Ishika Aggarwal
Ahead of the upcoming IPL 2025 mega auction, all the 10 teams have retained their core members while releasing most of their squad to on-board new players for the upcoming 18th edition of the tournament.
From big overseas names to young talents, the IPL 2025 mega auction is expected to witness some unrealistic deals with team franchises clashing to bid for the great players.
Apart from the players, several team franchises have also opted to release their skippers who have led their squads over the years including the defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders.
Below is the list of all the retained and released players by the 10 IPL team franchises with their available RTM (Right To Match) Cards and remaining purse value ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction.
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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) |
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