The list of retained players for IPL 2025 has been announced. Rajasthan Royals has surprised everyone and retained 6 players, in which the names of veterans like R Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal are not included. Under the guidance of head coach Rahul Dravid, Rajasthan has also retained a player who has been out of Team India for the last 9 years. Not only this, that player was not sold even in the last IPL season, but due to injury to a player, he joined Rajasthan in the middle of the season. Rajasthan Royals has first retained captain Sanju Samson, although this team has not given Sanju the highest salary. Let us tell you about the list of interesting retained players of Rajasthan.

Big decision of Rajasthan Royals

Apart from captain Sanju Samson, Rajasthan Royals has retained Yashasvi Jaiswal in the team. Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel also remain in the team. West Indies' explosive batsman Shimron Hetmyer has also been retained. The big news is that Sandeep Sharma has also been retained. Talking about money, Sanju Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal have been retained for Rs 18 crore each. Whereas young batsman Riyan Parag has been given Rs 14 crore. Wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jurel has also been retained for Rs 14 crore. Shimron Hetmyer has been retained for Rs 11 crore and Sandeep Sharma has been retained for Rs 4 crore.