SRH Retention Reports- (Source: @Johns/X.com)
In a significant development, there are reports that Sunrisers Hyderabad have shortlisted Heinrich Klaasen, Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, and Nitish Kumar Reddy as their five retentions for IPL 2025.
According to Cricinfo, Heinrich Klaasen is all set to become the second-most expensive player in the history of IPL as SRH are planning to retain him for a whopping 23 crores. Klaasen will be Hyderabad's first retention and is set to more five crores more than the 18 crore value set by the BCCI for the first slot.
Pat Cummins To Take A Pay-Cut
Further, Pat Cummins, who earned 20.50 crores last season, will take a pay cut and is set to be retained for 18 crores. Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head, the two openers who wreaked havoc on the opposition last season, are said to have earned fourteen crores.
Meanwhile, Nitish Reddy, who shone in the previous season, will earn six crores. Notably, the price value set for the fifth retention by BCCI was 11 crores. However, it is flexible, and it is said that SRH has allocated five crores to Klaasen.
With these retentions, SRH will exhaust their 75 crores and will enter the IPL 2025 mega-auction with just 45 crores.
SRH Show Trust On IPL 2024 Performers
SRH had a great IPL 2024 as they were the finalists and lost to KKR in the finals. Nonetheless, the Kavya Maran-owned side made several changes during IPL 2024 auction and brought in the likes of Travis Head and Pat Cummins.
Notably, Cummins, Head, Abhishek, Nitish Reddy, and Klaasen were the best performers for the Men in Orange in IPL 2024.
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