Franchises can retain up to six players each, the right-to-match option is back at the auction, and the Impact Player rule will remain in place for IPL 2025. That aside, the auction purse is bigger at INR 120 crore (US$ 14.

IPL 2025 Players Retention Rules Out: New Auction Purse Revealed, No. Of Players Franchises Can Retain Is Not 5 But...

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is likely to announce the new retention rules for IPL 2025 in the next 24 hours. The same has been corroborated in a report carried by Cricbuzz which claims that the IPL Governing Council will meet on Saturday (September 28) in Bengaluru after which the announcement will be made.

Under the new IPL rules, players who pull out of a season after being signed in an auction will get a two-year ban from the tournament or the auction.

The BCCI and IPL have come down heavily on the overseas players as part of the new retention rules ahead of the 2025 mega auction and the next three-year cycle. The BCCI has allowed six retentions for each of the 10 franchises ahead of the mega auction,

Governing Council, which was convened in Bengaluru on Saturday, decided that an Indian-capped player will become uncapped if he has not featured for the national side in the last five calendar years.

ESPNcricinfo has learned that the IPL is most likely looking at approving this option as soon as it finalises the retention rules ahead of the mega auction for the 2025 season

Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be treated as an 'uncapped' player for the 2025 IPL under new rules from the league's governing council. Franchises can retain up to six players, with an increased auction purse of Rs 120 crore.

The BCCI and the IPL governing council will ban the players for pulling out of the league after the auction deal.

According to media reports, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to approve five retentions per side along with a Right to Match (RTM) card in the mega-auctions that could take place in the next couple of months.