RR have retained six players but have released big names like Jos Buttler, Trent Boult, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Yuzvendra Chahal.
For the IPL 2025 season, Rajasthan Royals have covered key areas by retaining their top batters and an experienced Indian bowler.
RR have retained six players but have released big names like Jos Buttler, Trent Boult, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Yuzvendra Chahal.
Rajasthan Royals’ Retentions for IPL 2025
The six retained players give Rajasthan Royals a good mix of experience, solid batting depth, pace bowling choices, and some all-rounder skills. This gives them a strong base as they plan to add more talent in the IPL 2025 auction.
Their Retentions are:
- Sanju Samson – INR 18 crores
- Yashasvi Jaiswal – INR 18 crores
- Riyan Parag – INR 14 crores
- Dhruv Jurel – INR 14 crores
- Shimron Hetmyer – INR 11 crores
- Sandeep Sharma – INR 4 crores
Rajasthan Royals have used all their retention slots
Rajasthan Royals have retained six players before the IPL 2025 auction. As per the retention rules, each team can keep a maximum of six players, with at least one player being uncapped.
RR have filled all their retention slots by keeping Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, and Shimron Hetmyer as capped players, while Sandeep Sharma, who last played internationally in 2015, is considered an uncapped player.
Why are Rajasthan Royals not eligible to use the RTM card at the IPL 2025 auction?
As per IPL rules, if a team retains fewer than six players, they can use Right to Match (RTM) cards for the unfilled slots.
The rule says that,”The IPL franchises can retain a total of 6 players from their existing squad. This can be either via retention or by using the Right to Match (RTM) option”.
Since Rajasthan Royals have retained the maximum allowed six players, they are not eligible to use the RTM card in the IPL 2025 auction.
