There were talks that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) would change the player retention rules ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction which will take place next year but now reportedly the cricket board will continue with the old '3+1' Right to match (RTM) rule.
As per CricketNext, the senior team official reckoned that updating retention rules along with the Right to Match (RTM) rule would ruin the auction for the tournament.
Team official on IPL 2024 retention rule
“Increasing retentions to say 6 or eight and then also having Right to match (RTM) will make auctions a useless exercise. Auctions have added to the beauty of the IPL and giving it lesser importance will not help in keeping the league in good health,” says a veteran team official was quoted as saying according to CricketNext.
The source also opined that comparing EPL with IPL is too early for the cash-rich league.
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Team official on IPL comparing with EPL
“Yes, that’s a concern for a lot of teams but we can’t compare fan bases in IPL to fan bases of EPL clubs. It’s still too early for that to happen in the IPL. That is why it has happened to only handful of teams in the IPL. It will take time. And if there is desperation to make that happen, get rid of the auction and introduce a draft. Let there be a transfer system. Again, auctions bring a flavour to the IPL,” the official added.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) CEO Venky Mysore also suggested that eight RTM cards for every team will allow players to get the auction value and allow the teams to buy them back.
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