IPL 2025 Retention Players List:
Before the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season, a mega auction is scheduled. This auction might take place either in late November or early December this year. However, before that, all 10 franchises must prepare their lists of retained and released players. The deadline for this is tomorrow (October 31), coinciding with the festival of Diwali.
Recently, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced new retention rules. According to these guidelines, a franchise can retain a maximum of six players. If a team retains fewer than six players, it can utilize the 'Right to Match' card during the auction.
Speculations have already begun before the official list of retained players is revealed. Reports suggest that Gujarat Titans (GT) may release Mohammed Shami, and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain KL Rahul might enter the auction pool. Let's explore which players the 10 franchises might retain...
IPL: Possible Retention List of Players
Gujarat Titans (GT)
- Shubman Gill - Rashid Khan - Sai Sudharsan - Shahrukh Khan - Rahul Tewatia (RTM)
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
- Nicholas Pooran - Mayank Yadav - Ayush Badoni - Ravi Bishnoi (RTM) KL Rahul is expected to be included in the auction pool
Mumbai Indians (MI)
- Hardik Pandya - Jasprit Bumrah - Rohit Sharma - Suryakumar Yadav - Tilak Varma
Source: aajtak
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
- MS Dhoni (Uncapped) - Ruturaj Gaikwad - Ravindra Jadeja - Rachin Ravindra (Probable) - Matheesha Pathirana
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
- Pat Cummins - Heinrich Klaasen - Abhishek Sharma - Travis Head - Abdul Samad
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
- Virat Kohli - Mohammed Siraj - Yash Dayal (Probable)
Delhi Capitals (DC)
- Kuldeep Yadav - Axar Patel - Rishabh Pant (DC wants to retain him, but there is a buzz about him entering the auction pool)
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
- Sunil Narine - Rahmanullah Gurbaz - Rinku Singh - Harshit Rana A major question mark hangs over Shreyas Iyer, as KKR’s priority list includes several players ahead of him, but discussions have taken place between him and the KKR management.
Punjab Kings (PBKS)
- Arshdeep Singh - They might use the Right to Match rather than retaining all players.
Rajasthan Royals (RR)
- Sanju Samson - Yashasvi Jaiswal - Riyan Parag With injury concerns surrounding Jos Buttler, it will be interesting to see what decision RR makes.
