The spectacle of the Indian Premier League is just a few months away. The franchises have revealed the retained and released players list ahead of the mega IPL auction 2025.
The retention process is one of the most pivotal stages in the IPL calendar. All franchises lock in their core players before the auction.
Star players like Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, and Rohit Sharma were retained by their respective teams. Players like Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, and KL Rahul were released ahead of the mega auction.
Let’s dive into the complete IPL retention 2025 list by each team.
Highlights of IPL Retention 2025 The IPL retention 2025 live was nothing short of dramatic. It was a big surprise for some players and there were shocking releases as well.
The franchises have retained the marquee players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and MS Dhoni.
They have also retained young guns like Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Tilak Verma.
There were also some shocking releases in the form of ace Delhi wicketkeeper and captain Rishabh Pant, KKR-winning captain Shreyas Iyer, and KL Rahul.
IPL Retention 2025 Live: Players Retained and Released by Each Team Here we will list the IPL retentions 2025 live. Each franchise has strategically decided to retain players that suit their needs. Here is the complete IPL team retention list.
Mumbai Indians Mumbai Indians (MI) decided to retain five players and has left with an INR 55 Crore purse. They also have one RTM card available for uncapped players.
Mi Retained Players 2025:
Jasprit Bumrah (₹18 Cr) Suryakumar Yadav (₹16.35 Cr)
Hardik Pandya (₹16.35 Cr)
Rohit Sharma (₹16.30 Cr)
Tilak Varma (₹8 Cr)
Now, let’s look at the list of players released by MI.
Dewald Brevis
Ishan Kishan
Harvik Desai
Tim David
Vishnu Vinod
Arjun Tendulkar
Mohammad Nabi
Romario Shepherd
Shams Mulani
Nehal Wadhera
Gerald Coetzee
Anshul Kamboj
Naman Dhir
Shivalik Sharma
Chennai Super Kings Chennai Super Kings (CSK), with most fans , also decided to retain five players for the upcoming IPL 2025 and has an INR 55 Crore purse remaining. Let’s look at the CSK retention list.
CSK Retained Players 2025:
Ruturaj Gaikwad (₹18 Cr)Matheesha Pathirana (₹13 Cr)
Shivam Dube (₹12 Cr)
Ravindra Jadeja (₹18 Cr)
MS Dhoni (₹4 Cr)
The list of released players by CSK.
Ajay Mandal
Ajinkya Rahane
Deepak Chahar
Devon Conwa
Maheesh Theekshana
Mitchell Santner
Moeen Ali
Mukesh Choudhary
Nishant Sindhu
Prashant Solanki
Rajvardhan Hangargekar
Shaik Rasheed
Simarjeet Singh
Tushar Deshpande
Rachin Ravindra
Shardul Thakur
Daryl Mitchell
Sameer Rizvi
Mustafizur Rahman
Avanish Rao Aravelly
Royal Challengers Bangalore Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) decided to retain only three players from their current squad. Along with Punjab Kings, they have the highest purse remaining. They have INR 83 Crore purse remaining and 3 RTM cards.
RCB Retained Players 2025:
Virat Kohli (₹21 Cr)Rajat Patidar (₹11 Cr)
Yash Dayal (₹5 Cr)
List of players released by RCB.
Faf du Plessis
Anuj Rawat
Dinesh Karthik (retired)
Suyash S Prabhudessai
Will Jacks
Saurav Chauhan
Glenn Maxwell
Mahipal Lomror
Karn Sharma
Cameron Green
Swapnil Singh
Delhi Capitals Delhi Capitals decided to retain only four players from the current squad and released Rishabh Pant. They have gone on to retain the younger lot. With an INR 73 Crore purse remaining, they also have 3 RTM cards as well.
Delhi Capitals Retention 2025:
Axar Patel (₹16.5 Cr)Kuldeep Yadav (₹13.25 Cr)
Tristan Stubbs (₹10 Cr)
Abhishek Porel (₹4 Cr)
Now, let’s look at the list of released players from Delhi.
Anrich Nortje
David Warner (retired)
Ishant Sharma
Lalit Yadav
Mitchell Marsh
Mukesh Kumar
Pravin Dubey
Prithvi Shaw
Rishabh Pant
Syed Khaleel Ahmed
Vicky Ostwal
Yash Dhull
Harry Brook
Ricky Bhui
Kumar Kushagra
Rasikh Dar
Jhye Richardson
Sumit Kumar
Shai Hope
Swastik Chhikara
Jake Fraser-McGurk
Kolkata Knight Riders The most shocking news came from Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). They have released their winning captain, Shreyas Iyer. However, they are one of the two teams with the most retention (6). They have left with only INR 51 Crore in the auction and no RTM.
KKR Retained Players 2025:
Rinku Singh (₹13 Cr)Varun Chakaravarthy (₹12 Cr)
Sunil Narine (₹12 Cr)
Andre Russell (₹12 Cr)
Harshit Rana (₹4 Cr)
Ramandeep Singh (₹4 Cr)
List of released players by KKR.
Shreyas Iyer
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Nitish Rana
Sherfane Rutherford
Phil Salt
KS Bharat
Manish Pandey
Angkrish Raghuvanshi
Anukul Roy
Venkatesh Iyer
Suyash Sharma
Allah Ghazanfar
Dushmantha Chameera
Sakib Hussain
Vaibhav Arora
Mitchell Starc
Chetan Sakariya
Lucknow Super Giants Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) also decided to let go of their captain, KL Rahul. There are five players on the LSG retention list in 2025. They have INR 69 Crore purse remaining and 3 RTM as well.
LSG Retained Players 2025:
Nicholas Pooran (₹21 Cr)Ravi Bishnoi (₹11 Cr)
Mayank Yadav (₹11 Cr)
Mohsin Khan (₹4 Cr)
Ayush Badoni (₹4 Cr)
Released Players by LSG.
KL Rahul
Devdutt Padikkal
Quinton de Kock
Ashton Turner
Deepak Hooda
Krishnappa Gowtham
Krunal Pandya
Kyle Mayers
Marcus Stoinis
Mohd. Arshad Khan
Prerak Mankad
Yudhvir Singh
Arshin Kulkarni
David Willey
Shivam Mavi
Shamar Joseph
Matt Henry
Sunrisers Hyderabad Like most teams, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) also decided to retain only five players including the Australian fast bowler, Pat Cummins. They had to pay a hefty price for Heinrich Klassen as well. They only have INR 45 Crore purse remaining and one RTM for the uncapped player.
SRH Retained Players 2025:
Heinrich Klaasen (₹23 Cr)Pat Cummins (₹18 Cr)
Abhishek Sharma (₹14 Cr)
Nitish Reddy (₹6 Cr)
Travis Head (₹14 Cr)
Released Players by SRH.
Abdul Samad
Aiden Markram
Rahul Tripathi
Glenn Phillips
Mayank Agarwal
Anmolpreet Singh
Upendra Singh Yadav
Marco Jansen
Washington Sundar
Gujarat Titans Gujarat Titans (GT) has also gone on the route of retaining five players. However, they have a sizable INR 69 Crore purse remaining for auction. They also have one RTM as well.
GT Retained Players 2025:
Rashid Khan (₹18 Cr)Shubman Gill (₹16.5 Cr)
Sai Sudharsan (₹8.5 Cr)
Rahul Tewatia (₹4 Cr)
Shahrukh Khan (₹4 Cr)
Released Players by GT.
BR Sharath
Abhinav Manohar
Sandeep Warrier
Gurnoor Brar
Darshan Nalkande
David Miller
Jayant Yadav
Joshua Little
Kane Williamson
Matthew Wade
Mohammad Shami
Mohit Sharma
Noor Ahmad
Sai Kishore
Vijay Shankar
Wriddhiman Saha
Azmatullah Omarzai
Umesh Yadav
Sushant Mishra
Kartik Tyagi
Punjab Kings Punjab Kings (PBKS) is the only team to retain only two players this IPL. They are looking to overhaul their entire squad. They have the highest purse in this auction, INR 110.5 Crore. They also have 4 RTM as well.
PBKS Retained Players 2025:
Shashank Singh (₹5.5 Cr)Prabhsimran Singh (₹4 Cr)
Released Player by PBKS.
Shikhar Dhawan (retired)
Jitesh Sharma
Jonny Bairstow
Liam Livingstone
Harpreet Bhatia
Rilee Rossouw
Chris Woakes
Vishwanath Pratap Singh
Ashutosh Sharma
Tanay Thyagarajan
Atharva Taide
Rajasthan Royals Now, we’ve come to the last team of the league, Rajasthan Royals (RR). They have decided to go for maximum retention (6). They have also paid hefty sums to retain some of these players. Which is why they only have INR 41 Crore purse remaining (lowest).
Rr Retention List 2025:
Sanju Samson (₹18 Cr)Yashasvi Jaiswal (₹18 Cr)
Riyan Parag (₹14 Cr)
Dhruv Jurel (₹14 Cr)
Shimron Hetmyer (₹11 Cr)
Sandeep Sharma (₹4 Cr)
Released Player by RR.
Jos Buttler
Kunal Rathore
Donovan Ferreira
Rovman Powell
Shubham Dubey
Tom Kohler-Cadmore
Ravichandran Ashwin
Tanush Kotian
Abid Mushtaq
Avesh Khan
Kuldeep Sen
Navdeep Saini
Keshav Maharaj
Conclusion So, this was the IPL retention 2025 live list. You can see which players are retained by the respective IPL team owners . Some were expected but some of the released players were shocking.
In the upcoming mega auction, there are going to be a lot of high-profile players. Some notable names include Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, and Mohammad Siraj.
We will also cover the mega IPL auction 2025 , do keep an eye out.
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