By Let’s start by examining the appearance of each of the ten franchises ahead of the IPL 2025. With only two players retained and 23 spots available, PBKS must assemble a whole new squad. Conversely, RR has 19 slots remaining and might have to play strategically.
There will be 70 international seats to fill, but only 10 players from abroad will be kept before the auction. As anticipated, SRH has kept more foreign players than Indian ones.
The BCCI made a wise decision by returning to RTM cards, which would allow teams far greater strategic flexibility. While PBKS has four games to play, KKR and RR have none. It’s important to note that SRH and MI can only use their cards on Indian players who are not capped.
Punjab Kings:
Which of our teams will spend the money like a child at a candy store? PBKS will be upping their paddle whenever possible because they have a massive 92% (110Cr) of their purse accessible. With only 41Cr, RR will need to plan ahead and shop carefully.
Dhruv Jurel, who increased by an astounding 7000%. At 6500% and 5500%, respectively, Pathirana and Mayank are not far behind. Dreams come true thanks to the IPL.
Franchise teams love all-around players, and in the 2025 IPL, 14 out of 46 retained players are all-rounders with both bowlers and batsmen on 12.
Does that imply that players with more versatility earn higher salaries? Actually, it hasn’t worked out that way. The most paid players are the batters, who receive 13.93cr, and the wicket keepers, Pooran and Klassen, are the prominent names who come in second and third, respectively.
Let’s examine the bowlers. Twelve of the 34 players who are capable of bowling were off-spinners. With a salary of $15.44, slow left-arm bowlers are the most expensive. It’s interesting that no left arm pacers were kept.
CSK :
CSK has compensated Jadeja very well and whose T20 performances have been deteriorating for a while. Due to one successful year, Dube’s pay has increased by 300%; this is risky.
Santner, Ali, Conway, and Chahar are notable releases. I anticipate that CSK may purchase some of these, but as we all know, they will go all out for Pant and probably spend 18 crore of their 55 available. They’ll have to shop wisely.
Delhi Capitals
Rishabh Pant’s departure is the major DC news, but other retentions are wise. It was a no-brainer to keep Axar as they couldn’t risk Stubbs going to the auction and he received the wage increase he was due.
There were rumors that GT would lose Rashid to the auction, but it seems Gill cleared the path for him to be the top retainer. It’s wise to keep Ice Man Tewatia and SRK, two uncapped Indians, but I’m shocked Noor wasn’t kept.
Gujarat Titans :
Like most teams, GT will need to be astute because they have less than 70cr to spend and only one RTM card. Shami would receive that RTM card in my opinion because he has contributed significantly to their success since joining the IPL.
KKR:
Captain Iyer is the noteworthy release, he and the team did not come with “ right “ valuations as per Venky Mysore interview. They will probably lose Salt and Starc to another team because they don’t have an RTM card and only have 51cr remaining.
KKR and their style of play. They have maintained a respectable core by retaining Narine at 12cr.
They will probably bid hard for Salt and Starc to another team because they don’t have an RTM card and only have 51cr remaining.
LSG:
Clearly, KL would be departing, which makes LSG an intriguing case. Although he has potential, Mayank has had a few strong games and is already prone to injuries, therefore, they might have greatly overpaid him. Even though Pooran is a standout and will probably be captain, 21cr is an expensive price.
MI:
In terms of retention, MI was politically correct. The closeness of the salaries (Rohit 16.3 and Sky and Hardik 16.35) indicates that the discussion was extremely politically balanced.
It’s simple and won’t take long to discuss PBKS retentions! Shashank was a must-have after his breakthrough performance. Shockingly, Arshdeep was let go.
Punjab Kings:
Ricky Ponting will want to assemble his own squad now that they have nearly the entire auction purse at their disposal. They have the ability to intimidate CSK, as well as any other team for that matter, and I can see them going all out for Pant! Everyone will watch the PBKS table for the auction.
RCB:
RCB’s strategy is excellent. It was crucial to hang onto Patidar and Dyall following their spectacular IPL2024 finale, and Virat will undoubtedly always be there. They are well-positioned for the auction because of the reasonable-sized purse and the three RTM cards.
The list includes both Indian and foreign fast bowlers, a solid wicketkeeper, a good all-rounder, and a respectable Indian spinner. Although Jacks and Siraj can get in using the RTM cards.
Rajasthan Royals:
One of just two teams to keep all six players is RR. There are several questionable choices here, Jurel is not deserving of a 7000% pay increase of 14Cro! And for RR alone, Hetmyer would not be in the list of the top 10 retentions. Sandeep Shamra was essential, as were Yashavi and Samson.
With only 41cr remaining to play with and no RTM cards, the auction table might be a difficult place. Other teams will likely bully RR out of most people. This might be a really difficult watch, so I sincerely hope their analytics staff has some preparations.
SRH:
Given how good their team was the previous season, SRH likely has the most difficult decisions to make in IPL Retention. They did well and retained the top players from the previous year. Even though IPL 2024 Klaasen had a good outing, His retention for 23cr is tremendous.
With just one RTM card and 45cr remaining, SRH may have trouble retaining their team from the previous season. Natarajan or perhaps Washi will use the RTM card
