Each Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise has gone into huddle mode as they finalise their Participant Retentions earlier than the October 31 deadline. However, most are but to take concrete steps as a result of ambiguity within the IPL Participant Rules 2025-27 Key Factors doc shared by the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI).
The six-page doc, accessed by TimesofIndia.com, has tips about Retention, Participant Payment/Wage Cap, Match Payment, Efficiency Pay and 9 Different Concerns for the 2025-27 cycle.
Some franchises are nonetheless caught on the opening web page of the doc, which briefly explains the Retention/Proper to Match (RTM). The Indian cricket board has listed costs of Participant 1 (Rs 18 crore), Participant 2 (Rs 14 crore), Participant 3 (Rs 11 crore), Participant 4 (Rs 18 crore) and Participant 5 (Rs 14 crore) however has invited completely different interpretations with a footnote.
It reads, “Retention deduction of total quantity as an alternative of charge per participant, on this case of 75 Crs no matter what quantity is paid to five gamers. If the whole quantity exceeds 75 Crs then precise quantity to be deducted. In case the quantity is lower than 75 Crs then 75 Crs to be deducted”
It was beforehand understood that the worth tags must be adopted for participant retentions however the footnote has created ambiguity.
“What are they making an attempt to say right here? It has left us confused too. Does this imply that any price ticket could be adopted whereas retaining gamers? Say Participant 1 and Participant 2 could be retained at Rs 18 crore every? And if the whole worth of retentions exceeds Rs 75 crore then that will be deducted from the Wage Cap. If it is a free hand for the franchises to make use of their very own costs for various retentions then what are the 18, 14 and 11 markers for?,” queried a senior official at a franchise.
The IPL Participant Rules 2025-27 Key Factors doc as shared by the BCCI with franchises. Picture: TimesofIndia.com
“Because the footnote additionally says that if the quantity is lower than Rs 75 crores then additionally Rs 75 crore can be deducted. So they’re making an attempt to suggest that one can retain Participant 2 and three for a less expensive worth than 14 and 11? A number of readability is required as a result of it’s crucial piece of the puzzle and now we have already requested for extra clarification and clarification from the board,” added the official.
Participant Tips doc
With the deadline simply 20 days away, the franchises are ready for a complete Participant Tips doc which can clarify the pointers intimately. They’re hoping it could be shared by the BCCI within the subsequent few days.
“What now we have acquired proper now could be simply pointers. So many issues are simply acknowledged and haven’t got sufficient clarification/clarification for any workforce to behave upon. We hope for a correct 30-40 web page doc, which explains every thing, particularly the footnote underneath retention/RTM rule,” mentioned one other official at an IPL franchise.
