SRH Retained Players 2025 List
The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) has retained a total of five players ahead of the IPL 2025 retention deadline day. According to the official social media handle of the Indian Premier League, the Sunrisers have three overseas players and two Indian players. All five are capped players and sum up the list of retained players by the Sunrisers for the IPL 2025 season.
According to The Times Of India, Heinrich Klaasen is the costliest retention by an IPL team going into the IPL mega auction for the 2025 edition.

SRH Retained Players 2025
According to the Indian Premier League's official social media handle, the retention list of the Sunrisers Hyderabad includes wicketkeeper-batter Heinrich Klaasen for INR 23 crores, skipper Pat Cummins for INR 18 crores, batting all-rounder Abhishek Sharma and opener Travis Head for INR 14 crores each, and all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy for INR 6 crores.
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 |
SRH Released Players
According to the official website of the Olympics, the Sunrisers Hyderabad have retained the core squad and released the other players ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. The Sunrisers released 21 players, including their former skipper Aiden Markram, and SRH’s bowling mainstay Bhuvneshwar Kumar. SRH has retained 6 players for the IPL 2025 edition.
Released Players |
Abdul Samad |
Aiden Markram |
Rahul Tripathi |
Glenn Phillips |
Mayank Agarwal |
Anmolpreet Singh |
Upendra Singh Yadav |
Marco Jansen |
Washington Sundar |
Sanvir Singh |
Wanindu Hasaranga |
Akash Singh |
Shahbaz Ahmed |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar |
Fazalhaq Farooqi |
Jaydev Unadkat |
T Natarajan |
Umran Malik |
Mayank Markande |
Jhathavedh Subramanyan |
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth |
SRH Remaining Purse for IPL Auction
According to The Times Of India, the Sunrisers Hyderabad go into the IPL 2025 mega auction with a purse of INR 45 crores left for the auction. The Sunrisers have the option to avail the right-to-match (RTM) card for an uncapped player.
FAQs
A. The Sunrisers Hyderabad retained five players ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction.
A. The Sunrisers Hyderabad have retained wicketkeeper-batter Heinrich Klaasen, skipper Pat Cummins, batting all-rounder Abhishek Sharma, opener Travis Head, and all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy.
A. The Sunrisers Hyderabad retained Heinrich Klaasen for INR 23 crores, Pat Cummins for INR 18 crores, Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head for INR 14 crores each, and Nitish Kumar Reddy for INR 6 crores.
A. The Sunrisers Hyderabad released a total of 21 players ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction.
A. The Sunrisers Hyderabad have a remaining purse of INR 45 crores for the IPL 2025 mega auction.