With the franchises announcing their retentions, Sanju Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal are retained by RR for the price of INR 18 crore each. Alongside Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer and Sandeep Sharma are the other players retained by the franchise.
Ever since the last mega auction, Rajasthan Royals has been one of the best-performing teams in the tournament. In the previous season, they played 14 matches and secured 8 wins and 5 defeats with one game producing no result.
They finished third in the IPL 2024 and lost to SRH in the qualifiers 02 of the tournament. They will be hoping to improve the squad ahead of the 18th season of the Indian Premier League.
Check out the list of Rajasthan Royals’ Retained players for IPL 2025.
| PLAYER | ROLE | PRICE |
| Sanju Samson | Wicketkeeper-batter | 18 crore |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Batter | 18 crore |
| Riyan Parag | Batter | 14 crore |
| Dhruv Jurel | Wicketkeeper-batter | 14 crore |
| Shimron Hetmyer | Batter | 11 crore |
| Sandeep Sharma | Bowler | 4 crore |
Along with the RR retained players, we have also shared the list of released players for the auction.
- Jos Buttler – Batter/Wicket-keeper
- Trent Boult – Bowler
- Yuzvendra Chahal – Bowler
- R Ashwin – All-Rounder
- Navdeep Saini – Bowler
- Tanish Kotian – Bowler
- Donovan Ferreira – Bowler
- Kuldeep Sen – Bowler
- Kunal Singh Rathore – Batter/wicketkeeper
- Rovman Powell – Batter
- Shubham Dubey – Batter
- Tom Kohler-Cadmore – Batter/Wicket-keeper
- Abid Mushtaq – All-rounder
- Nandre Burger – Bowler
With a total of INR 79 Crore having been used for the retention, the Rajasthan franchise will be moving into the mega auction with a remaining purse value of INR 41 Crore.
With a fresh three-year cycle starting with the IPL 2025 season next year, the upcoming retentions will be crucial for all the teams to adopt new strategies for success.
The IPL 2025 Mega Auction will take place in November or December with BCCI exploring the options of holding the event overseas, Riyadh in the United Arab Emirates has emerged as the frontrunner while Muscat, Doha and Riyadh are also being considered.
Also Read: IPL 2025 Squad of All Teams – 10 Team Updated List
