IPL franchises' pay packets get bigger and heavier
Indian Premier League Governing Council (IPL GC) has increased the total salary cap for the 2025 season by 33% year-on-year to ₹146 crore, up from ₹110 crore in the 2024 season. The salary cap will rise further to ₹151 crore and ₹157 crore for the 2026 and 2027 IPL seasons, respectively.
The total salary cap now includes the auction purse, incremental performance pay, and match fees. For the 2024 season, the total salary cup did not include match fees, which has just been introduced. The auction purse for the franchises has been set at ₹120 crore for IPL 2025.
These decisions were made at an IPL Governing Council meeting held in Bengaluru on Saturday, where the Player Regulations for 2025-2027 were finalised. The IPL GC's decision followed a constructive dialogue with the owners of the 10 franchises in July at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) headquarters.
Additionally, IPL franchises can retain a total of six players from their existing squad, either through retention or by using the Right to Match (RTM) option, which has been brought back after being discarded prior to the 2022 mega auction.
Each franchise has the discretion to choose its combination of Retentions and RTMs, the IPL GC said. Out of the six Retentions/RTMs, a maximum of five can be capped Indian and overseas players, while a maximum of two can be uncapped players, it added.
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