Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have retained Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana for a staggering INR 13 crore, equivalent to approximately USD 1.56 million ahead of IPL player auction.
Meanwhile, Heinrich Klaasen has made history as the most expensive player ever retained by an IPL team before an auction.
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Sunrisers Hyderabad confirmed on Thursday that they have retained Klaasen for a record-breaking INR 23 crore, surpassing the previous record of INR 17 crore paid by Royal Challengers Bengaluru to retain Virat Kohli in 2017.
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Full List with Retention Players – IPL 2025
Chennai Super Kings
| Category | Details |
| Retention 1 | Ruturaj Gaikwad (18 cr) |
| Retention 2 | Matheesha Pathirana (13 cr) |
| Retention 3 | Shivam Dube (12 cr) |
| Retention 4 | Ravindra Jadeja (18 cr) |
| Retention 5 | MS Dhoni (4 cr) |
| Purse Spent (out of 120 crore) | 55 crore |
| Purse Remaining for Auction | 65 crore |
| No. of RTMs Available | 1 |
Delhi Capitals
| Category | Details |
| Retention 1 | Axar Patel (16.50 cr) |
| Retention 2 | Kuldeep Yadav (13.25 cr) |
| Retention 3 | Tristan Stubbs (10 cr) |
| Retention 4 | Abishek Porel (4 cr) |
| Purse Spent (out of 120 crore) | 47 crore |
| Purse Remaining for Auction | 73 crore |
| No. of RTMs Available | 2 |
Kolkata Knight Riders
| Category | Details |
| Retention 1 | Rinku Singh (13 cr) |
| Retention 2 | Varun Chakaravarthy (12 cr) |
| Retention 3 | Sunil Narine (12 cr) |
| Retention 4 | Andre Russell (12 cr) |
| Retention 5 | Harshit Rana (4 cr) |
| Retention 6 | Ramandeep Singh (4 cr) |
| Purse Spent (out of 120 crore) | 69 crore |
| Purse Remaining for Auction | 51 crore |
| No. of RTMs Available | None |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
| Category | Details |
| Retention 1 | Virat Kohli (21 cr) |
| Retention 2 | Rajat Patidar (11 cr) |
| Retention 3 | Yash Dayal (5 cr) |
| Purse Spent (out of 120 crore) | 37 crore |
| Purse Remaining for Auction | 83 crore |
| No. of RTMs Available | 3 (at least one uncapped player) |
Lucknow Super Giants
| Category | Details |
| Retention 1 | Nicholas Pooran (21 cr) |
| Retention 2 | Ravi Bishnoi (11 cr) |
| Retention 3 | Mayank Yadav (11 cr) |
| Retention 4 | Mohsin Khan (4 cr) |
| Retention 5 | Ayush Badoni (4 cr) |
| Purse Spent (out of 120 crore) | 51 crore |
| Purse Remaining for Auction | 69 crore |
| No. of RTMs Available | 1 |
Punjab Kings
| Category | Details |
| Retention 1 | Shashank Singh (5.5 cr) |
| Retention 2 | Prabhsimran Singh (4 cr) |
| Purse Spent (out of 120 crore) | 9.5 crore |
| Purse Remaining for Auction | 110.5 crore |
| No. of RTMs Available | 4 |
Mumbai Indians
| Category | Details |
| Retention 1 | Jasprit Bumrah (18 cr) |
| Retention 2 | Suryakumar Yadav (16.35 cr) |
| Retention 3 | Hardik Pandya (16.35 cr) |
| Retention 4 | Rohit Sharma (16.30 cr) |
| Retention 5 | Tilak Varma (8 cr) |
| Purse Spent (out of 120 crore) | 75 crore |
| Purse Remaining for Auction | 45 crore |
| No. of RTMs Available | 1 (uncapped player) |
SunRisers Hyderabad
| Category | Details |
| Retention 1 | Heinrich Klaasen (23 cr) |
| Retention 2 | Pat Cummins (18 cr) |
| Retention 3 | Abhishek Sharma (14 cr) |
| Retention 4 | Travis Head (14 cr) |
| Retention 5 | Nitish Kumar Reddy (6 cr) |
| Purse Spent (out of 120 crore) | 75 crore |
| Purse Remaining for Auction | 45 crore |
| No. of RTMs Available | 1 (uncapped player) |
Rajasthan Royals
| Category | Details |
| Retention 1 | Sanju Samson (18 cr) |
| Retention 2 | Yashasvi Jaiswal (18 cr) |
| Retention 3 | Riyan Parag (14 cr) |
| Retention 4 | Dhruv Jurel (14 cr) |
| Retention 5 | Shimron Hetmyer (11 cr) |
| Retention 6 | Sandeep Sharma (4 cr) |
| Purse Spent (out of 120 crore) | 79 crore |
| Purse Remaining for Auction | 41 crore |
| No. of RTMs Available | None |
Gujarat Titans
| Category | Details |
| Retention 1 | Rashid Khan (18 cr) |
| Retention 2 | Shubman Gill (16.50 cr) |
| Retention 3 | Sai Sudharsan (8.50 cr) |
| Retention 4 | Rahul Tewatia (4 cr) |
| Retention 5 | Shahrukh Khan (4 cr) |
| Purse Spent (out of 120 crore) | 51.50 crore |
| Purse Remaining for Auction | 69 crore |
| No. of RTMs Available | 1 |
** All amounts in Indian Rupees
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