IPL 2018: Player retention becomes bone of contention
The IPL governing council proposed to allow three players to be retained by eight franchises whereas two players will be allowed for a right to match by the IPL teams.
As IPL goes into its 11th edition, Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals will be back after serving two-year suspensions. The BCCI had asked franchises how many players they will like to be retained. Mumbai Indians wants five players to be allowed to be retained whereas KKR wants only one player to be allowed per team. Rajasthan Royals wants that everyone should go back to the auction pool. It’s clear that CSK will not compromise when it comes to getting back MS Dhoni.