Every 2025 IPL team has made its retention and snubbed a few players, some of which are extremely surprising. While most teams decided to retain their core players, some teams decided to go all-out in the 2025 IPL auction by not retaining many players and keeping a massive purse.
The demand for released players like Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer will be extremely high, especially after their success as batters and leaders with their previous franchises.
Retained Players for Each 2025 IPL Team
The following is a list of each team and their retained players for the IPL 2025 season:
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
CSK have gone with their core team, retaining five players, with one of them being MS Dhoni. The following is a list of retained CSK players along with their price:
- Ruturaj Gaikwad – 18 Crores
- Matheesha Pathirana – 13 Crores
- Shivam Dube – 12 Crores
- Ravindra Jadeja – 18 Crores
- MS Dhoni – 4 Crores
Mumbai Indians (MI)
MI also decided to go with the core players, with Jasprit Bumrah being the highest-paid player. The following is a list of MI retained players for the IPL 2025 season:
- Jasprit Bumrah – 18 Crores
- Suryakumar Yadav – 16.35 Crores
- Hardik Pandya – 16.35 Crores
- Rohit Sharma – 16.30 Crores
- Tilak Varma – 8 Crores
Punjab Kings (PBKS)
PBKS made a surprising move by retaining just the 2 players, and both of them are uncapped players, leaving a huge purse of Rs. 110.5 Crores for the IPL 2025 auction. The following is a list of PBKS retained players along with their price:
- Shashank Singh – 5.5 Crores
- Prabhsimran Singh – 4 Crores
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
RCB decided to retain just 3 players, including Virat Kohli, who was retained for 21 Crores. The following is a list of RCB retained players for the IPL 2025 season:
- Virat Kohli – 21 Crores
- Rajat Patidar – 18 Crores
- Yash Dayal – 5 Crores
Delhi Capitals (DC)
DC have retained 4 players, and surprisingly, Rishabh Pant is not in that list. The following is a list of retained DC players for the 2025 IPL season:
- Axar Patel – 16.50 Crores
- Kuldeep Yadav – 13.25 Crores
- Tristan Stubbs – 10 Crores
- Abhishek Porel – 4 Crores
Gujarat Titans (GT)
GT retained 5 players, including the captain, Shubman Gill. The following is a list of retained GT players for the IPL 2025 season, along with their price:
- Rashid Khan – 18 Crores
- Shubman Gill – 16.50 Crores
- Sai Sudharsan – 8.5 Crores
- Rahul Tewatia – 4 Crores
- Shahrukh Khan – 4 Crores
Rajasthan Royals (RR)
RR have invested heavily in their core players, retaining 6 players. The following is a list of retained RR players along with their price for the IPL 2025 season:
- Sanju Samson – 18 Crores
- Yashasvi Jaiswal – 18 Crores
- Riyan Parag – 14 Crores
- Dhruv Jurel – 14 Crores
- Shimron Hetmyer – 11 Crores
- Sandeep Sharma – 4 Crores
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
SRH have retained their destructive opening pair and also three more players. The following is a list of retained SRH players and their price for the IPL 2025 season:
- Heinrich Klaasen – 23 Crores
- Pat Cummins – 18 Crores
- Abhishek Sharma – 14 Crores
- Travis Head – 14 Crores
- Nitish Kumar Reddy – 6 Crores
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
LSG have surprisingly skipped KL Rahul from their retention list. The following is a list of retained LSG players along with their price for the IPL 2025 season:
- Nicholas Pooran – 21 Crores
- Ravi Bishnoi – 11 Crores
- Mayank Yadav – 11 Crores
- Mohsin Khan – 4 Crores
- Ayush Badoni – 4 Crores
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
KKR retained six players, but there was no room for their IPL 2024-winning skipper Shreyas Iyer. The following is a list of retained KKR players along with their price for the IPL 2025 season:
- Rinku Singh – 13 Crores
- Varun Chakravarthy – 12 Crores
- Sunil Narine – 12 Crores
- Andre Russell – 12 Crores
- Harshit Rana – 4 Crores
- Ramandeep Singh – 4 Crores
Top 3 Released Players
While each 2025 IPL team has retained some strong players, some teams have made a grave mistake of releasing impact players. The following are the top 3 players who were released by their franchises ahead of the 2025 IPL auction:
Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant is a big-match player, and no surprise that it came as a shock for the DC fans that he was not retained. With Rishabh Pant not retained, DC will have to search for a destructive wicket-keeper and a solid captain. DC can also go ahead with the RTM, but many teams will go after Rishabh Pant, escalating his price beyond DC’s budget.
Shreyas Iyer
With a maximum 6 players retained, KKR have no RTM left. This means that KKR cannot have Shreyas Iyer back using RTM. Shreyas Iyer has proved his worth with bat and as a leader, taking KKR to the IPL trophy in 2024. The absence of Shreyas Iyer will leave a big hole to fill, as KKR now needs a talented top-order batter and an inspiring leader.
Jos Buttler
RR have retained 6 players; surprisingly, Jos Buttler was not in the list. Jos Buttler has played a major role in the success of RR in recent times and will be missed at the top for sure. RR are now left with finding an able opening partner for Yashasvi Jaiswal, as the team is used to getting flying starts with Jaiswal and Buttler opening pair.
Final Thoughts
With each 2025 IPL team retaining and releasing some key players, the upcoming IPL auction is going to be exciting. After the retention, each 2025 IPL team will have to get their strategies in place for the upcoming auction. A 2025 IPL team that makes the best choices during the auction will have a solid squad for the IPL 2025 season.
FAQs
Which 2025 IPL team has retained the maximum players?
KKR and RR, with 6 retained players each, have retained the most players.
Which 2025 IPL team has retained the fewest players?
PBKS has retained only 2 players for the 2025 IPL season.
Which player is the costliest player after the 2025 IPL retention?
Heinrich Klaasen, with 23 Crores, is the highest paid player after the IPL 2025 retention.
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