IPL 2024 Retained and Released players list: With the IPL 2025 season just around the corner, teams have finalized their list of retained and released players, making crucial decisions to build a winning squad. The retention process has brought some surprises and, as expected, some major players have been released to make way for new talent.
In today’s article, we are discussing about the complete IPL 2025 retained and released players list, so let us know.
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IPL 2025 Retained and Released players list
Here is the complete list of IPL 2025 Retained and Released players list
Mumbai Indians Retained Player List
Retained: Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, And Jasprit Bumrah
Not Retain Player List: Dewald Brevis, Tim David, Harvik Desai, Ishan Kishan, Arjun Tendulkar, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Akash Madhwal, Romario Shepherd, Luke Wood and Others
Chennai Super Kings Retained Player List
Retained: Matheesha Pathirana, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhoni
Not Retain Player List: Moeen Ali,Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Ajay Mandal, Shaik Rasheed, Mitchell Santner, Mukesh Choudhary, Ajinkya Rahane and others
Royal Challengers Bangalore Retained Player List
Retained: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal
Not Retain Player List: Faf du Plessis,Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Glenn Maxwell, Will Jacks, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep And others
Punjab Kings Retained Player List
Retained: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal
Not Retain Player List: Faf du Plessis,Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Glenn Maxwell, Will Jacks, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep And others
Rajasthan Royals Retained Player List
Retained: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal
Not Retain Player List: Faf du Plessis,Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Glenn Maxwell, Will Jacks, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep And others
Delhi Capitals Retained Player List
Retained: Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Abhishek Porel
Not Retain Player List: Rishabh Pant, Vicky Ostwal, Prithvi Shaw, Pravin Dubey, David Warner, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Anrich Nortje And Others
Kolkata Knight Riders Retained Player List
Retained: Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh
Not Retain Player List: Shreyas Iyer, Phil Salt, Suyash Sharma, Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Anukul Roy, KS Bharat, Chetan Sakariya, Venkatesh Iyer, Vaibhav Arora, And others
Sunrisers Hyderabad Retained Player List
Retained: Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma, Nitiesh Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head
Not Retain Player List: Abdul Samad, Marco Jansen, Glenn Phillips, Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sanvir Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Washington Sundar, T. Natarajan And Others
Lucknow Super Giants Retained Player List
Retained: Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni
Not Retain Player List: KL Rahul, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Quinton de Kock, Deepak Hooda, Naveen-ul-Haq, Devdutt Padikkal, Krunal Pandya, Prerak Mankad, Amit Mishra And Others
Gujarat Titans Retained Player List
Retained: Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, And Shahrukh Khan
Not Retain Player List: David Miller, Kane Williamson, Matthew Wade, Abhinav Manohar, Wriddhiman Saha, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Darshan Nalkande, Noor Ahmad A d others
Purse Remaining of All teams for IPL 2025
IPL 2025 Team List | IPL 2025 Purse Remaining |
Mumbai Indians | ₹55 crore |
Chennai Super Kings | ₹55 crore |
Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹83 crore |
Gujarat Titans | ₹110.5 crore |
Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹45 crore |
Lucknow Super Giants | ₹69 crore |
Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹51 crore |
Delhi Capitals | ₹ 73 crore |
Rajasthan Royals | ₹41 crore |
Punjab Kings | ₹29.1 crore |
IPL 2025 Highest Earner in the retention lists
Heinrich Klaasen was the highest-paid player in the IPL 2025 retentions. Sunrisers Hyderabad retained him for a whopping Rs 23 crore. Apart from that other players list is given below.
- Heinrich Klaasen – ₹23 crore
- Virat Kohli – ₹21 crore
- Nicholas Pooran – ₹21 crore
FAQs
Q. How many players are retained in IPL 2025?
Ans: Each IPL team could retain a maximum of six players for the 2025 season. While some teams used all their retention slots, others opted for fewer retentions to have more flexibility in the upcoming mega auction.
Q. Who will retain MI in 2025?
Ans: Mumbai Indians (MI) retained the following players for IPL 2025 “Rohit Sharma Suryakumar Yadav Hardik Pandya Jasprit Bumrah Tilak Varma”
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