The Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) has officially laid out the rules and auction structure and strategy for the upcoming Delhi Premier League (DPL T20) season.
The auction for DPL 2025 will be held in New Delhi on July 6 for the men's tournament and July 7 for the women's tournament. The officials will also engage in determining the team combination and the number of players per side as well, as they plan to enlarge the magnitude of the tournament.
The DDCA has further made a massive announcement that age will be no bar for participating in the tournament. Players from all age groups from U-16 to U-19 will be eligible for participating in the tournament. The thought behind this is inclusivity of players across all age groups and giving them a platform to showcase their skills.
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DPL 2025: Men's Player Auction Rules
Every franchise will have a purse of 1.5 crores. The marquee set of players will have a total of 19 players who have represented India or participated in the IPL. Below are the three categories of players in the auction.
Category A – Ex-IPL (registered with DDCA) and First-Class DDCA players (35 players)
Category B – DDCA U23, U19 & U16 players (105 players)
Category C – Regional League players (361 players)
Men's Player Retention Rules
The existing six franchises can retain one player across any of the four categories. For the player retained, his price will be deducted from the auction purse assigned to the teams. Furthermore, each franchise is allowed to use one Right To Match (RTM) card during the auction. Below are the category-wise deduction of the auction purse
- Marquee - Rs 21 lakh
- Category A - Rs 10 lakh
- Category B - Rs 4.50 lakh
- Category C - Rs 1.50 lakh
Women's Player Auction Rules
For the auction of the women's players, every team will be given a maximum purse of 75 lakhs The marquee set will have seven players who have previously represented India or played at the WPL or for DDCA. Below are the three categories for women's players.
- Category A – DDCA First-Class players (18 players)
- Category B – DDCA U23 & U19 players (34 players)
- Category C – Regional League players (96 players)
Women's Player Retention Rules
The four existing players may retain one player from the purse categories mentioned below. Like for the men's players, if a women's player is retained, her price will be deducted from the total purse assigned. Every team is allowed to use one Right To Match (RTM) card like in the men's category. Below are the category-wise deduction of auction purse
- Marquee - Rs 10.50 lakh
- Category A - Rs 6 lakh
- Category B - Rs 2.50 lakh
- Category C - Rs 1 lakh
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Top Names Feature In DPL 2025 Men's Auction
The DPL 2025 men's auction will see some of the top players from Delhi participating in the tournament. The players included features names like Rishabh Pant, Ishant Sharma, Priyansh Arya, Ayush Badoni, Harshit Rana, Himmat Singh, Suyash Sharma, Mayank Yadav, Anuj Rawat among others.
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