Players retained by IPL franchises before the auction.

There is a possibility of a mega auction for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in November. However, the organizers have not officially announced anything yet. Additionally, the league authorities are discussing several rule changes before the auction.

This time, there will be a full auction for the IPL. All 10 teams will build new squads. The entire process will last two days. Initially, BCCI officials considered Dubai as the venue for the auction, given the popularity of Indian cricket there. Later, the board thought of two cities in Saudi Arabia.

Meanwhile, franchises are competing to retain players before the auction. Teams are making various plans about who to retain and who to release. The teams have already published preliminary lists.

By October 31, franchises must submit their list of retained players. For this, teams are making lists of their preferred cricketers.

Before this auction, teams can retain a maximum of six players. Among them, at least one must be a domestic cricketer. Teams can also choose to retain fewer than six players and use the Right to Match card during the auction to bring back others.

Players who retired from international cricket five years ago will be considered domestic players. There are no restrictions on the number of domestic or overseas players a team can retain.

If any team retains a player as their first choice, they will have to pay INR 18 crore. For the second choice, they must pay INR 14 crore, and for the third choice, INR 11 crore. If a player is retained as the fourth choice, they will also cost INR 18 crore. The fifth choice will cost INR 14 crore, while domestic cricketers will be retained for INR 4 crore.

1.Chennai Super Kings  

  First choice (INR 18 crore): Ruturaj Gaikwad  

  Second choice (INR 14 crore): Shivam Dube  

  Third choice (INR 11 crore): Matheesha Pathirana  

  Fourth choice (INR 18 crore): Ravindra Jadeja  

  Domestic player (INR 4 crore): Mahendra Singh Dhoni  

  Right to Match card: One

2.Mumbai Indians

  First choice (INR 18 crore): Hardik Pandya  

  Second choice (INR 14 crore): Rohit Sharma  

  Third choice (INR 11 crore): Tilak Varma  

  Fourth choice (INR 18 crore): Jasprit Bumrah  

  Fifth choice (INR 14 crore): Suryakumar Yadav  

  Domestic player (INR 4 crore): Nehal Wadhera  

  Right to Match card: Zero

3.Kolkata Knight Riders

  First choice (INR 18 crore): Andre Russell  

  Second choice (INR 14 crore): Shreyas Iyer  

  Third choice (INR 11 crore)/Domestic player (INR 4 crore): Phil Salt/Harshit Rana  

  Fourth choice (INR 18 crore): Sunil Narine  

  Fifth choice (INR 14 crore): Rinku Singh

4.Rajasthan Royals  

  First choice (INR 18 crore): Sanju Samson  

  Second choice (INR 14 crore): Yashasvi Jaiswal  

  Third choice (INR 11 crore): Riyan Parag  

  Fourth choice (INR 18 crore): Jos Buttler  

  Domestic player (INR 4 crore): Sandeep Sharma  

  Right to Match card: One

5.Sunrisers Hyderabad 

  First choice (INR 18 crore): Pat Cummins  

  Second choice (INR 14 crore): Abhishek Sharma  

  Third choice (INR 11 crore): Nitish Kumar Reddy  

  Fourth choice (INR 18 crore): Travis Head  

  Fifth choice (INR 14 crore): Heinrich Klaasen  

  Domestic player (INR 4 crore)  

  Right to Match card: Zero

6.Gujarat Titans 

  First choice (INR 18 crore): Shubman Gill  

  Third choice (INR 11 crore): David Miller  

  Fourth choice (INR 18 crore): Rashid Khan  

  Fifth choice (INR 14 crore): Mohit Sharma  

  Domestic player (INR 4 crore): Rahul Tewatia  

  Right to Match card: One

7. Royal Challengers Bangalore  

  First choice (INR 18 crore): Virat Kohli  

  Second choice (INR 14 crore): Mohammed Siraj  

  Third choice (INR 11 crore): Rajat Patidar  

  Right to Match card: Three

8. Delhi Capitals  

  First choice (INR 18 crore): Rishabh Pant  

  Second choice (INR 14 crore): Axar Patel  

  Third choice (INR 11 crore): Kuldeep Yadav  

  Right to Match card: Three

9. Punjab Kings 

  First choice (INR 18 crore): Arshdeep Singh  

  Right to Match card: Five

10.Lucknow Super Giants 

  First choice (INR 18 crore): Nicholas Pooran  

  Second choice (INR 14 crore): Ravi Bishnoi  

  Third choice (INR 11 crore): Mayank Yadav  

  Domestic player (INR 4 crore): Ayush Badoni