IPL Retentions Deadline Day – As it happens

By Alex, CricTips Editorial Team · How we predict.

IPL Retentions Deadline Day – As it happens

Franchise Retentions

• SRH to retain Klaasen, Cummins, Head, Abhishek and Nitish: Sunrisers Hyderabad have locked in on their five retentions, including Heinrich Klaasen, Pat Cummins, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, and Nitish Reddy. Nitish Reddy's retainer amount is INR 6 crores.
• Shreyas Iyer unlikely to be retained by KKR: Defending champions KKR are unlikely to retain their championship-winning captain Shreyas Iyer.
• Nicholas Pooran retained by LSG: LSG have hedged their bets on Nicholas Pooran, agreeing on a INR 18 crores deal.

IPL Retention Rules

• Franchises can retain a maximum of five capped players (Indian/Overseas) and a maximum of two uncapped players.
• Each uncapped player retained will be valued at INR 4 crores.
• The five capped player retentions will be valued as follows:
  

  Direct Retention	Player Value
  Retained Player 1	INR 18 crores
  Retained Player 2	INR 14 crores
  Retained Player 3	INR 11 crores
  Retained Player 4	INR 18 crores
  Retained Player 5	INR 14 crores

• Franchises are free to pay more or less than the standardised amounts to their retained players.

New RTM Rule

• The RTM rule comes with a twist this year: the highest bidder will be given one final opportunity to further raise their bid before the team holding the RTM claims the player.