Each of the 10 Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises can retain up to five cricketers — with no restriction on nationality — pre-auction ahead of the 2025 edition.
Besides, the Right to Match (RTM) card option has been reintroduced for the player auction, to be held later in the year.
The player retention rules were finalised by the IPL Governing Council during its meeting here on Saturday. Unlike in the past, though, the IPL authorities have devised a “pay more to retain more” policy.
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The first three retentions will see the auction purse — finalised at Rs. 120 crore for a team — being reduced by Rs. 18 crore, Rs. 14 crore and Rs. 11 crore, respectively. However, the two other additional retentions will cost more than the third.
The fourth and the fifth retentions will see a reduction of Rs. 18 crore and Rs. 14 crore, respectively.
It means a team will see its auction purse reduced by a whopping Rs. 75 crore on five players, with only Rs. 45 crore left in its kitty for the IPL auction.
The GC also introduced match fees of Rs 7.5 lakh for each of the 12 players in the league stage. The compensation will be over and above the contract fees for a player. The decision was announced by BCCI secretary Jay Shah through his social media handle.
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