A full compilation of IPL 2025 retentions , players released, money spent, auction purse and RTM left for all 10 teams.
The IPL 2025 season has hit a critical juncture as player retention lists have been confirmed across all 10 teams, unveiling shifts that could define the upcoming tournament. While franchises like Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings have locked in their cornerstone players, a surprising number of big names have been released into the auction pool, setting up an electrifying bidding battle ahead.
Key figures like Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul and others may find new homes as teams rebalance their squads.. With a higher salary cap and the return of the Right-to-Match card, the auction dynamics promise to be more competitive than ever, making IPL 2025 one of the most anticipated seasons yet.
Stay tuned as we break down each team’s retentions and the implications of these releases on the IPL landscape.
**All retention Values are in INR**
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Players Retained: 5 | Amount Spent: 75 crores | Auction Purse Remaining: 45 crores | RTMs: 1
Retentions:
- Heinrich Klaasen – 23 crores
- Pat Cummins – 18 crores
- Travis Head – 14 crores
- Abhishek Sharma – 14 crores
- Nitish Kumar Reddy – 6 crores
Major Releases: Washington Sundar, Wanindu Hasaranga, Rahul Tripathi, Marco Jansen, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Glenn Phillips, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Chennai Super Kings
Players Retained: 5 | Amount Spent: 65 crores | Auction Purse Remaining: 55 crores | RTMs: 1
Retentions:
- Ravindra Jadeja – 18 crores
- Ruturaj Gaikwad – 18 crores
- Shivam Dube -12 crores
- Matheesha Pathirana – 13 crores
- MS Dhoni – 4 crores
Major Releases: Devon Conway, Rachin ravindra, Deepak Chahar
Kolkata Knight Riders
Players Retained: 6 | Amount Spent: 69 crores | Auction Purse Remaining: 51 crores | RTMs: 0
Retentions:
- Andre Russell – 12 crores
- Sunil Narine – 12 crores
- Varun Chakravarthy – 12 crores
- Rinku Singh – 13 crores
- Harshit Rana – 4 crores
- Ramandeep Singh – 4 crores
Major Releases: Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Mitchell Starc, Phil Salt, Varun Chakravarthy
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Players Retained: 3 | Amount Spent: 37 crores | Auction Purse Remaining: 83 crores | RTMs: 3
Retentions:
- Virat Kohli – 21 crores
- Rajat Patidar – 11 crores
- Yash Dayal – 5 crores
Major Releases: Glenn Maxwell, Faf du Plessis, Will Jacks, Cameron Green, Alzarri Joseph, Reece Topley, Mohammed Siraj
Mumbai Indians
Players Retained: 5 | Amount Spent: 75 crores | Auction Purse Remaining: 45 crores | RTMs: 1
Retentions:
- Hardik Pandya – 16.35
- Suryakumar Yadav – 16.35
- Jasprit Bumrah – 18 crores
- Rohit Sharma – 16.30
- Tilak Verma – 8 crores
Major Releases: Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Ishan Kishan, Gerald Coetzee
Delhi Capitals
Players Retained: 4 | Amount Spent: 47 crores | Auction Purse Remaining: 73 crores | RTMs: 2
Retentions:
- Axar Patel – 16.5 crores
- Kuldeep Yadav – 13.25 crores
- Tristan Stubbs – 10 crores
- Abhishek Porel – 4 crores
Major Releases: Rishabh Pant, David Warner, Mukesh Kumar, Anrich Nortje
Punjab Kings
Players Retained: 2 | Amount Spent: 9.5 crores | Auction Purse Remaining: 110.5 crores | RTMs: 4
Retentions:
- Shashank Singh – 5.5 crores
- Prabhsimran Singh – 4 crores
Major Releases: Liam Livingstone, Arshdeep Singh, Jonny Bairstow, Rilee Rossouw, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Harshal Patel
Gujarat Titans
Players Retained: 5 | Amount Spent: 51 crores | Auction Purse Remaining: 69 crores | RTMs: 1
Retentions:
- Rashid Khan – 18 crores
- Shubman Gill – 16.5 crores
- Sai Sudharsan – 8.5 crores
- Shahrukh Khan – 4 crores
- Rahul Tewatia – 4 crores
Major Releases: David Miller, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha, Spencer Johnson, Joshua Little, Azmatullah Omarzai, Noor Ahmad, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma
Lucknow Super Giants
Players Retained: 5 | Amount Spent: 51 crores | Auction Purse Remaining: 69 crores | RTMs: 1
Retentions:
- Nicholas Pooran – 21 crores
- Ravi Bishnoi – 14 crores
- Mayank Yadav – 11 crores
- Ayush Badoni – 4 crores
- Mohsin Khan – 4 crores
Major Releases: KL Rahul, Deepak Hooda, Devdutt Padikkal, Quinton de Kock, Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis, Naveen-ul-Haq
Rajasthan Royals
Players Retained: 6 | Amount Spent: 79 crores | Auction Purse Remaining: 41 crores | RTMs: 0
Retentions:
- Sanju Samson – 18 crores
- Yashasvi Jaiswal – 18 crores
- Riyan Parag – 14 crores
- Dhruv Jurel – 14 crores
- Shimron Hetmyer – 11 crores
- Sandeep Sharma – 4 crores
Major Releases: Jos Buttler, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Nandre Burger