Two Saudi Arabian cities on BCCI minds to host IPL 2025 mega auction in November – Report

New Delhi: The upcoming Indian Premier League mega auction is likely to be held in one of the Saudi Arabian cities among Riyadh and Jeddah, in step with a report. Though Dubai within the UAE (where IPL 2024 auction became held) remains to be an option, but currently now not in BCCI’s mind. The IPL 2025 mega auction is likely to happen at November end.

In keeping with a Cricbuzz report, finances are now not a topic for BCCI as they are going to well be the richest cricketing board within the area, but finding a suitable venue is. It has been learnt that the costs are an awful lot higher in Saudi Arabia than in Dubai. London as a venue for IPL 2025 mega auction became first of all discussed, but the BCCI chose now not to travel to the United Kingdom on account of cold weather that point.

The BCCI and IPL officials are searching out a place where they'll host the total IPL entourage – which incorporates representatives of 10 IPL teams, BCCI and IPL officials, and two large teams of broadcasters – Jio and Disney Famous person. The IPL 2025 mega auction is going to be a two-day affair.

Earlier, the IPL governing Council circulated the IPL 2025 player retention rules with  few modified ones.

• The IPL franchises can retain a total of 6 players from their existing squad. This may possibly likely be either by strategy of retention or by utilizing the Right to Match (RTM) option.
• It is on the discretion of the IPL franchise to make your mind up their combination for Retentions and RTMs. The 6 retentions / RTM’s can have a maximum of 5 capped players (Indian & In every other u . s . a .) and a maximum of two uncapped players.
• The auction purse for the franchises has been set at INR 100 and twenty Crore for IPL 2025. The total salary cap will now consist of auction purse, incremental performance pay and match fees. Previously in 2024, the total salary cap (auction purse + incremental performance pay) became Rs. 100 and ten Crs so which that you just are going that you can now be Rs. 146 Crs (2025), Rs. 151 Crs (2026) and Rs. 157 Crs (2027).
• A match fee has been introduced for the primary time within the history of IPL. Every Playing member (Including the Impact Player) will get a match fee of Rs 7.5 Lakhs per match. This may possibly likely be similarly to his gotten smaller amount.
• Any In every other u . s . a . Player can should register for the Big Auction. In case the distant places player doesn’t register, then he may be ineligible to register within the following year’s player auction.
• Any player who registers within the player auction and after getting picked on the auction, makes himself unavailable ahead of the start of the season, will get banned from participating within the tournament and player auction for 2 Seasons.
• A capped Indian player will change into uncapped, if the player has within the last 5 calendar years preceding the year wherein the relevant Season is held, now not played within the starting XI in International Cricket (Test match, ODI, Twenty20 International) or won't have a Central Contract with BCCI. This may possibly likely be applicable for Indian Players best.
• The Impact Player Regulation will continue for the 2025 to 2027 cycle.