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The much-awaited meeting between the BCCI and the IPL franchise owners is set to take place on July 31 to discuss the retentions and Right-To-Match cards ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. The exact venue has not been confirmed, the gathering is likely to be at the Cricket Centre, the BCCI headquarters, within the Wankhede Stadium complex in Mumbai.
IPL CEO Hemang Amin conveyed the information through text messages to the franchise owners on July 25 morning and confirmed that a formal invite with the venue and timing, would follow. According to Cricbuzz, the IPL CEO revealed that the meeting would occur in the late afternoon or evening on July 31 and all owners are set to be available.
5-6 retentions, RTM option debatable in owners meeting on July 31: Reports
Regarding the auction and retentions, BCCI is set to settle on an average number, possibly five or six. This decision has been taken to maintain interest in the auction. If teams were allowed close to right retentions, the auction would be without 80 top players leaving it lacklustre and the BCCI want to limit the number of retained players.
Looking at the Right To Match option, RTM has emerged as a heavily debated issue at the meeting, although it's likely that the BCCI has already taken a call on the issue. There were no RTMs in the 2021 mega-auction.
