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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.
Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has recalled the time when star India batter Virat Kohli had blocked him from Instagram. While the two have become good friends after playing four seasons together at Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), there was a time when Kohli and Maxwell had their differences. For the unversed, RCB acquired the services of Maxwell for a whopping INR 14.25 crore ahead of IPL 2021. He enjoyed a successful season with the bat, scoring over 500 runs to help RCB reach the playoffs.
Rajat Patidar led Madhya Pradesh's fightback against Harayana on Day 4 of their Ranji Trophy 2024-25 match in Indore. Patidar slammed an unbeaten century to help MP recover after Harayana had taken a 132-run lead in the first innings. With the Indian Premier League (IPL) retention deadline on October 31, Patidar reached triple figures in just 68 balls to send a loud and clear message to his franchise, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), who are yet to finalise their list of retained players.
With the IPL 2025 mega auction retention deadline coming on October 31, all 10 IPL teams are set to reveal their list of retained and released players. The franchises are allowed to retain as many as six players, of which at least one has to be an uncapped Indian player. Lot of big names like KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant have been rumoured to be entering the auction pool. As a result, the franchises might offer lucrative contracts to players in order to lure them away from the auction table.
VVS Laxman will be the head coach of the Indian cricket team for the upcoming T20I series against South Africa, according to a report by Cricbuzz. The former India batter was appointed the interim head coach as Gautam Gambhir will be travelling to Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India will take on South Africa in four T20Is which will be played in Durban, Gqeberha, Centurion and Johannesburg on November 8, 10, 13 and 15 respectively. While the team for South Africa will depart around November 3, the team for Australia is expected to leave by November 10-11.
Amid uncertainity over his playing future at Chennai Super Kings (CSK), MS Dhoni recently dropped a hint over his participation in the Indian Premier League (IPL). With all 10 teams currently finalising their list of retained and released players ahead of the mega auction, Dhoni all but confirmed his intention to continue playing in the IPL. Responding to his remarks, CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan also said that they are happy to see Dhoni being ready for another season of the IPL. Dhoni is set to have a meeting with the CSK officials ahead of the IPL retention deadline, which is October 31.
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: