Everyone is waiting for the mega auction of IPL 2025. There has been no official announcement yet as to when the mega auction will take place, but according to reports, it may be organized by the end of November. Recently, the IPL Governing Council announced that a maximum of 6 players can be retained for the upcoming season through retention or RTM. A franchise can retain a maximum of five capped and two uncapped players.
How much will it cost to refund the player?
According to the new retention rule, if a team wants to retain five capped players from its current squad, the first Rs. Out of the purse value of Rs 120 crore, the team retained three rupees respectively. Rs 18 crores. 14 crores and Rs. There will be a cut of Rs 11 crore. In the next two retentions the team got Rs. 18 crores and Rs. Rs 14 crore will have to be paid. In this way, a total of Rs 75 crore will have to be paid for five retentions. For this reason, it will not be easy to retain players with the new rules. In such a situation, many dangerous players can be dropped.
Romario Shepherd
All-rounder Romario Shepherd has been signed by five-time champions Mumbai Indians. However, the team's performance was not special and it could not even reach the playoffs. In such a situation, due to the new retention rules, the chances of the franchise retaining Shepherd are less.
shy hop
Shai Hope played for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2024 but could not play even a single big innings in the opportunity he got. Apart from this, Delhi Capitals also have the option of retaining foreign players like Jack Fraser-McGurk and Tristan Stubbs. For this reason, Delhi team can release Hope.
Alzarri Joseph
Fast bowler Alzarri Joseph was given a chance by Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2024 but his performance was very average. Joseph could take only 1 wicket in 3 matches and also spent a lot of runs. For this reason the chances of its recovery are negligible.
kyle meyers
All-rounder Kyle Mayers has been a part of Lucknow Super Giants for the last few seasons. Mayers is known for his explosive batting. Apart from this, he can also contribute in bowling. However, this player did not get a chance to play even a single match in IPL 2024. This shows that he can be released by the franchise.
Shimron Hetmyer
Powerful batsman Shimron Hetmyer may also be out. Hetmyer is a part of Rajasthan Royals but the franchise may not be able to retain this batsman. The biggest reason for this is the presence of Jos Buttler as a foreign player and then some young players have also been included in the team, which is very important for the future. For this reason the team can retain these players.