Ahead of a major reset for the existing eight Indian Premier League franchises and with two new teams in fray for the 2022 season, the firs...
Ahead of a major reset for the existing eight Indian Premier League franchises and with two new teams in fray for the 2022 season, the first part of the puzzles will be complete when the teams announce who are players they will be retaining.
Ahead of the impending mega auction that will feature 10 teams looking to build their squads for IPL 2022 and beyond, the existing franchises get the chance to retain a maximum of four players (can choose to retain no one too).
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has reportedly set a salary cap of Rs 90 crore as the overall auction budget, including the two new entrants, for the next season and allowed a maximum of four retentions for the eight established teams.
The two new franchises – Lucknow and Ahmedabad – will be given a choice to pick three players from the auction pool after the old teams announce their choice of retentions.
In case of four retentions, it could be either three Indians and one foreign player or at the maximum two Indians and as many foreigners.
There has been no official communication from the IPL or BCCI about the retention rules but as per multiple media reports this is...
