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All 10 Indian Premier League franchises have submitted their important retention lists to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) ahead of the upcoming mega auction. Here’s a breakdown of the Indian and overseas players who were retained before the auction. 10 franchises have retained 46 players ahead of the auction of the marquee event where 36 are Indian cricketers and 10 are overseas. Sunrisers Hyderabad is the only IPL franchise that retained three overseas cricketers.
List of foreign cricketers retained by teams
Lucknow Super Giants: The Lucknow-based franchise released their skipper KL Rahul and they retained Nicholas Pooran who is the only overseas cricketer for LSG. The retained Pooran for 21 Crore INR.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Defending IPL champions KKR also released their skipper Shreyas Iyer and the franchise has retained Andre Russell, and Sunil Narine as overseas options. They retained them for 12 crores respectively.
Rajasthan Royals: Rajasthan Royals have retained just one overseas cricketer which is Shimron Hetmyer. Hetmyer is retained for 11 crore.
Punjab Kings: Punjab Kings have not retained any overseas cricketers.
Gujarat Titans: Gujarat Titans also have not retained any overseas cricketers.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: SRH retained three overseas players ahead of the mega auction. The last edition's IPL finalist retained Pat Cummins (18 crores), Heinrich Klaasen (23 crores) and Travis Head (14 crores).
Delhi Capitals: Delhi Capitals who released their skipper Rishabh Pant have retained South Africa's Tristan Stubbs for (10 crore) INR.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: RCB have not retained any foreign cricketer ahead of mega auction.
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad-led CSK have retained just one overseas cricketer which is Matheesha Pathirana (13 crores).
Mumbai Indians: Five-time IPL champions MI have retained their core players where their no overseas cricketer.
Here is the list of cricketers retained by their franchises
1. Lucknow Super Giants Retention List
Nicholas Pooran: 21 cr
Ravi Bishnoi: 11 cr
Mayank Yadav: 11 cr
Mohsin Khan: 4 cr
Ayush Badoni: 4 cr
2. Kolkata Knight Riders Retention List
Rinku Singh: 13 cr
Varun Chakaravarthy: 12 cr
Sunil Narine: 12 cr
Andre Russell: 12 cr
Harshit Rana: 4 cr
Ramandeep Singh: 4 cr
3. Rajasthan Royals Retention List
Sanju Samson: 18 cr
Yashasvi Jaiswal: 18 cr
Riyan Parag: 14 cr
Dhruv Jurel: 14 cr
Shimron Hetmyer: 11 cr
Sandeep Sharma: 4 cr
4. Punjab Kings Retention List
Shashank Singh: 5.5 cr
Prabhsimran Singh: 4 cr
5. Gujarat Titans Retention List
Rashid Khan: 18 cr
Shubhman Gill: 16.5 cr
Sai Sudharsan: 8.5 cr
Rahul Tewatia: 4 cr
Shahrukh Khan: 4 cr
6. Sunrisers Hyderabad Retention List
Pat Cummins: 18 cr
Abhishek Sharma: 14 cr
Nitish Kumar Reddy: 6 cr
Heinrich Klaasen: 23 cr
Travis Head: 14 cr
7. Delhi Capitals Retention List
Axar Patel: 16.5 cr
Kuldeep Yadav: 13.25 cr
Tristan Stubbs: 10 cr
Abishek Porel: 4 cr
8. Royal Challengers Bengaluru Retention List
Virat Kohli: 21 cr
Rajat Patidar: 11 cr
Yash Dayal: 5 cr
9. Mumbai Indians Retention List
Jasprit Bumrah: 18 cr
Suryakumar Yadav: 16.35 cr
Hardik Pandya: 16.35 cr
Rohit Sharma: 16.30 cr
Tilak Varma: 8 cr
10. Chennai Super Kings Retention List
Ruturaj Gaikwad: 18 cr
Matheesha Pathirana: 13 cr
Shivam Dube: 12 cr
Ravindra Jadeja: 18 cr
MS Dhoni: 4 cr
Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction is set to take place next month where franchises can buy the team again for the upcoming season of the cash-rich league.
