The franchises are geared up for the mega auction ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2025. With the new retention rules set by the BCCI, the franchises can now retain six players ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. In case the franchises don't retain any of their players, they can use six right-to-match (RTM) cards instead during the auction, which allow them to bring their best players back to the squad for the same price at which any other franchise makes a final bid.
With six retentions available ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, the franchises can bring their back to their squad who have been a crucial part of the team over the years with their consistent performances. The franchises have been given a deadline of October 31, to send their player retention list. Here’s the possible retentions for the franchises ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction.
SRH possible retentions for IPL 2025 mega auction
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) brought fire to the IPL 2024 with their star-studded batting line-up. Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head gave fiery starts as an opening pair, following which Heinrich Klaasen took charge of the middle order as SRH broke several batting records in IPL 2024, achieving the highest ever IPL total of 287 runs. After failing to qualify for the playoffs in the previous three editions, SRH finally had a great outing in IPL 2024 under skipper Pat Cummins, and made into the final in six years. However, they failed to lift the trophy for the second time after a one-sided match against Kolkata Knight Riders in the title clash.
Let’s have a look at the six possible retentions for SRH ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction.
Pat Cummins
Skipper Pat Cummins could be SRH’s first retention ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction. Australia’s ODI World Cup-winning captain was picked by the franchise for a whopping 20.50 crore INR in the previous auction. Cummins turned out to be an impactful addition in the SRH squad under whom the franchise finally qualified for the playoffs after three season along with making it into the finals after 2018. SRH can retain Pat Cummins at a price of INR 18 crore.
