IPL 2021 Auction Rules – 6 Auction Rules by IPL Governing Council:The players auction for the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2021) is set to take place on February 18 in Chennai and it will decide the fate of the Indian and foreign players participating in the league. A total of 292 players will be in contention for 62 spots at the auctions. Eight IPL franchises – CSK, MI, RCB, SRH, DC, RR, KXP and KKR. The teams will have to go by the rules set by the IPL Governing Council. \
Here we take a look at the top SIX rules of IPL 2021 auction which is must for all teams to follow.
Rule 1 – No buying beyond the allotted Auctions Player Purse: IPL GC decided not to increase the size of the player purse which means franchises will have to do shopping with the same purse limit of 85 Crores as it was the case in IPL 2019-20. Notably, the remaining purse of all the eight teams – CSK, MI, RCB, SRH, DC, RR, KXP and KKR is decided on the factor that how many players each team retain and trade, and while the retention process was finalized on 20 January, the IPL 2021 trade window is still open and it will close on 11th February 2021 at 5:00 PM.
As of now remaining money in the purse of IPL franchises: CSK (19.9 Cr), Delhi Capitals (12.9 Cr), KXIP (53.2 Cr), KKR (10.75 Cr), Mumbai Indians (15.35 Cr), Rajasthan Royals (34.85 Cr), Royal Challengers Bangalore (35.9 Cr), Sunrisers Hyderabad (10.75 Cr) h
Rule 2 – Minimum 75% to be spent by each franchise: As per the BCCI and IPL GC ruling, it is mandatory for the franchises to spend minimum 75% of the total purse of 85Cr. In case any franchise spends below that amount, the remaining sum of defaulting franchises will be forfeited.
Rule 3 No RTM card: As it is a mini-auction, neither of the franchise will have an option to use RTM or Right to match card to retain a player. Notably, RTM is only available for mega-auction where the franchises can use it to retain a player by paying the exact amount so as to match the winning bid for that particular player.
Rule 4 IPL Auction Rules on Squad Strength: The maximum squad strength for each team is that of 25 players. However, every team must have at least 18 players in their respective squads.
Rule 5 Indian Players (Capped and Uncapped): A team can have a minimum of 17 and a maximum of 25 Indian players in their squad, both capped and uncapped.
Rule 6 International Players: A team can have a maximum of eight International players in their squad.
IPL 2021 auction: How are IPL Mega Auction Rules different from IPL Auctions Rules?
IPL Mini Auctions and IPL Mega Auctions are not the same event. IPL Mega Auctions are held once every three years whereas IPL Auctions are held every year within that three year period. Auctions are held to ensure that teams get an opportunity to refresh their team balance as well as it’s an opportunity for players all around the world and especially Indian uncapped players to enter the Indian Premier League.
The only big difference between IPL Auctions and IPL Mega Auctions is – before an IPL Mega Auctions each team can retain only five of their players at maximum. However in IPL Auction a.k.a. IPL mini Auctions, there is no limit on the number of players which any particular franchisee could retain.
Another difference is that for the IPL Mega Auctions, each team also gets ‘Right to Match’ cards. The RTM card can be used by an IPL team owner to match the winning auction amount for one of their ex-players to buy back that particular player’s contract. In other words if a team has not retained a particular player but who was a part of their last squad and has now been bought by another team, they can use the ‘Right to Match’ card, and buy the player’s contract by matching the winning bid. Every team gets a maximum of three and a minimum of two RTM cards in the Mega Auctions depending on the number of players they have retained using the direct method.
IPL 2021 Released, Retained and Traded Players List:Chennai Super KingsRetained Players: MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, KM Asif, Deepak Chahar, Dwayne Bravo, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, N Jagadeesan, Karn Sharma, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Santner, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shardul Thakur, Sam Curran, Josh Hazlewood, R Sai KishoreTraded: Robin Uthappa from RRReleased Players: Kedar Jadhav, Murali Vijay, Harbhajan Singh, Piyush Chawla, Monu Singh, Shane WatsonDelhi CapitalsRetained Players: Shreyas Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Prithvi Shaw, R Ashwin, Rishabh Pant, Shikhar Dhawan, Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Lalit Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Daniel Sams, Pravin Dubey, Chris WoakesReleased Players: Alex Carey, Keemo Paul, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Lamichhane, Mohit Sharma, Jason RoyKings XI PunjabRetained Players: KL Rahul, Arshdeep Singh, Chris Gayle, Darshan Nalkande, Harpreet Brar, Mandeep Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Mohd. Shami, M Ashwin, Nicholas Pooran, Sarfaraz Khan, Deepak Hooda, Ishan Porel, Ravi Bishnoi, Chris Jordan, Prabhsimran SinghReleased Players: Glenn Maxwell, Sheldon Cottrell, Mujeeb Zadran, Hardus Viljoen, James Neesham, Krishnappa Gowtham, Karun Nair, Jagadeesha Suchith, Tejinder Singh DhillonKolkata Knight RidersRetained Players: Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Rinku Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Rahul Tripathi, Varun Chakravarthy, Tim SeifertReleased Players: Chris Green, Harry Gurney, M Siddharth, Nikhil Naik, Siddhesh Lad, Tom BantonMumbai IndiansRetained Players: Rohit Sharma, Aditya Tare, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Dhawal Kulkarni, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Jasprit Bumrah, Jayant Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Quinton de Kock, Rahul Chahar, Suryakumar Yadav, Trent Boult, Chris Lynn, Saurabh Tiwary, Mohsin KhanReleased Players: Prince Balwant Rai, Digvijay Deshmukh, Lasith Malinga, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Pattinson, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell McCleneghanRajasthan RoyalsRetained Players: Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Mahipal Lomror, Manan Vohra, Mayank Markande, Rahul Tewatia, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Robin Uthappa, Jaydev Unadkat, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat, Kartik Tyagi, David Miller, Andrew TyeReleased Players: Steve Smith, Akash Singh, Anirudha Joshi, Ankit Rajpoot, Oshane Thomas, Shashank Singh, Tom Curran, Varun AaronRoyal Challengers BangaloreRetained Players: Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal, Md. Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Joshua Phillipe, Pavan Deshpande, Shahbaz Ahmed, Adam Zampa, Kane RichardsonTraded: Daniel Sams and Harshal Patel from DCReleased Players: Chris Morris, Shivam Dube, Aaron Finch, Umesh Yadav, Dale Steyn, Moeen Ali, Parthiv Patel, Pawan Negi, Isuru Udana, Gurkeerat MannSunrisers HyderabadRetained Players: David Warner, Abhishek Sharma, Basil Thampi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha, Virat Singh, Priyam Garg, Mitchell Marsh, Jason Holder, Abdul SamadReleased Players: Billy Stanlake, Sandeep Bavanaka, Fabian Allen, Sanjay Yadav, Prithviraj Yarra
IPL 2021 Auctions – 8 franchises to spend 196.6 Cr at IPL auctions
The eight IPL franchises will have 196.6 crore to spend at IPL auctions. As the window to retain and release players ended on Wednesday, IPL franchises retained 139 players at a cost of 483.39 Cr. The IPL franchises released 57 players from the existing squads and will now have 196.6 Crore to spend at the IPL 2021 auctions.
| IPL 2021/ Squad Size/Salary Cap/Available Slots | ||||||
| Franchise | No of Players | No of Overseas Players | Total money spent (Rs.) | Salary cap available (Rs.) | Available Slots | Overseas Slots |
| CSK | 18 | 7 | 62.10 | 22.90 | 7 | 1 |
| DC | 19 | 6 | 72.0982 | 12.9018 | 6 | 2 |
| KXIP | 16 | 3 | 31.80 | 53.20 | 9 | 5 |
| KKR | 17 | 6 | 74.25 | 10.75 | 8 | 2 |
| MI | 18 | 4 | 69.65 | 15.35 | 7 | 4 |
| RR | 17 | 5 | 50.15 | 34.85 | 8 | 3 |
| RCB | 12 | 4 | 49.10 | 35.90 | 13 | 4 |
| SRH | 22 | 7 | 74.25 | 10.75 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 139 | 42 | 483.39 | 196.60 | 61 | 22 |