IPL 2025: Biggest pay cuts after retentions revealed

The coveted cricket carnival the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) is set to be an intriguing affair. This will be the first season after another mega-auction, which guarantees a lot of surprises as many players will be shifting bases and donning new jerseys.

On Thursday, October 31, teams submitted their final lists of retained players and some of the decisions have captivated the cricket fraternity. It was fascinating for the fans to see how some top players took pay cuts to help their teams with their auction purses.

From Sunrisers Hyderabad Captain Pat Cummins to the uncapped Gujarat Titans batter Shahrukh Khan, players settled for lower salaries to allow their franchise owners the opportunity to assemble formidable squads at the mega-auction, which is expected to be held in the last week of November.

Here are the top players who took biggest pay cuts after IPL 2025 retentions:

5. Shahrukh Khan

The Tamil Nadu cricketer was roped in by Gujarat Titans for a staggering INR 7.40 crore in the mini-auction ahead of IPL 2024. Shahrukh Khan didn't play from the beginning of the season but made an impact towards the fag end when the former champions were struggling to deliver as a unit. In seven matches, the right-handed batter scored 127 runs at an average of 18.14 and a strike rate of 169.33. He scored his maiden half-century in the cash-rich league when he slammed 58 off 30 balls against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Ahmedabad, albeit, in a losing cause.

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Shahrukh Khan has been a force to reckon with in T20 cricket for his state as well as in the Tamil Nadu Premier League. The Titans management is backing him to translate those performances into the IPL. The 29-year-old has been retained for INR 4 crore as an uncapped player.