Wed Oct 30 18:22:28 UTC 2024: ## IPL 2025 Retention Deadline Looms: Franchises to Reveal Their Squads by October 31st

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is gearing up for another exciting season, with the mega auction for IPL 2025 on the horizon. Ahead of the auction, franchises have until October 31st to submit their list of retained players. Each franchise can retain up to six players, with a maximum of five capped players and two uncapped Indian players. The five capped players can include all five overseas players.

With a purse of INR 120 crore, franchises will have to strategize carefully. Retaining five capped players will result in a deduction of INR 75 crore, distributed according to a pre-determined slab system. Teams also have the option to utilize their Right to Match (RTM) card, allowing them to match the bids of other franchises for their desired players.

While the exact date for the mega auction has not yet been announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), it is expected to take place in late November and continue for two days.

**Key Retention News:**

* **Sunrisers Hyderabad** is expected to retain Australian opener Travis Head and Indian all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy, adding to their previously retained trio of Heinrich Klassen, Pat Cummins, and Abhishek Sharma.
* **Chennai Super Kings** is likely to retain their captain, MS Dhoni, alongside other key players like Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, and Sri Lankan fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana.
* **Kolkata Knight Riders** are unlikely to retain captain Shreyas Iyer, Andre Russell, and Mitchell Starc, with Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, and Harshit Rana being the confirmed retentions.
* **Royal Challengers Bangalore** is anticipated to retain Virat Kohli as captain for IPL 2025, despite him stepping down from captaincy in 2021.
* **Mumbai Indians** is set to release their captain, Shreyas Iyer, after negotiations failed.

Franchises have the flexibility to retain any number of overseas players, up to five, but uncapped players must be Indian.

Stay tuned for further updates on the IPL 2025 retention process and the upcoming mega auction.

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