Mega auction of IPL 2025 can happen here, before that know the retail and list of all the released players.

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According to sources, the mega auction for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season is expected to take place in Riyadh later this month. All ten franchises have announced their retained players list for IPL 2025, which is filled with some shocking decisions. As all teams have retained players who they feel will be key to their success in the upcoming season of the cash-rich league, all eyes are now on the mega auction.

According to sources, the IPL auction will be held in Riyadh, the dates of which are likely to be November 24 to 25. The retention lists of all ten franchises for next year's Indian Premier League (IPL) season were finally unveiled last week, with the likes of Jos Buttler, Aiden Markram, Glenn Maxwell, Faf du Plessis, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer and many more A number of big players were allowed to enter the auction by their respective franchises.

The teams retained a total of 46 players and invested a total of Rs 558.5 crore. Out of the total 46 players retained by all the franchises, 36 players are Indians. Of these, 10 players are uncapped Indian stars. With the release of IPL-winning captain Shreyas Iyer from Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Rishabh Pant from Delhi Capitals (DC) and KL Rahul from Lucknow Super Giants, there will be three top-class Indian captaincy options available to look for the new captain for their team. Looking for.

Notably, this time no England player was retained by the franchise. Many star players like Jos Buttler, Liam Livingstone, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Harry Brook, Phil Salt and Will Jacques were let go. These players missed part of their season due to international commitments, while Harry Brook was ruled out for personal reasons. England batsman Jason Roy withdrew from the IPL ahead of this season due to personal reasons. These developments at times damaged team balance, with many teams relying on their foreign talents.

Five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) expressed confidence in the Indian core, which includes captain Hardik Pandya, former captain Rohit Sharma, fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, 360-degree hitter Suryakumar Yadav and young left-hander Tilak Verma. There were speculations that youngster Ishan Kishan might retain his place given his youth and his experience with the franchise, but that did not happen as many might have thought. This retention strategy allowed MI to retain a strong Indian contingent, allowing them to get Rs 45 crore in the auction to further strengthen their squad.

In contrast, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have adopted a more selective approach, retaining only three players. Virat Kohli has received the highest retention fee of Rs 21 crore along with Rajat Patidar and Yash Dayal. Under this strategy, RCB has the second largest purse of Rs 83 crore.

Punjab Kings have surprised many by choosing not to retain any capped players. Their two retentions, Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh, signal a change towards promoting young talent. The largest amount left is Rs 110.5 crore.

Rajasthan Royals have significantly strengthened their batting order, retaining a strong lineup but looking for an additional opening batsman. The lowest amount is entering the auction with Rs 41 crore.

For Chennai Super Kings (CSK), MS Dhoni is once again set to feature in the upcoming season of the IPL after he was retained as an uncapped player by the five-time champions. CSK's strategy is likely to focus on mixing experienced players with new talent, maintaining the balance that builds on their past successes. Apart from Dhoni, their retained players include Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja and Mathisha Pathirana.

List of players retained by the franchise:

Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Mathisha Pathirana, Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni

Delhi Capitals: Akshar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Abhishek Porel

Gujarat Titans: Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudarshan, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan

Kolkata Knight Riders: Rinku Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh

Lucknow Super Giants: Nicholas Puran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni

Mumbai Indians :hSaprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Verma Punjab Kings: Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh

Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Sandeep Sharma

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal Sunrisers Hyderabad: Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head.