In the 2025 mega auction of the Indian Premier League (IPL), 10 teams of the tournament have retained a total of 10 players, while hundreds of players have been released.
New Delhi: In the 2025 mega auction of the Indian Premier League (IPL), 10 teams of the tournament have retained a total of 10 players, while hundreds of players have been released. These include many big names, including Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Shreyas Iyer, who won the trophy this year, Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul and Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant. Ishan Kishan and Yuzvendra Chahal are also among the big Indian players who have not been retained. RCB did not retain their captain Faf du Plessis either.
Mumbai Indians:
MI Retained Players: Jasprit Bumrah (Rs 18 crore), Suryakumar Yadav (Rs 16.35 crore), Hardik Pandya (Rs 16.35 crore), Rohit Sharma (Rs 16.30 crore), Tilak Varma (Rs 8 crore)
Chennai Super Kings:
CSK Retained Players: Ruturaj Gaikwad (Rs 18 crore), Matheesha Pathirana (Rs 13 crore), Shivam Dube (Rs 12 crore), Ravindra Jadeja (Rs 18 crore), MS Dhoni (Rs 4 crore)
Kolkata Knight Riders:
KKR Retained Players: Rinku Singh (Rs 13 crore), Varun Chakaravarthy (Rs 12 crore), Sunil Narine (Rs 12 crore), Andre Russell (Rs 12 crore), Harshit Rana (Rs 4 crore), Ramandeep Singh (Rs 4 crore)
RCB Retained Players: Virat Kohli (Rs 21 crore), Rajat Patidar (Rs 11 crore) and Yash Dayal (Rs 5 crore) ahead of the mega auction.
Lucknow Super Giants:
LSG Retained Players: Nicholas Pooran (Rs 21 crore), Ravi Bishnoi (Rs 11 crore), Mayank Yadav (Rs 11 crore), Mohsin Khan (Rs 4 crore), Ayush Badoni (Rs 4 crore)
Rajasthan Royals:
RR Retained Players: Sanju Samson (Rs 18 crore), Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rs 18 crore), Riyan Parag (Rs 14 crore), Dhruv Jurel (Rs 14 crore), Shimron Hetmyer (Rs 11 crore), Sandeep Sharma (Rs 4 crore)
Delhi Capitals:
DC Retained Players: Axar Patel (Rs 16.5 crore), Kuldeep Yadav (Rs 13.25 crore), Tristan Stubbs (Rs 10 crore), Abhishek Porel (Rs 4 crore)
Gujarat Titans:
GT Retained Players: Rashid Khan (Rs 18 crore), Shubman Gill (Rs 14 crore), Sai Sudharshan (Rs 11 crore), Rahul Tewatia (Rs 4 crore), Shahrukh Khan (Rs 4 crore)
Sunrisers Hyderabad:
SRH Retained Players: 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)
Punjab Kings:
PBKS Retained Players: Shashank Singh (Rs 5.5 crore), Prabhsimran Singh (Rs 4 crore)