IPL retention process initiated by BCCI, Rs 20 crore increase in...

On the agenda of retention, the BCCI have had multiple opinions. While most of the franchises 'requested 5-7 retentions', there was a franchise that had the view of 8 retentions. Some franchises threw in the idea of 'no retention at all,' a Cricbuzz report said. In the 2021 IPL auction, all the franchises were allowed to retain a maximum of four players.