With all ten teams announcing their retentions ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, franchises have strategically retained their core players while saving purse amounts for fresh talent. Here’s a breakdown of each team’s retention and remaining auction purse.
Chennai Super Kings
- Retained Players: Ruturaj Gaikwad (18 cr), Matheesha Pathirana (13 cr), Shivam Dube (12 cr), Ravindra Jadeja (18 cr), MS Dhoni (4 cr)
- Purse Spent: 55 crore
- Remaining Purse: 65 crore
- RTMs Available: 1
Delhi Capitals
- Retained Players: Axar Patel (16.5 cr), Kuldeep Yadav (13.25 cr), Tristan Stubbs (10 cr), Abishek Porel (4 cr)
- Purse Spent: 47 crore
- Remaining Purse: 73 crore
- RTMs Available: 2
Kolkata Knight Riders
- Retained Players: Rinku Singh (13 cr), Varun Chakaravarthy (12 cr), Sunil Narine (12 cr), Andre Russell (12 cr), Harshit Rana (4 cr), Ramandeep Singh (4 cr)
- Purse Spent: 69 crore
- Remaining Purse: 51 crore
- RTMs Available: None
Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Retained Players: Virat Kohli (21 cr), Rajat Patidar (11 cr), Yash Dayal (5 cr)
- Purse Spent: 37 crore
- Remaining Purse: 83 crore
- RTMs Available: 3 (at least one uncapped player)
Lucknow Super Giants
- Retained Players: Nicholas Pooran (21 cr), Ravi Bishnoi (11 cr), Mayank Yadav (11 cr), Mohsin Khan (4 cr), Ayush Badoni (4 cr)
- Purse Spent: 51 crore
- Remaining Purse: 69 crore
- RTMs Available: 1
Punjab Kings
- Retained Players: Shashank Singh (5.5 cr), Prabhsimran Singh (4 cr)
- Purse Spent: 9.5 crore
- Remaining Purse: 110.5 crore
- RTMs Available: 4
Mumbai Indians
- Retained Players: Jasprit Bumrah (18 cr), Suryakumar Yadav (16.35 cr), Hardik Pandya (16.35 cr), Rohit Sharma (16.30 cr), Tilak Varma (8 cr)
- Purse Spent: 75 crore
- Remaining Purse: 45 crore
- RTMs Available: 1 (uncapped player)
SunRisers Hyderabad
- Retained Players: Heinrich Klaasen (23 cr), Pat Cummins (18 cr), Abhishek Sharma (14 cr), Travis Head (14 cr), Nitish Kumar Reddy (6 cr)
- Purse Spent: 75 crore
- Remaining Purse: 45 crore
- RTMs Available: 1 (uncapped player)
Rajasthan Royals
- Retained Players: Sanju Samson (18 cr), Yashasvi Jaiswal (18 cr), Riyan Parag (14 cr), Dhruv Jurel (14 cr), Shimron Hetmyer (11 cr), Sandeep Sharma (4 cr)
- Purse Spent: 79 crore
- Remaining Purse: 41 crore
- RTMs Available: None
Gujarat Titans
- Retained Players: Rashid Khan (18 cr), Shubman Gill (16.5 cr), Sai Sudharsan (8.5 cr), Rahul Tewatia (4 cr), Shahrukh Khan (4 cr)
- Purse Spent: 51.5 crore
- Remaining Purse: 69 crore
- RTMs Available: 1
Key Highlights
Each team has strategically utilized their budget, retaining core players while ensuring enough financial room to bid for new talent in the auction. Punjab Kings hold the highest remaining purse at 110.5 crore, positioning themselves to potentially make significant acquisitions. Meanwhile, defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders have no remaining Right To Match (RTM) cards, potentially narrowing their options for retaining players post-auction.
These retentions set the stage for an exciting IPL 2025 mega auction as teams finalize their lineups for the season ahead.