IPL Retention 2025: Full List of Retained Players and Team Updates

IPL Retention 2025 : Who are in and who are out?

10 franchises have announced their list of IPL Retention 2025 mega auction, which is scheduled for the last week of November.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) has given teams a combined budget of Rs 120 crore to cover both player retention and auction costs. Each franchise can retain maximum six players. They can keep up to five capped players and two uncapped players.

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IPL Retention 2025 Categories

Capped players fall into three pay categories: First player (Rs 18 crore), Second Player (Rs 14 crore), and Third Player (Rs.11 crore), Fourth Player (Rs 18 crore) and Fifth player (Rs 14 crore). Each uncapped player incurs a Rs 4 crore deduction.

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Strategic IPL Retention 2025 Player Lists by Franchise

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Chennai Super Kings

• Number of Players Retained: 5
• Players & Retention Price:
  • Ruturaj Gaikwad – ₹18 Crore
  • Ravindra Jadeja – ₹18 Crore
  • Matheesha Pathirana – ₹13 Crore
  • Shivam Dube – ₹12 Crore
  • MS Dhoni (Uncapped) – ₹4 Crore
• RTMs: 1
• Purse Used: ₹65 Crore
• Remaining Purse: ₹55 Crore

Kolkata Knight Riders

• Number of Players Retained: 6
• Players & Retention Price:
  • Rinku Singh – ₹13 Crore
  • Varun Chakravarthy – ₹13 Crore
  • Sunil Narine – ₹12 Crore
  • Andre Russell – ₹12 Crore
  • Harshit Rana (Uncapped) – ₹4 Crore
  • Ramandeep Singh (Uncapped) – ₹4 Crore
• RTMs: 0
• Purse Used: ₹69 Crore
• Remaining Purse: ₹51 Crore

Delhi Capitals

• Number of Players Retained: 4
• Players & Retention Price:
  • Axar Patel – ₹16.50 Crore
  • Kuldeep Yadav – ₹13.25 Crore
  • Tristan Stubbs – ₹10 Crore
  • Abhishek Porel (Uncapped) – ₹4 Crore
• RTMs: 2
• Purse Used: ₹47 Crore
• Remaining Purse: ₹73 Crore

Rajasthan Royals

• Number of Players Retained: 6
• Players & Retention Price:
  • Sanju Samson – ₹18 Crore
  • Yashasvi Jaiswal – ₹18 Crore
  • Riyan Parag – ₹14 Crore
  • Dhruv Jurel – ₹14 Crore
  • Simran Hetmyer – ₹11 Crore
  • Sandeep Sharma (Uncapped) – ₹4 Crore
• RTMs: 0
• Purse Used: ₹79 Crore
• Remaining Purse: ₹41 Crore

Sunrisers Hyderabad

• Number of Players Retained: 5
• Players & Retention Price:
  • Heinrich Klaasen – ₹23 Crore
  • Pat Cummins – ₹18 Crore
  • Abhishek Sharma – ₹14 Crore
  • Travis Head – ₹14 Crore
  • Nitish Kumar Reddy – ₹6 Crore
• RTMs: 1
• Purse Used: ₹75 Crore
• Remaining Purse: ₹45 Crore

Gujarat Titans

• Number of Players Retained: 5
• Players & Retention Price:
  • Rashid Khan – ₹18 Crore
  • Shubman Gill – ₹16.5 Crore
  • Sai Sudharsan – ₹8.5 Crore
  • Rahul Tewatia (Uncapped) – ₹4 Crore
  • Shahrukh Khan (Uncapped) – ₹4 Crore
• RTMs: 1
• Purse Used: ₹51 Crore
• Remaining Purse: ₹69 Crore

Mumbai Indians

• Number of Players Retained: 5 
• Players & Retention Price:
  • Jasprit Bumrah – ₹18 Crore
  • Suryakumar Yadav – ₹16.35 Crore
  • Hardik Pandya – ₹16.35 Crore
  • Rohit Sharma – ₹16.30 Crore
  • Tilak Verma – ₹8 Crore
• RTMs: 1
• Purse Used: ₹75 Crore
• Remaining Purse: ₹45 Crore

Punjab Kings

• Number of Players Retained: 2
• Players & Retention Price:
  • Shashank Singh (Uncapped) – ₹5.5 Crore
  • Prabhsimran Singh (Uncapped) – ₹4 Crore
• RTMs: 4
• Purse Used: ₹9.5 Crore
• Remaining Purse: ₹110.5 Crore

Royal Challengers Bangalore

• Number of Players Retained: 3
• Players & Retention Price:
  • Virat Kohli – ₹21 Crore
  • Rajat Patidar – ₹11 Crore
  • Yash Dayal (Uncapped) – ₹5 Crore
• RTMs: 3
• Purse Used: ₹37 Crore
• Remaining Purse: ₹83 Crore

Lucknow Super Giants

• Number of Players Retained: 5
• Players & Retention Price:
  • Nicholas Pooran – ₹21 Crore
  • Ravi Bishnoi – ₹11 Crore
  • Mayank Yadav – ₹11 Crore
  • Ayush Badoni (Uncapped) – ₹4 Crore
  • Mohsin Khan (Uncapped) – ₹4 Crore
• RTMs: 1
• Purse Used: ₹51 Crore
• Remaining Purse: ₹69 Crore