Who outrivalled Virat Kohli to become most expensive retained player in IPL history

With the final retained player list announced by the coveted Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) teams, cricket fever has already reached its pinnacle. Notably, the tournament’s governing board established new guidelines a while back to help teams be retained and reformed for the upcoming campaign.

Because of this, a number of elite players were let go, which both cricket fans and analysts found to be a perplexing decision. However, some unexpected additions were made, including young players who had proven themselves throughout the previous campaign. Thus, the excitement of

The largest cricket carnival in India returned, but not before Virat Kohli, the star player, made headlines.

Prior to the massive IPL 2025 auctions, the legendary Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) was almost the most expensive retained player. Nevertheless, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) had different plans and spent a lot of money to keep one of the most dynamic and powerful players. Notably, Heinrich Klaasen of South Africa stole the show when he surpassed Virat Kohli to become the most expensive retained player in IPL history on Thursday, October 31, when all IPL teams unveiled their strategies.

On the other hand, Kohli earned INR 21 crores. The majority of household names were kept for a total of INR 18 crores. The governing council offered a formula of INR 18, 14, 11, 18, and 14 crores, respectively, which the franchises were to adopt since it added up to a net budget of 75 crore.

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It’s interesting to note that certain franchises developed their own calculations in contrast to this format. In addition, the final week of November will see the big auctions for the 2025 Indian Premier League.

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