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IPL 2025 Retention Live Updates: The D Day is finally here as the retentions for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be announced. Cricket fans around the world are eagerly waiting to know the names which have been retained by the franchises, ahead of the mega auction. Many big names are expected to go under the hammer in the auctions as they are not going to be retained by the teams. Reportedly, Lucknow Super Giants have parted ways with their skipper KL Rahul while Delhi Capitals are also highly likely to release Rishabh Pant.
Here are the Live Updates of the Indian Premier League 2025 Retentions Announcement:
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11:06 (IST)
IPL Retentions 2025 Live: Who will be retained by CSK
Many reports are going around regarding Chennai Super Kings’ potential retentions. If reports are to be believed then the five-time champions are likely to retain their former skipper and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja as the first choice for retention.
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10:52 (IST)
IPL Retentions 2025 Live: Minimum deduction from purse
The IPL’s governing body has set minimum deductions from the purse for each player retained, with Rs 18 crores for the first player, Rs 14 crores for the second, Rs 11 crores for the third, Rs 18 crores for the fourth, Rs 14 crores for the fifth and Rs 4 crores for an uncapped player. Franchises are free to give their players more or less of these amounts to the players retained by them.
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10:50 (IST)
IPL Retentions 2025 Live: New match fees rule
A match fee has been introduced for the first time in the history of IPL. Each Playing member (Including the Impact Player) will get a match fee of Rs 7.5 Lakhs per match. This will be in addition to his contracted amount.
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10:44 (IST)
IPL Retentions 2025 Live: Auction purse in IPL 2025
The auction purse for the franchises has been set at Rs 120 Crore for IPL 2025. The total salary cap will now consist of auction purse, incremental performance pay and match fees. Previously in 2024, the total salary cap (auction purse + incremental performance pay) was Rs. 110 Crs which will now be Rs. 146 Crs (2025), Rs. 151 Crs (2026) and Rs. 157 Crs (2027).
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10:29 (IST)
IPL Retentions 2025 Live: Retention rules for this edition
Thursday, October 31 is the deadline by which all the franchises are supposed to submit the list of their retained players ahead of the mega auction. Each team can retain six players, out of which maximum of five can be capped and two uncapped. This can be either via retention or by using the Right to Match (RTM) option.
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10:28 (IST)
IPL Retentions 2025 Live: Pant to leave DC because…
“Rishabh Pant wanted captaincy, wanted to be involved with regards to appointment of coaches and support staff but plenty in the DC set-up are not convinced about his T20 game. It wasn’t that they wanted to let him go but they were clear that they didn’t see him leading the side. And that decision wasn’t an overnight one,” the report in Times of India quoted a source as saying.
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10:25 (IST)
IPL Retentions 2025 Live: Pant to part ways with DC?
According to some reports, wicketkeeper-batter and skipper Rishabh Pant is all set to released by Delhi Capitals, ahead of the mega auctions. Pant, after recovering from a major accident, made a return to the IPL last season. He has been a consistent feature in the Indian cricket team as well. The report, however, said that DC management was not convinced about the leadership qualities of Pant in T20.
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09:53 (IST)
IPL Retentions 2025 Live: Hello
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the IPL 2025 retentions announcements. Stay tuned for all the live updates.
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