For the next season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the BCCI has taken some historic decisions in which the players will get the fee for each match in addition to the contract amount given by the franchise. Apart from this, a big decision has also been taken regarding retention. The right to match rule has been repealed. The BCCI has taken a historic decision for MS Dhoni. Know the complete details
IPL 2024 Rules: The IPL Governing Council on Saturday decided that the 10 franchises will be allowed to retain a maximum of six players from their previous team, which will also include a 'Right to Match' (RTM) card from the auction, which will be worth Rs 75 crore from the increased team purse of Rs 120 crore.
In the last mega auction held in 2022, a team was allowed to retain a maximum of four. Along with this, taking a historic decision, the Governing Council has for the first time fixed the match fee of Rs 7.5 lakh per league match for the players in the IPL. This will apply to both Indian and foreign players. That is, if a player plays all the matches of the league, then he will get Rs 1.05 crore in addition to the contract as match fee only.
BCCI secretary Jay Shah announced this historic decision on his X handle after the meeting on Saturday. Shah said that the decision has been taken to "celebrate continuity and great performances" in the IPL. Shah also informed that each "franchise will be allocated Rs 12.60 crore to facilitate match fees.
In a historic move to celebrate consistency and champion outstanding performances in the #IPL, we are thrilled to introduce a match fee of INR 7.5 lakhs per game for our cricketers! A cricketer playing all league matches in a season will get Rs. 1.05 crores in addition to his…
— Jay Shah (@JayShah) September 28, 2024
A historic move has been taken to celebrate consistency and excellence in IPL. We are thrilled to introduce a match fee of Rs 7.5 lakh per game for our cricketers. A cricketer playing all the league matches in a season will receive Rs 1.05 crore. In addition to their contracted amount, each franchise will be allocated Rs 12.60 crore as match fee for the season. This is a new era for IPL and our players," he wrote on Twitter.
An 'uncapped' Indian player in the IPL (who can play three IPL matches) will get a minimum base price of Rs 20 lakh and an additional Rs 22.5 lakh. So he can earn Rs 42.5 lakh in a season by playing just three three-hour matches, while if he plays 10 Ranji Trophy matches in a season, he will get only Rs 24 lakh.
To help the franchises retain the core team in the mega lottery of IPL 2025, the coaching council has introduced the Right to Match Card. According to this, this right can be used to retain the former players of the team in addition to the players of every franchise. If a franchise retains three players, then it can use this card three times. At the same time, the franchise retaining five players can use it once. The franchise will get a chance to retain the player selected by the other team during the auction at the highest bid amount.
BCCI is going to bring those players in the list of uncapped players who have retired from international cricket (Test, ODI and T20 International) five years ago. Also, they are out of BCCI's central contract. This rule has been made especially for Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He retired from international cricket on 15 August 2019. However, Dhoni has been playing continuously in the IPL for the last five years.
He led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to the title in 2023 under his captaincy. In 2024, he handed over the captaincy to Rituraj. After this, there was speculation that Dhoni's 2024 season would be his last. If Mahendra Singh Dhoni is retained as an uncapped player, then Chennai Super Kings can keep him with them by paying Rs 4 crore. This new rule of IPL has been brought only for Dhoni.
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