In the past, we have seen overseas players pull out from the tournament at the last moment, creating a moment of chaos. Now the BCCI has come up with a new method to deal with it.

The Indian cricket board reintroduced the uncapped player rule which enables a team to retain an Indian player who has not played international cricket in the last five calendar years for a reported sum of Rs 4 crore.

BCCI has unveiled IPL 2025 retention rules, increasing the franchise purse from 100 crore to 120 crore. Key changes include the return of the uncapped player rule, reintroduction of the Right to Match option,

These are among the most significant decisions taken by the IPL governing council, announced on Saturday, in connection with the retention of players, which will be applied for the 2025 mega auction.

The BCCI and the IPL governing council will ban the players for pulling out of the league after the auction deal.

The 2025 edition of the IPL mega auction has not yet been announced as the dates are yet to be finalised, but there are plenty of rumours doing the rounds on the same. In this video, R Sport Fit analyses some of the rumours that have been most prominent including those surrounding the number of player retentions as well as the use of Right to