TNPL 2025 Retention List: Full List of Retained Players with Price, Remaining Purses of All Teams

The Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) has announced the retained players for the upcoming 2025 season on Monday (December 30).

The highly-rated TNPL is by far the leading state franchise league in India and it has produced a number of players who have emerged and have showcased their talents in the IPL and bigger stages.

The eight teams of TNPL had the deadline of Monday and they have picked their final retention list ahead of the new season. Apart from Madurai Panthers, all the teams have retained five players each while the Panthers picked only four players.

TNPL 2025 Retained Players

Chepauk Super Gillies

Chepauk Super Gillies have retained five players. Their most expensive retention is Abhishek Tanwar who has cost them Rs 12 lakh. The other retained players include former KKR player Narayan Jagadeesan.

Chepauk Super Gillies Retained Players and Price

Player	Retention Amount (in INR)
Abhishek Tanwar	Rs 12 Lakh
Baba Aparajith	Rs 8 Lakh
N Jagadeesan	Rs 6 Lakh
Lokesh Raj TD	Rs 2.4 Lakh
Silambarasan M	Rs 2.4 Lakh

Dindigul Dragons

Dindigul Dragons have retained just-retired Ravichandran Ashwin, who captained them to glory last season. Apart from Ashwin, KKR star Varun Chakravarthy is another big name who will be representing them next year as well.

Dindigul Dragons Retained Players and Price

Name	Amount (in INR)
Ravichandran Ashwin	Rs 16 Lakh
Varun Chakravarthy	Rs 12 Lakh
Sandeep Warrier	Rs 8 Lakh
Baba Indrajith	Rs 6 Lakh
Shivam Singh	Rs 2.4 Lakh

Lyca Kovai Kings

Lyca Kovai Kings have made their flagship retention with Shahrukh Khan, while Sai Sudharsan's services have also been retained. Manimaran Siddharth is another key name in their list.

Lyca Kovai Kings Retention List and Price

Player	Amount (in INR)
Shahrukh Khan	Rs 16 Lakh
Sai Sudharsan	Rs 12 Lakh
Manimaran Siddharth	Rs 8 Lakh
Sachin B	Rs 6 Lakh
J Subramanyan	Rs 2.4 Lakh

Nellai Royal Kings

Sonu Yadav is the biggest retention for Nellai Royal Kings and they have also confirmed five players for next season.

Nellai Royal Kings Retained Players and Price

Player	Retention Amount (in INR)
Sonu Yadav	Rs 16 Lakh
Arun Karthick	Rs 12 Lakh
Ajitesh G	Rs 8 Lakh
Rithik Easwaran	Rs 6 Lakh
Harish NS	Rs 2.4 Lakh

Madurai Panthers

Former Mumbai Indians spinner Murugan Ashwin is the costliest retention and the Panthers are the only team who have retained only four players. CSK's new signing Gurjapneet Singh has also made to their retention list.

Madurai Panthers Retention List and Price

Player	Retention Amount (in INR)
Murugan Ashwin	Rs 12 Lakh
Gurjapneet Singh	Rs 6 Lakh
Saravanan P	Rs 2.4 Lakh
Chaturved NS	Rs 2.4 Lakh

Salem Spartans

Salem Spartans have retained all of their five players for the same amount. They will be heading to the auction with the biggest purse.

Salem Spartans Retained Players and Price

Player	Retention Amount (in INR)
Abishiek S	Rs 2.4 Lakh
Sunny Sandhu	Rs 2.4 Lakh
Harish Kumar S	Rs 2.4 Lakh
Poiyamozhi M	Rs 2.4 Lakh
Vivek R	Rs 2.4 Lakh

Tiruppur Tamizhans

R Sai Kishore is the costliest retained player for the Tiruppur Tamizhans, while T Natarajan is also one of the five players who is already roped in by the franchise.

Tiruppur Tamizhans Retention List and Price

Player	Retention Amount (in INR)
Sai Kishore	Rs 16 Lakh
T Natarajan	Rs 12 Lakh
Tushar Raheja	Rs 8 Lakh
Mohamed Ali S	Rs 6 Lakh
Amith Sathvik VP	Rs 2.4 Lakh

Trichy Grand Cholas

Trichy Grand Cholas have also retained five players and their biggest retention is Sanjay Yadav.

Trichy Grand Cholas Retention List and Price

Player	Retention Amount (in INR)
Sanjay Yadav	Rs 6 Lakh
Jafar Jamal	Rs 2.4 Lakh
Rajkumar R	Rs 2.4 Lakh
Waseem Ahmed	Rs 2.4 Lakh
Athisayaraj Davidson	Rs 2.4 Lakh