What decisions did BCCI take for the next season of IPL 2025?

 For the next season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the BCCI has taken some historic decisions in which the players will get the fee for each match in addition to the contract amount given by the franchise. Apart from this, a big decision has also been taken regarding retention. The right to match rule has been repealed. The BCCI has taken a historic decision for MS Dhoni. Know the complete details

IPL 2024 Rules: The IPL Governing Council on Saturday decided that the 10 franchises will be allowed to retain a maximum of six players from their previous team, which will also include a 'Right to Match' (RTM) card from the auction, which will be worth Rs 75 crore from the increased team purse of Rs 120 crore.

In the last mega auction held in 2022, a team was allowed to retain a maximum of four. Along with this, taking a historic decision, the Governing Council has for the first time fixed the match fee of Rs 7.5 lakh per league match for the players in the IPL. This will apply to both Indian and foreign players. That is, if a player plays all the matches of the league, then he will get Rs 1.05 crore in addition to the contract as match fee only.

Jai Shah announced the historic decision

BCCI secretary Jay Shah announced this historic decision on his X handle after the meeting on Saturday. Shah said that the decision has been taken to "celebrate continuity and great performances" in the IPL. Shah also informed that each "franchise will be allocated Rs 12.60 crore to facilitate match fees.

A historic move has been taken to celebrate consistency and excellence in IPL. We are thrilled to introduce a match fee of Rs 7.5 lakh per game for our cricketers. A cricketer playing all the league matches in a season will receive Rs 1.05 crore. In addition to their contracted amount, each franchise will be allocated Rs 12.60 crore as match fee for the season. This is a new era for IPL and our players," he wrote on Twitter.

IPL 2025 Match Fees

An 'uncapped' Indian player in the IPL (who can play three IPL matches) will get a minimum base price of Rs 20 lakh and an additional Rs 22.5 lakh. So he can earn Rs 42.5 lakh in a season by playing just three three-hour matches, while if he plays 10 Ranji Trophy matches in a season, he will get only Rs 24 lakh.

RTM card use in IPL matches

To help the franchises retain the core team in the mega lottery of IPL 2025, the coaching council has introduced the Right to Match Card. According to this, this right can be used to retain the former players of the team in addition to the players of every franchise. If a franchise retains three players, then it can use this card three times. At the same time, the franchise retaining five players can use it once. The franchise will get a chance to retain the player selected by the other team during the auction at the highest bid amount.

MS Dhoni will be there in IPL 2025

BCCI is going to bring those players in the list of uncapped players who have retired from international cricket (Test, ODI and T20 International) five years ago. Also, they are out of BCCI's central contract. This rule has been made especially for Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He retired from international cricket on 15 August 2019. However, Dhoni has been playing continuously in the IPL for the last five years.

He led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to the title in 2023 under his captaincy. In 2024, he handed over the captaincy to Rituraj. After this, there was speculation that Dhoni's 2024 season would be his last. If Mahendra Singh Dhoni is retained as an uncapped player, then Chennai Super Kings can keep him with them by paying Rs 4 crore. This new rule of IPL has been brought only for Dhoni.

What was the decision on the retention player

• Every franchise can retain a maximum of five players
• Apart from five retentions, every franchise will get one Right-to-Match
• If a team retains only three players, it will get three Right-to-Matches
• That is, a team can retain a maximum of six players
• Among the retained players, the maximum can be five capped and two uncapped players
• No limit has been set for Indian or foreign players among the retained players

IPL 2025 Player Retention Purse

• For the 2025 mega auction, the franchise purse has been increased to Rs 120 crore
• In 2024, the franchise had a total purse of Rs 110 crore
• Auction purse (90) + performance fee (20) - In 2025, the franchise will now have a total purse of Rs 146 crore
• In 2026, it will be Rs 151 crore and in 2027, it will be Rs 156 crore
• That is, a franchise will have a total of three purses, which will include auction, performance fee and match fee purses
• Rs 18 crore will be spent on the first retention, Rs 14 on the second and Rs 11 crore on the third
• Again Rs 18 crore will have to be spent on the fourth retention and Rs 14 crore on the fifth retention
• Apart from the contract, the players will get a match fee of Rs 7.5 lakh per league match
• That is, a player will get Rs 10 lakh for the entire season Match fee of Rs 1.05 crore for playing in the IPL
• Indian players who retired from international cricket five years ago will be uncapped
• Impact player rule will be applicable for 2025-2027 season
• Foreign players will have to register for the mega auction
• Only registered players can participate for the next two years (2027)
• If players selected in the auction withdraw before the start of the season, they will be banned for two years