- IPL 2025 retained players
- Mumbai Indians retained players list
- Kolkata Knight Riders retained players list
- Sunrisers Hyderabad retained players list
- Rajasthan Royals retained players list
- Gujarat Titans retained players list
- Punjab Kings retained players list
- Lucknow Super Giants retained players list
- Chennai Super Kings retained players list
- Delhi Capitals retained players list
- Royal Challengers Bangaluru retained players List
The 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) marks the tournament’s 18th season. The tournament will feature a total of 74 matches across 13 cities in India from 22 March to 25 May 2025. Kolkata Knight Riders enter the season as defending champions after their commanding eight-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2024 final.
IPL 2025 retained players
The IPL 2025 retention deadline passed on October 31, 2024, with all 10 franchises finalizing and revealing their lists of retained and released players. In total, 46 players were retained across all franchises, with a cumulative investment of INR 558.5 crores, as per IPL's official website.
IPL teams have officially announced their list of retained players for the 2025 season through their social media channels and websites. Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Titans, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Lucknow Super Giants have each retained five players. Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals held onto six, while Delhi Capitals kept four. Royal Challengers Bangalore retained three, and Punjab Kings opted to keep just two.
Mumbai Indians retained players list
| Player | Country | Role | Amount |
| Jaspreet Bumrah | India | Fast Bowler | INR 18 crores |
| Suryakumar Yadav | India | Batter | INR 16.35 crores |
| Hardik Pandya © | India | All-rounder | INR 16.35 crores |
| Rohit Sharma | India | Batter | INR 16.30 crores |
| Tilak Varma | India | Batter | INR 8 crores |
Kolkata Knight Riders retained players list
| Player Name | Country | Role | IPL Salary |
| Rinku Singh | India | Middle-order Batter | INR 13 crores |
| Varun Charkarvathy | India | Bowler | INR 12 crores |
| Sunil Narine | West Indies | Bowling All-rounder | INR 12 crores |
| Andre Russell | West Indies | All-rounder | INR 12 crores |
| Harshit Rana | India | Bowler | INR 4 crores |
| Ramandeep Singh | India | Middle order Batter | INR 4 crores |
Sunrisers Hyderabad retained players list
| Player Name | Country | Role | IPL Salary |
| Heinrich Klaasen | South Africa | Wicketkeeper-batter | INR 23 crores |
| Pat Cummins © | Australia | Bowler | INR 18 crores |
| Abhishek Sharma | India | All-rounder | INR 14 crores |
| Travis Head | Australia | Top-order Batter | INR 14 crores |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | India | Batting All-rounder | INR 6 crores |
Rajasthan Royals retained players list
| Player | Country | Role | Amount |
| Sanju Samson © | India | Wicketkeeper | INR 18 crores |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | India | Batter | INR 18 crores |
| Riyan Parag | India | Batter | INR 14 crores |
| Druv Jurel | India | Wicketkeeper | INR 14 crores |
| Shimron Hetmyer | West Indies | Batter | INR 11 crores |
| Sandeep Sharma | India | Fast Bowler | INR 4 crores |
Gujarat Titans retained players list
| Player Name | Country | Role | IPL Salary |
| Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | Bowling All-rounder | INR 18 crores |
| Shubman Gill © | India | Opening Batter | INR 16.50 crores |
| Sai Sudharsan | India | Top-order Batter | INR 8.50 crores |
| Rahul Tewatia | India | Bowling All-rounder | INR 4 crores |
| Shahrukh Khan | India | Batter | INR 4 crores |
Punjab Kings retained players list
| Player Name | Country | Role | IPL Salary |
| Shashank Singh | India | Batting All-rounder | INR 5.50 crores |
| Prabhsimran Singh | India | Wicketkeeper-batter | INR 4 crores |
Lucknow Super Giants retained players list
| Player | Country | Role | Amount |
| Nicholas Pooran | West Indies | Wicketkeeper | INR 21 crores |
| Mayank Yadav | India | Fast Bowler | INR 11 crores |
| Ravi Bisnoi | India | Spinner | INR 11 crores |
| Ayush Badoni | India | Batter | INR 4 crores |
| Mohsin Khan | India | Fast Bowler | INR 4 crores |
Chennai Super Kings retained players list
| Player Name | Country | Role | IPL Salary |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad © | India | Batter | INR 18 crores |
| Ravindra Jadeja | India | All-rounder | INR 18 crores |
| Matheesha Pathirana | Sri Lanka | Bowler | INR 13 crores |
| Shivam Dube | India | All-rounder | INR 12 crores |
| MS Dhoni | India | Wicketkeeper-batter | INR 4 crores |
Delhi Capitals retained players list
| Player Name | Country | Role | IPL Salary |
| Axar Patel © | India | All-rounder | INR 16.50 crores |
| Kuldeep Yadav | India | Bowler | INR 13.25 crores |
| Tristan Stubbs | South Africa | Wicketkeeper-batter | INR 10 crores |
| Abishek Porel | India | Wicketkeeper-batter | INR 14 crores |
Royal Challengers Bangaluru retained players List
| Player Name | Country | Role | IPL Salary |
| Virat Kohli | India | Top-order Batter | INR 21 crores |
| Rajat Patidar © | India | Top-order Batter | INR 11 crores |
| Yash Dayal | India | Bowler | INR 5 crores |
FAQs on IPL
A. Before IPL 2025, all the 10 IPL teams together retained 46 players.
A. The most expensive player in this IPL retention was Sunrisers Hyderabad wicketkeeper-batsman Heinrich Klaasen, who Sunrisers Hyderabad retained for INR 23 crores.
A. Royal Challengers Bangaluru retained Virat Kohli for INR 21 crore.
A. Chennai Super Kings retained Mahendra Singh Dhoni as an uncapped player for INR 4 crores.
A. Punjab Kings released Shikhar Dhawan, Delhi Capitals released Rishabh Pant, Lucknow Super Giants released KL Rahul and Kolkata Knight Riders released Shreyas Iyer. All four players were captains of these teams in the 2024 IPL season.
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