IPL 2025 retention: Franchises unhappy with modified Right To Match rule – Report

New Delhi: A few franchises have expressed their displeasure in regards to the additional advantages inside of the Right To Match (RTM) at the upcoming IP 2025 mega-auction, per a Cricbuzz report. The BCCI recently announced the IPL 2025 retention rules with a modified version of RTM. Within the logo new RTM rule, the BCCI said that the right bidder will get a further opportunity to raise the value of the player for whom his existing team have placed the RTM.

“The suitable bidder will likely be given one final opportunity to raise their bid for a player in advance of the team holding the RTM card can exercise their right,” BCCI had said in an announcement some days ago. The franchises have argued that the additional opportunity undermines the definition and logic of RTM.

Elaborating the aim, the BCCI said, “As an instance, if Team 1 holds the RTM for Player X and Team 2 has placed the right bid of Rs. 6 Cr, then Team 1 will likely be first asked if they'll exercise RTM, if Team 1 has the identical opinion, then Team 2 may have the chance to enlarge their bid. If Team 2 raises their bid to Rs. 9 Cr, then Team 1 can use the RTM and acquire Player X for Rs. 9 Cr. If Team 2 chooses no longer to raise the bid and keeps it at Rs. 6 Cr, Team 1 can use the RTM and get Player X for Rs. 6 Cr.”

The RTM was first used inside of the mega auction beforehand of IPL 2014. It was also in place for IPL 2018 mega auction in advance of being scrapped for the 2022 season. Earlier, a maximum of three RTM cards were allowed at mega auctions. Within the previous editions, RTM cards allowed franchises to re-sign a player picked inside of the auction who was a element of their team in advance of being released for the auction.