The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reportedly initiated the process of finalising the retention policy ahead of the mega auctions for IPL 2025.
As reported by Cricbuzz, most franchises have requested an increase in the number of retentions. Those franchises have asked for the retention number to go up from four to something between five and seven.
It added that one team even asked for a retention of up to eight players. But not all franchises were on the same page as some of them have asked for no retentions at all. Also, there was a request to have no retentions and only Right To Match (RTM) cards, which remained absent in 2021, the last time mega auctions were held for the Indian cash-rich league.
The BCCI’s Acting CEO and IPL in-charge Hemang Amin recently asked for the views of the franchises’ CEOs on the salary cap and policy for the upcoming three years. They were also asked about the views of having the RTM cards.
The Indian Board has stated that it will announce a decision at a meeting between the owners, which shall take place later this month.
