The wait is almost over and as the countdown starts, excitement is in the air. Cricket fans can expect a seismic occurrence today, which comes ahead of the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. The ten teams will reveal their IPL 2025 retention lists, sparking discussions and stoking rumours as some of the most prestigious names in the sport may be up for grabs. Youth and vigour are anticipated to dominate the franchises' retention efforts as the careers of many seasoned players come to a conclusion.
Before the 2025 season's mega auction, the 10 teams must submit their names of retained players to the IPL by October 31 at 5 PM IST. The players who are expected to be retained by their respective teams are listed below.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Sunil Narine
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Rinku Singh
Harshit Rana
Mumbai Indians
Hardik Pandya
Jasprit Bumrah
Rohit Sharma
Suryakumar Yadav
Tilak Verma
Lucknow Super Giants
Nicholas Pooran
Mayank Yadav
Ravi Bishnoi
Mohsin Khan (uncapped)
Ayush Badoni (uncapped)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Virat Kohli
Mohammed Siraj
Yash Dayal
Rajasthan Royals
Sanju Samson
Yashasvi Jaiswal
Riyan Parag
Jos Buttler
Gujarat Titans
Shubman Gill
Rashid Khan
Sai Sudarshan
Shahrukh khan
Rahul Tewatia (RTM)
Delhi Capitals
Axar Patel
Kuldeep Yadav
Punjab Kings
Arshdeep Singh
Liam Livingstone (RTM)
Sam Curran (RTM)
Kagiso Rabada (RTM)
Harshal Patel (RTM)
Chennai Super Kings
MS Dhoni (uncapped)
Ruturaj Gaikwad
Ravindra Jadeja
Shivam Dube
Matheesha Parthirana
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Pat Cummins
Henrich Klassen
Abhishek Sharma
Travis Head
Abdul Samad
