Each of the 10 IPL franchises is allowed to retain up to six players, without any restrictions on nationality, including one uncapped player, in preparation for the 2025 player auction scheduled for later this year.

The auction purse is bigger this time, Rs 120 crore each, Rs 20 crore more than last year. The IPL has also decided to retain the Impact Player rule. Here's the

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The 10 IPL teams will be allowed six retentions each, including one Right to Match card, ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Saturday.

If the IPL Governing Council approves five retentions, and one RTM, it will be the highest number of retentions allowed in the tournament's history.

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The IPL franchises can retain a maximum of six players before the mega-auction. The Right to Match card has also made its return and it can be used once if a team doesn't retain six players before the auction.

All 10 franchises will be allowed to retain upto six players before the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction. The IPL General Council members, during a meeting in Bengaluru on Saturday, decided that among those six retentions,

Chennai Super Kings can retain MS Dhoni in the uncapped category while Kolkata Knight Riders are not allowed to retain Sunil Narine in this category despite him not playing for West Indies since 2019.

The IPL governing council re-introduced the uncapped player rule for the IPL 2025 which could pave the path for Dhoni's return in the next season of the tournament.