IPL 2025 Retentions Live Updates: Virat Kohli Set To Captain RCB, Shreyas Iyer’s Salary Demands Rejected By KKR

IPL 2025 Retentions Live: Will Arshdeep be retained?

Pacer Arshdeep Singh has been an integral part of Punjab Kings’ setup since 2019. The left-arm pacer has delivered many match-winning spells for PBKS. However, the new retention policy has made it difficult for the franchise to retain Arshdeep. The first priority retention will be paid Rs 18 crore and PBKS are reportedly reluctant in spending such a heft amount for the pacer. However, with the power of Right To Match (RTM), PBKS will have another shot of roping Arshdeep back into the team. 

IPL 2025 Retentions Live: WIll PBKS go for complete revamp?

Punjab Kings had yet another poor outing in the last edition of the IPL. With skipper Shikhar Dhawan’s retirement and appointment of new head coach Ricky Ponting, PBKS are likely to go for an another revamp in the upcoming auctions. This means, they are likely to release their entire squad ahead of the mega auctions, in order to rebuild a new team. 

IPL 2025 Retentions Live: Iyer to released by KKR

According to the latest report of Cricbuzz, Kolkata Knight Riders are all set to release their skipper Shreyas Iyer, ahead of IPL 2025 mega auctions. “The Mumbai batter has proven to be a tough negotiator in discussions with the team’s management, forcing the defending champions to seemingly give up on their captain,” stated the report. 

IPL 2025 Retentions Live: RCB in talks with Gill

With the reports of Virat Kohli leading the franchise in IPL 2025, many more shocking reports are also coming to light. It has also been reported that the Royal Challengers Bengaluru were after Shubman Gill for the role of their new captain. but he decided to remain with the Gujarat Titans.

IPL 2025 Retentions Live: Virat to lead RCB in IPL 2025

According to a report by Times Of India, star batter Virat Kohli is all set to return to lead Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the upcoming edition of the IPL. Kohli left RCB’s captaincy after IPL 2021 and since then, Faf du Plessis has led the team. As Faf has now turned 40, there are chances that he might not get retained by the franchise and Kohli will be stepping up for the role. 

IPL 2025 Retentions Live: Possible retentions for MI

Other than Rohit, former India spinner Harbhajan Singh believes captain Hardik Pandya, pacer Jasprit Bumrah, batter Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma will be retained by the Mumbai Indians to keep their core group intact before the mega auction.

IPL 2025 Retentions Live: Will Rohit be retained?

In the IPL 2024, five-time champions Mumbai Indians finished at the bottom of the table under Hardik Pandya’s captaincy. The removal of Rohit from the captain’s position also drew a lot of flak from the fans. Rumors are going on that Mumbai Indians are likely to retain Rohit ahead of the mega auctions. 

IPL 2025 Retentions Live: LSG’s possible retentions

Apart from Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Ayush Badoni and Mohsin Khan are reportedly the other retentions as LSG are expected to enter the IPL 2025 auction with a purse of Rs 69 crore.

IPL 2025 Retentions Live: Can Shreyas Iyer Stay At KKR?

While it has become apparent that Shreyas Iyer isn’t a priority for the Kolkata Knight Riders, lack of quality Indian captains in the market could see the franchise retain him. Rumours suggest that the final decision hasn’t been made yet, though talks between KKR and Shreyas are progressing.

IPL 2025 Retentions Live: KL Rahul’s likely exit from LSG

Wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul led the three-edition old Lucknow Super Giants in 2022, 2023, and 2024. However, the reports are suggesting that the franchise is likely to part ways with Rahul. If reports are to believed, then West Indies wicketkeeper-batter Nicholas Pooran has been signed by LSG for Rs 18 crore. According to Cricbuzz, Pooran visited the Kolkata office of the RPSG group on Tuesday to meet team owner Sanjiv Goenka and complete the formalities of his retention. 

IPL 2025 Retentions Live: Will RR release Buttler?

England wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler is one of the top players of Rajasthan Royals. Over the years, Buttler has played many match-winning knocks for the 2008 champions and proved his worth. However, as RR are keen to retain their Indian core, it is highly likely that Buttler will get released. If Buttler comes in the auction, he can start an intense bidding war among the franchises. 

IPL 2025 Retentions Live: Samson’s brilliant form in 2024

The report claimed that Sanju Samson will be the first retention choice for Rajasthan Royals and the wicket-keeper batter is all set to lead the side once again. He enjoyed a brilliant run of form in IPL 2024 and considering his performances for India, he is expected to play a major role in IPL 2025. Jaiswal has also been a mainstay of the Rajasthan Royals batting line-up for quite some time and the report claimed that it is been seen as an “expected move” to retain him.

IPL 2025 Retentions Live: Samson, Jaiswal on RR’s priority list

Rajasthan Royals already boasts of a strong Indian core and according to a report by India Today, they are expected to retain Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Riyan Parag ahead of the auction. The report also claimed that they plan to use the RTM card on Yuzvendra Chahal. 

IPL 2025 Retentions Live: Who will be retained by CSK?

Five-time champions Chennai Super Kings will be keen to retain their veteran wicketkeeper and former skipper MS Dhoni but other retentions will be interesting. If reports are to be believed, then CSK are likely to retain their all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja as the first choice, followed by captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, overseas stars Matheesha Pathirana and Devon Conway, and MS Dhoni as the uncapped player. 

IPL 2025 Retentions Live: Here’s what report states

“As of last Friday, the two parties hadn’t spoken. There was lot of word going around on Shreyas Iyer and KKR but the two never sat across the table to have any discussion with regards to the plans for future or the IPL retentions. The first conversation happened on Sunday,” said a source close to developments.

IPL 2025 Retentions Live: KKR to release Shreyas?

IPL 2024 winners Kolkata Knight Riders are also having a tough time while finalizing their retentions. Their entire team contributed like a single unit, which eventually helped them in lifting the trophy last year. However, Times of India has reported that KKR held talks with their skipper Shreyas Iyer over the future but it also claimed that the franchise is not considering the India batter as their top retention pick. 

IPL 2025 Retentions Live: New captain for RCB?

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) were led by Faf du Plessis in the last three seasons. However, the report by ESPNCricinfo has suggested that the franchise is unlikely to retain du Plessis ahead of the mega auctions. If their form skipper and star batter Virat Kohli does not return to lead the team, there are chances that RCB might look to rope in KL Rahul as their new captain. 

IPL 2025 Retentions Live: Virat Kohli to return as captain?

The retentions and mega auctions this year are creating a lot of buzz among the fans. The main reason is that the many big names will be going under the hammer. As all the formation and settings of the franchises will be shuffled, there are some reports which have suggested that star batter Virat Kohli is keen to return as the captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The right-handed batter stepped down from the role after IPL 2021. However, there’s no official confirmation from the franchise on this. 

IPL 2025 Retentions Live: Retention deadline

As per the order of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), all the ten franchises have to submit the final list of their retained and released players by the October 31. The announcement will be made after 4:30 PM on Thursday. 

IPL 2025 Retentions Live: Retention rules

The IPL franchises can retain a total of six players from their existing squad. This can be either via retention or by using the Right to Match (RTM) option. The six retentions/RTMs can have a maximum of five capped players (Indian & Overseas) and a maximum of 2 uncapped players.

IPL 2025 Retentions Live: Hello

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the announcement of the retentions for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Stay tuned for all the live updates.