BCCI announced the IPL 2025 Player Retentions List on October 31 evening.
IPL Frenchies do many surprising things, which gives fans a short future look at their loved team. As always, the IPL is like a two-month festival in India, which is celebrated by cricket fans around the world. That is why the IPL is the best cricket league in the world. Every cricket fan waits for the IPL.
As we know, BCCI gives a deadline to IPL Frenchies for retaining most of 6 players in their team, of which they need to keep at least 1 uncapped player. After announcing the retention list, here we are to give a view of those teams that have an upper hand.
Mumbai Indians Retentions for IPL 2025
MI retains 5 players, and now they have 1 RTM card available to keep uncapped players. MI retains Jasprit Bumrah (18 CR), Suryakumar Yadav (16.35 CR), Hardik Pandya (16.35 CR), Rohit Sharma (16.30 CR), and Tilak Varma (8 CR).
As we saw last season, MI fans didn’t like Hardik Pandya as MI skipper over Rohti Sharma. Rohit may have some remorse, regardless of MI’s decision to retain him or not. But now it’s officially announced by MI that Rohit is in the team, and Hardik will continue with MI as the skipper.
MI mainly focuses on retaining the main Indian core of the team.
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In Auction MI tries to get back Ishan Kisan, Tim David, and Gerald Coetzee because they were top performers for their team in the previous season. They spent 75 crores in all retention, and now they have 45 crores left in their purse. MI’s purse looks low compared to other teams’, so it is quite difficult to get back to Ishan with this purse.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Retentions for IPL 2025
SRH retains 5 players, and now they have 1 RTM card available to keep uncapped players. They keep Heinrich Klaasen (23 CR), Pat Cummins (18 CR), Travis Head (14 CR), Abhishek Sharma (14 CR), and Nitish Reddy (6 CR).
They retain all the in-form players from last season, so they have a little upper hand as of now. SRH releases star players like Bhuneshwar Kumar, T Natrajan, and Aidem Markram. So it’s interesting to see how the upcoming auction goes for them. SRH spent 75 crores in all retention, and now they have 45 crores left in their purse.
Punjab Kings
Punjab Kings retains 2 uncapped players and now has 4 RTM cards available to retain capped players. They retained Prabhasimran Singh (4 CR) and Shashank Singh (5.5 CR). Last year, Punjab Kings mistakenly bought Shashank Singh in the auction, but he proved himself by delivering outstanding performances for his team. But they didn’t retain their skipper, Shikhar Dhawan.
But kings have an extensive amount in their purses, which gives them an edge. They unexpectedly chose not to keep Arshdeep Singh, who is recognized as one of the premier Indian T-20 bowlers. Kings Punjab spent 9.5 crores in two retentions, and now they have 110.5 crores left in their purse. So with this huge purse, they are ready to spoil the party of other teams in the auction.
Chennai Super Kings
CSK retains 5 players, and now they have 1 RTM card available. CSK retains Rituraj Gaikwad (18 CR), Matheesha Pathirana (13 CR), Shivam Dube (12 CR), Ravinder Jadeja (18 CR), and MS Dhoni as uncapped players in 4 CR. Before the retention, there were many uncertainties on MS Dhoni. Whether he play in IPL 2025?
But now it’s all clear that he is available for one more year. But it is still surprising that CSK didn’t retain Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, and Deepak Chahar. They are all their top performers in the last IPL season. CSK spent 65 crores in all retention, and now they have 55 crores left in their purse.
MI, CSK, and SRH often thrive on their strong core of experienced players. They’ve retained their leaders and crucial performers, so they could maintain their competitive edge. There is an opportunity for Punjab Kings to establish a strong team with a significant budget.
DC, RCB, LSG, and KKR shocked their fans by not retaining their skipper. According to new reports, the IPL 2025 mega auction is likely to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on November 24 and 25.
