The player retention window for the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season has officially closed as of October 31, 2024. All ten franchises have finalized their core lineups, resulting in the retention of a total of 46 players, with a combined investment of INR 558.5 crore.
With a salary cap of INR 120 crore available for each team during the upcoming mega auction, franchises had the opportunity to retain up to six players. This included the option of utilizing the Right to Match (RTM) card, with a maximum of five capped international players and two uncapped Indian players allowed per team.
The defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders, along with the inaugural season champions, Rajasthan Royals, have opted for full retentions, securing all six available slots. Five franchises—Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Titans, Lucknow Super Giants, Mumbai Indians, and Sunrisers Hyderabad—have retained five players each, while Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Punjab Kings (PBKS) have retained four, three, and two players, respectively.
Heading into the highly anticipated mega auction, the Punjab Kings boast the largest purse, with INR 110.5 crore remaining at their disposal.
Here’s a detailed list of the retained players by franchise:
- Chennai Super Kings:
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni - Delhi Capitals:
Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Abhishek Porel - Gujarat Titans:
Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan - Kolkata Knight Riders:
Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh - Lucknow Super Giants:
Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni - Mumbai Indians:
Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma - Punjab Kings:
Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh - Rajasthan Royals:
Sanju Samson, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Sandeep Sharma - Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal - Sunrisers Hyderabad:
Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head
As the teams prepare for the auction, all eyes will be on the strategies they employ to bolster their squads and chase the coveted IPL trophy in 2025
