Virat Kohli becomes 2nd highest retention with THIS overseas cricketer

India's star batter Virat Kohli has been retained by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in rupees 21 crore which comes the 2nd highest retention in this edition of IPL 2025, Lucknow Super Giants' Nicholas Pooran was also retained at the same price of rupees 21 crores.

New Delhi: India’s star batter Virat Kohli has been retained by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in rupees 21 crore which comes the 2nd highest retention in this edition of IPL 2025. The fans were waiting for the retention and they finally got the results.

Apart from that Lucknow Super Giants’ Nicholas Pooran was also retained at the same price of rupees 21 crores, the powerful batter has shown his skills and worth in the middle order for the Lucknow Super Giants side, Nicholas Pooran has been a complete T20 batter, be it as a finisher, power hitter or innings anchor. He has all the qualities to take the game forward and that’s why Lucknow Super Giants decided to retain their star player.

The retention list has been rolling all over social media, as we can witness both teams’ Twitter (X) handles, they have posted the retention list with the price of the retained player:

Retentions done right! Fair value to the retained players and a huge purse to help us build a formidable squad. 🤝

Virat Kohli: 2️⃣1️⃣Cr
Rajat Patidar: 1️⃣1️⃣Cr
Yash Dayal: 5️⃣Cr

Purse Remaining: 8️⃣3️⃣Cr#PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB #IPLRetention #IPL2025 pic.twitter.com/LvOi5zVxqf

— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) October 31, 2024

🚨 LSG RETENTIONS…!!! 🚨 pic.twitter.com/LLFpQ8zP0o

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 31, 2024