IPL Retention: Teams’ retention list revealed, see full update here

Chennai Super Kings (CSK):

MS Dhoni (4 crores), Ravindra Jadeja (18 crores), Ruturaj Gaikwad (18 crores), Shivam Dubey (12 crores) Mathisha Pathirana (13 crores)

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB):

Virat Kohli (21 crores), Yash Dayal (5 crores), Rajat Patidar (11 crores)

Gujarat Titans:

Shubman Gill (16.5 crores), Rashid Khan (18 crores), B Sai Sudarshan (8.5 crores), Rahul Tewatia (4 crores) and Shahrukh Khan (4 crores)

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR):

Sunil Narine (12 crores), Rinku Singh (13 crores), Harshit Rana (4 crores), Andre Russell (12 crores), Ramandeep Singh (4 crores) and Varun Chakraborty (12 crores)

Sunrisers Hyderabad:

Heinrich Klaasen (Rs 23 crore), Pat Cummins (Rs 18 crore), Abhishek Sharma (Rs 14 crore), Travis Head (Rs 14 crore), Nitish Kumar Reddy (Rs 6 crore)

Delhi Capitals (DC): 

Axar Patel (16.5 crores), Kuldeep Yadav (13.25 crores), Tristan Stubbs (10 crores), Abhishek Porel (4 crores)

Rajasthan Royals (RR):

Sanju Samson (18 crores), Yashasvi Jaiswal (18 crores), Riyan Parag (14 crores), Dhruv Jurel (14 crores), Shimron Hetmyer (11 crores), Sandeep Sharma (4 crores)

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG):

Nicholas Pooran (INR 21 crore), Mayank Yadav (INR 11 crore), Ravi Bishnoi (INR 11 crore), Mohsin Khan (INR 4 crore), Ayush Badoni (INR 4 crore)

Punjab Kings (PBKS):

Shashank Singh (INR 5.5 crore), Prabhsimran Singh (INR 4 crore)

Mumbai Indians (MI):

Jasprit Bumrah (INR 18 crores), Suryakumar Yadav (INR 16.35 crores), Hardik Pandya (INR 16.35 crores), Rohit Sharma (INR 16.30 crores), Tilak Verma (INR 8 crores)

Punjab Kings have made a very surprising decision before the IPL 2025 mega auction. They have retained only two players. Punjab has chosen Prabhsimran Singh and Shashank Singh as their retained players. Punjab Kings retained Shashank Singh for Rs 5.5 crore and Prabhsimran Singh for Rs 4 crore. 

The Lucknow Super Giants team has included five players in the retention list for IPL 2025. KL Rahul’s name is not included in their list. KL Rahul captained LSG in IPL 2022, 2023 and 2024. They have retained Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Ayush Badoni, and Mohsin Khan.

Gujarat Titans have retained a total of 5 players. Rashid Khan has been retained for the highest amount of Rs 18 crore while captain Shubman Gill has been retained for Rs 16.5 crore. Sai Sudarshan has been retained in the team for Rs 8.5 crore. Rahul Tewatia and Shahrukh Khan have been retained as uncapped players for Rs 4 crore each.

Sunrisers Hyderabad team has retained five big players. Their retention list includes three foreign and two Indian players. Among the foreign players, they include Pat Cummins, Heinrich Klaasen, and Travis Head. Apart from this, among the Indian players, they have retained Abhishek Sharma and Nitish Kumar Reddy. These five players have performed brilliantly in T20 cricket in the last year. Let us tell you that under the captaincy of Pat Cummins, the SRH team reached the final last season.

Rajasthan Royals team has retained 6 players for IPL 2025. Which includes the names of captain Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Sandeep Sharma, Simran Hetmyer, and Dhruv Jurel.

KKR has retained Rinku Singh for the highest amount of Rs 13 crore while Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine, and Andre Russell have been retained for Rs 12 crore each. Apart from this, Harshit Rana and Ramandeep Singh have been retained with the team as uncapped players for Rs 4 crore each.

Kolkata Knight Riders team has retained 6 players for IPL 2025. Their retention list includes the names of Sunil Narayan, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Harshit Rana, Andre Russell, and Ramandeep Singh.

Delhi Capitals has retained four players. The most surprising thing is that Rishabh Pant’s name is not included in this list. The four players they have retained include Akshar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, and Abhishek Porel. They have retained Akshar Patel for 16.5 crores, Kuldeep Yadav for 13.25 crores, Tristan Stubbs for 10 crores, and Abhishek Porel for 4 crores.

Royal Challengers Bangalore team has retained only three players for IPL 2025. This includes the names of Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal, and Rajat Patidar. They have retained Virat Kohli for Rs 21 crore.

The Chennai Super Kings team has retained Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Rituraj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dubey, and Mathisha Pathirana for IPL 2025. Dhoni has been retained as an uncapped player.

Mumbai Indians have retained Jasprit Bumrah (18 crores), Suryakumar Yadav (16.35 crores), Hardik Pandya (16.35 crores), Rohit Sharma (16.3 crores) and Tilak Varma (8 crores) for IPL 2025. 

KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, and Shreyas Iyer have not been retained by their teams. These three players were the captains of their respective teams in IPL 2025. KL Rahul was the captain of LSG, Rishabh Pant of DC, and Shreyas Iyer of Kolkata Knight Riders. These three players will now be seen in the mega auction.

The countdown for retention has begun. Soon all the teams will announce the names of their retained players. So stay tuned with us for every moment’s update.

The retention announcement will be made by the teams on social media but will also be broadcast live on TV on Sports18 1. The live streaming of the retention announcement will be on the JioCinema app and website.

Eagerly waiting for 5 pm on Thursday, 31 October. This Diwali evening is going to be special for many players. BCCI has implemented many new rules for retention this time.