Lucknow Super Giants retained five players and still have an uncapped RTM left but it seems like KL Rahul's three-year journey might have come to an end with the franchise. Rahul led the Super Giants to playoffs in 2022 and 2023 before one of the two new teams faltered in the third season.
Punjab Kings retained only two players ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction and both of them were uncapped - Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh. The Kings have the biggest purse among 10 teams going into the big auction and will be keen to buy back some of their key international players.
Glenn Maxwell praised the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) team management for their efficient communication after he was not retained ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. RCB retained just three players, the second lowest among 10 teams, will all overseas players being released.
Rishabh Pant was one of the players who the Delhi Capitals surprisingly released. It is unknown if the player didn't want to stay with the team, but Pant will be one of the most sought-after players at the auction. Here are 3 teams that can target him in the mega auction
Rajasthan Royals exhausted their retentions before the IPL 2025 mega auction. However, among those six names, England white-ball captain Jos Buttler wasn't the one. Buttler, who has had tremendous run for the Royals across seven seasons, penned an emotional post after not being retained.
Rishabh Pant after being with the Delhi Capitals for nine seasons and playing for eight of them has parted ways with the franchise ahead of the 2025 edition of the IPL. Pant is touted to be the most expensive Indian player in IPL auction history with at least three teams searching for a new captain.
Mumbai Indians did well to retain much of their core group as they have kept Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auctions. However, they could not keep star wicket-keeper Ishan Kishan. They can't use RTM for Ishan. Check why.
Punjab Kings have decided to retain only two players and yet again, their fans will see a completely different team taking the field in IPL 2025. They will enter the mega auction with a massive purse of more than Rs 100 crore.
IPL 2025 Retention Full list of retained players by all 10 franchises: Jasprit Bumrah, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya and Rohit Sharma among others are the top retentions this year ahead of the upcoming mega auction.
Mumbai Indians have decided to retain Hardik Pandya as captain for the next edition of the Indian Premier League. They retained four other players ahead of the mega auction - Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma and Rohit Sharma.
Sunrisers Hyderabad had a problem of plenty after the season they had in IPL 2024, finishing runners-up. The Sunrisers may have been able to retain all five capped players, however, that has meant a straight deduction of INR 75 crore from their purse.
Lucknow Super Giants had a tricky decision to make ahead of the retentions announcement regarding KL Rahul. The public outrage after how the owner Sanjiv Goenka had reacted while talking to Rahul last season might have some role to play as the former captain hasn't been retained.
Delhi Capitals have a new coach and a new director of cricket in place in Hemang Badani and Venugopal Rao, respectively with GMR set to control the operations as part of the co-ownership deal with JSW taking the back seat for a couple of years and that had a lot to do with their retention choices.
IPL 2025 Retention RCB full list of retained and released players: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) played some impressive cricket to qualify for the playoffs last season. However, their dream run ended with a four-wicket loss to Rajasthan Royals in the Eliminator.
IPL 2025 Retention RR's full list of retained and released players: Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel are the top retentions announced by Rajasthan Royals.
Five-time champions, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have announced their list of retained players ahead of the mega auction for IPL 2025. MS Dhoni has been retained as an uncapped player as he last played for India in 2019. Here's the list of retained and released players by CSK...
IPL 2025 Retention GT's full list of retained and released players: Gujarat Titans have retained their star captain Shubman Gill ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction.
Five-time champions Mumbai Indians have changed their head coach and Mahela Jayawardene has taken over from Mark Boucher again after a turbulent IPL 2024 season. It was filled with controversy for the franchise and it remains to be seen how they handle it this time with Hardik and Rohit retained.
IPL 2025 retention live updates: All 10 teams are set to announce their list of retained and released players at 5 PM today. The deadline is fast approaching and all the focus is on Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul who are likely to be released.
The D-Day is here as far as the IPL is concerned. The loyalties will be tested, how far the negotiations were successful will be seen and crores of money will be at play as all 10 teams get their planning implemented ahead of the IPL 2025 auction with the deadline coming to a close.
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