Delhi Capitals to retain Star Batter for Rs 180,000,000 in IPL 2025

New Delhi: As the IPL 2025 mega auction approaches, all 10 teams are gearing up to name their retained players. While no team has officially announced their retained players yet, reports suggest that Delhi Capitals is planning to retain only 3 players in its squad. According to a PTI report, Delhi Capitals will be retaining three Indian players, excluding veteran players like Warner and Mitchell Marsh. Stay tuned to find out which 3 players Delhi Capitals will be retaining for the upcoming season.

DELHI CAPITALS NEWS: [Kushan Sarkar from PTI]

– Pant (18 Cr), Axar (14 Cr), Kuldeep (11 Cr) are likely to be retentions.
– Hemang Badani is a possible front runner for Head Coach.
– Munaf Patel is likely to be the bowling Coach. pic.twitter.com/5sFyeRkDqR

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Rishabh Pant will be retained:

Delhi Capitals will first retain captain Rishabh Pant. Team owner Parth Jindal has already said this. Pant will be retained first, meaning this player will get Rs 18 crore. Pant has been captaining the team since 2021 and has contributed well to the team as a captain and batsman. Also, Pant’s brand value is also very high, so the Delhi team will retain this player first.

Axar Patel’s second number to get retained:

According to the PTI report, Delhi Capitals will retain all-rounder Axar Patel at number two. Being retained at number two means that this player will be given Rs 14 crore per season. Axar Patel has been batting brilliantly for the last 3 seasons. His batting average in 2022 was more than 45. His average in 2023 and 2024 was around 30. In bowling too, Axar has taken 22 wickets in the last two seasons. Also, his economy rate has also been amazing.

Kuldeep Yadav will also be retained:

Delhi Capitals is also going to retain its wicket-taker Kuldeep Yadav. Kuldeep will be retained at number three, meaning this player will be given Rs 11 crore per season. Kuldeep took 16 wickets for Delhi last season. In 2022, he took 21 wickets. It is clear that the Delhi team is not going to leave Kuldeep

Which big players will go out:

Delhi team has many great players whom it will leave out. David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Magark, Shai Hope, Anrique Norkhia, Khalil Ahmed and Lungi Ngidi are among these players. However, it will be interesting to see for which two players Delhi Capitals keeps the Right to Match card.