Reportedly cricket in india-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>the board of control for cricket in india (BCCI) is likely to allow the IPL franchise to retain five players with no right to match option available at the upcoming IPL auction. Retaining five players’ means, it opens the door for mumbai Indians to retain their core which includes Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, suryakumar yadav and hardik Pandya.
Perhaps in a recent meeting at its headquarters, bcci had a discussion with all the 10 team owners about the player retainership. And a majority of them wanted to retain 5-6 players as it would give them continuity. And it is understood that after weighing in their request the bcci has adhered to the request as it believes retaining up to five players will also ensure the franchises’ brand value is also protected.
Ahead of the 2022 season, when franchises were allowed to retain a maximum of four players, the obligation was to not retain more than three indian players and two overseas players. However, there is no clarity this as of now as to how many overseas players can be retained by each franchise.
Furthermore with the bcci deciding on the number of retentions, the upcoming player auctions will be a big one. During the meeting, a majority of the franchises which are part of the tournament since its inception, wanted the big auctions to take place in a four or five year cycle.
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