IPL 2025 Auction RTM Rules: Ahead of the Indian Premier League 2025 auction, many reports suggested that BCCI might allow RTM for this year’s auction as expected BCCI confirms that the IPL 2025 mega auction will have RTMs.
Apart from the new changes in the IPL 2025 retention rules, the tweak in the RTM option attracts many cricket enthusiasts.
A franchise makes use of the RTM option to retain their existing player during the auction. A team’s RTM count will be decided based on the number of retentions.
What is RTM in IPL Auction?
The Right to Match or RTM is an option used during the Indian Premier League(IPL) auction. It allows the franchise to retain a player who represented the team in the previous season if they match the highest bid placed by another franchise during the auction.
The RTM rule was first introduced in 2014 but has not been used since 2018. The rule was re-introduced in the IPL 2025 mega auction with some changes.
Number of RTMs in IPL
Depending upon the team’s retention, the number of RTM cards will vary from team to team.
BCCI allows each team to retain up to a maximum of six players ahead of the auction, the number of RTMs will depend upon the team’s retention.
- If a team retains three players, then only three RTM options will be available for them.
- If a team retains two players, then they will have four RTMs, and so on.
BCCI made some updates on the way the Right To Match (RTM) works in the auction. Previously, the team could simply agree to match the highest bid amount at the auction to claim the player but this time around, the highest bidder will be given one final opportunity to further raise their bid before the team holding the RTM claims the player.
For Example: If Faf du Plessis is being auctioned and Chennai Super Kings has placed the highest bid of INR 8 crores for him, then Royal Challengers Bengaluru(Faf’s current IPL franchise) will be asked if they wish to use their RTM(if they have one).
If RCB agrees, then CSK will be given one more chance to increase and place a final bid. If CSK now raise it to INR 10 crores, then RCB can use their RTM and re-sign Faf du Plessis for INR 10 crores.
