IPL 2025 Retention Rules: IPL Governing Council will decide on the retention policy on September 28!

IPL 2025 Retention Rules: The retention rules of the Indian Premier League (IPL) are expected to be revealed soon as the Governing Council (GC) will meet today (September 28, Saturday) in Bengaluru. IPL Trophy (Image Credit- Twitter) IPL 2025 Retention: The Indian Premier League (IPL) retention rules are expected to be revealed soon as the Governing Council (GC) meets in Bengaluru today (September 28, Saturday). of Cricbuzz According to the report, the IPL retention rules are expected to be revealed on Saturday or Sunday ahead of the 2025 mega auction. The decision on when to issue the retention rules will be taken in the IPL Governing Council meeting. According to the report, the IPL GC meeting will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Bengaluru at 11.30 am IST. The meeting itself was held on Friday evening and there is a possibility that after discussing all the matters including the retention rules on Saturday, they may be presented before the BCCI General Body on Sunday and then announced publicly. . IPL GC will decide the date and venue of the auction IPL GC will discuss various matters like the date and venues of the 2025 mega auction. It was earlier reported that the IPL auction 2025 could be held outside India in late November. Last time the IPL 2024 auction was held in Dubai and this time it is preferred to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Right-to-Match (RTM) card option will also be discussed. There are reports that BCCI may do away with such a rule for the mega auction as many franchises have expressed their sentiments against such a rule. During their meeting with the BCCI in July, the franchises had also asked for increasing the number of players per team and it is expected that the GC may agree to the retention of 5-6 players. 5-6 retentions per team will prove beneficial for teams like Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians, who have invested heavily in young players. They will also be able to retain most of their core players. For example, Mumbai will be able to retain Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah, while CSK can retain other players like Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, MS Dhoni, Rachin Ravindra.