Upon discussion with the 10 franchises, the IPL governing council announced a set of new player regulations for the 2025-2027 cycle. Here is what is going to change.
More retentions and return of the RTM
Each franchise can now retain up to six players (this used to be four). They can retain all six before the auction or use the right to match (RTM) card at the auction – an option that was not available for the 2022-2024 cycle – but the total cannot exceed six.
These can include at most five capped (Indian and overseas) and at most two uncapped players. There is no restriction on the number of overseas cricketers that can be retained.
