IPL 2025: Virat Kohli is the most expensive IPL player of India, but despite this he has not been able to become the most expensive player of this IPL. Two foreign players have been retained for even more money. RCB has retained Virat Kohli for Rs 21 crore, but even then he missed out on becoming the most expensive player of this IPL.

Heinrich Klaasen got 23 crores

Let us tell you that among the players retained in IPL 2025, the player retained for the highest amount is Heinrich Klassen of South Africa, who has been retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for Rs 23 crores. Whereas at second place is Nicholas Pooran of West Indies who has been retained by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 21 crore. Puran and Kohli have been retained for equal amounts.

Heinrich Klaasen becomes the most expensive retained player

Klaasen has become the most expensive retained player in IPL history. Before this, no player was retained by paying such a high amount but this time Klaasen has been retained by paying a higher amount. This time's IPL auction will also be very interesting because this time many big Indian players will be seen in the auction. Which includes names like Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul.

A lot of money was spent on foreign players

This time in the IPL retention, again a lot of money has been spent on foreign players while Indian players have been retained by paying less amount. Bumrah was retained for only Rs 18 crores, whereas Hardik and Surya were retained for only Rs 16.35 crores.

Let us tell you that this time Bangalore has retained only 3 players. In which Virat Kohli has been retained for 21 crores, Rajat Patidar for 11 crores and Yash Dayal for 5 crores. If media reports are to be believed, Kohli can again take over the captaincy of Royal Challengers Bangalore this time.