IPL 2025 Retention: Full list of retained players by all 10 franchises

IPL 2025 Retention Full list of retained players by all 10 franchises: Jasprit Bumrah, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya and Rohit Sharma among others are the top retentions this year ahead of the upcoming mega auction.

Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya are among the star players retained by their respective franchises ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. Virat Kohli is the top retention announced by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). RCB have retained Virat by paying INR 21 crore. Notably, a total of 47 players have been retained ahead of the upcoming auction.

Ravindra Jadeja and Ruturaj Gaikwad are the top retentions announced by the five-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings. Rashid Khan is the top retention of Gujarat Titans. Kolkata Knight Riders have named Rinku Singh as their top retention.

For Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Heinrich Klaasen is the top-most retention with 23 crore. On the other hand, Mumbai Indians (MI) have surprisingly named Jasprit Bumrah as their top retention with 18 crore and also confirmed that Hardik Pandya will be their captain next season.

Full list of retained players ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction:

Chennai Super Kings (CSK):

 MS Dhoni (4 crore), Ravindra Jadeja (18 crore), Ruturaj Gaikwad (18 crore), Shivam Dube (12 crore) Matheesha Pathirana (13 crore)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB):

Virat Kohli (21 crore) Yash Dayal (5 crore), Rajat Patidar (11 crore)

Gujarat Titans (GT):

Shubman Gill (16.5 crore), Rashid Khan (18 crore), B Sai Sudharsan (8.5 crore), Rahul Tewatia (four crore) and Shahrukh Khan (four crore)

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR):

Sunil Narine (12 crore), Rinku Singh (13 crore), Harshit Rana (4 crore), Andre Russell (12 crore), Ramandeep Singh (4 crore) and Varun Chakravarthy (12 crore)

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH):

Heinrich Klaasen (INR 23 crore), Pat Cummins (INR 18 crore), Abhishek Sharma (INR 14 crore), Travis Head (INR 14 crore), Nitish Kumar Reddy (INR 6 crore)

Delhi Capitals (DC): 

Axar Patel (16.5 crore), Kuldeep Yadav (13.25 crore), Tristan Stubbs (10 crore), Abishek Porel (4 crore)

Rajasthan Royals (RR):

Sanju Samson (18 crore), Yashasvi Jaiswal (18 crore), Riyan Parag (14 crore), Dhruv Jurel (14 crore), Shimron Hetmyer (11 crore), Sandeep Sharma (4 crore)

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG):

Nicholas Pooran (INR 21 crore), Mayank Yadav (INR 11 crore), Ravi Bishnoi (INR 11 crore), Mohsin Khan (INR 4 crore), Ayush Badoni (INR 4 crore)

Punjab Kings (PBKS):

Shashank Singh (INR 5.5 crore), Prabhsimran Singh (INR 4 crore)

Mumbai Indians (MI):

Jasprit Bumrah (INR 18 crore), Suryakumar Yadav (INR 16.35 crore), Hardik Pandya (INR 16.35 crore), Rohit Sharma (INR 16.30 crore), Tilak Varma (INR 8 crore)