IPL 2025 Retention News And Rumours: Rohit Sharma To Stay With Mumbai Indians, Hardik Pandya To Lead

The IPL 2025 retention date is set to end soon and the franchises have until October 31 to make a final decision. There will be a mega-auction before IPL 2025 and the franchises can retain a maximum of six players. They can retain a maximum of five capped and two uncapped players. Should a franchise retain six players before the auction, it will have to shell out Rs 79 crore.Many reports have surfaced before the IPL 2025 retention date and now the fans are eagerly waiting for an official word from the franchises. Will Rohit Sharma stay with Mumbai Indians? Will Sunrisers Hyderabad retain Heinrich Klaasen for Rs 23 crore? Here we have a look at news and rumours surrounding the IPL 2025 retention -Rohit Sharma to stay with Mumbai IndiansRohit Sharma will reportedly stay with Mumbai Indians (MI). The Times of India has reported that he will be retained by the five-time IPL Champions. Rohit was removed from MI's captaincy before IPL 2024 and he played under Hardik Pandya's leadership.Rohit hinted at being unhappy with the franchise as he played the last few matches of IPL 2024 as the Impact Player. But the T20 World Cup-winning captain is likely to stay with MI.Hardik Pandya to lead Mumbai IndiansThe report in TOI adds that Hardik Pandya will continue to lead Mumbai Indians. The five-time IPL Champions had their worst-ever season in 2024 and they finished at the last spot. There will reportedly be no change in captaincy and Hardik is likely to continue as MI's captain in IPL 2025.Heinrich Klaasen to create historyHeinrich Klaasen is set to create history before IPL 2025 and he will reportedly be retained for Rs 23 crore, making him the highest-paid retention in the league's history. Klaasen joined SRH for Rs 5.25 crore in the IPL 2023 mini-auction.Lucknow Super Giants to release KL Rahul?The Indian Express reported that Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) are likely to retain Ayush Badoni and Mohsin Khan. Both are uncapped players. However, the franchise it yet to take a call on KL Rahul.Rahul joined LSG for Rs 17 crore before the IPL 2022 mega-auction and led the franchise in three seasons. LSG are yet to play an IPL final.Delhi Capitals to retain Rishabh PantMultiple reports have suggested that Delhi Capitals (DC) will retain Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav. Rishabh hinted at leaving DC with a late-night post on X recently. But that doesn't mean that he is leaving the franchise. If retained, Rishabh will have a salary of Rs 18 crore.