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Cricket season is coming up! While the IPL 2025 is knocking on the door the list of released and retained players ahead of the mega auction. Surprisingly several notable changes have emerged in different franchises with the significant movements of some talented players in the IPL. Needless to say, these changes could notably reshape team dynamics in IPL.
List complete list of the Retained and Released Players before IPL 2025
Mumbai Indians
Retained players: Suryakumar Yadav retained by ₹16.35 Cr, Hardik Pandya retained by ₹16.35 Cr, Rohit Sharma retained by ₹16.30 Cr), Jasprit Bumrah retained by ₹18 Cr, and Tilak Varma retained by ₹8 Cr.
Released Players: Ishan Kishan, Tim David, Arjun Tendulkar, Piyush Chawla, Luke Wood, Dewald Brevis, Romario Shepherd.
Chennai Super Kings
Retained players: Ruturaj Gaikwad retained by ₹18 Cr, Matheesha Pathirana retained by ₹13 Cr, Shivam Dube retained by ₹12 Cr, Ravindra Jadeja retained by ₹18 Cr, MS Dhoni retained by ₹4 Cr.
Released Players: Shardul Thakur, Mitchell Santner, Daryl Mitchell, Devon Conway, Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Ajinkya Rahane.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Retained players: Virat Kohli retained by ₹21 Cr, Rajat Patidar retained by ₹11 Cr, and Yash Dayal retained by ₹5 Cr.
Released Players: Cameron Green, Alzarri Joseph, Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Anuj Rawat, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley,.
Delhi Capitals
Retained players: Axar Patel retained by ₹16.5 Cr, Kuldeep Yadav retained by ₹13.25 Cr, Tristan Stubbs retained by ₹10 Cr, Abhishek Porel retained by ₹4 Cr.
Released Players: Mitchell Marsh, David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant, Khaleel Ahmed, Anrich Nortje
Kolkata Knight Riders
Retained players: Rinku Singh retained by ₹13 Cr, Varun Chakaravarthy retained by ₹12 Cr, Sunil Narine retained by ₹12 Cr), Andre Russell retained by ₹12 Cr, Harshit Rana retained by ₹4 Cr, Ramandeep Singh retained by ₹4 Cr.
Released Players: Winning captain Shreyas Iyer, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Mitchell Starc, Phil Salt, Venkatesh Iyer, Jason Roy, Nitish Rana,
Lucknow Super Giants
Retained players: Nicholas Pooran retained by ₹21 Cr, Ravi Bishnoi retained by ₹11 Cr, Mayank Yadav retained by ₹11 Cr, Mohsin Khan retained by ₹4 Cr, Ayush Badoni retained by ₹4 Cr.
Released Players: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Naveen-ul-Haq, Amit Mishra, Mark Wood
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Retained players: Pat Cummins retained by ₹18 Cr, Abhishek Sharma retained by ₹14 Cr, Nitiesh Reddy retained by ₹6 Cr, Heinrich Klaasen retained by ₹23 Cr, Travis Head retained by ₹14 Cr.
Released Players: Rahul Tripathi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Agarwal, Umran Malik, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen,
Gujarat Titans
Retained players: Rashid Khan retained by ₹18 Cr, Shubman Gill retained by ₹16.5 Cr, Sai Sudharsan retained by ₹8.5 Cr, Rahul Tewatia retained by ₹4 Cr, Shahrukh Khan retained by ₹4 Cr.
Released Players: Sai Kishore, Joshua Little, Kane Williamson, Mohit Sharma, David Miller, Matthew Wade, Noor Ahmad
Punjab Kings
Retained players: Shashank Singh retained by ₹5.5 Cr, and Prabhsimran Singh retained by ₹4 Cr.
Released Players: Arshdeep Singh, Sam Curran, Harpreet Brar, Liam Livingstone, Kagiso Rabada, Sikandar Raza, Nathan Ellis
Rajasthan Royals
Retained players: Sanju Samson retained by ₹18 Cr, Yashasvi Jaiswal retained by ₹18 Cr, Riyan Parag retained by ₹14 Cr, Dhruv Jurel retained by ₹14 Cr, Shimron Hetmyer retained by ₹11 Cr, Sandeep Sharma retained by ₹4 Cr.
Released Players: Jos Buttler, Ravichandran Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Keshav Maharaj, Prasidh Krishna, Adam Zampa
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