IPL Retention 2025: Complete List of Retained Players for Each Franchise

With the excitement for the 2025 IPL season building, all franchises have officially confirmed their retained players before the upcoming auction. The retention list reveals each team’s strategy, showing a solid commitment to their core squads and signaling the players they’re banking on for the season. As the auction draws near, these retained rosters set the stage for a thrilling competition, with franchises preparing to balance loyalty to star players and strategic new acquisitions. Here’s a detailed rundown of each franchise’s retained players for the 2025 season.

1. Kolkata Knight Riders Retentions

• Rinku Singh – 13 Cr
• Varun Chakravarthy – 12 Cr
• Sunil Narine – 12 Cr
• Andre Russell – 12 Cr
• Harshit Rana – 4 Cr
• Ramandeep Singh – 4 Cr

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Purse Left- 63 Cr

Here are your retained Knights 💜

Next Stop: #TATAIPLAuction 💰🔨 pic.twitter.com/fvr1kwWoYn

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) October 31, 2024

2. Rajasthan Royals Retentions

• Sanju Samson – 18 Cr
• Yashasvi Jaiswal – 18 Cr
• Riyan Parag – 14 Cr
• Dhruv Jurel – 14 Cr
• Shimron Hetmyer – 11 Cr
• Sandeep Sharma – 4 Cr

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Purse Left- 41 Cr

Your Retained Royals. Ready to #HallaBol! 🔥💗 pic.twitter.com/ae4yo0DMRa

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) October 31, 2024

3. Sunrisers Hyderabad Retentions

• Heinrich Klaasen – 23 Cr
• Pat Cummins – 18 Cr
• Abhishek Sharma – 14 Cr
• Travis Head – 14 Cr
• Nitish Reddy – 6 Cr

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Purse Left- 45 Cr

Our Core, Our Strength.⚡🧡🖤 pic.twitter.com/5S2NCx0MxO

— SunRisers OrangeArmy Official (@srhfansofficial) October 31, 2024

4. Punjab Kings

• Shashank Singh – 5.5 Cr.
• Prabhsimran Singh – 4 Cr

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Purse Left- 110.5 Cr

This Diwali, we’re doubling the fireworks! 🎆

Prabhsimran and Shashank are back to light up the next season with their explosive talent! 🔥#ShashankSingh #PrabhsimranSingh #PunjabKings #IPLRetentions #IPL2025 pic.twitter.com/uGL3kTVJsK

— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) October 31, 2024

5. Gujarat Titans

• Rashid Khan – 18 Cr
• Shubhman Gill –5 Cr
• Sai Sudarshan – 5 Cr
• Rahul Twetia – 4 Cr
• Shahrukh Khan – 4 Cr

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Purse Left- 69 Cr

6. Lucknow Super Giants

• Nicholas Pooran – 21 Cr
• Ravi Bishnoi – 11 Cr
• Mayank Yadav – 11 Cr
• Mohsin Khan – 4 Cr
• Ayush Badoni – 4 Cr

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Purse Left- 69 Cr

Say hello to your starting five, Lucknow 👋 pic.twitter.com/ZWdfjOJxR4

— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) October 31, 2024

7. Delhi Capitals

• Axar Patel – 16 Cr
• Kuldeep Yadav –25 Cr
• Tristan Stubbs – 10 Cr
• Abishek Porel – 4 Cr

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Purse Left- 76.75 Cr

Your favourite stars ready to ROAR at Qila Kotla once again!

Read more on our retentions here 👇https://t.co/LHchrsFoMZ pic.twitter.com/7i26Tc07nd

— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) October 31, 2024

8. Mumbai Indians

• Jasprit Bumrah – 18 Cr
• Suryakumar Yadav – 35 Cr
• Hardik Pandya – 35 Cr
• Rohit Sharma – 30 Cr
• Tilak Verma – 8 Cr

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Purse Left- 45 Cr

𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗗 💙💙💙💙💙

“We have always believed that the strength of a family lies in its core and this belief has been reinforced during the course of recent events.

We are thrilled that the strong legacy of MI will be carried forward by Jasprit, Surya, Hardik, Rohit and… pic.twitter.com/G70B6DyZhw

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) October 31, 2024

9. Royal Challengers Bengaluru

• Virat Kohli – 21 Cr
• Rajat Patidar – 11 Cr
• Yash Dayal – 5 Cr

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Purse Left- 85 Cr

Retentions done right! Fair value to the retained players and a huge purse to help us build a formidable squad. 🤝

Virat Kohli: 2️⃣1️⃣Cr
Rajat Patidar: 1️⃣1️⃣Cr
Yash Dayal: 5️⃣Cr

Purse Remaining: 8️⃣3️⃣Cr#PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB #IPLRetention #IPL2025 pic.twitter.com/LvOi5zVxqf

— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) October 31, 2024

10. Chennai Super Kings

• Ruturaj Gaikwad – 18 Cr
• Ravindra Jadeja -18 Cr
• Matheesha Pathirana – 13 Cr
• Shivam Dubey – 12 Cr
• MS Dhoni – 4 Cr

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Purse Left- 55 Cr

Super 5️⃣quad REPRESENT! 🦁🔥#UngalAnbuden #WhistlePodu #Yellove pic.twitter.com/dIhMwAEqoG

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) October 31, 2024

With the 2025 IPL season on the horizon, teams have finalized their retained players, laying the groundwork for an exciting tournament. Each franchise has carefully chosen core players they trust to perform, showing loyalty to their star athletes and promising youngsters. As the auction approaches, fans can expect thrilling bidding wars, surprise picks, and intense team-building strategies. This retention list gives a glimpse into each team’s plan and sets the stage for what promises to be an action-packed season, where every team will compete fiercely for the IPL title.

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