IPL 2025 Auction Retention Rules – Six retentions per team, right of match return, impact players to remain

IPL franchises can retain six players each for the 2025 season, the right-to-match (RTM) option is back for the mega auction, and the impact player rule will remain in place until the 2027 season. Additionally, the auction amount has been increased by Rs 20 crore and now stands at Rs 120 crore (approximately US$14.3 million). These were one of the most important decisions announced by the IPL Governing Council on Saturday.

Each franchise can retain a maximum of six players through a combination of retention and RTM options. “It is at the discretion of the IPL franchise to choose its combination for retention and RTM,” the IPL release said. “The six retentions/RTMs can have a maximum of five capped players (Indian and overseas) and a maximum of two uncapped (Indian) players.”

Retention slab for IPL 2025

For uncapped players, the IPL is stuck at Rs 4 crore, as was the case in the 2021 mega auction. This means that the franchise that retained five capped players and one uncapped player before the auction will lose Rs 79 crore out of the total purse of Rs 120 crore, and will go into the auction with only Rs 41 crore. If a franchise retains four capped and two uncapped players, it will lose Rs 69 crore from its purse.

Impact Player is not going away

Since its introduction in the 2023 season, the rule has sparked widespread debate over whether it is actually beneficial to Indian cricket, which was the original intention, or whether it could harm the development of all-rounders. This was one of the points that the IPL discussed with the franchises during a meeting on July 31, which was attended by several team owners and team principals. Although this rule was not unanimously approved, the majority was in favor of retaining it.

Nine of the ten highest totals in IPL history have been recorded since the introduction of the Impact Player rule, which allows a team to drop a first-XI player and field a specialist batsman or bowler depending on the match situation. Gives. IPL believes that this rule has enhanced the product by creating spectacle and is also good from the spectators’ point of view.

RTM Card – Last bidder will get additional opportunity

The RTM option gives a franchise the chance to buy back a player during the auction by matching the highest bid placed for the player by another franchise after the bidding ends. It was previously used in the 2017 mega auction but was removed before the 2022 mega auction.

The IPL has decided to restart it after at least three franchises argued in its favor. The owners of Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad are understood to have said they want seven to eight RTMs. However, players are generally not in favor of the RTM option as they feel that they do not get fair value as a result.

IPL has now changed the rules to further the interests of the players. It now reads: “The highest bidder will be given one final opportunity to raise its bid for a player before the team holding the RTM card can exercise its right. For example, if Team 1 Player There will be a chance to raise, if Team 2 increases its bid to Rs 9 crore then Team 1 can use RTM and acquire Player If the player is kept at Rs 6 crore, then the team can use 1 RTM and acquire Player X for Rs 6 crore.

Injury replacement and player loan

The franchise had to find a replacement for an injured player till IPL 2024. First His seventh match of the season. From IPL 2025, teams can look for replacements till the 12th match of the league stage.

The IPL has also decided to “reinstate” the player loan process, which can only be activated during the season. However, this rule has never been used to date.

Rule change allows CSK to retain ‘uncapped’ Dhoni

During a wide-ranging discussion on uncapped players, the IPL informed the franchises that it is reviving the rule that started in 2008 but was scrapped in 2021 – allowing Indian players who have at least 10 caps from the relevant season Kam had retired from international cricket five years ago. In the auction as uncapped players.

“A capped Indian player will become uncapped if he has not played in the starting XI in international cricket in the five calendar years preceding the year in which the relevant season is held and he does not have a central contract with the BCCI,” the release said. Said. “This will be applicable only for Indian players.”