IPL 2025: Six retentions allowed, match fees, impact player rule to stay – All you need to know

The Indian Premier League Governing Council, on Saturday, announced player regulations for the upcoming 2025-2027 seasons of the league, which for the first-time ever includes a match fee for players.

In addition to the contracted amount, players will now be eligibile for a match fee of Rs 7.5 lakh for featuring in a match. The inclusion of match fees now means that a player, who plays all the 14 league stage matches will be eligible to earn a total of Rs 1.05 crore during the course of the season over and above his contracted amount.

The match fees also covers the impact player, who might not play the entire match. The impact player rule is slated to stay on until 2027 despite some strong opposition from star cricketers.

The governing council also set the total number of retentions per team to six players with a mega auction scheduled ahead of the 2025 Indian Premier League. The six retained players can either be via the pre-auction retentions or by using the Right to Match card during the auction.

Each team can retain a total of five capped players – Indian and international – and a maximum of two uncapped players.

Besides, an Indian capped player will be counted as uncapped if...

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