Mumbai Indians retain players for IPL 7

MI retain Rohit, Malinga, Pollard, Bhajji and Rayudu

MUMBAI: Defending champions Mumbai Indians on Friday retained five players including skipper Rohit Sharma and dashing West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard, for the upcoming seventh season of Indian Premier League.

Gautam Gambhir KKR captain for IPL 7

Gautam Gambhir retained as Kolkata Knight Riders captain

NEW DELHI: Gautam Gambhir will lead Kolkata Knight Riders in the upcoming Indian Premier League as the Shah Rukh Khan co-owned franchise has decided to retain the left-handed opener along with West Indies mystery spinner Sunil Narine.

IPL7 may be held in two halves

IPL7 may be held in two halves 2014 general elections

Cricket lovers of the country may miss out on some matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL) this year as the seventh edition of the league is likely to clash with the 2014 general elections.

IPL 7 Retention rules

IPL 7 Retention rules leave Mumbai, Chennai worried

NEW DELHI: The new Indian Premier League (IPL) retention rules are pinching big teams like Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings.

IPL 7 auction to be held 12th February

IPL 7 auction to be held 12th February

  NEW DELHI: IPL franchises will be allowed to retain five cricketers during the 2014 Indian Premier League auction to be held on February 12 with the option of buying back a limited number of players through the newly introduced 'right to match' provision.

After a series of discussions, the IPL Governing Council today came up with a number of regulations related to Players' Contracts, Squad Compositions and the Retention of Players in advance for the 2014 Auction.

"The Pepsi IPL 2014 Player Auction will be held on 12 February, and if necessary, 13 February 2014. The venue of the auction will be announced soon," BCCI said in a release.

"A franchise may sign up to a maximum of 5 players (either capped or uncapped, no more than four of whom may be capped Indians) who were in its squad in 2013, including those who were unavailable during the season and those who were taken as temporary replacements."

Regarding the Salary cap, the Governing Council said the franchises will be charged Rs 12.5 crore, Rs 9.5 crore, Rs 7.5 crore, Rs 5.5 crore and Rs 4 crore for respectively the first, second, third, fourth and fifth capped players retained and it would be "irrespective of the IPL league fee that is agreed between the two parties and which is set out in the player contract."

Apart from the cricketers who are retained in advance, all other players will have to enter the 2014 player auction process if they want to play in the IPL in 2014, the release said.