The IPL mega auction always brings a thrilling mix of anticipation and high-stakes spending. It’s where cricketers can go from lakhpatis to crorepatis overnight. However, many stars go unsold, adding a dramatic, cinematic feel to the event. This year, though, franchises submitted their retained player lists ahead of the auction, bringing surprises to the table.
Retention Submission Deadline
The last date to submit the retention list was Thursday, with all teams expected to submit it to the board by 5 PM IST. Each team has a budget cap of INR 120 crore for this IPL season. Franchisees must spend within this cap on retentions, with the remaining funds available for the auction.
Several teams have surprised with their retentions. Notably, one of IPL’s most successful teams, Mumbai Indians, has retained Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, and Tilak Varma. They now have INR 55 crore left for the auction after spending INR 65 crore on these retentions. Meanwhile, Ishan Kishan and Tim David were not retained.
Sunrisers Hyderabad retained Heinrich Klaasen, Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, and Nitish Kumar Reddy, leaving out Washington Sundar, Thangarasu Natarajan, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Team Retention Summary
Mumbai Indians
Retained: Jasprit Bumrah (INR 18 crore), Suryakumar Yadav (INR 16.35 crore), Hardik Pandya (INR 16.35 crore), Rohit Sharma (INR 16.30 crore), Tilak Varma (INR 8 crore).
Remaining for auction: INR 55 crore
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Retained: Heinrich Klaasen (INR 23 crore), Pat Cummins (INR 18 crore), Abhishek Sharma (INR 14 crore), Travis Head (INR 14 crore), Nitish Kumar Reddy (INR 6 crore).
Remaining for auction: INR 45 crore
Chennai Super Kings
Retained: Ruturaj Gaikwad (INR 18 crore), Matheesha Pathirana (INR 13 crore), Shivam Dube (INR 12 crore), Ravindra Jadeja (INR 18 crore), MS Dhoni (INR 4 crore).
Remaining for auction: INR 65 crore
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Retained: Virat Kohli (INR 21 crore), Rajat Patidar (INR 11 crore), Yash Dayal (INR 5 crore).
Remaining for auction: INR 83 crore
Kolkata Knight Riders
Retained: Rinku Singh (INR 13 crore), Andre Russell (INR 12 crore), Varun Chakravarthy (INR 12 crore), Sunil Narine (INR 12 crore), Harshit Rana (INR 4 crore), Ramandeep Singh (INR 4 crore).
Remaining for auction: INR 51 crore
Delhi Capitals
Retained: Axar Patel (INR 16.50 crore), Kuldeep Yadav (INR 13.25 crore), Tristan Stubbs (INR 10 crore), Abhishek Porel (INR 4 crore).
Remaining for auction: INR 73 crore
Rajasthan Royals
Retained: Sanju Samson (INR 18 crore), Yashasvi Jaiswal (INR 18 crore), Riyan Parag (INR 14 crore), Dhruv Jurel (INR 14 crore), Shimron Hetmyer (INR 11 crore), Sandeep Sharma (INR 4 crore).
Remaining for auction: INR 41 crore
Gujarat Titans
Retained: Rashid Khan (INR 18 crore), Shubman Gill (INR 16.50 crore), Sai Sudharsan (INR 8.50 crore), Rahul Tewatia (INR 4 crore), Shahrukh Khan (INR 4 crore).
Remaining for auction: INR 69 crore
Lucknow Super Giants
Retained: Nicholas Pooran (INR 21 crore), Ravi Bishnoi (INR 11 crore), Mayank Yadav (INR 11 crore), Mohsin Khan (INR 4 crore), Ayush Badoni (INR 4 crore).
Remaining for auction: INR 69 crore
Punjab Kings
Retained: Shashank Singh (INR 5.5 crore), Prabhsimran Singh (INR 4 crore).
Remaining for auction: INR 110.5 crore
With the retentions finalized, teams are shaping their strategies ahead of the mega auction, where more surprises are likely to unfold.
