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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.
Mutiple media reports have predicted that KL Rahul is set to be released by Lucknow Super Giants. The star wicketkeeper-batter is thus expected to enter IPL 2025 auction. If former India player Aakash Chopra is to be believed, Rahul will fetch a lot of money at the bidding war. Notably, wicketkeeper-batters are expected to draw huge interest from franchises during the auction and with Rahul being one of the best in the business, Chopra feels that he could even fetch Rs 25 crore to 30 crore.
Of all the big names, that several reports have claimed will not be in the IPL 2025 retention list - KL Rahul is probably the most senior India player. KL Rahul is not only a wicketkeeper-batter but was also the captain of the Lucknow Super Giants in the last couple of seasons. In the past, Rahul has led Punjab Kings also. While his form in international cricket has dwindled a bit, KL rahul remains a great asset.
IPL 2025 Retentions, Live Updates: Cricket fans around the world are eagerly waiting for the announcement of the players' retentions for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The BCCI has set a deadline till October 31 for the franchises to finalize their retentions.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) need a wicket-keeper batter after the retirement of Dinesh Karthik. With KL Rahul all but set to be released by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), the India star has been linked with a return to RCB, a franchise he started his IPL career with. Being a local boy, Rahul is undoubtedly a natural choice for the spot behind the stumps for the Royal Challengers. However, the auction dynamics don't make it easy for any franchise to go out and get a player of its choice. Yet, RCB dropped a massive hint ahead of the IPL retention announcements.
Lucknow Super Kings completed their first formal signing for IPL 2025 as West Indies wicket-keeper batter Nicholas Pooran was retained by the franchise for Rs 18 crore. According to Cricbuzz, Pooran visited the Kolkata office of the RPSG group on Tuesday to meet team owner Sanjiv Goenka and complete the formalities of his retention. Pooran joined LSG in 2023 for a price of Rs 16 crore and media reports have suggested that he can replace KL Rahul as the captain for the 2025 season.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) are gearing up for the 2025 Indian Premier League season by retaining their core squad, who were pivotal to their recent successes. Nicholas Pooran, Mayank Yadav, and Ravi Bishnoi are the three players set to be retained by the franchise. The source privy to the development also confirmed to IANS that Pooran will be the front-runner to lead the side in the IPL 2025. Pooran, an explosive batsman and versatile wicketkeeper, emerged as the star for LSG.
Teams are currently finalising their player retention list ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction, expected to be held next month. The IPL governing council has set October 31 as the deadline for the teams to submit their list. Ahead of the deadline, rumours have started floating on who the teams might keep heading into the IPL 2025 mega auction. With only a handful of days remaining for the deadline, let's take a look at five retention rumours that have been floating on social media: