IPL 2025 player retention rules are going to be announced soon. According to media reports, IPL teams will get a chance to retain only 5 players. This time there will be no right to match card rule. If this happens, many teams will have to lose their big players. According to the report, the big deal is that IPL teams can only retain 2 foreign and 3 Indian players, in which case all 10 teams may lose their match-winning foreign and domestic players. Let us tell you which are the 15 players that their teams will not be able to retain.
Chennai Superkings
Chennai Super Kings team may drop Devon Conway, Shivam Dubey, Deepak Chahar if the rule of only 3 local and 2 foreign players is implemented. Because Chennai team can retain Dhoni, Ruturaj, Jadeja, Mathisa Pathirana, Rachin Ravindra.
Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians will be in the biggest trouble if the rule of only 3 local and 2 foreign players is implemented, as this team is full of big players. It is believed that the Mumbai team may retain Tim David and Gerald Coetzee among the overseas players. Among the domestic players, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav and captain Hardik Pandya can be named. If this happens, Mumbai will have to let go of big players like Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan.
Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals may also drop players like Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal as the team is believed to retain Yashwi Jaiswal, Ryan Parag and Sanju Samson. Among foreign players, they can retain Jos Buttler and Trent Boult.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Due to this rule, the team of Sunrisers Hyderabad can also get into trouble. Hyderabad may release its captains Pat Cummins and Aiden Markram as they retain Henrik Klaasen and Travis Head among the overseas players. Among domestic players, he can retain Abhishek Sharma and Nitish Reddy.
Delhi Capitals
Delhi team can retain Pant, Kuldeep Yadav, Akshar Patel among domestic players, in which case Prithvi Shaw’s exit from the team is almost certain. Among the foreign players, David Warner may leave this team. Delhi team may retain Magarch and Stubbs.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders may lose 2 of its foreign players. It will be difficult for Phil Salt and Mitchell Starc to stay in the squad as KKR will retain Sunil Narine and Andre Russell among the overseas players.
Lucknow Supergiants
Lucknow Supergiants may lose two of their big overseas players. This player is Mark Wood. Lucknow team may retain Nicholas Pooran, Quinton de Kock.
What will happen to Punjab Kings?
The rules for retaining the Punjab Kings will not make much of a difference. Among foreign players, they can release Sam Curran. Shikhar Dhawan may also be dropped. Punjab team can retain Shashank Singh, Arshdeep and Ashutosh.
