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.
| Franchise | Players Retained | Players Released |
| Mumbai Indians | ||
| Chennai Super Kings | ||
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | ||
| Delhi Capitals | ||
| Kolkata Knight Riders | ||
| Lucknow Super Giants | ||
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | ||
| Gujarat Titans | ||
| Punjab Kings | ||
| Rajasthan Royals |
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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