After achieving glory in the 2012 and 2014 seasons under Gautam Gambhir, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won their third Indian Premier League (IPL) title this year, under skipper Shreyas Iyer. The Knight Riders showed terrific consistency throughout the season.

Before the BCCI finalises its auction retention guidelines, we take a look at the players the 10 franchises are likely to retain ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are certain of retaining Virat Kohli, and there are high chances that Mohammed Siraj, Anuj Rawat and Yash Dayal will also be retained.

Then came a huge moment in the history of not only the Titans, but also in the IPL as Hardik was traded to Mumbai Indians ahead of the IPL 2024 auction. Shubman Gill was appointed the new GT captain.