IPL Player Regulations 2025-27 announced, Severe action against players withdrawing from IPL
The Indian Premier League (IPL) has announced the Player Regulations 2025-27 for the upcoming mega auction on Saturday. BCCI Honorary Secretary Jay Shah revealed that the decision was taken after ‘a constructive dialogue with owners of the 10 franchises in July’.
According to the new rule, the overseas players who pull out from the IPL after commitment at the last moment will now be punished. With the new regulations in place, all overseas players will have to register for the Big Auction otherwise they will be ineligible from the next year.
This action came after overseas players created disturbance in tournament by pulling out from the tournament at the last moment. Also if an overseas player gets picked after registering at the auction, and then they pull out before the season begins, then they will get banned from participating in the tournament and player auction for two seasons.
Last year, Pat Cummins (purchased by SRH for Rs 20.5 crore) and Mitchell Starc (purchased by KKR for ₹24.75 crore) bagged big contracts in the mini auction. In the past we have seen overseas players register for the mini auction more, when compared to the mega auction, as the bidding war rises in the former. The new rule makes it harder for players to skip the mega auction.
In terms of player pull outs, we have seen Jason Roy pull out of IPL 2022 after getting purchased by Gujarat Titans, and with Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024. Mark Wood and Gus Atkinson have also done the same.
We will also see the Impact Player rule continue for the 2025-27 cycle. In the past, high-profile stars like Rohit Sharma and former players have pointed out that the rule could be a setback to the development of all-rounders. But it looks like the BCCI has decided to continue with the rule for the next three seasons.