IPL retention 2025: The retained list of players is to be released before the mega auction of IPL 2025. All 10 teams are going to submit their list of players to the BCCI on Thursday, October 31.

The deadline for the teams to announce their retained players has been set at 5:00 pm on October 31, 2024.

Many big names may be released

Many big names are released every year in the IPL. Franchises decide to release players to improve their squads. Fans are eager to know which players the ten franchises will retain. There is a lot of speculation about cricket stars like Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Mohammed Shami. It is believed that all these players may be released.

Will Rohit be retained or not?

After the big changes in the last season, many types of news started coming about Rohit Sharma. After Hardik Pandya came to Mumbai and became the captain of the team, there was talk of Rohit Sharma playing for some other team. Apart from this, Rishabh Pant made a comeback last season and took over the command of Delhi Capitals. But now he can be released from the team.

This is how you can watch live for free

The announcement of IPL 2025 retention will be broadcast on Star Sports and Sports18 networks in India on October 31 at 4:00 pm. Apart from this, fans can watch live streaming on Jio Cinema app and website from 4:30 pm on the same day. Live retention can be watched for free on Jio. The IPL Governing Council has introduced updated retention rules this year, under which teams can retain a maximum of six players, including a maximum of five capped and two uncapped players.