IPL 2025 Mega Auction: Retained Players and Purse Details
Ahead of the upcoming mega auction for the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) season, the ten franchises have finalized their retained players. Here’s a detailed breakdown of the retained players, purse remaining, and right-to-match (RTM) options for each team:
Mumbai Indians
* Retained Players: 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)
* Purse Remaining: INR 45 crore
* RTM Options: 1 (uncapped player)
Sunrisers Hyderabad
* Retained Players: 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)
* Purse Remaining: INR 45 crore
* RTM Options: 1 (uncapped player)
Chennai Super Kings
* Retained Players: 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 65 crore
* RTM Options: 1 (capped or uncapped player)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
* Retained Players: Virat Kohli (INR 21 crore), Rajat Patidar (INR 11 crore), Yash Dayal (INR 5 crore)
* Purse Remaining: INR 83 crore
* RTM Options: 3 (one uncapped and two capped players, or three capped players)
Delhi Capitals
* Retained Players: Axar Patel (INR 16.50 crore), Kuldeep Yadav (INR 13.25 crore), Tristan Stubbs (INR 10 crore), Abishek Porel (INR 4 crore)
* Purse Remaining: INR 73 crore
* RTM Options: 2 (one uncapped and one capped player, or two capped players)
Kolkata Knight Riders
* Retained Players: Rinku Singh (INR 13 crore), Varun Chakravarthy (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: None
Lucknow Super Giants
* Retained Players: 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: 1 (capped player)
Punjab Kings
* Retained Players: Shashank Singh (INR 5.5 crore), Prabhsimran Singh (INR 4 crore)
* Purse Remaining: INR 110.5 crore
* RTM Options: 4 (capped players)
Rajasthan Royals
* Retained Players: 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: None