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From new retention rules to reintroduction of the RTM option, here’s an explainer on all you need to know about the new player regulations ahead of the mega auction, set to be held later this year.

Find everything you want to know about the IPL 2025 auction players' retention rules and the meaning of the Right to Match (RTM) card here.

The 2025 season of the Indian Premier League is expected to be a spectacular affair as the league's governing body has officially released the new player regulations and norms for the upcoming auction before the new season.

Each franchise can retain a maximum of six players through retentions and the Right To Match (RTM) option. Teams are free to use as many retentions and RTMs under this limit with the restriction of a maximum of five capped players (Indian and overseas) and a maximum of two uncapped players.

A fixed salary purse of Rs 12.60 crore in addition to the auction cum retention purse of Rs 120 crore will have to be kept by the franchises for next season.

BCCI announced a fixed match fee of Rs 7.50 lakh for all players selected to play the IPL league games with an additional 1.05 crore income over and above their salaries.

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Franchises can retain up to six players each, the right-to-match (RTM) option is back at the auction, and the Impact Player rule will remain in place for IPL 2025. That aside, the auction purse is bigger at INR 120 crore (US$ 14.