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The excitement has reached a fever pitch as fans eagerly await the announcement of IPL 2025 player retentions. The Board of Cricket Control In India (BCCI) had previously given a deadline of 31st October 2024 to all the franchises for the submission of the list.
What are the retention guidelines for IPL 2025?
In a significant change for the 2025-27 IPL cycle, the Governing Council of IPL handed down new retention guidelines, allowing franchises to retain up to six players. The teams can combine direct retentions or use their Right To Match (RTM) card, its first appearance since the 2018 Mega Auction.
Under such rules, each franchise is limited to five capped players and two uncapped players, but the total retained players shall be capped at six. This change would help improve the team strategy and player management in subsequent seasons.
As the franchises take a final glance at their lists, let us take a look at the live streaming and live telecast details for this exciting event:
Which Channel Will The IPL 2025 Retentions Be Airing On?
Star Sports and Sports18 have teamed up as broadcasting partners for IPL 2025. The live telecast of the IPL 2025 retention event on October 31 at 4 PM IST will exclusively be available on both channels.
Where To Watch IPL 2025 Retentions Online?
The IPL 2025 Retention can be aired online for free on Jio Cinema, available on the app and website starting at 4:30 PM IST
When Are IPL 2025 Retentions Starting? [Date & Time]
The IPL 2025 Retentions will take place on October 31st at 4PM IST. It will be available both on TV Channels as well as online.
Rumoured IPL Retention List
Chennai Super Kings
- Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Shivam Dube
- MS Dhoni
- Matheesha Pathirana
Mumbai Indians
- Hardik Pandya
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Rohit Sharma
- Jasprit Bumrah
Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Virat Kohli
- Will Jacks
- Mohammed Siraj
Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Heinrich Klaasen
- Pat Cummins
- Abhishek Sharma
- Travis Head
- Nitish Kumar Reddy
Kolkata Knight Riders
- Sunil Narine
- Andre Russell
- Rinku Singh
Rajasthan Royals
- Sanju Samson
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Riyan Parag
- Jos Buttler
Delhi Capitals
- Axar Patel
- Kuldeep Yadav
Gujarat Titans
- Shubman Gill
- Rashid Khan
- Mohammed Shami
Lucknow Super Giants
- Nicholas Pooran
- Mayank Yadav
- Ravi Bishnoi
Punjab Kings
- Shashank Singh
- Ashutosh Sharma
- Arshdeep Singh
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