Before the big IPL 2025 mega auction, all 10 teams have kept their key players but released most of their squad to bring in new talent for the 18th season of the league.
This auction is expected to be exciting, with franchises competing to buy big international stars and young talent alike. Some team captains, who have led their teams for years, have also been released, including the captain of the defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders.
Here’s a breakdown of each IPL team’s retained and released players, along with the Right To Match (RTM) cards they have and their remaining budget for the IPL 2025 mega auction.
All 10 IPL teams’ retained players, released stars, RTM cards, and purse value ahead IPL 2025 mega auction
Chennai Super Kings
Category
Details
Retention 1
Ruturaj Gaikwad (18 cr)
Retention 2
Matheesha Pathirana (13 cr)
Retention 3
Shivam Dube (12 cr)
Retention 4
Ravindra Jadeja (18 cr)
Retention 5
MS Dhoni (4 cr)
Purse Spent (out of 120 crore)
INR 65 crore
Purse Remaining for Auction
INR 55 crore
No. of RTMs Available
1
Delhi Capitals
Category
Details
Retention 1
Axar Patel (16.50 cr)
Retention 2
Kuldeep Yadav (13.25 cr)
Retention 3
Tristan Stubbs (10 cr)
Retention 4
Abishek Porel (4 cr)
Purse Spent (out of 120 crore)
47 crore
Purse Remaining for Auction
73 crore
No. of RTMs Available
2 (1 uncapped+1 capped, or both capped)
Kolkata Knight Riders
Category
Details
Retention 1
Rinku Singh (13 cr)
Retention 2
Varun Chakravarthy (12 cr)
Retention 3
Sunil Narine (12 cr)
Retention 4
Andre Russell (12 cr)
Retention 5
Harshit Rana (4 cr)
Retention 6
Ramandeep Singh (4 cr)
Purse Spent (out of 120 crore)
69 crore
Purse Remaining for Auction
51 crore
No. of RTMs Available
None
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Category
Details
Retention 1
Virat Kohli (21 cr)
Retention 2
Rajat Patidar (11 cr)
Retention 3
Yash Dayal (5 cr)
Purse Spent (out of 120 crore)
37 crore
Purse Remaining for Auction
83 crore
No. of RTMs Available
3 (1 uncapped + 2 capped players, or 3 capped)
Lucknow Super Giants
Category
Details
Retention 1
Nicholas Pooran (21 cr)
Retention 2
Ravi Bishnoi (11 cr)
Retention 3
Mayank Yadav (11 cr)
Retention 4
Mohsin Khan (4 cr)
Retention 5
Ayush Badoni (4 cr)
Purse Spent (out of 120 crore)
51 crore
Purse Remaining for Auction
69 crore
No. of RTMs Available
1 (capped player)
Punjab Kings
Category
Details
Retention 1
Shashank Singh (5.5 cr)
Retention 2
Prabhsimran Singh (4 cr)
Purse Spent (out of 120 crore)
9.5 crore
Purse Remaining for Auction
110.5 crore
No. of RTMs Available
4 (capped players)
Mumbai Indians
Category
Details
Retention 1
Jasprit Bumrah (18 cr)
Retention 2
Suryakumar Yadav (16.35 cr)
Retention 3
Hardik Pandya (16.35 cr)
Retention 4
Rohit Sharma (16.30 cr)
Retention 5
Tilak Varma (8 cr)
Purse Spent (out of 120 crore)
75 crore
Purse Remaining for Auction
45 crore
No. of RTMs Available
1 (uncapped player)
SunRisers Hyderabad
Category
Details
Retention 1
Heinrich Klaasen (23 cr)
Retention 2
Pat Cummins (18 cr)
Retention 3
Abhishek Sharma (14 cr)
Retention 4
Travis Head (14 cr)
Retention 5
Nitish Kumar Reddy (6 cr)
Purse Spent (out of 120 crore)
75 crore
Purse Remaining for Auction
45 crore
No. of RTMs Available
1 (uncapped player)
Rajasthan Royals
Category
Details
Retention 1
Sanju Samson (18 cr)
Retention 2
Yashasvi Jaiswal (18 cr)
Retention 3
Riyan Parag (14 cr)
Retention 4
Dhruv Jurel (14 cr)
Retention 5
Shimron Hetmyer (11 cr)
Retention 6
Sandeep Sharma (4 cr)
Purse Spent (out of 120 crore)
79 crore
Purse Remaining for Auction
41 crore
No. of RTMs Available
None
Gujarat Titans
Category
Details
Retention 1
Rashid Khan (18 cr)
Retention 2
Shubman Gill (16.50 cr)
Retention 3
Sai Sudharsan (8.50 cr)
Retention 4
Rahul Tewatia (4 cr)
Retention 5
Shahrukh Khan (4 cr)
Purse Spent (out of 120 crore)
51 crore
Purse Remaining for Auction
69 crore
No. of RTMs Available
1 (capped)
