Overview
- Times of India reports a BCCI source saying the auction will be held in Delhi on November 26 or 27, with a formal announcement still awaited and the proceedings expected to finish in one day with roughly 90 players.
- Franchises may keep up to five players under composition limits of a maximum three capped Indians, no more than two overseas players, and up to two uncapped Indians, with uncapped retentions priced at INR 50 lakh.
- The BCCI’s retention slabs for salary-cap calculation are INR 3.5 crore, 2.5 crore, 1.75 crore, 1 crore and 50 lakh, meaning five retentions deduct INR 9.25 crore from the INR 15 crore purse.
- Right-to-Match cards are capped at five per team and reduce one-for-one with pre-auction retentions, so a team that retains five players will have no RTMs available.
- Key dates reported to teams include retention lists due November 5, player submissions November 7, registration closing November 18, and the final auction list on November 20, as franchises weigh continuity versus a broader reset.