The 10 IPL franchises will be allowed to retain a maximum of six players from their previous teams, including the use of Right to Match (RTM) cards, in the auction, which will cost Rs 75 crore out of the increased team purse of Rs 120 crore, the IPL Governing Council said. Decided on Saturday. In a significant move, the BCCI also decided that all Indian players who have not played an international game for at least five calendar years will be considered “uncapped players”, a move being seen to ensure that Hope that Chennai Super Kings can maintain the uniqueness. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who last played for the country in the 2019 ODI World Cup semi-finals.
It is learned that for an uncapped player, the retention cost would be Rs 4 crore and hence even if CSK retains Dhoni, it can definitely save a lot for the auction.
In the last mega auction held in 2022, a team was allowed up to four retentions.
That day, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah also announced a fixed match fee of Rs 7.50 lakh for all players selected to play league games, with an additional income of Rs 1.05 crore over and above their salaries.
For the next season, the franchise will have to have a fixed salary purse of Rs 12.60 crore in addition to the auction cum retention purse of Rs 120 crore.
“The total salary cap will now include the auction purse, incremental performance pay and match fees. Earlier in 2024, the total salary range (auction purse incremental performance pay) was Rs. Which will now become Rs 110 crore. 146 crore (2025), Rs. 151 crore (2026) and Rs. 157 crore (2027),” the BCCI release said.
IPL franchises can now retain up to 6 players from their existing squad, either through retention or by using the RTM option.
It is the discretion of the franchise to choose its combination for Retention and RTM. 6 Retention/RTM can have a maximum of 5 capped players (Indian and overseas) and a maximum of 2 uncapped players.
While the retention valuation was not given in the BCCI media release, PTI confirmed it from an IPL GC source.
“The first retention will cost Rs 18 crore, followed by the second retention Rs 14 crore and the third retention Rs 11 crore. However, if a franchise opts for the fourth and fifth retentions, they will have to pay Rs 18 crore and Rs 14 crore respectively.
“So, any franchise choosing to retain all five capped players will have only Rs 45 crore to buy or even use their RTM cards to buy another 15 players and prepare a squad. Will have to be used. There is no cap on Indian and overseas retention,” a senior BCCI and IPL Governing Council member told PTI on condition of anonymity.
It is understood that most of the strong franchises like Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad were in favor of six to eight retentions compared to some other franchises who do not have much star power.
“We introduced higher cuts for retentions four and five to ensure a level playing field. You can go ahead and retain five but then you will have less than Rs 50 crore to deal with on the auction table.
“Also if the franchises opt for only three retentions, more star value will be added to the auction and some teams with less strength can get their house in order. The idea is to have good competition,” the source said.
Probably BCCI wants to adopt this path.
If Mumbai Indians want to retain Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Thilak Verma, then Rs 75 crore will be deducted from their purse.
And then with Rs 45 crore in the auction, what if Ishan Kishan’s price reaches Rs 15 crore and he is forced to use the RTM card.
Then it effectively gets limited to Rs 30 crore to select 14 more players.
One needs to note that the retention value is simply a deduction from the team’s purse for the auction, but it may or may not be the player’s actual salary, which is a separate contract of a player-franchise.
Meanwhile, Shah took to Twitter to announce the per-match fee, which effectively means that an uncapped Indian player, who can play three IPL games, will earn Rs 22.5 lakh in addition to the minimum base price of Rs 20 lakh. Will earn.
Therefore, he can earn Rs 42.5 lakh by playing only three games of three hours in a season, whereas if he plays 10 Ranji Trophy games in a season, he can earn only Rs 24 lakh.
“In a historic move to celebrate consistency and outstanding performances in the IPL, we are thrilled to introduce a match fee of Rs 7.5 lakh per game for our cricketers! “A cricketer who plays all the league matches in a season gets Rs. ₹1.05 crore in addition to his contracted amount,” Shah tweeted.
Special rules for foreign players
Select English and Australian players have often left their franchises after being selected in the auction, citing fatigue and other priorities.
BCCI is now planning to impose a 2-year ban on any player who withdraws his name after being selected in the auction.
Especially for foreign stars, if they do not register for the auction during one year, they cannot participate in the auction for the next two years.
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