The Board of Control for Cricket in India has not yet announced the retention policy of the Indian Premier League (IPL). This time there is a mega auction, so all the teams have started their preparations. But it is not yet clear how many players the teams will be allowed to retain. Amidst all this, big information has come out from the Delhi Capitals camp. It is almost certain that Rishabh Pant will be retained, a big update has also come on which other players will be retained along with Pant.

How many players will Delhi Capitals retain?

According to a Cricbuzz report, Delhi Capitals have decided to retain Rishabh Pant for IPL 2025. Rishabh Pant is the top retention choice from the franchise. Pant was getting Rs 16 crore from Delhi Capitals till last season, so he is sure to get this amount this time too. However, it is also expected to increase. Rishabh Pant has been a part of the Delhi Capitals team since 2016 and he is going to be seen playing for the same team in the coming season as well.

Let us tell you, last time before the mega auction, all the teams were allowed to retain 4 players each. But this time it is expected that the number of retention can be increased. According to reports, if BCCI allows to retain more than five players, then Delhi Capitals will also retain Akshar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav. At the same time, Jake Fraser-McGurk and Tristan Stubbs can remain with the team as foreign retention. Apart from this, wicketkeeper-batsman Abhishek Porel is going to be the first choice of Delhi Capitals as an uncapped player.

These players were retained last time

Delhi Capitals had retained Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Anrich Norkhia and Prithvi Shaw before the 2022 mega auction. But Anrich Norkhia could not play many matches for the team due to injury, while Prithvi Shaw continued to flop. In such a situation, the departure of these two players is now considered certain. On the other hand, Jake Fraser-McGurk and Tristan Stubbs performed very well for the team last season. In such a situation, the team is not in a mood to leave these players this time.