Complete List Of Former Indian Players: The Indian Premier League (IPL) governing body revealed the IPL 2025 mega auction retention guidelines on Sunday. There was an addition to the IPL franchises’ maximum retention cap of six players, including one unregistered player. In preparation of the scheduled IPL 2025 mega auction, an outdated law which had been in place since 2008 and had been repealed in 2022 was reinstated back. According to that law, Indian players that haven’t participated in a global match for more than five years are permitted to be classified as “unrestricted players.”
If IPL teams decide to keep all six retentions, they will need to pay at least Rs 4 crore to hold one uncapped player. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the iconic leader of India, may be retained by Chennai Super Kings, or CSK, until only a brief amount of time thanks to a new law approved by the Governing Council.
“If an Indian player who is capped does not have a Central Contract with the BCCI, or if the player does not participate in the starting XI for an international cricket match (Test match, ODI, or twenty-20 International) within the five calendar years prior to the relevant Adjust the seasoning, the player would lose their cap. Only Indian players would be able to use that, the BCCI said in a release.
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Dhoni isn’t the only player, though, who may be kept in this capacity. Nine players who have represented India in international matches are listed below, all of whom are still eligible to be considered “uncapped”:
Piyush Chawla, an Indian from Mumbai
The five-time IPL champion Mumbai Indians may choose the seasoned leg-spinner as a spin option. The senior spinner last competed for India in 2012.
Sandeep Sharma of the Royals of Rajasthan
The pacer showed glimpses of fantastic form during IPL 2024, and can be a sensible retention for Rajasthan, who have appointed Rahul Dravid as head coach.
Dhawan Rishi of the Punjab Kings
He can continue playing uncapped because he represents India in three ODIs along with a the T20I in 2016.
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Mayank Markande
Former Mumbai Indians regular Mayank Markande, a 26-year-old spinner, might be signed for a reasonable price by Sunrisers.
Warriors of Gujarat’s Vijay Shankar
Vijay Chandra was selected in India’s World Cup squad in 2019, but he hasn’t competed for the nation until then.
Mahavir Singh of the Gujarat Titans
Similar to Vijay Shankar, Mohit was an Indian World Cup winner in 2015. Having amassed forty wickets in the last two IPL seasons, he might prove to be a valuable asset.
The Lucknow Super Giants’ Amit Mishra
Amit Mishra, who is timeless, would be a wise addition to LSG, especially since the Impact Player rule is expected to remain in place.
Karn Sharma of Bengaluru’s Royal Challengers
He is a ‘uncapped’ retaining option for Virat Kohli’s Chennai RCB although having only played one Evaluation, one T20I, and two ODIs for India.
Chennai Super Kings’ MS Dhoni
In what’s undoubtedly an act waiting to happen, Dhoni may be kept by CSK for less than four million rupees ahead of the 2025 IPL Super Auction.
