Tuesday, November 26
Ruud van Nistelrooy enjoyed a winning start as interim Manchester United manager by beating Leicester 5-2 to reach the League Cup quarter-finals as Manchester City crashed out 2-1 to Tottenham. A United legend as a player, Van Nistelrooy was thrust into the role of interim manager after the Red Devils sacked Erik ten Hag on Monday following a dreadful start to the season.
Punjab Kings have retained three players for the IPL 2025 season, including Arshdeep Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, and Shashank Singh. Arshdeep Singh, who joined the franchise in 2019, has been pivotal, accumulating 76 wickets in 64 matches. With Ricky Ponting as coach, PBKS aims to rebuild by releasing most capped players.
With the IPL franchises finalizing their retained player lists by 5 pm today, the maximum retains are six players including five capped and two uncapped. The salary cap stands at Rs 120 crore, a 20% increase from last year. Teams can utilize Right to Match (RTM) cards during the auction for released players.
Rajasthan Royals have retained six key players, including Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Riyan Parag, for the IPL 2025, ahead of the November mega auction. Notably, Jos Buttler and Yuzvendra Chahal are missing from the list. The retentions cost the Royals Rs. 79 crore from their Rs. 120 crore purse, reflecting strategic moves for the upcoming season.
Teams announce their IPL retentions, revealing which star players will enter next month's mega auction. Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, and KL Rahul are expected to generate significant interest. Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, and other franchises disclose their key retentions, setting the stage for a competitive bidding war.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have retained just two players on the deadline day of announcing players that each franchise wishes to persist with ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction. Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar have been retained by the three-time IPL runners up. Kohli is slated to lead the side next season.
Indian Premier League's defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders, have announced their list of retained players for IPL 2025, focusing on all-round options to use all six availaable retention slots. They have retained four capped players and two uncapped players. The IPL auction will be held in Novemeber, most likely at an overseas location.
Sunrisers Hyderabad, the 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL) champions, made their choices to retain five players ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction and set the ball rolling as far as their plans for the future are concerned. As a result of their five retentions, SRH will enter the IPL mega auction with Rs. 45 crore remaining.
The retained players list from all ten franchises of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been released, marking a crucial step in the lead-up to the IPL 2025 mega auction scheduled for the last week of November.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have retained key players Ruturaj Gaikwad, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, and MS Dhoni ahead of the IPL auction in November. CSK is also considering the right to match option for Tushar Deshpande and New Zealand's Devon Conway or Rachin Ravindra.
