IPL 2025: BCCI Likely To Bring Back The Rule Of Retired Players In Uncapped Category| Report. The Board of Control for Cricket in India is considering a proposal that could alter the retention approach of the Indian Premier League teams. Lately, the BCCI has been looking at the possibility of a compulsory five-year cooling-off period for players who have announced retirement from international cricket before they are allowed to be retained as uncapped players by IPL teams.
This rule has been coming under immense pressure from several quarters acting upon the BCCI, including the IPL franchises, who feel the rule would deny recently retired international players a backdoor opportunity to immediately enter the IPL as “uncapped” and, more often than not, on the cheap. The rule has been in place till 2021, to prevent a situation where retired international players exploit the system and young, uncapped domestic talent gets the opportunities.
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Likely to trigger a debate among IPL franchises, with some already voicing support for the measure as one of protecting the sanctity of the uncapped player pool and others concerned about the strings it can carry on player retention policies of teams, this proposal is likely to get extended further to the IPL Governing Council and franchise owners for more deliberations before a final call.
MS Dhoni May Get Retained As An Uncapped Player By CSK
The reinstatement of the five-year cooling-off period for retired international players in the IPL can make all the difference to a few players like MS Dhoni. Dhoni was one of the most iconic figures in the game who retired from international cricket in 2020 but still is an integral part of the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL.
This is part of the ongoing discussions for the groundwork of the IPL 2025. Here other major overhauls are revised retention slots for uncapped players, squads cover-up systems, and potential changes in the Right to Match (RTM) option.
