IPL 2025 Retention Shockers: Full List of Costliest Players, Foreign Star Bags Highest Price, Outshines Indian Talent!

IPL 2025 BIG Retention: IPL 2025 top 5 big Retention Players List : Mega auction is to be held for IPL 2025. Before that, the franchises have submitted the list of their retained players to the BCCI. The biggest amount in IPL retention has been given to South Africa’s Heinrich Klaasen. Hyderabad team has retained Klaasen by paying Rs 23 crore. On the other hand, RCB has given Rs 21 crore to Kohli. After this, Jasprit Bumrah has been retained by Mumbai for 18 crores. After this comes Hardik Pandya, whom Mumbai has decided to retain for 16.35 crores.

Apart from this, Mumbai has retained Rohit Sharma for 16.3 crores. Among the foreign players, Lucknow Supergiants has retained Nicholas Pooran for Rs 21 crores. Pat Cummins has also been retained for 18 crores, while CSK captain Rituraj has been retained by CSK for 18 crores. Young veteran Yashasvi Jaiswal has been retained by Rajasthan Royals for 18 crores, captain Samson has also been retained by Rajasthan for 18 crores. CSK has also decided to retain CSK’s Jaddu for 18 crores. 

IPL 2025: Big Retention Players List

Heinrich Klaasen (23 crores), Sunrisers Hyderabad
Virat Kohli (21 crores), (RCB)
Nicholas Pooran (21 crores), Lucknow Supergiants
Jasprit Bumrah (18 crores), Mumbai Indians
Pat Cummins (18 crores), Sunrisers Hyderabad
Yashasvi Jaiswal (18 crores), Rajasthan Royals
Sanju Samson (18 crores), Rajasthan Royals
Ravindra Jadeja (18 crores), CSK
Rituraj Gaikwad (18 crores), Chennai Super Kings
Rashid Khan (18 crores) Gujarat Titans
Shubman Gill (16.5 crores), Gujarat Titans
Hardik Pandya (16.35 crores), Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma (16.3 crores), Mumbai Indians

IPL 2025: CSK retained Dhoni for Rs 4 crore

In IPL retention, CSK has retained its biggest player MS Dhoni for Rs 4 crore. Dhoni has been retained by Chennai Super Kings as an uncapped player. This means that CSK has included Mahi in its team for just Rs 4 crore. 

IPL 2025: Klaasen and Virat Kohli are the most expensive

Among the retained players, Heinrich Klaasen was the most expensive player who got 23 crores whereas Virat Kohli was the most expensive player among the retained Indian players. Kohli was retained by RCB for 21 crores. 

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