The IPL governing council, led by BCCI, has announced a whole batch of new rules and regulations, all to remain in effect until the 2027 edition of the tournament. The apex body confirmed the same on September 28, mere weeks before the IPL 2025 mega auction.
In major updates, the IPL governing council confirmed that the controversial Impact Player rule will continue to remain in effect till 2027, and each playing member will receive a particular match fee in addition to his contracted amount.
IPL confirms major IPL 2025 mega auction updates
On Saturday, September 28, the IPL governing council confirmed a new set of regulations for the 2025 to 2027 cycle of the tournament. Here is a look at each decision made by the governing council after having a constructive conversation with the 10 franchises.
- Each IPL franchise can retain up to six players. They can retain them via traditional retention method before the auction or by using their Right-to-Match card.
- Out of the six retained players, each franchise can retain no more than five capped players. Moreover, franchises are also allowed a maximum retention of two uncapped cricketers.
- The auction purse for the franchises has been set at Rs. 120 crores.
- As confirmed by Jay Shah on September 28, each playing member of the team, including the Impact Player, will be entitled to a match fee of Rs. 7.5 lakh which would be separate from his contracted amount.
- Any overseas player needs to register for the big auction. Failure to do so will prevent the player from registering in the following year’s auction.
- If any player makes himself unavailable for a season after getting picked at the auction, he will be banned from participating in the next two editions of the IPL.
- Any capped Indian player will fall under the ‘uncapped’ category if he played his last international match at least five years prior. The aforementioned rule allows MS Dhoni to be retained by the
- CSK franchise as an uncapped Indian player.
- The controversial Impact Player rule will continue to remain in effect at least until 2027 edition of the IPL.
In other news, the IPL 2025 mega auction is set to be organized in late November or early December later this year. The BCCI is expected to reveal more briefings surrounding the mega event in the coming weeks. Cricket.One