The Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise owners have made a number of suggestions related to conducting a mega auction every five years, and player retention options, ahead of their meeting with the BCCI.
The meeting will reportedly be held on July 31.
Reportedly, franchises have differing opinions on the mega auctions cycle, with some calling for having it every five years instead of the current three. There are also different opinions among teams on the issue of player retentions, with a few teams asking for more than five players to be retained. While there is some speculation around the number of retentions, the BCCI is reportedly expected to settle on five.
According to Cricbuzz, the BCCI is set to meet franchises on July 31. The venue for the meeting officially has not been finalised but it is expected to take place at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai.
Meanwhile, the Right to Match (RTM) card remains a contentious issue and it is expected to be debated at the meeting at length. For the unversed, BCCI first introduced the RTM card in IPL 2018 which allowed teams to get back their player at a sold price. However, there was no such provision in the 2021 mega-auction. The argument in favour of the RTM card is that the players are sold as per their market values in the auction.
A potential downside to that is, that knowing that a particular team will get back a certain player, several other teams can potentially inflate the prices. It will be tough for the BCCI to bring all the franchises on the same page to decide on retention and RTM rules even as the purse is also likely to be increased from Rs 90 crore to 120 crore.
Impact player rule
Besides the other points, the franchises are also expected to discuss the Impact Player rule with the BCCI during the meeting. The Impact Player rule has received mixed reactions from star players. India captain Rohit Sharma had maintained that the rule hampered the growth of all-rounders in the lead-up to the T20 World Cup in 2024.
Be that as it may, the Impact Player rule looks likely to stay as per current indications.
