Mahendra Singh Dhoni is retained, but Rishabh Pant is not. Andre Russell is retained, but Shreyas Iyer is not. Rajat Patidar is retained, K.L. Rahul is not.

The suspense over player retention ahead of the Indian Premier League’s (IPL’s) player retentions ahead of next month’s big player auction was over on Thursday (October 31, 2024) evening with the official list of retentions having been announced.

In all, 46 players were retained by their respective franchises from a maximum of 60 slots available. It means that the player auction will see a maximum of 204 spots up for grab next month.

As expected – and reported by The Hindu earlier – Pant, Shreyas Iyer and K.L. Rahul were released by their respective franchises. While Heinrich Klaasen has emerged as the most expensive retention at ₹23 crore for Sunrisers Hyderabad, Virat Kohli is the most expensive Indian to be retained at ₹21 crore by Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Mumbai Indians, as reported earlier, have kept the awesome foursome –Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav – on its roster along with promising Tilak Varma.

Chennai Super Kings have decided to persist with captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, Matheesha Pathirana, Dhoni and Shivam Dube. Dhoni — the veteran — and Sandeep Sharma (Rajasthan Royals) have been retained as uncapped players, thanks to a modification in uncapped player regulations.

Complete list of Retained players teamwise

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Pat Cummins (₹18 cr.), Abhishek Sharma (₹14 cr.), Nitish Kumar Reddy (₹6 cr.), Heinrich Klaasen (₹23 cr.), Travis Head (₹14 cr.).

Available purse: ₹45 cr.

Mumbai Indians: Jasprit Bumrah (₹18 cr.), Suryakumar Yadav (₹16.35 cr.), Hardik Pandya (₹16.35 cr.), Rohit Sharma (₹16.30 cr.), Tilak Varma (₹8 cr.).

Available purse: ₹45 cr.

Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad (₹18 cr.), Matheesha Pathirana (₹13 cr.), Shivam Dube (₹12 cr.), Ravindra Jadeja (₹18 cr.), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (₹4 cr.).

Available purse: ₹55 cr.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Rinku Singh (₹13 cr.), Varun Chakravarthy (₹12 cr.), Sunil Narine (₹12 cr.), Andre Russell (₹12 cr.), Harshit Rana (₹4 cr.), Ramandeep Singh (₹4 cr.).

Available purse: ₹51 cr.

Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (₹18 cr.), Yashasvi Jaiswal (₹18 cr.), Riyan Parag (₹14 cr.), Dhruv Jurel (₹14 cr.), Shimron Hetmyer (₹11 cr.), Sandeep Sharma (₹4 cr.).

Available purse: ₹41 cr.

Lucknow Super Giants: Nicholas Pooran (₹21 cr.), Ravi Bishnoi (₹11 cr.), Mayank Yadav (₹11 cr.), Mohsin Khan (₹4 cr.), Ayush Badoni (₹4 cr.).

Available purse: ₹69 cr.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli (₹21 cr.), Rajat Patidar (₹11 cr.), Yash Dayal (₹5 cr.).

Available purse: ₹83 cr.

Gujarat Titans: Rashid Khan (₹18 cr.), Shubman Gill (₹16.50 cr.), B. Sai Sudharsan (₹8.50 cr.), Rahul Tewatia (₹4 cr.), Shahrukh Khan (₹4 cr.).

Available purse: ₹69 cr.

Delhi Capitals: Axar Patel (₹16.50 cr.), Kuldeep Yadav (₹13.25 cr.), Tristan Stubbs (₹10 cr.), Abhishek Porel (₹4 cr.).

Available purse: ₹73 cr.

Punjab Kings: Shashank Singh (₹5.50 cr.), Prabhsimran Singh (₹4 cr.).

Available purse: ₹110.5 cr.