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IPL 2025: Complete list of players retained and released by all 10 teams ahead of mega auction

The IPL Retention Special on JioCinema recently unveiled the eagerly awaited retention lists of the ten franchises. Now, it set the stage for the IPL 2025 mega auction scheduled to be held on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

As the respective franchises revealed the players who will continue to don their jerseys next season, fans were equally intrigued by the big names heading to the auction pool. Meanwhile, the retention announcements showed strategic moves by franchises, with a mix of loyalty to proven performers and bold decisions to part ways with marquee players.

Among those released are several domestic stars and international powerhouses who are expected to spark some huge bidding wars at the auction. This year’s auction, which is just a few days away from getting underway, promises to be high-octane one for sure.

The presence of untapped domestic talent and experienced international campaigners adds an extra layer of intrigue to the auction. Teams will be keen to fill the gaps, bolster weak links and secure high-quality players. As the countdown begins, cricket fraternity anticipate fireworks as franchises gear up for what could be one of the most competitive IPL auctions in recent years.

List of retained and released players by all 10 IPL franchises ahead of mega auction:-

Chennai Super Kings

Players Retained:

  • Ruturaj Gaikwad: INR 18 crore
  • Matheesha Pathirana: INR 13 crore
  • Shivam Dube: INR 12 crore
  • Ravindra Jadeja: INR 18 crore
  • MS Dhoni: INR 4 crore

Purse Remaining: INR 55 crore
RTM Options at Auction: 1

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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

Kolkata Knight Riders

Players Retained:

  • Rinku Singh: INR 13 crore
  • Varun Chakaravarthy: INR 12 crore
  • Sunil Narine: INR 12 crore
  • Andre Russell: INR 12 crore
  • Harshit Rana: INR 4 crore
  • Ramandeep Singh: INR 4 crore

Purse Remaining: INR 51 crore
RTM Options at Auction: None

Players Released:

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

Mumbai Indians

Players Retained:

  1. Jasprit Bumrah: INR 18 crore
  2. Suryakumar Yadav: INR 16.35 crore
  3. Hardik Pandya: INR 16.35 crore
  4. Rohit Sharma: INR 16.30 crore
  5. Tilak Varma: INR 8 crore

Purse Remaining: INR 55 crore (out of INR 120 crore)
RTM Options at Auction: 1
Players Eligible for RTM: 1 uncapped player

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

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Players Retained:

  • Virat Kohli: INR 21 crore
  • Rajat Patidar: INR 11 crore
  • Yash Dayal: INR 5 crore

Purse Remaining: INR 83 crore
RTM Options at Auction: 3

Players Released:

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

Players Retained:

  • Axar Patel: INR 16.5 crore
  • Kuldeep Yadav: INR 13.25 crore
  • Tristan Stubbs: INR 10 crore
  • Abhishek Porel: INR 4 crore

Purse Remaining: INR 73 crore
RTM Options at Auction: 2

Players Released:

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

Lucknow Super Giants

Players Retained:

  • Nicholas Pooran: INR 21 crore
  • Ravi Bishnoi: INR 11 crore
  • Mayank Yadav: INR 11 crore
  • Mohsin Khan: INR 4 crore
  • Ayush Badoni: INR 4 crore

Purse Remaining: INR 69 crore
RTM Options at Auction: 1

Players Released:

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

Players Retained:

  • Pat Cummins: INR 18 crore
  • Abhishek Sharma: INR 14 crore
  • Nitiesh Reddy: INR 6 crore
  • Heinrich Klaasen: INR 23 crore
  • Travis Head: INR 14 crore

Purse Remaining: INR 45 crore
RTM Options at Auction: 1 (uncapped player)

Players Released:

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

Players Retained:

  • Rashid Khan: INR 18 crore
  • Shubman Gill: INR 16.5 crore
  • Sai Sudharsan: INR 8.5 crore
  • Rahul Tewatia: INR 4 crore
  • Shahrukh Khan: INR 4 crore

Purse Remaining: INR 69 crore
RTM Options at Auction: 1

Players Released:
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

Players Retained:

  • Shashank Singh: INR 5.5 crore
  • Prabhsimran Singh: INR 4 crore

Purse Remaining: INR 110.5 crore
RTM Options at Auction: 4

Players Released:
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

Players Retained:

  • 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
  • Sandeep Sharma: INR 4 crore

Purse Remaining: INR 41 crore
RTM Options at Auction: None

Players Released:
Jos Buttler, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan, Rovman Powell, Shubham

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