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IPL 2025 Retention Live Updates: According to a report, Kolkata Knight Riders may part ways with star all-rounder Andre Russell, who has been with them for the last 10 seasons of the Indian Premier League. Russell made his IPL debut in 2014 while playing for KKR. He has been a part of all IPL editions since then except 2017. D Day is finally here as the retentions for the upcoming edition of IPL will be announced. 5 pm is the deadline for all franchisees to submit their retention lists.
Here are the live updates of the Indian Premier League 2025 retention announcement:
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13:08 (IST)
IPL Retention 2025 Live: In case you missed it –
Star India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant will take part in the upcoming mega auction ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 after not being retained by Delhi Capitals (DC), according to ESPNcricinfo. The report said that talks between the owners of the Delhi-based franchise and Pant over the past few months have failed. According to the media outlet, Delhi Capitals have retained Indian spinners Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav, South African batsman Tristan Stubbs and uncapped Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Abhishek Porel.
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12:50 (IST)
IPL Retention 2025 Live: No Shreyas, Russell in KKR!
Three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders are expected not to retain Shreyas Iyer and Andre Russell, reports ESPNcricinfo. According to the media organization, Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana and Varun Chakraborty will be retained by KKR.
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12:28 (IST)
IPL Retention 2025 Live: 5 big stars likely to be released –
These five big stars are expected to be released by their respective franchises. Most of them are wicketkeeper-batsmen. Take a look at them –
1.) Rishabh Pant
2.) KL Rahul
3.) Ishan Kishan
4.) Shreyas Iyer
5.) Mohammad Siraj
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12:09 (IST)
IPL Retention 2025 Live: Will CSK bid for Pant?
According to a report by Indian Express, Indian star Rishabh Pant has emerged as the top pick for CSK. If Pant enters the auction pool then the franchise is keen to buy him and it is mainly this point that has governed their planning for his retention for IPL 2025.
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11:46 (IST)
IPL Retention 2025 Live: RR to retain 31-year-old Sandeep Sharma
Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag and 31-year-old Sandeep Sharma are the four players who will be retained by the Rajasthan Royals (RR) franchise ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction on Monday, as per reports. By ESPNcricinfo. These retentions will leave the 2008 champions with two right-to-match (RTM) card options in the upcoming mega auction. All the four players mentioned above (Samson, Jaiswal, Parag and Sandeep) had an exceptional season this year as they contributed well for their team.
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11:31 (IST)
IPL Retention 2025 Live: Possible retention of GT
2022 champions Gujarat Titans had an average performance in IPL 2024 and failed to make the playoffs. However, according to ESPN Cricinfo, GT are likely to retain Shubman Gill, Rashid Khan, B Sai Sudarshan, Rahul Tewatia and Shahrukh Khan, leaving them with only one right-to-match (RTM) option for the mega auction .
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11:09 (IST)
IPL Retention 2025 Live: Possible retention of CSK
As far as CSK's retention list is concerned, captain Ruturaj Gaikwad is at the No. 2 spot after Ravindra Jadeja, while fast bowler Mathisha Pathirana has agreed to the No. 3 choice retention. Shivam Dubey, two players in Devon Conway and Sameer Rizvi are likely to be retained by the franchise as well.
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11:06 (IST)
IPL Retention 2025 Live: Who will CSK retain?
There are many reports going around regarding the possible retention of Chennai Super Kings. If reports are to be believed, the five-time champion team may retain its former captain and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja as the first choice to retain him.
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10:52 (IST)
IPL Retention 2025 Live: Minimum cut from the purse
The IPL governing body has set a minimum cut from the purse for each retained player, which includes Rs 18 crore for the first player, Rs 14 crore for the second, Rs 11 crore for the third, Rs 18 crore for the fourth, It is Rs 14 crores. Fifth and Rs 4 crore for an uncapped player. Franchises are free to give more or less of these amounts to the players they retain.
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10:50 (IST)
IPL Retention 2025 Live: New match fee rules
Match fee has been introduced for the first time in the history of IPL. Each playing member (including effective players) will receive a match fee of Rs 7.5 lakh per match. This will be in addition to their contracted amount.
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10:44 (IST)
IPL Retention 2025 Live: Auction Purse in IPL 2025
The auction purse for franchises for IPL 2025 has been set at Rs 120 crore. The total salary cap will now include auction purse, incremental performance pay and match fees. Earlier in 2024, the total salary range (auction purse + incremental performance pay) was Rs. Which will now become Rs 110 crore. 146 crore (2025), Rs. 151 crore (2026) and Rs. 157 crores (2027).
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10:29 (IST)
IPL Retention 2025 Live: Retention rules for this edition
Thursday, October 31 is the deadline by which all franchises have to submit their list of retained players ahead of the mega auction. Each team can retain six players, of which a maximum of five can be capped and two uncapped. This can be either through retention or by using the Right to Match (RTM) option.
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10:28 (IST)
IPL Retention 2025 Live: Pant to leave DC because…
“Rishabh Pant wanted the captaincy, wanted to be involved in terms of appointment of coaches and support staff but a lot of people in the DC set-up were not convinced about his T20 game. It was not that they wanted to let him go but He was clear that he did not see him leading the team and the decision was not taken overnight, the Times of India report quoted a source as saying.
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10:25 (IST)
IPL Retention 2025 Live: Will Pant part ways with DC?
According to some reports, wicketkeeper-batsman and captain Rishabh Pant is all set to be released by Delhi Capitals ahead of the mega auction. Pant made a comeback in the IPL last season after recovering from a major accident. He has also been consistently performing brilliantly in the Indian cricket team. However, the report states that the DC management was not confident about Pant's leadership qualities in T20.
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09:53 (IST)
IPL Retention 2025 Live: Hello
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the IPL 2025 retention announcements. Stay tuned for all live updates.
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