Mumbai: As the deadline for retention of players for IPL 2025 ended on Diwali evening, the picture was clear as to where which team stands ahead of the mega player auction next month.
Among the biggest names to create a flutter were Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant and MS Dhoni.
There was a lot of talk over Team India skipper Rohit’s future after he was unceremoniously removed as Mumbai Indians (MI) captain before IPL 2024 and had to play under Hardik Pandya’s leadership. But the five-time champions have managed to convince the 37-year-old Rohit to stay put, along with Jasprit Bumrah, Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma.
Pant, who has made a spectacular comeback from his near-fatal car accident, will be up in the auction pool after Delhi Capitals (DC) released him. There is a theory doing the rounds that Pant could be in Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) radar as a captain, as Dhoni no longer plays the leadership role.
There was a lot of interest surrounding Dhoni. By agreeing to be retained as an uncapped player (for Rs 4 crore) at the age 43, the CSK legend has made it clear that he would like to contribute as a player as and when he can.
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Despite leading Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to their third title on May 26 this year, Shreyas Iyer has been released by the Shah Rukh Khan co-owned franchise.
Some of the other big names who will go into the auction pool after not being retained by their respective franchises are — are KL Rahul (Lucknow Super Giants), Mohammed Shami (Gujarat Titans), Devon Conway (CSK), Mohammed Siraj (Royal Challengers Bengaluru), Yuzvendra Chahal & Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals), David Warner (DC), Mitchell Starc (KKR).
AT A GLANCE: WHERE THE 10 TEAMS STAND AHEAD OF PLAYER AUCTION
Mumbai Indians
Players retained — Jasprit Bumrah (Rs 18 crore), Suryakumar Yadav (Rs 16.35 crore), Hardik Pandya (Rs 16.35 crore), Rohit Sharma (Rs 16.30 crore), Tilak Varma (Rs 8 crore)
Purse remaining for auction: Rs 45 crore (out of Rs 120 crore)
Key players not retained: Ishan Kishan, Tim David
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Players retained — Heinrich Klaasen (Rs 23 crore), Pat Cummins (Rs 18 crore), Abhishek Sharma (Rs 14 crore), Travis Head (Rs 14 crore), Nitish Kumar Reddy (Rs 6 crore)
Purse remaining for auction: Rs 45 crore
Key players not retained: Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
CHENNAI SUPER KINGS
Players retained — Ruturaj Gaikwad (Rs 18 crore), Matheesha Pathirana (Rs 13 crore), Shivam Dube (Rs 12 crore), Ravindra Jadeja (Rs 18 crore), MS Dhoni (Rs 4 crore)
Purse remaining for auction: Rs 55 crore
Key players not retained: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur.
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BENGALURU
Players retained — Virat Kohli (Rs 21 crore), Rajat Patidar (Rs 11 crore), Yash Dayal (Rs 5 crore)
Purse remaining for auction: Rs 83 crore
Key players not retained: Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj, Faf du Plessis, Cameron Green.
DELHI CAPITALS
Players retained — Axar Patel (Rs NR 16.50 crore), Kuldeep Yadav (Rs 13.25 crore), Tristan Stubbs (Rs 10 crore), Abishek Porel (Rs 4 crore)
Purse remaining for auction: Rs 73 crore
Key players not retained: Rishabh Pant, David Warner, Anrich Nortje.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Players retained — Rinku Singh (Rs 13 crore), Varun Chakravarthy (Rs 12 crore), Sunil Narine (Rs 12 crore), Andre Russell (Rs 12 crore), Harshit Rana (Rs 4 crore), Ramandeep Singh (Rs 4 crore)
Key players not retained: Shreyas Iyer, Mitchell Starc, Phil Salt, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana.
RAJASTHAN ROYALS
Players retained — Sanju Samson (Rs 18 crore), Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rs 18 crore), Riyan Parag (Rs 14 crore), Dhruv Jurel (Rs 14 crore), Shimron Hetmyer (Rs 11 crore), Sandeep Sharma (Rs 4 crore)
Purse remaining for auction: Rs 41 crore
Key players not retained: Yuzvendra Chahal, Jos Buttler.
GUJARAT TITANS
Players retained — Rashid Khan (Rs 18 crore), Shubman Gill (Rs 16.50 crore), Sai Sudharsan (Rs 8.50 crore), Rahul Tewatia (Rs 4 crore), Shahrukh Khan (Rs 4 crore)
Purse remaining for auction: Rs 69 crore (out of INR 120 crore)
Key players not retained: Mohammed Shami, David Miller.
LUCKNOW SUPER GIANTS
Players retained — Nicholas Pooran (Rs 21 crore), Ravi Bishnoi (Rs 11 crore) Mayank Yadav (Rs 11 crore), Mohsin Khan (Rs 4 crore), Ayush Badoni (Rs 4 crore)
Purse remaining for auction: Rs 69 crore
Key players not retained: KL Rahul, Marcus Stoinis, Quinton de Kock, Krunal Pandya.
PUNJAB KINGS
Players retained — Shashank Singh (Rs 5.5 crore), Prabhsimran Singh (Rs 4 crore)
Purse remaining for auction: Rs 110.5 crore
Key players not retained: Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Sam Curran, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone.
