IPL 2025 – MI hold on to their core four; Klaasen retained at a value of INR 23 crore.
Mumbai Indians
Five players have been retained: Jasprit Bumrah (INR 18 crore), Suryakumar Yadav (INR 16.35 crore), Hardik Pandya (INR 16.35 crore), Rohit Sharma (INR 16.30 crore), and Tilak Varma (INR 8 crore). The franchise has INR 45 crore left for the upcoming auction, with one Right-to-Match (RTM) card available for an uncapped player. Major names not retained include Ishan Kishan and Tim David. Key takeaway: Hardik has been appointed as MI’s captain for IPL 2025, with Bumrah as their highest-paid retention. MI successfully retained its main Indian players within the INR 75 crore limit, preserving its core for the 2025 mega auction.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
The team has retained five players: Heinrich Klaasen (INR 23 crore), Pat Cummins (INR 18 crore), Abhishek Sharma (INR 14 crore), Travis Head (INR 14 crore), and Nitish Kumar Reddy (INR 6 crore). They have INR 45 crore left for the auction, with one RTM card for an uncapped player. Notable releases include Washington Sundar, T Natarajan, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Top takeaway: Klaasen is their costliest retention at INR 23 crore, placing him above Virat Kohli and Nicholas Pooran, who each stand at INR 21 crore. SRH has retained three overseas players, the highest among the ten teams.
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Chennai Super Kings
Retained players include Ruturaj Gaikwad (INR 18 crore), Ravindra Jadeja (INR 18 crore), Matheesha Pathirana (INR 13 crore), Shivam Dube (INR 12 crore), and MS Dhoni (INR 4 crore). They have INR 55 crore left in their purse, with an RTM option for one capped or uncapped player. Notable releases include Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, and Tushar Deshpande. Key takeaway: Dhoni remains with CSK as an uncapped player at INR 4 crore due to a revived rule that allows players who haven’t played international cricket for five years to be categorized as uncapped.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
RCB retained three players: Virat Kohli (INR 21 crore), Rajat Patidar (INR 11 crore), and Yash Dayal (INR 5 crore). They have INR 83 crore left and three RTM options for either one uncapped and two capped players or three capped players. Released players include Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj, Faf du Plessis, and Cameron Green. Key takeaway: With only three retentions, RCB has one of the leanest squads, raising questions about whether Kohli might return as captain.
Delhi Capitals
Delhi retained four players: Axar Patel (INR 16.50 crore), Kuldeep Yadav (INR 13.25 crore), Tristan Stubbs (INR 10 crore), and Abishek Porel (INR 4 crore). Their remaining auction budget is INR 73 crore, with two RTM options available for either an uncapped and a capped player or two capped players. Big names not retained are Rishabh Pant, David Warner, and Anrich Nortje.
Kolkata Knight Riders
KKR retained six players: Rinku Singh (INR 13 crore), Varun Chakravarthy (INR 12 crore), Sunil Narine (INR 12 crore), Andre Russell (INR 12 crore), Harshit Rana (INR 4 crore), and Ramandeep Singh (INR 4 crore). With a remaining auction purse of INR 51 crore, KKR has no RTM options left. Released players include Shreyas Iyer, Mitchell Starc, Phil Salt, Venkatesh Iyer, and Nitish Rana.
Rajasthan Royals
Retained players are Sanju Samson (INR 18 crore), Yashasvi Jaiswal (INR 18 crore), Riyan Parag (INR 14 crore), Dhruv Jurel (INR 14 crore), Shimron Hetmyer (INR 11 crore), and Sandeep Sharma (INR 4 crore). With INR 41 crore in their purse and no RTM options, the Royals released Yuzvendra Chahal and Jos Buttler.
Gujarat Titans
The Titans retained five players: Rashid Khan (INR 18 crore), Shubman Gill (INR 16.50 crore), Sai Sudharsan (INR 8.50 crore), Rahul Tewatia (INR 4 crore), and Shahrukh Khan (INR 4 crore), leaving them INR 69 crore for the auction with one RTM option for a capped player. Notable releases include Mohammed Shami and David Miller.
Lucknow Super Giants
LSG retained five players: Nicholas Pooran (INR 21 crore), Ravi Bishnoi (INR 11 crore), Mayank Yadav (INR 11 crore), Mohsin Khan (INR 4 crore), and Ayush Badoni (INR 4 crore). With INR 69 crore left in the purse, they have one RTM option for a capped player. Released players include KL Rahul, Marcus Stoinis, Quinton de Kock, and Krunal Pandya.
Punjab Kings
Punjab retained only two players: Shashank Singh (INR 5.5 crore) and Prabhsimran Singh (INR 4 crore), with INR 110.5 crore remaining in the purse. They have four RTM options for capped players. Released players include Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Sam Curran, Jonny Bairstow, and Liam Livingstone.
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