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RR Retained Players 2025: Here’s a complete list of RR IPL 2025 retained and released players ahead of the IPL 2025 Mega auction.
Rajasthan Royals had a great season despite losing key players due to injury or international commitments they finished 3rd in the IPL 2024 season. RR won nine games, lost 6, and one game went without any result due to the rain in the 16 games.
IPL 2025 Mega Auction is going to be crucial for the Rajasthan Royals as they were this close to their second IPL trophy. The franchise has to make some hard choices as they only retain limited players in the IPL season.
This blog will discover who will be retained by the RR for the IPL 2025 season. We have also listed the possible players list Rajasthan Royals will target in the IPL 2025 season.
Full list of players to be retained by RR ahead of IPL 2025 auction-
Rajasthan Royals (RR) IPL 2025 Retained Players List
Skipper Sanju Samson is going to be the first player retained by the RR for the upcoming IPL 2025 season. Sanju Samson has been doing a wonderful job for the past few seasons. Under his leadership, Rajasthan Royals came out as one of the top IPL franchises this year. Wicketkeeper batter Samson is also the top scorer of the franchise bagging 531 runs with an average of 48.27 and a strike rate of 153.47.
English captain Jos Buttler is another key player of the RR squad, and the franchise will retain him for the next season. Jos Buttler is the only player with most 2 centuries in the IPL 2024 season. During the 11 games, Jos Buttler bagged 359 runs with an average of 39.89 and a strike rate of 140.78.
The next RR retained player in IPL 2025 is the young talent Yashasvi Jaiswal. The star opener Yashasvi Jaiswal had a rough start at the beginning of the IPL season. However, he picked up pace and amassed 435 runs with an average of 31.07 and a strike rate of 155.91 in the 15 games of the IPL 2024.
Last but not least, Yuzvendra Chahal will be retained by the Rajasthan franchise ahead of the IPL 2025 season. Yuzvendra Chahal is one of the best spinners in International cricket, as well as in the IPL tournament history. He is the leading wicket-taker for the franchise scalping 18 wickets with an average of 30.33 and an economy rate of 9.41 in the 15 games.
The table shows the overall details of the expected IPL 2025 RR retained players list-
| No. | Player | Role | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanju Samson | Wicketkeeper | INR 14 Cr. |
| 2 | Jos Buttler | Batter | INR 10 Cr. |
| 3 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | Batter | INR 4 Cr. |
| 4 | Yuzvendra Chahal | Bowler | INR 6.50 Cr. |
Rajasthan Royals (RR) IPL 2025 Released Players List
Here is the list of all the released players of RR ahead of the IPL 2025 Mega Auction-
RR 2025 Released players list: Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Kunal Rathore, Donovan Ferreira, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Ravichandran Ashwin, Abid Mushtaq, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Adam Zampa, Nandre Burger, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Keshav Maharaj, Tanush Kotian.
Players List, RR Target in the IPL 2025 Mega Auction
The reduced retention of players will cost the Rajasthan Royals many top-class players including Trent Boult, Riyaan Parag, and Dhruv Jurel. However, Rajasthan Royals will do their best to acquire some of the best players by bidding the best price in the IPL Mega Auction 2025. In the Mega Auction other than these three players, the franchise would like to target Ravichandran Ashwin, Sandeep Sharma, Nandre Burger, Prasidh Krishna, and Avesh Khan.
