IPL teams will be able to retain 6 players: Dhoni will be able to play as an uncapped player; Right to match card will also be available in mega auction

MS Dhoni has led CSK to 5 IPL titles under his captaincy.

Before the Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction, franchise teams will be able to retain 6 players. These may include 5 internationals and one uncapped player. MS Dhoni of Chennai Super Kings will be able to play IPL as an uncapped player.

According to the report of Cricinfo, the purse limit of the teams has also been increased from Rs 100 crore to Rs 120 crore. Teams will also get Right to Match card in the mega auction. A team can keep a maximum of 6 players in the squad. This will benefit stable teams like KKR, SRH, CSK, RR and MI. The mega auction may take place in November this year, the dates of which are yet to be decided.

The annual meeting of the IPL Governing Council was held today in Bengaluru, in which a major decision regarding IPL was taken. Board Secretary Jai Shah had also announced today that match fees will be paid to all the players in the tournament. Also, the impact player rule will also remain in the league.

Return of Right to Match Card Right to Match card is also making a comeback in IPL Mega Auction. If the team is unable to retain any player, then they will be able to retain him in the mega auction by using the Right to Match card. If the teams wish, they can retain all the 6 players or can retain some players and keep some in the squad with Right to Match card. If teams wish, they can buy all 6 players through Right to Match card instead of retaining even a single player.

Only ₹45 crore will be saved after retaining 5 international players According to the report of Cricbuzz, if IPL teams retain 5 international players before the mega auction, then only Rs 45 crore will be left in their purse. Due to which they will have to buy the remaining 20 players. Among the retained players, 2 players will be part of the team for Rs 18-18 crore, 2 players for Rs 14-14 crore and 1 player for Rs 11 crore. That means Rs 75 crore will have to be spent on retaining 5 players. The amount for which an uncapped player can be retained was not disclosed.

In the 2022 mega auction, Royal Challengers Bangalore retained Virat Kohli for the highest amount of Rs 17 crore.

How many foreigners will we be able to retain? Every time in the IPL mega auction, the limit for retaining foreign and Indian players was fixed. However, this time there is no limit on retaining foreign and Indian players. If the franchise wants, it can retain all five Indian or five foreign players. An uncapped player can also be from any country.

Dhoni will be able to play as an uncapped player 5-time IPL champion Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni will be able to play IPL as an uncapped player. IPL decided to reintroduce its previous rule. In which players who retired from the Indian team 5 years ago will be able to participate in the auction as uncapped players.

Dhoni retired in 2020, but he played his last match for India in 2019. In this way, by the time of 2025 IPL, it will be more than 5 years since both his retirement and his last match. This rule was never used before, due to which it was removed in 2021. However, now CSK can use this rule for Dhoni.

Former CSK captain MS Dhoni will be able to play IPL as an uncapped player.

What is Right to Match Card? Right to Match i.e. RTM card can be used by teams in the auction. For example, let’s say Rohit Sharma was not retained by Mumbai Indians. His name came up in the auction and he was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 10 crore. Now if Mumbai wants, it can keep Rohit with it for Rs 10 crore by using RTM card. All teams will have 1-1 RTM card.

Mumbai Indians bought Ishan Kishan in the 2022 mega auction for Rs 15.25 crore using the route to match card.

Teams had demanded to retain 8 players The issue of players’ retention is a hot topic this time in the IPL mega auction. The teams that had reached the previous finals, Kolkata and Hyderabad were not in favor of the mega auction. The owners of both the teams had demanded to retain up to 8 players each. At the same time, the owner of Delhi team had talked about removing the impact player rule from IPL.

What was the retention rule in the last mega auction? The last mega auction was held in 2022, when 2 new teams from Gujarat and Lucknow were added to the league. Then teams could retain 4 players for Rs 42 crore. In which one player was paid Rs 16 crore, one Rs 12 crore, one Rs 8 crore and one Rs 6 crore. Whereas the teams that retained 3 players had to spend Rs 33 crore. Then the teams also had a Right to Match card.

Before the 2022 mega auction, Lucknow had retained KL Rahul for Rs 17 crore.

Dhumal and Dalmia will remain part of the council Arun Singh Dhumal and Abhishek Dalmiya will continue to be part of the IPL Governing Council. According to the report of Cricbuzz, the Governing Council meeting is to be held on Sunday. In which Dhumal and Dalmia will once again become a part of the council unopposed.

IPL players will get ₹ 7.50 lakh for one match, ₹ 1.05 crore for the entire season.

Jay Shah announced to pay match fees in IPL.

Match fees will also be given to the players in IPL from the next season. BCCI Secretary Jay Shah announced on Saturday evening that from now on every player included in the playing-11 in IPL will get Rs 7.50 lakh per match. The player who will play all the matches of the season will be given a separate amount of Rs 1.05 crore in addition to his price. Jay Shah said that the match fees will be paid by the franchise only. All 10 franchise teams will allocate a separate fund of Rs 12.60 crore for the match fees in the season. Read the full news…