IPL 2025 – Right to match rule is coming back in IPL 2025, Know Here the complete information related to the retention rule of IPL 2025!
Preparations are going on in full swing for the IPL 2025 Grand Mega Auction, for which every information related to the IPL 2025 retention rules was also shared by the authority. Here we have collected for you information related to the main retention rules of IPL 2025 and for this you have to read this article till the end.
From auction purse of Rs 120 crore, return of right to match rule, these are the main retention rules of IPL 2025.
Before the IPL 2025 mega auction, a meeting was held with 10 franchises on Saturday regarding the retention rules, after which now the main information related to the IPL 2025 retention rules has been shared with the public. Understand IPL 2025 retention rules through key points-:
Rule to retain 6 players
According to the main rules of IPL 2025, each franchise will be provided the opportunity to return 6 players in which all five players can be either Indians or all five players can be foreigners but one player must be uncapped. Right to match rule also applies here.
Right to match card rule comes back with changes
Right to Match rule was used in IPL 2017 but Right to Match rule was not used during IPL 2022 auction but Right to Match rule has returned in IPL 2025 but it will be implemented with some changes. If a team applies the Right to Match Card rule in the mega auction of IPL 2025, then it can get its old player back.
According to the new change in the Right to Match Card, if the old team wants to get its player back, then the old team will have to pay the bid placed by the new team on the player. For example, if Team 1 has bid 6 crores on a player By paying the player’s price of Rs 6 crore, he will be given an opportunity to take him back to his team.
Big change in Auction Purse
A major change has been made regarding the auction purse, due to which the auction purse has now been increased to Rs 120 crore, which means now each franchise will have a budget of Rs 120 crore to build a team. After forming the team, the franchises will enter the mega auction with the money that is left. The IPL 2024 auction purse was Rs 100 crore, whereas for IPL 2025, the auction purse has been increased by the authority to Rs 120 crore i.e. Rs 20 crore, which is said to be the biggest change in the IPL 2024 retention rule.
In this manner, the amount will be deducted from the auction purse of the franchisee
According to the IPL 2025 retention rules, each franchise will be given an auction purse of Rs 120 crore, out of which the amount will be deducted as the first three retentions for the five capped players to form a team of six players, under which Rs 18 crore for the first player, Rs 14 crore for the second player and Rs 11 crore for the third player will be deducted from the auction purse of the franchise.
Taking this process forward and for the remaining two retentions, Rs 18 crore for the fourth player and Rs 14 crore for the fifth player will be deducted from the franchise’s auction purse. Rs 4 crore will be deducted from the franchise’s auction purse for the uncapped player. If seen, out of the auction purse of Rs 120 crore, Rs 79 crore will already be deducted, due to which the franchise will be left with only Rs 41 crore during the IPL 2025 Mega Auction.
Impact player rule will continue
According to the impact player rule, one player from the 11 team is substituted and the 12th player is given a chance to play, but this rule has been opposed by former players and franchises because they say that it restricts the development of the all-rounder. But the authority still continued it. According to the authority, the impact player rule will continue till IPL 2027.
Big change in injury replacement rules
In IPL 2024, the franchise had to find a replacement for its injured player till the seventh match of the season, but according to the retention rule of IPL 2025, now the franchise can find a replacement for its injured player till the 12th match of the season.
New rule issued regarding uncapped players, path cleared for Mahendra Singh Dhoni
When IPL 2025 retention rules were mentioned, the biggest issue was regarding the uncapped player rule. According to BCCI, if any Indian player has not played for any Test, ODI and International match in the last five calendar years of the respective IPL season, then that player will be considered as uncapped player.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s fans are very happy with this rule because MS Dhoni last played for the Indian team against New Zealand in the New Year 2019 and now with the arrival of this rule, S Dhoni will be playing IPL 2025 as an uncapped player of Chennai Super Kings.
This is how players will be banned in IPL
According to the IPL 2025 retention rules, if a player registers himself for the auction and after being selected in the auction, declares himself unavailable before the start of the season, he will be banned from the IPL for the next two seasons and the auction. Regarding the player’s injury, the matter will be handled by the authority home board.
Every player will be given an amount of Rs 7.5 lakh per match to play the season
According to the IPL 2025 retention rules, the BCCI President has informed that each player will be provided an amount of Rs 7.5 lakh for each match as match fee to play the season, which will be different from the auction purse of the franchise. If seen, with this rule every cricketer is going to earn a lot in IPL 2025.
Conclusion
In simple terms, retention rule means that the players who cannot be retained can be bought for the team by bidding again. We hope you have got the main information related to IPL 2025 retention rules.
