BCCI has asked the franchise owners to present for a meeting next week to discuss the course and updates for the Next year’s IPL.
As per reports of the Sposrtstar, the CEO Hemang Amin has invited and informed the franchise owners about the meeting scheduled to take place on Thursday on 31st July 2024. This meeting would have a debate around the player retention, further IPL Season procedure and also regarding the clarity on the Right To Match.
The venue for the meeting is yet to be finalized but as per the sources the BCCI is considering the refurbished headquarters at the Wankhede Stadium.
Before the meeting, the Board appears to be taking a cautious approach, observing the situation closely before finalizing the new auction guidelines.
“We plan to discuss all relevant factors with the franchises and determine the next steps based on those discussions. Our goal is to have a thorough and constructive dialogue to ensure that every franchise has an equal opportunity,” said a BCCI source.
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What to expect from the BCCI meeting for IPL Mega Auction 2025
The IPL Auction rules have been fluctuated many times and with time new adaptations have been made in the mega auction. Following the same trend it is expected that this year will also have some major changes.
Talking of the past mega auctions. In 2018, teams could retain five players and use the ‘Right to Match’ option. When two new teams joined in 2022, the rules changed, allowing new teams to retain four players each, while existing teams had to rebuild. Now for the upcoming mega auction franchise are looking for a return of the ‘Right to Match’ and an increased player retention limit to eight.
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The upcoming IPL meeting will focus on several key issues. Franchise owners will advocate for the reinstatement of the ‘Right to Match’ option and an increase in the number of retained players from the current limit. But the BCCI has indicated that the player retention won’t hike up and would be limited to 3-4 players only to maintain the fairness amongst teams.
Additionally, there will be discussions about adjusting the salary cap and the future of the Impact Player rule. Despite criticism from some high-profile players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, the Impact Player rule is likely to continue due to its perceived enhancement of tournament competitiveness.
BCCI’s IPL 2025 Rule Talks End Without Consensus
The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Wednesday organized a constructive dialogue with the owners of the 10 franchises on various subjects pertaining to the upcoming season of the TATA IPL. Despite a lengthy two-hour discussion, no concrete decisions were reached as the franchises could not end up with a consensus among themselves. There were disagreements among the teams for the number of retention players, impact players, salary and IPL purse for the upcoming IPL 2025 18th edition.
While some teams advocated for a limited player retention and a full-scale auction, others proposed retaining a larger number of players. The BCCI has now collected feedback from all franchises and will deliberate on these suggestions before finalizing the rules for the IPL 2025 mega auction.
Now franchises have to wait for the final official announcement of the BCCI for the Mega auction rules and further IPL 2025 rules. The bCCI will announce new rules for the upcoming season by the end of the August month.
