The Board of Control for Cricket in India could announce the new retention rules for the upcoming 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Saturday (September 28).

According to a report in Cricbuzz, the IPL Governing Council will meet on Saturday in Bengaluru, and the announcement is expected to be made anytime in the next 24 hours.

The report also suggested that the IPL governing council meeting will take place at 11.30 AM at the Four Seasons Hotel in Bengaluru.

There is no clarity over the number of retentions a team can make as of now but as per the speculations the number could lie between 2 and 8.

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The BCCI might settle at a number somewhere in the middle, 5-6, including the RTM option.

Apart from deciding on the number of retentions per team, the Governing Council is also expected to make a decision on the date and venue of the IPL 2025 mega-auction.

Several reports have claimed that the much-awaited IPL 2025 mega auction could take place in a Gulf City at the end of November.

Saudi Arabia is keen to host the auction, and if the GC approves, it may even be held in Riyadh.

Notably, The 2024 IPL auction was organised at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai on December 19, 2024.

 

Will MS Dhoni play in IPL 2025?

Amid all the speculations over the retention rule, there is also a major talking point about Dhoni's future in the cash-rich league.

The former Indian captain, who announced his retirement from international cricket on August 15, 2020, played in the 2024 edition.

However, he made a surprising decision to step down as the captain of Chennai Super Kings before the franchise appointed Ruturaj Gaikwad as their new skipper.

Since the conclusion of IPL 2024, there have been question marks over Dhoni’s availability for the upcoming season.

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It will be interesting to see if the five-time IPL champion makes himself available and whether CSK will retain him or not.

Apart from Dhoni, Rohit Sharma's IPL future remains doubtful as well, having been removed from Mumbai Indians' captaincy last season.

It will be interesting to see if he is retained by the franchise ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auctions.