Four players, Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag and Sandeep Sharma, have been sold to Rajasthan Royals (RR) ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction, ESPNcricinfo reported. He is likely to remain with the franchise. These retentions leave the 2008 champion with the option of two Right to Play (RTM) cards in the upcoming mega-auction. All the four players mentioned above (Samson, Jaiswal, Parag, Sandeep) have contributed tremendously to the team and had an exceptional season this year. Samson, the Rajasthan captain, has scored 531 runs in 16 matches with three half-centuries at an average of 48.27 and a strike rate of 153.47. His best score in the league was 82*.
In RR’s 16 matches in the 2024 season, Jaiswal has scored 225 runs at an average of 32.14 and a strike rate of 157.34, with fifties and hundreds respectively.
In the 17th edition of the cash-rich league, Parag scored 573 runs at an average of 52.09 and a strike rate of 149.22. This season, he hit four half-centuries and his best score was 84*. He is the third highest scorer on the season.
Sandeep finished the IPL 2024 season with 13 wickets in 11 matches, economy of 8.18 and strike rate of 17.54. The fast bowler has not played for India in the last five years and therefore qualifies as an uncapped player under the new rules.
Thursday, October 31st is the deadline for all franchises to submit a list of players to hold ahead of the mega-auction. Each team can retain six players, with a maximum of five capped and two uncapped. This can be done using the Retain or Rights to Match (RTM) option.
The auction purse for the franchise has been set at Rs 120 crore for IPL 2025. The total salary cap will be made up of auction purse, incremental performance pay and match fees. Previously, in 2024, the total salary cap (auction purse incremental performance pay) was Rs 2 million. 110Crs becomes Rs. 146 Cr (2025), Rs. 151 Cr (2026) and Rs. 157 Cr (2027). Match fees were introduced for the first time in IPL history. Each playing member (including impact players) receives a match fee of Rs 7.5 million per match. This will be in addition to his contract amount.
The IPL governing body has set a minimum deduction from the wallet of each player it holds, with the first being Rs 18 billion, the second being Rs 140 billion, the third being Rs 110 billion and the fourth being Rs 180 billion. , the second person has 140 billion rupees. 40 Crores for fifth and uncapped players. Franchises are free to give more or less of these amounts to players they retain.
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