The new retention rules for the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction were officially revealed on Saturday, September 28. The BCCI confirmed that the franchises can retain up to six players ahead of the mega auction for the IPL 2025. The Right to Match (RTM) card is back after six years, while the impact player rule will also stay effective for the 2025-2027 cycle.
The teams can directly retain up to six players, use a combination of retention and Right to Match (RTM) or use six RTMS without retention. But they are required to retain a maximum of 2 uncapped players, the remaining capped players can all be the Indian or overseas options. The new rules also allow the teams to have a Rs 120 auction purse, a whopping Rs 20 crore more than the previous edition.
The report also revealed the retention slabs for the five players with the first three getting Rs 18 crore, Rs 14 crore and Rs 11 crore and the next two can be retained for Rs 18 crore and Rs 14 crore. If a franchise retain all five players then they have to churn out Rs 75 crore of their Rs 120 crore purse.
A slab for the uncapped player has been set for Rs 4 crore, which will help the teams secure a talented youngster for a low price. This option will definitely help the five-time champions Chennai Super Kings retain MS Dhoni as the uncapped player as the veteran has not played any international cricket in the last five years.
Meanwhile, to avoid spending Rs 79 crore on 6 retentions, the teams are expected to use RTM cards in the mega auction. The IPL Governing Council is expected to announce the date and venue for the auction event in the coming days.
