Money is showered on players in the Indian Premier League but from the next season this amount is going to go to the next level. According to reports, some players of Team India have decided to pay huge amount to retain themselves. This amount is so high that it can be very difficult for franchises to retain players. According to reports, some Indian players have increased their price to Rs 40 crore to keep them in the team.
Rs 40 crore to stay in the team!
According to the report of Cricbuzz, some top players of IPL have kept Rs 40 crore as their retention fee. It is being told that some players have told their respective franchises that they will remain in the team only if they are given up to Rs 40 crore. Almost all the players of Team India can do this because they feel that they can get big contracts by participating in the auction.
IPL SALARY OF 40CR FOR INDIANS.
– Some of India’s top-tier players in the IPL have quoted 40cr INR as their desired retention fee.
A couple of players conveyed this to their team that they would be willing to stay on only if they are paid that amount. (Cricbuzz).
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 5, 2026
Money was showered on Shreyas Iyer and Pant
The main reason for players coming out of retention and testing the auction market is players like Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant. Both Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant were not retained with their team and then both went to the IPL 2025 mega auction. Shreyas Iyer got Rs 26.75 crore and Pant got Rs 27 crore. Let us tell you that there will be a mega auction before IPL 2028 and at that time the purse of the teams can increase to Rs 150 crore. At that time players can keep Rs 40 crore retained fee for themselves. If this happens then the franchisees will be in trouble. Now it remains to be seen what happens next in this matter.