Rajasthan Royals have retained six players in their squad for IPL 2025, one of whom is a foreign player. Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders were the only teams to release a retention list of 6 players.
Rajasthan Royals' decision to release IPL's highest wicket-taker Yuzvendra Chahal was the most surprising one. Let's take a look at the 6 players retained by Rajasthan Royals and the money spent on them.
RR Retained Players 2025
Rajasthan Royals have retained six players for INR79 crore, including their captain Sanju Samson. The only foreign player in this retention list is Simran Hit Mayar, who Rajasthan Royals have retained for INR11 crore for the 2025 IPL. The team's opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal was retained for the same amount as captain Sanju Samson, which was quite surprising.
| Player | Country | Role | Amount |
| Sanju Samson | India | Wicketkeeper | INR 18 crore |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | India | Batter | INR 18 crore |
| Riyan Parag | India | Batter | INR 14 crore |
| Druv Jurel | India | Wicketkeeper | INR 14 crore |
| Shimron Hetmyer | West Indies | Batter | INR 11 crore |
| Sandeep Sharma | India | Fast Bowler | INR 4 crore |
RR Released Players
Rajasthan Royals released 18 players yesterday including some big names like Jos Buttler, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Trent Boult. The most surprising decision by Rajasthan Royals was to release two key players Jos Buttler and Yuzvendra Chahal. George Buttler has been a key batsman for Rajasthan Royals for the past several seasons and Yuzvendra Chahal is not only the highest wicket-taker in IPL but has also made key contributions for Rajasthan on several occasions.
| Players |
| Jos Buttler |
| Donovan Ferreira |
| Kunal Rathore |
| Ravichandran Ashwin |
| Kuldeep Sen |
| Navdeep Saini |
| Trent Boult |
| Yuzvendra Chahal |
| Avesh Khan |
| Rovman Powell |
| Shubham Dubey |
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore |
| Abid Mushtaq |
| Nandre Burger |
| Tanush Kotian |
| Keshav Maharaj |
| Prasidh Krishna |
| Adam Zampa |
RR Remaining Purse for IPL Auction
After spending INR79 crore on retention, Rajasthan Royals have only INR41 crore left in their purse with which Rajasthan will try to build their team for the action in December.
FAQs
Rajasthan Royals have retained a total of 6 players.
No, Rajasthan Royals cannot use the Right to Match card now as they have received all their retentions.
Rajasthan Royals have retained their captain Sanju Samson and opener Yashasvi Jaiswal for INR 1818 crore, while Riyan Parag and Dhruv Chudail have been retained for INR 14 crore each. Apart from this, Rajasthan has retained Caribbean player Shimron Hetmyer for INR11 crore and fast bowler Sandeep Sharma for INR4 crore.
Rajasthan Royals have released a total of 18 players including Jos Buttler, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Ravichandran Ashwin.
INR 41 crores are left in Rajasthan Royals' purse now.
