All 10 teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL) are set to finalize their list of retained players. According to reports, October 31 is the last day to submit player retention list ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. According to reports, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will host an IPL mega auction in the last week of November. However, as far as the date and venue are concerned, the BCCI is yet to make any official announcement.
That being said, two contradictory reports have surfaced regarding the date and venue of the auction.
meanwhile Times of India (TOI) The IPL 2024 auction was held in Dubai last year and the report claims that “the Indian Cricket Board may once again host the auction in Dubai”.
on the contrary, sports star The auction will be held in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) and will last for two days (November 24th and 25th).
London and Singapore were initially considered as auction locations. However, Riyadh is leading the race due to a favorable time slot.
“The board and IPL officials will spend three days finalizing a venue that can accommodate all involved, including delegations from the 10 franchises and large staff from Jio and Disney Star,” Sportstar said. It is in the final stage.”
“Although Saudi Arabia is considered to be ‘expensive’ compared to Dubai, the board believes the IPL is the most popular cricket league in the world and has a strong reputation for creating new fan bases. “It is important to develop new markets and enable growth,” he added.
The IPL Governing Council announced player retention rules last month. The 10 IPL franchises will retain up to six players from their previous teams, including the use of Right to Play (RTM) cards in the auction, which will cost Rs 75 million, up from the IPL’s enhanced team fund of Rs 120 million. is allowed. The Governing Council made the decision on Saturday.
In a significant move, the BCCI has also decided to consider all Indian players who have not played an international match for at least five calendar years as ‘uncapped players’.
IPL franchises can now retain six players from their existing squads using the retention or RTM option.
The combination of retention and RTM is at the discretion of the franchisor. The 6 Retentions/RTMs can include up to 5 capped players (India and overseas) and up to 2 uncapped players.
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