The suspense over the number of IPL matches is over, it has been revealed that there will be so many matches in the 18th season.

Cricket News Desk. A big update has come regarding the Indian Premier League 2025. A mega auction will be organized for the 18th season in which major decisions will be taken regarding right to match and retention. It is being claimed in a report that the number of matches will not be increased this season. Earlier it was believed that the number of matches would be increased in the 18th season of this blockbuster league. BCCI is preparing to take this decision keeping workload management in mind. Let us tell you that a total of 74 matches were played in the last season.

There will be no RTM option this time

There will be a mega auction for the next season of IPL and this time there will be no option of Right to Match i.e. RTM. Instead, it is likely that all teams will be allowed to retain five players each. A meeting was also held last month with the board and team owners to discuss RTM and retention.

4 players retained in IPL 2022

A total of four players were allowed to be retained in the mega auction held for 2022 in the IPL. A mega auction is held every three years, which has completed its cycle. In such a situation, we have presented our proposal to the board to retain the franchise. In this regard, BCCI had discussed the player retention policy with IPL franchise owners last month.

Some franchises want to create a new team

Let us tell you that some franchises are trying to prepare a new team for IPL 2025. While some believe that they should not make much changes in the old team. Especially the teams which have performed better in the last few seasons are more interested in remaining in the mega auction. In such a situation, he does not want his fellow players to slip out of his hands in the auction. Because most of the players will be auctioned in the mega auction.