Ahead of the 2025 player auction scheduled to be held in Riyadh on November 24 and 25, the IPL franchises have officially announced the much-awaited retention list.
The focus now turns to the marquee players who were dropped by the ten teams ahead of this main event.
The deadline to finalize the retention list for all ten franchises has been extended to 5:30 PM IST.
Who is playing without a cap?
A cricketer is considered uncapped if he has not played in any international format (T20I, ODI or Test) for his national team. In the Indian context, a player who has not been part of the national team’s XI in the last five years or does not have a BCCI central contract is also classified as a non-coached player.
Players retained by all ten franchises for IPL 2025
1.) Rajasthan Royals (Retained Players) – Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Sandeep Sharma
There are no Right to Match (RTM) cards left for the Royals.
Kept Kings. It is ready #HallaBol! 🔥💗 pic.twitter.com/ae4yo0DMRa
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) October 31, 2024
2.) Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Retained Players) – Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal (uncapped)
RCB are now left with three RTM cards.
🗣 #IPL2025 Saves🔥
Make way for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru flag bearers. Introducing our first inductees for RCB’s Class of 2025! ❤️🔥
Roll #1️⃣8️⃣: Virat Kohli 👑
Roll No. 9️⃣7️⃣: Rajat Patidar 🌟
Roll #1️⃣0️⃣3️⃣: Yash Dayal… pic.twitter.com/a8JGsQnt7S– Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) October 31, 2024
3.) Mumbai Indians (Retained Players) – Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Verma
Only 1 RTM card left in MI.
𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝔼𝕃𝔼𝕄𝔼ℕ𝕋𝕊. 𝐎𝐔𝐑 ℂ𝕆ℝ𝔼. 💙#MumbaiMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians pic.twitter.com/2nlhU6gNOF
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) October 31, 2024
4.) Punjab Kings (Reserved Players) – Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh (both uncapped)
PBKS remains with four RTM cards.
This Diwali, we’re doubling the fireworks! 🎆
Prabhsimran and Shashank are back to light up the next season with their explosive talent! 🔥#ShankSingh #PrabhsimranSingh #PunjabKings #IPLRetentions #IPL2025 pic.twitter.com/uGL3kTVJsK
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) October 31, 2024
5.) Sunrisers Hyderabad (Retained Players) – Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head
SRH has only 1 RTM card left.
Introducing our Stored Upgrades #IPL2025 🧡 #PlaywithFire🔥💥 #SRH #OrangeArmy pic.twitter.com/S2xwqsWhb1
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) October 31, 2024
6.) Gujarat Titans (Retained Players) – Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, Shah Rukh Khan
GT is now left with only one RTM card.
🖐 ➡ 🔒#AavaSay pic.twitter.com/y8fIfSLxMW
— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) October 31, 2024
7.) Chennai Super Kings (Retained Players) – Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Matheesha Pathirana, MS Dhoni (uncapped)
CSK has 1 RTM card left.
Superfans, Diwali Paris is here! 🎁💥
Moment @anirudhofficial Musical ft. IPL Retentions 2025 🥳🎶
#UngalAnbudan #WhistlePod 🦁💛 pic.twitter.com/FGTXm52v74
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) October 31, 2024
8.) Lucknow Super Giants (Retained Players) – Nicholas Puran, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Ayush Badoni (uncapped), Mohsin Khan (uncapped)
LSG is now left with only one RTM card.
Say hello to the starting five, Lucknow 👋 pic.twitter.com/ZWdfjOJxR4
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) October 31, 2024
9.) Delhi Capitals (Retained Players) – Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Abhishek Porel (uncapped)
DC has 2 RTM cards left.
Your favorite stars are ready to ROAR once again at the Qila Kotla!
Read more about our savings here 👇https://t.co/LHchrsFoMZ pic.twitter.com/7i26Tc07nd
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) October 31, 2024
10.) Kolkata Knight Riders (Retained Players) – Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh (uncapped), Harshit Rana (uncapped), Varun Chakraborty
Here are the Knights you saved 💜
Next stop: #TATAIPLAauction 💰🔨 pic.twitter.com/fvr1kwWoYn
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) October 31, 2024
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