BCCI may allow franchises to retain up to 5 players before Indian Premier League mega auction. The board is considering at least 5 retentions by removing the option of right-to-match cards from the auction to be held later this year, so that the team's brand value remains intact. However, it is not clear how many of these 5 players could be Indians and how many foreigners.
The team discussed this with the board in a meeting last month. Most of the franchises were looking to retain 5-6 players. It is being said that the board is going to listen to the franchisee. The league's mega auction could take place later this year.
What will be the effect?
- Retaining 5 players will increase the brand value of all franchises.
- The team will be able to retain their core group. Mumbai-Chennai will benefit more.
- MS Dhoni can also play this season of IPL.
Mumbai will be able to retain Rohit, Bumrah, Surya and Pandya Mumbai Indians will benefit the most from the Indian board's permission to retain 5 players. If this happens, Mumbai Indians will be able to retain the core group of players like Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya.
Chennai can also retain players like Gaikwad, Jadeja, MS Dhoni. Rajasthan will also have the option of keeping foreign players along with big players like Buttler, Sanju Samson, Ashwin and Chahal.
The mega auction of IPL is scheduled to be held later this year. This auction can take place in India.
Currently only 4 players are retained? Currently, as per the retention rules for the auction, a team can retain a maximum of 4 players, while one player can be added with a Right to Match (RTM) card. In such a situation, the team gets a chance to retain 5 players. Any team is allowed to retain a maximum of 2 foreign players. BCCI allowed the franchise to retain a maximum of 4 players in 2021.
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