The Indian Premier League (IPL) is gearing up for its mega auction, and franchises are preparing their retention and release lists. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has set the retention rules, allowing teams to retain a maximum of six players.
With the increased retention cost, franchises must carefully balance retaining key players and acquiring new talent through the auction. Here are the top six candidates who could be retained by each franchise:
Chennai Super Kings:
* Ruturaj Gaikwad
* Ravindra Jadeja
* Shivam Dube
* Daryl Mitchell
* Matheesha Pathirana
* MS Dhoni
Mumbai Indians:
* Hardik Pandya
* Rohit Sharma
* Jasprit Bumrah
* Suryakumar Yadav
* Ishan Kishan
* Anshul Kamboj
Royal Challengers Bengaluru:
* Virat Kohli
* Mohammed Siraj
* Will Jacks
* Glenn Maxwell
* Cameron Green
* Yash Dayal
Rajasthan Royals:
* Sanju Samson
* Jos Buttler
* Yashasvi Jaiswal
* Trent Boult
* Yuzvendra Chahal
* Sandeep Sharma
Kolkata Knight Riders:
* Shreyas Iyer
* Rinku Singh
* Phil Salt
* Sunil Narine
* Andre Russell
* Harshit Rana
Gujarat Titans:
* Shubman Gill
* Rashid Khan
* David Miller
* Sai Sudharsan
* Mohammed Shami
* Rahul Tewatia
Lucknow Super Giants:
* KL Rahul
* Quinton de Kock
* Nicholas Pooran
* Ravi Bishnoi
* Marcus Stoinis
* Mayank Yadav
Delhi Capitals:
* Rishabh Pant
* Tristan Stubbs
* Mitchell Marsh
* Jake Fraser-McGurk
* Axar Patel
* Abishek Porel
Punjab Kings:
* Sam Curran
* Arshdeep Singh
* Kagiso Rabada
* Liam Livingstone
* Shashank Singh
* Ashutosh Sharma
Sunrisers Hyderabad:
* Pat Cummins
* Abhishek Sharma
* Travis Head
* Heinrich Klaasen
* T. Natarajan
* Nitish Kumar Reddy
The status of uncapped players may change before October 31st. Players representing the national team before the deadline will not be considered uncapped. However, those making their international debut on November 1st will still be classified as uncapped for the IPL 2025 season.
