Mega Auction Ipl 2025 Retention Rules. An indian premier league (ipl) franchise can retain up to six players by either retention or right to match (rtm) option, which has been reintroduced ahead of the 2025 player mega. The retention strategies can be a mix of retention in the player.
As many as 1574 players registered for the ipl 2025 mega auction but that list has been shortened to 577 players (367 are indian and 210 are overseas). Each ipl team was allowed to retain up to six players before the 2025 auction, with a maximum of five capped players and two uncapped indian.