8 capped Indian players who can be retained as uncapped ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction apart from Dhoni

"A capped Indian player will become uncapped if the player has in the last five calendar years preceding the year in which the relevant season is held, not played in the starting XI in International Cricket or does not have a Central Contract with BCCI. This will be applicable for Indian Players only - MS Dhoni is the obvious beneficiary of the rule but which are the other players? Take a look-

Sandeep Sharma has played two T20Is for India but both back in 2015. Hence, Sharma will be eligible for uncapped retention by the Rajasthan Royals as per the rule

Leg-spinner Mayank Markande has played just one T20I for India against Australia that too in February 2019 and hence. will be eligible for uncapped retention by the Sunrisers Hyderabad

Amit Mishra is set to turn 42 in November but as we have seen the age doesn't matter for senior players in IPL. Mishra last played for India in 2017 and is eligible but will LSG retain him?

Like Dhoni, Vijay Shankar too last played for India in the World Cup 2019. Hence, the Tamil Nadu all-rounder does become an option for Gujarat Titans to be kept as an uncapped player

Rishi Dhawan, who has played three ODIs and a sole T20I for India. All those games were in 2016 and hence he too is eligible for an uncapped retention by Punjab Kings

Piyush Chawla last played for India back in 2012 and since he did well for Mumbai Indians in the last two seasons, he provides the five-time champions with an option

Mohit Sharma, who last played for India back in 2015, too is eligible for an uncapped retention by the Gujarat Titans

Leg-spinner Karn Sharma last played for India in 2014 and is eligible for a retention by RCB as an uncapped player

Siddharth Kaul, the Indian pacer, who didn't play in IPL 2024 can come into the mega auction as an uncapped player having last played for India in February 2019