Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 Retentions, former India cricketer Saba Karim said that Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) could retain seamer Harshit Rana with the Right to Match (RTM) card.
Former Australia star Tom Moody believes that Punjab Kings should not retain any capped players and use the Right To Match option for some of their star players in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction.
With batter KL Rahul, who has captained the side since its inception in 2022, is unlikely to be retained, barring any last-minute change of mind from both parties, LSG will have one right-to-match (RTM) card at the auction, as per ESPNCricinfo.
The IPL governing council has introduced significant updates for the 2025 season on Saturday, including an increased retention limit, the return of the Right-to-Match (RTM) option, and a higher auction purse, as per ESPNcricinfo.
The upcoming IPL 2025 auction is set to allow each of the ten franchises to retain five players, along with the option to use one Right-to-Match (RTM) card, as reported by ESPNcricinfo.
RTM is a rule through which teams can automatically get the player who represented them in the previous season if they match the highest bid placed by a franchise. The RTM rule was first introduced in 2014 and has not been used in IPL auctions since 2018.
The auction for the IPL 2025 will be taking place at the end of this year. Earlier in August, The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) organised a "constructive dialogue" with the owners of the ten league franchises on various subjects before formulating the IPL player regulations.
New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): Kolkata Knight Riders have sprung a surprise as they have chosen to not retain incumbent captain Gautam Gambhir, under whom they won two IPL titles.
New Delhi [India], Dec 6 (ANI): The Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council meeting on Wednesday decided the franchises would be allowed to retain maximum five players by virtue of a combination of pre-auction retention and Right To Match (RTM) cards for the 2018 edition.