Ten star players from India will participate in the IPL 2025 auction. (Photo-PTI)
The list of retained players for IPL 2025 has been revealed. Ten teams together have retained 47 players ahead of the mega auction. Now all the teams will be seen bidding for one player after another in the auction. Let us tell you that as per the rules, a maximum of 6 players from all teams would be retained this time. Except Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals, no team has retained 6 players. In such a situation, all teams will be attentive to include more and more players from their team in the auction. The special thing is that this time 10 star players of the Indian team will also enter the auction. Of them, 3 players were playing as captains in IPL until last season.
10 star Indian players to enter IPL 2025 auction
This time many IPL teams have taken big decisions. Some teams have opted for young players instead of veteran players. In such a situation, this star player of the Indian team cannot be retained. The biggest names among them are Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul. These three players will enter the auction this time. These players’ teams can be seen emptying their bags as much as possible. Ishan Kishan has also not been retained by Mumbai Indians. There were a lot of bids for him in the IPL 2022 auction, which means Ishaan can be back on the radar of many teams.
IPL’s most successful bowler Yuzvendra Chahal has also not been retained. Apart from him, a veteran spinner like Ravichandran Ashwin has also been released from the team. There will be a lot of demand for these two experienced spinners at the auction. On the other hand, fast bowler Mohammed Shami, who can become the first option of many teams, will also be part of the mega auction. Players like Washington Sundar and Shardul will also be seen adding excitement to the auction. At the same time, Mohammad Siraj has also been released this time, although RCB can bet on him in the auction. Siraj has shown amazing performance in all formats in recent times.
These three players aspire to the captaincy
This auction will be very important for Lucknow Super Giants, Punjab Kings, Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore. These teams will be looking for good players and a new captain. In such a situation, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul can become rich in the auction. These three players have been captains of one team or another until last season. Shreyas Iyer had even made Kolkata Knight Riders the champions of IPL 2024 under his captaincy. In such a situation, all these players can empty the purse of many teams during the mega auction.
