A foreign player withdrawing from an Indian Premier League (IPL) season after the auction is a headache for every IPL franchise. Since the franchises worked very hard to put together the squad, it makes sense that the absence of any key member would upset the team’s balance.
In recent times several well-known foreign players have chosen not to participate in an IPL edition after the auction, and the list includes big names like Jason Roy, Jofra Archer, and Ben Stokes. Although some players had legitimate reasons for doing so. However, the majority of such players did not offer a convincing explanation for their absence.
Taking action towards this, IPL franchises have recommended the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) take action against such international players who withdraw from the event without a good reason. This report has been published in Cricbuzz with the title “IPL teams may insist on action against truant foreign players.”
According to this article by Cricbuzz, the franchise officials, in individual meetings with the BCCI CEO lately, have requested measures against players who have withdrawn without valid reasons, and some have even proposed bans for these unreliable players.
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Meanwhile, a PTI report indicated that in the meeting of IPL franchise owners and BCCI, the purse value of franchises is set to climb by 20 to 25 percent.
“I think that (increase of purse) is happening for sure. The standard increase should be anywhere between 20 and 25 percent, and hence anything in the range of Rs 120 crore to 125 crore will be a fair deal. Most franchises would agree to it,” a senior executive from one of the IPL franchises told the agency on the condition of anonymity.
However, the greater problem that is still standing in front of BCCI and IPL franchises after this meeting is player retention, where it may be challenging to find a middle ground given that most teams have distinct needs. Currently, the IPL allows four retention per year, three of which are Indian and one of which is abroad. But most teams are aiming for retention rates of five to six percent.
