NEW DELHI: Indian Premier League greats Suresh Raina and Ambati Rayudu have advocated for increased player retention ahead of the 2025 IPL auction.
They believe that maintaining a stable core is crucial for teams’ performance in the competition.
During the last mega auction in 2022, IPL teams were allowed to retain up to four players.
As the three-year cycle concludes and a mega auction aaround the corner, varied opinions on the number of players that should be retained have come in.
Some teams are in favor of retaining up to eight players, while others are comfortable with four or five.
The IPL Governing Council has yet to make a decision on this matter.
“Personally I feel retentions have to be a lot more because a franchise invests a lot on player, the core of the team is what makes every team unique in the IPL so me the longer the core remains the culture of the team remains.
“There is a great chance of success. Retentions have to be and there needs be lot of retentions. It can’t be one or two. All the important players should be retained,” news agency PTI quoted Rayudu as saying.
Raina could not agree more with his former Chennai Super Kings teammate.
“I 100 percent agree with Rayudu. The mega auction should be every three years. The IPL Governing Council will do what is best for the game,” said Raina.
The issue of player retention continues to remain a hot topic of discussion as franchises prepare for the next mega auction in December.
They believe that maintaining a stable core is crucial for teams’ performance in the competition.
During the last mega auction in 2022, IPL teams were allowed to retain up to four players.
As the three-year cycle concludes and a mega auction aaround the corner, varied opinions on the number of players that should be retained have come in.
Some teams are in favor of retaining up to eight players, while others are comfortable with four or five.
The IPL Governing Council has yet to make a decision on this matter.
“Personally I feel retentions have to be a lot more because a franchise invests a lot on player, the core of the team is what makes every team unique in the IPL so me the longer the core remains the culture of the team remains.
“There is a great chance of success. Retentions have to be and there needs be lot of retentions. It can’t be one or two. All the important players should be retained,” news agency PTI quoted Rayudu as saying.
Raina could not agree more with his former Chennai Super Kings teammate.
“I 100 percent agree with Rayudu. The mega auction should be every three years. The IPL Governing Council will do what is best for the game,” said Raina.
The issue of player retention continues to remain a hot topic of discussion as franchises prepare for the next mega auction in December.
