IPL 2025: Full retention and release lists revealed as teams gear up for high-stakes auction

IPL 2025 retention list:  With the countdown to the 2025 IPL season already in motion, the 10 franchises have revealed their retention lists ahead of a pivotal auction set to take place before year-end. In an IPL Retention Special broadcast on JioCinema, each team outlined which players will stay in their squads, along with the notable names who will be heading into the auction pool.

Top Earners and Major Releases

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Heinrich Klaasen emerged as the highest-paid retained player, securing an impressive Rs 23 crore deal. Virat Kohli and Nicholas Pooran closely followed, earning Rs 21 crore each as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) retained their star performers.

Heinrich Klaasen of Sunrisers Hyderabad highest-paid retained player at Rs 23 crore

Virat Kohli and Nicholas Pooran closely followed, earning Rs 21 crore each as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) retained their star performers

However, the retention announcements came with surprising releases, as Delhi Capitals (DC) parted ways with their talismanic captain, Rishabh Pant, in a shocking move. Other major names up for grabs include KL Rahul, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) title-winning captain Shreyas Iyer, and Indian pace sensation Arshdeep Singh. Overseas powerhouses like Jos Buttler and Glenn Maxwell also join the pool of available talent, setting the stage for a thrilling auction.

Retention and Purse Status

Mumbai Indians : The Mumbai Indians have retained five key players ahead of the 2025 IPL auction

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

The franchise has a remaining purse of Rs 55 crore from a total budget of Rs 120 crore. They have one Right to Match (RTM) option available, which can be used for an uncapped player during the auction.

Players Released: Dewald Brevis,  Ishan Kishan, Tim David, Harvik Desai, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Luke Wood, Romario Shepherd, Gerald Coetzee, Shreyas Gopal, Nuwan Thushara, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Mohammad Nabi, Shivalik Sharma, Kwena Maphaka

Chennai Super Kings 

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

The team has Rs 55 crore remaining in their purse for the auction and one Right to Match (RTM) option, which can be used to reclaim a player.

Players Released:  Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Mitchell Santner, Simarjeet Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Mustafizur Rahman, Richard Gleeson, Avanish Rao Aravelly, Devon Conway

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Three players retained

Virat Kohli: Rs 21 crore

Rajat Patidar: Rs 11 crore

Yash Dayal: Rs 5 crore

Remaining purse: Rs 83 crore

RTM options at auction: Three players

Complete list of players not retained: Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Cameron Green, Alzarri Joseph, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson, Swapnil Singh, Saurav Chauhan

Delhi Capitals

Four  players retained

Axar Patel: Rs 16.5 crore

Kuldeep Yadav: Rs 13.25 crore

Tristan Stubbs: Rs 10 crore

Abhishek Porel: Rs 4 crore

Remaining purse: Rs 73 crore

RTM options at auction: Two players

Complete list of players not retained: Rishabh Pant, Pravin Dubey, David Warner, Vicky Ostwal, Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Lalit Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Mitchell Marsh, Ishant Sharma, Yash Dhull, Mukesh Kumar, Ricky Bhui, Kumar Kushagra, Gulbadin Naib, Rasikh Dar, Jhye Richardson, Sumit Kumar, Shai Hope, Swastik Chhikara, Lizaad Williams, Harry Brook, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Marsh.

Kolkata Knight Riders

Six players retained

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

Remaining purse: Rs 51 crore

RTM options at auction: None

Complete list of players not retained: Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Phil Salt, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Vaibhav Arora, KS Bharat, Chetan Sakariya, Mitchell Starc, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Sherfane Rutherford, Manish Pandey, Allah Ghazanfar, Dushmantha Chameera, Sakib Hussain, Jason Roy, Gus Atkinson, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Lucknow Super Giants

Five players retained

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

Remaining purse: Rs 69 crore

RTM options at auction: One player

Complete list of players not retained: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Devdutt Padikkal, Naveen-ul-Haq, Krunal Pandya, Yudhvir Singh, Prerak Mankad, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Shamar Joseph, K. Gowtham, Arshin Kulkarni, M. Siddharth, Ashton Turner, Matt Henry, Mohd. Arshad Khan, Mark Wood, David Willey, Shivam Mavi

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Five players retained

Pat Cummins: Rs 18 crore

Abhishek Sharma: Rs 14 crore

Nitiesh Reddy: Rs 6 crore

Heinrich Klaasen: Rs 23 crore

Travis Head: Rs 14 crore

Remaining purse: Rs 45 crore

RTM options at auction: One uncapped player

Complete list of players not retained: Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Rahul Tripathi, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Sanvir Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Agarwal, T. Natarajan, Anmolpreet Singh, Mayank Markande, Upendra Singh Yadav, Umran Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Jaydev Unadkat, Akash Singh, Jhathavedh Subramanyan, Wanindu Hasaranga.

Gujarat Titans

Five players retained

Rashid Khan: Rs 18 crore

Shubman Gill: Rs 16.5 crore

Sai Sudharsan: Rs 8.5 crore

Rahul Tewatia: Rs 4 crore

Shahrukh Khan: Rs 4 crore

Remaining purse: Rs 69 crore

RTM options at auction: One player

Complete list of players not retained: David Miller, Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Noor Ahmad, Sai Kishore, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma, Azmatullah Omarzai, Umesh Yadav, Gurnoor Brar, Kartik Tyagi, Manav Suthar, Spencer Johnson, Sandeep Warrier, BR Sharath, Mohammed Shami, Robin Minz, Sushant Mishra.

Punjab Kings

Two players retained

Shashank Singh: Rs 5.5 crore

Prabhsimran Singh: Rs 4 crore

Remaining purse: Rs 110.5 crore

RTM options at auction: Four players

Complete list of players not retained: Arshdeep Singh, Matthew Short, Jitesh Sharma, Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Nathan Ellis, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, Harshal Patel, Chris Woakes, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Tanay Thyagarajann, Prince Choudhary, Rilee Rossouw.

Rajasthan Royals

Six players retained

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

Remaining purse: Rs 41 crore

RTM options at auction: None

Complete list of players not retained: Jos Buttler, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Abid Mushtaq, Nandre Burger, Tanush Kotian, Keshav Maharaj, Prasidh Krishna, Adam Zampa