Players who pull out of the IPL at short notice will be banned from taking part in the following two seasons in a new rule introduced to the T20 league.

Overseas players who make themselves unavailable for an IPL season after being bought at an auction without legitimate reasons, will henceforth be penalised with two-year bans. That aside, overseas players' mini auction price tags will be the "lower of the highest retention price" - of INR 18 crore (US$ 2.

Firstly, the IPL GC has allowed the franchise to retain a maximum of six players through retentions and the Right To Match (RTM) option for the upcoming mega auction. The six retentions/RTMs can have a maximum of five capped players (Indian & Overseas) and a maximum of two uncapped players

The BCCI has implemented a two-year ban on IPL players who declare unavailability after being picked in the auction, aiming to boost player commitment

As the IPL Governing Council (GC) released the new retention rules ahead of IPL 2025, here's a look at the possible list of players that Chennai Super Kings (CSK) might go for before next season.

The revised players' retention rules have allowed CSK to retain their iconic captain, MS Dhoni, as an uncapped player.

Former India cricketer Irfan Pathal lavished praise on BCCI for the new Indian Premier League two-year ban rule ahead of the upcoming mega auction.

Bengaluru: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that overseas players who pull out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after being bought at the auction will be banned for two years.

The BCCI and the IPL governing council will ban the players for pulling out of the league after the auction deal.