IPL 2025: KKR Releases Shreyas Iyer, DC Parts with Rishabh Pant, and Lucknow Drops KL Rahul

As the new IPL season approaches, teams have announced their retentions, keeping their core players intact while preparing to strengthen their squads in the IPL Auction 2025. Here’s a closer look at the retained players and what teams might target next.

1. Kolkata Knight Riders

Ahead of the IPL 2025 season, Kolkata Knight Riders have released captain Shreyas Iyer while retaining key players like Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, and Rinku Singh. Moreover, the team has decided not to retain Mitchell Starc who was the most expensive buy in the auction. Below is the complete list of retained players along with their price tags.

1. Rinku Singh: INR 13 Crores.
2. Varun Chakravarthy: INR 12 Crores.
3. Sunil Narine: INR 12 Crores.
4. Andre Russell: INR 12 Crores.
5. Harshit Rana: INR 4 Crores.
6. Ramandeep Singh: INR 14 Crores.

2. Delhi Capitals

Delhi Capitals’ management has chosen not to retain their captain Rishabh Pant for IPL 2025, along with players like David Warner, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Prithvi Shaw, and others. However, they’ve retained a core group of players, including key names, which you can find listed below.

1. Axar Patel: INR 16.5 Crores.
2. Kuldeep Yadav: INR 13.25 Crores.
3. Tristan Stubbs: INR 10 Crores.
4. Abhishek Porel: INR 4 Crores.

3. Lucknow Super Giants

Similar to KKR and DC, Lucknow Super Giants have opted not to retain captain KL Rahul for the upcoming IPL season. Instead, they’ll move forward with core players like Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Ayush Badoni, and Mohsin Khan in their squad.

1. Nicholas Pooran: INR 21 Crores.
2. Ravi Bishnoi: INR 11 Crores.
3. Mayank Yadav: INR 11 Crores.
4. Mohsin Khan: INR 4 Crores.
5. Ayush Badoni: INR 4 Crores.

With these three teams opting not to retain their captains, the IPL Auction 2025 promises intriguing choices for building their new leadership.