Have a look at the IPL 2025 mega auction date, time and player retention rules
Check out more information about IPL 2025 auction’s expected date, venue, and retention rule, as reports surfaced indicating that the teams of the Indian Premier League will reportedly be allowed to retain their players!
Earlier, reports surfaced indicating that the Indian Premier League 2025 auction will be held soon and the 10 teams of the IPL will reportedly be allowed to retain up to 5 players.
IPL 2025 mega auction schedule, date, time, venue, player retention rules, teams purse, RTM card and salary details
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In addition, the reports claim that the 10 IPL teams will be able to use one Right-to-Match card during the upcoming mega auction.
As per media reports, the retention rules for IPL 2025 mega auction will be expected to finalized ahead of the BCCI’s 93rd Annual General Meeting. The meeting will be held on Sunday, September 29.
Although the media reports claim that the IPL team will be able to retain upto 5 players, however, the report didn’t specify the number of the Indian or overseas players that can be retained.
Moreover, reports also suggested that each team’s purse could increase to between Rs. 115-120 crore, compared to Rs. 90 crore salary cap in the last mega auction that was held three years ago.
IPL 2025 Auction Date & Venue
As of now, the date for the IPL 2025 mega auction isn’t officially announced. However, it is expected to take place in the second week of November and will be a two day affair.
According to IST, the IPL 2025 auction will start around 12 noon and will be completed by 6 pm and Network 18 is the official broadcaster for IPL. Sports 18’s channel number 1 and 3 are expected to show IPL 2025 auction live in Hindi and English commentary. Jio Cinema will broadcast IPL and IPL 2025 live on mobile.
The auction purse for the franchises has been set at INR 120 Crore for IPL 2025 and the total salary cap will now consist of auction purse, incremental performance pay and match fees. Players will earn INR 7.5 Lakhs per match in addition to their contracted amounts.
As aforesaid, the IPL 2025 will have a mega auction prior to the tournament, allowing 10 teams to retain a limited number of their players.
Unlike the IPL 2022 and the IPL 2023 and 2024 auctions, the upcoming mega auction is expected to be a two-day event.
Each IPL franchise will be permitted to retain up to six players using either the retention or RTM option, which has been reintroduced for the 2025 mega auction, as confirmed by the tournament’s governing council.
Besides the retention and RTM options, the council has decided to continue the Impact Player rule and increase the team purse to Rs 120 crore, up from Rs 100 crore last year.
| Salary slab of retained players | |
| Direct Retention | Player Value |
| Retained Player 1 | INR 18 crore |
| Retained Player 2 | INR 14 crore |
| Retained Player 3 | INR 11 crore |
| Retained Player 4 | INR 18 crore |
| Retained Player 5 | INR 14 crore |
Additional Regulations
A new regulation has also been introduced regarding player status that is a capped Indian player who has not featured in international cricket for the last 5 years will now be considered uncapped.
Breakdown of Player Retention Rules
Here’s a breakdown of the new player retention rules ahead of the upcoming mega auction:
Teams are allowed to retain players, either through direct retention or using RTM.
A franchise can retain a maximum of 5 capped players, either Indian or overseas, and up to 2 uncapped players.
There are no restrictions on the number of overseas players that can be retained, meaning all five capped players could be from overseas.
Retaining players will reduce a team’s auction purse by Rs 18 crore, Rs 14 crore, and Rs 11 crore for the first three retentions. The cost for retaining a fourth and fifth player is Rs 18 crore and Rs 14 crore, respectively.
A new rule also states that any overseas player who does not register for the mega auction will be ineligible to participate in next year’s auction. If a player withdraws after being selected in the auction, they will be banned from the following two seasons.