rinku Singh (13 cr) |
| Retention 2 | Varun Chakravarthy (12 cr) |
| Retention 3 | Sunil Narine (12 cr) |
| Retention 4 | Andre Russell (12 cr) |
| Retention 5 | Harshit Rana (4 cr) |
| Retention 6 | Ramandeep Singh (4 cr) |
| Purse Spent (out of 120 crore) | 69 crore |
| Purse Remaining for Auction | 51 crore |
| No. of RTMs Available | None |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Retention 1 | Virat Kohli (21 cr) |
| Retention 2 | Rajat Patidar (11 cr) |
| Retention 3 | Yash Dayal (5 cr) |
| Purse Spent (out of 120 crore) | 37 crore |
| Purse Remaining for Auction | 83 crore |
| No. of RTMs Available | 3 (1 uncapped + 2 capped players, or 3 capped) |
Lucknow Super Giants
Lucknow Super Giants: Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Retention 1 | Nicholas Pooran (21 cr) |
| Retention 2 | Ravi Bishnoi (11 cr) |
| Retention 3 | Mayank Yadav (11 cr) |
| Retention 4 | Mohsin Khan (4 cr) |
| Retention 5 | Ayush Badoni (4 cr) |
| Purse Spent (out of 120 crore) | 51 crore |
| Purse Remaining for Auction | 69 crore |
| No. of RTMs Available | 1 (capped player) |
Punjab Kings
Punjab Kings: Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Retention 1 | Shashank Singh (5.5 cr) |
| Retention 2 | Prabhsimran Singh (4 cr) |
| Purse Spent (out of 120 crore) | 9.5 crore |
| Purse Remaining for Auction | 110.5 crore |
| No. of RTMs Available | 4 (capped players) |
Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians: Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Retention 1 | Jasprit Bumrah (18 cr) |
| Retention 2 | Suryakumar Yadav (16.35 cr) |
| Retention 3 | Hardik Pandya (16.35 cr) |
| Retention 4 | Rohit Sharma (16.30 cr) |
| Retention 5 | Tilak Varma (8 cr) |
| Purse Spent (out of 120 crore) | 75 crore |
| Purse Remaining for Auction | 45 crore |
| No. of RTMs Available | 1 (uncapped player) |
SunRisers Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Retention 1 | Heinrich Klaasen (23 cr) |
| Retention 2 | Pat Cummins (18 cr) |
| Retention 3 | Abhishek Sharma (14 cr) |
| Retention 4 | Travis Head (14 cr) |
| Retention 5 | Nitish Kumar Reddy (6 cr) |
| Purse Spent (out of 120 crore) | 75 crore |
| Purse Remaining for Auction | 45 crore |
| No. of RTMs Available | 1 (uncapped player) |
Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Sandeep Sharma
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Retention 1 | Sanju Samson (18 cr) |
| Retention 2 | Yashasvi Jaiswal (18 cr) |
| Retention 3 | Riyan Parag (14 cr) |
| Retention 4 | Dhruv Jurel (14 cr) |
| Retention 5 | Shimron Hetmyer (11 cr) |
| Retention 6 | Sandeep Sharma (4 cr) |
| Purse Spent (out of 120 crore) | 79 crore |
| Purse Remaining for Auction | 41 crore |
| No. of RTMs Available | None |
Gujarat Titans
Gujarat Titans: Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Retention 1 | Rashid Khan (18 cr) |
| Retention 2 | Shubman Gill (16.50 cr) |
| Retention 3 | Sai Sudharsan (8.50 cr) |
| Retention 4 | Rahul Tewatia (4 cr) |
| Retention 5 | Shahrukh Khan (4 cr) |
| Purse Spent (out of 120 crore) | 51 crore |
| Purse Remaining for Auction | 69 crore |
| No. of RTMs Available | 1 (capped) |
| Sr. No. | Team | Player | Base Price | Winning Bid | Use RTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Rishabh Pant | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹27,00,00,000 | |
| 2 | | Shreyas Iyer | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹26,75,00,000 | |
| 3 | | Venkatesh Iyer | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹23,75,00,000 | |
| 4 | | Arshdeep Singh | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹18,00,00,000 |  |
| 5 | | Yuzvendra Chahal | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹18,00,00,000 | |
| 6 | | Jos Buttler  | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹15,75,00,000 | |
| 7 | | KL Rahul | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹14,00,00,000 | |
| 8 | | Trent Boult | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹12,50,00,000 | |
| 9 | | Jofra Archer | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹12,50,00,000 | |
| 10 | | Josh Hazlewood | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹12,50,00,000 | |
| 11 | | Mohammad Siraj | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹12,25,00,000 | |
| 12 | | Mitchell Starc | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹11,75,00,000 | |
| 13 | | Phil Salt | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹11,50,00,000 | |
| 14 | | Ishan Kishan | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹11,25,00,000 | |
| 15 | | Marcus Stoinis | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹11,00,00,000 | |
| 16 | | Jitesh Sharma | ₹1,00,00,000 | ₹11,00,00,000 | |
| 17 | | T. Natarajan | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹10,75,00,000 | |
| 18 | | Kagiso Rabada | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹10,75,00,000 | |
| 19 | | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹10,75,00,000 | |
| 20 | | Noor Ahmad | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹10,00,00,000 |
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