The Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) will likely change the retention rule ahead of the upcoming mega auction of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 which will likely to take place later this year. As per Cricbuzz, several franchises have requested an increase in the number of player retentions for the next three seasons. As expected, the opinions of the 10 franchises have varied, but the majority have asked for more retentions compared to the last allowance.
BCCI on retention policy
As per the old rules, BCCI have permitted franchises to retain a maximum of four players, with the condition that no more than three could be Indian and no more than two could be overseas players. The cricket board will take a final decision on retention policy after holding a meeting with the owners of the franchises which will take place later this month.
“Most franchises have requested between five and seven retentions, with one even suggesting eight. Conversely, some teams have expressed that there should be no retentions at all. Additionally, there was a request to have only RTMs and no retentions allowed. The BCCI has stated that it will disclose its decisions at the owners' meeting” the report further added.
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BCCI on Impact player rule
There were talks about the impact player rule as well, the cricket board will likely to maintain the Impact Player rule for the time being because the media rights holders are satisfied with it.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won the last edition of the IPL defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by eight wickets at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. This is the third time for Kolkata based franchise to win an IPL title.
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