Punjab Kings have retained only Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, releasing star player Arshdeep Singh. With a remaining purse of Rs 110.5 crore, the largest among all franchises,

Indian Premier League (IPL) side Punjab Kings retained two players, Prabhsimran Singh and Shashank Singh, going into the IPL 2025 mega auction.

The IPL 2025 auction will be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia over two days on November 24 and November 25. The BCCI recently released the final list of players who will be part of the mega auction.

Punjab Kings retained only two players ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction and both of them were uncapped - Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh. The Kings have the biggest purse among 10 teams going into the big auction and will be keen to buy back some of their key international players.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), the reigning IPL champions, are preparing for the upcoming auction with a purse of Rs 51 crore after retaining key players including Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, and Andre Russell.

Kolkata Knight Riders - sprung a surprise ahead of the upcoming mega auction when they released star fast bowler Mitchell Starc.

Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders retained six players, including Rinku Singh and Andre Russell, ahead of the 2025 IPL auction, spending Rs 57 crore from their Rs 120 crore purse. Key players released include Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer.