Thu Oct 31 13:28:14 UTC 2024: ## IPL 2025 Retention: Teams Announce Retained Players, Auction to be Held Overseas
**Chennai, October 31, 2024:** The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season is gearing up for an exciting auction after all 10 teams announced their retained players on Thursday.
With each franchise allowed to retain a maximum of six players, the auction is expected to be highly competitive. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is considering holding the auction overseas, with Abu Dhabi emerging as the front-runner. Muscat, Doha, and Riyadh are also under consideration.
**Notable Retained Players:**
* **Mumbai Indians:** Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, and Tilak Varma
* **Royal Challengers Bangalore:** Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, and Yash Dayal
* **Delhi Capitals:** Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, and Abishek Porel
* **Sunrisers Hyderabad:** Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, and Ayush Badoni
* **Kolkata Knight Riders:** Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, and Ramandeep Singh
* **Rajasthan Royals:** Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, and Sandeep Sharma
* **Punjab Kings:** Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh
* **Gujarat Titans:** Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, and Shahrukh Khan
* **Chennai Super Kings:** Ruturaj Gaikwad, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, and MS Dhoni
The IPL 2025 Retention can be watched live on Star Sports Network, Sports18 Network, and JioCinema app and website from 4:30 PM IST onwards.
**Note:** This article summarizes the provided text and presents it in a news article format. It includes the key information about the IPL 2025 Retention, such as the retained players, auction details, and streaming information.