5 possible shocking RELEASES ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction

1. Rohit Sharma: Former Mumbai Indians skipper may be on his way out. (Photo: ANI)

According to media reports, Rohit Sharma could be on his way to Sunrisers Hyderabad. (Photo: ANI)

2. KL Rahul: The Lucknow Super Giants skipper is not guaranteed a retention spot by his team yet. (Photo: ANI)

KL Rahul could be on his way to his old club, Royal Challengers Bangalore, to join Virat Kohli. (Photo: ANI)

3. Ravindra Jadeja: Former Chennai Super Kings is not among top five choices of players to be retained by his franchise. (Photo: ANI)

Ravindra Jadeja has retired from T20I cricket and gave up CSK captaincy amid acrimonious circumstances. (Photo: ANI)

4. Faf du Plessis: Royal Challengers Bangalore may be looking for change of guard and decided not to retain their current skipper Faf du Plessis. (Photo: ANI)

5. Venkatesh Iyer: With Shreyas Iyer, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell and Phil Salt top choices for KKR, the all-rounder may be released by the IPL 2024 champions. (Photo: ANI)