IPL 2023 Auction Rules, Regulations, Player Retention, Right to Match, Purse Value, Trade Window

IPL 2023 Auction Rules, Regulations, Player Retention, Right to Match, Purse Value, Trade Window:

The sixteenth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is all set to kickstart with the auction, which will be held in December. The last season of the elite tournament finished with a new champion team. Gujarat Titans (GT) won the IPL 2022 in its maiden season by defeating inaugural champions Rajasthan Royals (RR). 

Now the preparation for the next IPL has begun with all the office-bearers of the BCCI grouping together to plan a roadmap ahead of the tournament. The IPL 2023 auction is slated to be held on 23rd December in Kochi.

The upcoming season of the Indian T20 League will be special for the fans as well as for the cricketers as it would once again retain the historic home and away format. For the last three seasons, the IPL has been held in just a couple of venues.

This article will take you through IPL 2023 Auction Rules, Regulations, Player Retention Details, Trade Window, Purse Value, etc.

IPL 2023 Auction Rules, Regulations:

The IPL 2023 mini-auction is scheduled to be held on 23rd December in Kochi. Unlike last year, this auction will allow IPL franchises to retain most of their players and appear in the auction process. The teams will have the luxury of retaining core players.

• The usage of the Right To Match (RTM) card will not be allowed.
• Not more than 25 players and at least 17 players will be required to form a squad.
• The BCCI has also put an upper and lower limit on the number of domestic and foreign cricketers in a squad. A side can’t have more than 25 Indian players while the lower cap would be 17. Likewise, not more than 8 international players are allowed in a squad.
• Each franchise will have to shell out 75 per cent of its allotted purse value.
• No purchase can be made beyond the purse value.

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Latest update:

1. IPL 2023 to start in March end.
2. Auction is set to be held on 23rd December in Kochi.
3. CSK has retained Ravindra Jadeja, brushing aside all the rumours of possible split between the franchise and player.
4. Gujarat Titans denied trades of Sai Kishore and Tewatia.
5. Purse increased to 95cr.

IPL 2023 Player Retention:

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Umran Malik, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Glenn Phillips, Kartik Tyagi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen, Rahul Tripathi, Abdul Samad, T. Natarajan, Washington Sundar

Mumbai Indians: Akash Madhwal, Ishan Kishan, Dewald Brevis, Hrithik Shokeen, Rohit Sharma, Jason Behrendorff, Jasprit Bumrah, Jofra Archer, Ramandeep Singh, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Mohd. Arshad Khan, N. Tilak Varma, Arjun Tendulkar, Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Tristan Stubbs

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Akash Deep, David Willey, Dinesh Karthik, Faf Du Plessis, Finn Allen, Glenn Maxwell, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj, Mahipal Lomror, Anuj Rawat, Rajat Patidar, Shahbaz Ahamad, Karn Sharma, Suyash Prabhudessai, Virat Kohli, Wanindu Hasaranga, Siddharth Kaul.

Gujarat Titans: Abhinav Sadarangani, B. Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, Darshan Nalkande, David Miller, Hardik Pandya, Jayant Yadav, Matthew Wade, Noor Ahmad, Alzarri Joseph, Pradeep Sangwan, R. Sai Kishore, Mohammad Shami, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha, Yash Dayal

Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwaine Pretorius, Deepak Chahar, Matheesha Pathirana, Mitchell Santner, Moeen Ali, Devon Conway, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Maheesh Theekshana, Ruturaj  Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Simarjeet Singh, Subhranshu Senapati, Tushar Deshpande

Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Raj Angad Bawa, Atharva Taide, Prabhsimran Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Baltej Singh Dhanda, Shahrukh Khan, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Jonny Bairstow, Nathan Ellis, Bhanuka Rajapaksa

Kolkata Knight Riders: Shreyas Iyer, Andre Russell, Anukul Roy, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Harshit Rana, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur, Tim Southee, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer

Rajasthan Royals: Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler, K.C Cariappa, Shimron Hetmyer, Kuldip Yadav, Obed Mccoy, Prasidh Krishna, Navdeep Saini, R. Ashwin, Riyan Parag, Sanju Samson, Dhruv Jurel, Trent Boult, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Kuldeep Sen, Yuzvendra Chahal

Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul, Ayush Badoni, Quinton De Kock, K. Gowtham, Karan Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Kyle Mayers, Avesh Khan, Manan Vohra, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Ravi Bishnoi

Delhi Capitals: Aman Khan, Mitchell Marsh, Axar Patel, Chetan Sakariya, David Warner, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lalit Yadav, Lungisani Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Pravin Dubey, Prithvi Shaw, Ripal Patel, Rishabh Pant, Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Vicky Ostwal, Mustafizur Rahman, Yash Dhull

IPL 2023 Auction – Purse Value:

The date shown down below is after deducting the amount spent on retaining the players ahead of the IPL 2023 Auction.

Team	Purse Value Left	Total Slots Left	Overseas Slots Left
Chennai Super Kings	20.45 Crore	07	02
Mumbai Indians	20.55 Crore	09	03
Sunrisers Hyderabad	42.25 Crore	13	04
Kolkata Knight Riders	7.05 Crore	11	03
Punjab Kings	32.2 Crore	09	03
Delhi Capitals	19.45 Crore	05	02
Royal Challengers Bangalore	8.75 Crore	07	02
Lucknow Super Giants	23.35 Crore	10	04
Rajasthan Royals	13.2 Crore	09	04
Gujarat Titans	19.25 Crore	07	03

IPL 2023 Auction – Right to Match Card:

As per the rules put in place by the BCCI for the sixteenth edition of the IPL auction, no franchise will be allowed to use the Right to Match (RTM) card for acquiring a player. This very facility was also not provided during the last mega auction in 2022.

IPL 2023 Trade Window:

Before teams gear up for the auction, a trade window is opened by the BCCI. Franchises can trade players amongst themselves in this trading window. 

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