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Heinrich Klaasen of Sunrisers Hyderabad has become the top retention for IPL 2025, retained for 23 crore, surpassing Virat Kohli’s 21 crore retention with Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Lucknow Super Giants also retained Nicholas Pooran at 21 crore. Other notable retentions include Jasprit Bumrah at 18 crore and Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya at 16.35 crore each. Kolkata Knight Riders released skipper Shreyas Iyer, while Pat Cummins continues as SRH captain after leading them to the playoffs in 2024
