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The anticipation surrounding the IPL 2025 mega auction has taken a major step forward, with all 10 franchises – Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Titans, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lucknow Super Giants, Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad officially r🐓e🌺leasing their list of retained players.
Each franchise has a total purse of ₹120 crore for the upcoming auction, and deductions based on their retained players’ values will adjust each team’s remaining budget. The retentions are strategic, with teams balancing their star players while leaving enough in the purse for fresh acquisitions.
Players retained ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction
Chennai Super Kings (CSK): Ruturaj Gaikwad (₹18 crore), Matheesha Pathirana (₹13 crore), Shivam Dube (₹12 crore), Ravindra Jadeja ( ₹18 crore), MS Dhoni (₹4 crore)
Delhi Capitals (DC): Axar Patel (₹16.50 crore), Kuldeep Yadav (₹13.25 crore), Tristan 🙈Stubbs (₹10 crore), Abishek Porel (₹4 crore🌼)
Gujarat Titans (GT): Rashid Khan (₹18 crore), Shubman Gill (₹16.50 crore), Sai Sudharsan (₹8.50 𓂃crore), Rahul Tewatia (₹4 crore), Shahrukh Khan (₹4 crore)
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Rinku Singh (₹13 crore), Varun Chakaravarthy (₹12 crore), Sunil Narine (₹12 crore), Andre Russell (₹𝕴12 crore), Harshit Rana (₹ꦯ4 crore), Ramandeep Singh (₹4 crore)
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Lucknow Super Giants (LSG): Nicholas Pooran (₹21 crore), Ravi Bishnoi (₹11ꦍ crore), Mayank Yadav (₹11 cr𓂃ore), Mohsin Khan (₹4 crore), Ayush Badoni (₹4 crore)
Mumbai Indians (MI): Jasprit Bumrah (₹18 cr), Suryakumar Yadav (₹16.35 crౠ), Hardik Pandya (₹16.35 cr), Rohit Sharma (₹16.30 cr), Tilak Varma (₹8 cr)
Punjab Kings (PBKS): Shashank Singh (₹5.5 crore), Prabhsimran Singh (₹🤡4 crore🎐)
Rajasthan Royals (RR): Sanju Samson (₹ 18 crore), Yashasvi Jaiswal (₹18 crore), Riyan Parag (₹14 crore), Dhruv Jܫurel (₹14 crore), Shimron Hetmyer (₹11 crore), Sandeep Sharma (₹4 crore)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB): Virat Kohli (₹21 crore), Rajat Patidar (₹11 crore), Yash𒀰 Dayal (₹5 crore)
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): Heinrich Klaasen (₹23 crore), Pat Cummins (₹18 crore), Abhishek Sharma (₹14 cꦓrore), Travis Head (₹14 crore), Nitish Kumar Reddy (₹6 crore🍸)