IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: KL Rahul done dirty by LSG; Shreyas Iyer bites more than he can chew
The highly-awaited IPL Auction 2025 is just a handful of days away. While the BCCI is yet to announce the date of the auction, recent reports state that the much-awaited event is likely to be held in the final week of November. Reports also claimed that the IPL auction 2025 venue is set to Riyadh.
The cricketing fraternity is eagerly waiting for the auction to take place after all the 10 IPL franchises - Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Delhi Capitals (DC), Gujarat Titans (GT), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Lucknow Supergiants (LSG), Mumbai Indians (MI), Punjab Kings (PBKS), Rajasthan Royals (RR), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) - released the list of their retained players on Thursday (October 31).
Visit our blog IPL Retention 2025 Live Updates for all the IPL auction 2025 retention updates including the CSK retention list, DC retention list, GT retention list, KKR retention list, LSG retention list, MI retention list, PBKS retention list, RR retention list, RCB retention list and SRH retention list.
As expected, all the IPL teams sprung several big surprises. One of the big surprises was the Kolkata Knight Riders deciding against retaining their IPL-winning captain Shreyas Iyer. The reigning champions retained six players. However, they did not retain Iyer.
Just like KKR, Delhi Capitals also released their captain Rishabh Pant. The wicketkeeper-batsman was with the franchise for nine years before deciding to part ways. On the other hand, Mumbai Indians managed to retain the big Indian names in their squad.
While speculations were rife that Rohit Sharma might leave the franchise after his unceremonious sacking as the captain, the five-time IPL champions managed to retain him. Besides Rohit, Mumbai Indians have also retained the likes of Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, and Tilak Varma.
Chennai Super Kings have also managed to retain their former captain MS Dhoni although as an uncapped player. In addition to Dhoni, CSK have also retained captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, Matheesha Pathirana, Ravindra Jadeja, and Shivam Dube.
Overall, the 10 franchises have retained a total of 46 players. Of the 10 teams, only two teams - KKR and Rajasthan Royals - have retained their full quota of six players. Punjab Kings have retained the least number of players - 2.
Meanwhile, South Africa superstar Heinrich Klaasen emerged as the highest-paid retention. Sunrisers Hyderabad secured his services for INR 23 crores ahead of the IPL auction 2025.
Punjab Kings will enter the auction with the biggest purse. After spending INR 9.5 crores to retain two uncapped players, Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh, the Punjab-based outfit has a remaining purse of INR 110.5 crores. They are the only team to have a purse of 100 or more crores.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have the second biggest purse remaining - INR 83 crores. The Bengaluru-based outfit has retained three players - Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and Yash Dayal. With only INR 41 crores remaining, Rajasthan Royals will go into the IPL auction 2025 with the smallest purse.
IPL Auction 2025: Indian Premier League teams get the biggest Purse Value
For the IPL 2025 Mega Auction, all the Indian Premier League teams received a purse value of INR 120 Crores each. Before the IPL auction 2025, the BCCI had instructed all the franchises to submit their IPL Retention 2025 list by 31/10/2024 at 5:00 pm IST.
IPL 2025 Auction: Rules for Retention
Here we are taking a look at the IPL auction 2025 retention rules. If a franchise opts for all 5 retentions, they will have to shell out INR 75 Crores out of the INR 120 Crores Purse Value on the 5 players they decide to retain.
IPL Auction 2025: Team-Wise Final Updated Purse Values
| Team Name | Total Purse Value | Purse Spent | Purse Remaining |
| Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 120 Crore | 65 Crore | 55 Crore |
| Delhi Capitals (DC) | 120 Crore | 47 Crore | 73 Crore |
| Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 120 Crore | 69 Crore | 51 Crore |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) | 120 Crore | 37 Crore | 83 Crore |
| Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) | 120 Crore | 51 Crore | 69 Crore |
| Punjab Kings (Kings XI) | 120 Crore | 9.5 Crore | 110.5 Crore |
| Mumbai Indians (MI) | 120 Crore | 75 Crore | 45 Crore |
| SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) | 120 Crore | 75 Crore | 45 Crore |
| Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 120 Crore | 79 Crore | 41 Crores |
| Gujarat Titans (GT) | 120 Crore | 51 Crore | 69 Crore |
IPL Auction 2025: Team-Wise Final Player Retention List
| Team | Player Name | Category | Retention Price (in Crore) |
| Chennai Super Kings | Ruturaj Gaikwad | Capped | 18 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | Capped | 18 | |
| Matheesha Pathirana | Capped | 13 | |
| Shivam Dube | Capped | 12 | |
| MS Dhoni | Uncapped | 4 | |
| Delhi Capitals | Axar Patel | Capped | 16.5 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Capped | 13.25 | |
| Tristan Stubbs | Capped | 10 | |
| Abishek Porel | Uncapped | 4 | |
| Mumbai Indians | Jasprit Bumrah | Capped | 18 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | Capped | 16.35 | |
| Hardik Pandya | Capped | 16.35 | |
| Rohit Sharma | Capped | 16.3 | |
| Tilak Varma | Capped | 8 | |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | Virat Kohli | Capped | 21 |
| Rajat Patidar | Capped | 11 | |
| Yash Dayal | Capped | 5 | |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Rinku Singh | Capped | 13 |
| Varun Chakravarthy | Capped | 12 | |
| Sunil Narine | Capped | 12 | |
| Andre Russell | Capped | 12 | |
| Harshit Rana | Uncapped | 4 | |
| Ramandeep Singh | Uncapped | 4 | |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Heinrich Klaasen | Capped | 23 |
| Pat Cummins | Capped | 18 | |
| Travis Head | Capped | 14 | |
| Abhishek Sharma | Capped | 14 | |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | Capped | 6 | |
| Punjab Kings | Shashank Singh | Uncapped | 5.5 |
| Prabhsimran Singh | Uncapped | 4 | |
| Rajasthan Royals | Sanju Samson | Capped | 18 |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Capped | 18 | |
| Riyan Prag | Capped | 14 | |
| Shimron Hetmyer | Capped | 11 | |
| Dhruv Jurel | Capped | 14 | |
| Sandeep Sharma | Uncapped | 4 | |
| Gujarat Titans | Shubman Gill | Capped | 16.5 |
| Rashid Khan | Capped | 18 | |
| Sai Sudharsan | Capped | 8.5 | |
| Rahul Tewatia | Uncapped | 4 | |
| Shahrukh Khan | Uncapped | 4 | |
| Lucknow Super Giants | Nicholas Pooran | Capped | 21 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | Capped | 11 | |
| Mayank Yadav | Capped | 11 | |
| Ayush Badoni | Uncapped | 4 | |
| Mohsin Khan | Uncapped | 4 |
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