In July 2024, the IPL Governing Council announced that a mega auction would be conducted ahead of the 2025 season after a meeting with the owners of the franchises.
In July 2024, the IPL Governing Council held a meeting with the owners of the franchises and announced that a mega auction would be conducted ahead of the 2025 season.
[29] Any auctioned player withdrawing before the season without legitimate reason or injury, would be banned from the IPL for a period of two years.
[31][32][33][34] The salary cap of a player would consist of auction purse, incremental performance pay and match fees.
Each playing member (including the impact player) would get a match fee of ₹7.5 lakh (US$8,700) in addition to the auctioned price.