IPL Retention 2025: The wait is over. All the ten teams participating in the Indian Premier League (IPL) have all announced the list of players they will be retaining ahead of the mege-auction. While the names have largely been along expected lines, there are a few additions/subtractions which could surprise a section of the fans and pundits alike.
Check out the list of players retained by all 10 Teams, the purse with which they will go to the mega auction and the number of Right To Match (RTM) options available at their disposal.
Mumbai Indians (MI)
5 players retained:
Jasprit Bumrah: ₹18 crore
Suryakumar Yadav: ₹16.35 crore
Hardik Pandya: ₹16:35 crore
Rohit Sharma: ₹16:30 crore
Tilak Varma: ₹8 crore
Purse remaining: INR 55 crore (out of INR 120 crore)
RTM options at auction: 1
Players eligible for RTM: One uncapped player
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
5 players retained:
Ruturaj Gaikwad: ₹18 crore
Matheesha Pathirana: ₹13 crore
Shivam Dube: ₹12 crore
Ravindra Jadeja: ₹18 crore
MS Dhoni: ₹4 crore
Purse remaining: INR 55 crore
RTM options at auction: One player
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
3 players retained:
Virat Kohli: ₹21 crore
Rajat Patidar: ₹11 crore
Yash Dayal: ₹5 crore
Purse remaining: INR 83 crore
RTM options at auction: Three players
Delhi Capitals (DC)
4 players retained:
Axar Patel: ₹16.5 crore
Kuldeep Yadav: ₹13.25 crore
Tristan Stubbs: ₹10 crore
Abhishek Porel: ₹4 crore
Purse remaining: INR 73 crore
RTM options at auction: Two players
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
6 players retained:
Rinku Singh: ₹13 crore
Varun Chakaravarthy: ₹12 crore
Sunil Narine: ₹12 crore
Andre Russell: ₹12 crore
Harshit Rana: ₹4 crore
Ramandeep Singh: ₹4 crore
Purse remaining: INR 51 crore
RTM options at auction: None
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
5 players retained:
Nicholas Pooran: ₹21 crore
Ravi Bishnoi: ₹11 crore
Mayank Yadav: ₹11 crore
Mohsin Khan: ₹4 crore
Ayush Badoni: ₹4 crore
Purse remaining: INR 69 crore
RTM options at auctions: One player
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
5 players retained:
Pat Cummins: ₹18 crore
Abhishek Sharma: ₹14 crore
Nitiesh Reddy: ₹6 crore
Heinrich Klaasen: ₹23 crore
Travis Head: ₹14 crore
Purse remaining: INR 45 crore
RTM options at auction: One uncapped player
Gujarat Titans (GT)
5 players retained:
Rashid Khan: ₹18 crore
Shubman Gill: ₹16.5 crore
Sai Sudharsan: ₹8.5 crore
Rahul Tewatia: ₹4 crore
Shahrukh Khan: ₹4 crore
Purse remaining: INR 69 crore
RTM options at auction: One player
Punjab Kings (PBKS)
2 players retained:
Shashank Singh: ₹5.5 crore
Prabhsimran Singh: ₹4 crore
Purse remaining: INR 110.5 crore
RTM options at auction: Four players
Rajasthan Royals (RR)
6 players retained:
Sanju Samson: ₹18 crore
Yashasvi Jaiswal: ₹18 crore
Riyan Parag: ₹14 crore
Dhruv Jurel: ₹14 crore
Shimron Hetmyer: ₹11 crore
Sandeep Sharma: ₹4 crore
Purse remaining: INR 41 crore
RTM options at auction: None
