IPL 2025 Auction Purse Value: The much-awaited Indian Premier League 2025 auction is set to be held in the 3rd or 4th week of November 2024 in UAE or London. Ahead of the auction, BCCI made several announcements including the change in IPL 2025 retention rules, usage of RTMs and particularly an increase in the purse value.
The exact purse value of the teams for the auction will vary based on the players they retain and release. In addition to the existing purse value, BCCI is set to add an extra INR 15-20 crore.
The overall team purse value for the IPL 2025 mega auction is likely to be around INR 115-120 crore which is the highest ever in the tournament’s history.
IPL 2025 Auction Purse Value
The exact IPL 2025 auction purse value of all team teams will be updated here right after the official announcements. Until then check out the purse value for the 10 teams after the IPL 2024 auction.
- Chennai Super Kings: INR 1 Cr
- Delhi Capitals: INR 9.9 Cr
- Gujarat Titans: INR 7.85 Cr
- Kolkata Knight Riders: INR 1.35 Cr
- Lucknow Super Giants: INR 95 Lakh
- Mumbai Indians: INR 1.05 Cr
- Punjab Kings: INR 4.15 Cr
- Rajasthan Royals: INR 20 Lakh
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: INR 2.85 Cr
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: INR 3.2 Cr
IPL 2025 Retention Rules
- BCCI is likely to allow the IPL teams to have five retentions and one RTM for the IPL 2025 mega auction.
- The salary cap for each team could be set at INR 120 crores while it was INR 100 crores for the last auction.
- A dedicated retention slot is to be allotted for the uncapped players.
- A team is set to be allowed to keep up to five Indian(capped/uncapped) and three foreign players with the total number of retentions not exceeding five.
- It is clearly said that a team cannot keep more than two uncapped players.
- As per the conditions, the team management can either retain four Indian players and one overseas player or three Indian players and two overseas players.
- Each franchise will receive a budget of INR 120 crore for the auction from which a team should spend at least 75 percent (INR 90 Crore) on players. Moreover, franchises can spend 30-40 percent of their budget on the top 5 players.
- BCCI will finalize the auction players list and group them into three different categories: Capped, Uncapped, and Overseas players.
- Capped – Indian players who represented the country’s senior team in any format at least once.
- Uncapped – Indian domestic players who are in the first-class circuit but haven’t represented India in any international matches.
- Overseas – Players who are not from India. This category will contain all capped, uncapped non-Indian players.
- A team can compromise a minimum of 18 players and a maximum of 25 players in their squad.
- A team can hold a maximum of eight foreign players with only four being allowed to field at one time during the match.
IPL 2025 Retained Players Salary Cap
BCCI is set to allow a total of five retentions for the IPL 2025 auction and also confirmed no RTMs for the IPL 2025 mega auction.
BCCI also explained the salary cap for the retained players based on the team’s decision on the number of players retained.
Following are the salary cap details announced by the BCCI for the last season.
- If a team retains 4 players, Rs 42 crore will be cut from the player purse.
- If a team retains 3 players, Rs 33 crore will be cut from the player purse.
- If a team retains 2 players, Rs 24 crore will be cut from the player purse.
- If a team retains only one player, it will lose Rs 14 crore from its purse value.
- Each uncapped player retained will cost Rs 4 crore each.
If a team retains 4 of its players then the salary cap of the four players will be as follows:
*below mentioned will be the player’s annual salary
| Deductions for 4 Players | INR 42 Cr(Total) |
| Player 1 | INR 16 Cr |
| Player 2 | INR 12 Cr |
| Player 3 | INR 8 Cr |
| Player 4 | INR 6 Cr |
If a team retains 3 of its players then the salary cap of the three players will be as follows:
| 3 players deduction | INR 33 Cr(Total) |
| Player 1 | INR 15 Cr |
| Player 2 | INR 11 Cr |
| Player 3 | INR 7 Cr |
If a team retains 2 of its players then the salary cap of the two players will be as follows:
| 2 Players deduction | INR 24 Cr(Total) |
| Player 1 | INR 14 Cr |
| Player 2 | INR 10 Cr |
If a team keeps only one player, then the team has to pay a total of INR 14 crores
| 1 Player deduction | INR 14 Cr |
IPL 2025 Auction Date
The 2025 mega auction is expected to be held in the 3rd or 4th week of November 2024 in UAE or London. The 2025 mega auction will be a more than-a-day event, unlike the mini auctions which will be hosted in a day.
IPL 2025 Auction Venue
BCCI is expected to host the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction in UAE or London.
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