The buzz for the IPL 2025 is reaching on another level with the IPL mega auction set to take place later this month. The upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) auction was set in motion after the 10 IPL teams announced the names of the retained players. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are the defending champions of the IPL 2025 and will look to retain their title in the upcoming edition.
IPL 2025 teams
TATA IPL 2025 Teams:
| SR No | IPL Team | IPL Team Captain |
| 1 | Chennai Super Kings | Ruturaj Gaikwad |
| 2 | Mumbai Indians | Hardik Pandya |
| 3 | Rajasthan Royals | Sanju Samson |
| 4 | Kolkata Knight Riders | TBA |
| 5 | Punjab Kings | TBA |
| 6 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Pat Cummins |
| 7 | Delhi Capitals | TBA |
| 8 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | TBA |
| 9 | Lucknow Super Giants | TBA |
| 10 | Gujrat Titans | Shubman Gill |
IPL 2025 squads so far
Mumbai Indians
Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal.
Delhi Capitals
Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Abishek Porel.
Lucknow Super Giants
Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh.
Rajasthan Royals
Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Sandeep Sharma.
Punjab Kings
Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh.
Gujarat Titans
Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head.
Chennai Super Kings
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni.
Probable IPL 2025 start date
The IPL 2025 start date is not confirmed as yet. However, the IPL 2025 is likely to be held in between the month of March and May next year.
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