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The next three seasons of the IPL will have 74 matches each and have been designed to reward the most consistent team during the league phase of the tournament. Apart from changing the tournament's format at a meeting in Mumbai, the league's governing council also decided that the franchises would be able to retain four players in their squads, while the rest would go into the auction scheduled for November.
The franchises' spending power has been capped at $9 million. The tournament will begin five days after the 2011 World Cup final on April 2.
Format
The IPL will comprise 70 league matches and four playoffs for the next three seasons. The ten teams will be split into two groups of five each, but will be ranked together in one composite league table. The change was necessary due to the addition of two new teams, Pune and Kochi, from the next season.
League phase
Every team will play the same number of league games (14, 7 home and 7 away) as in previous seasons in the following manner: Each team will play the other four in its group both home and away (eight matches), it will play four of the teams in the other group once (four matches, either home or away) and it will play the remaining team in the other group twice, both home and away. A random draw will decide the composition of the groups as well as who plays whom across the groups once and twice.
Playoffs
The teams that finish first and second in the league table will contest the first playoff, which is effectively a semi-final (Game A). The teams that finish third and fourth will play each other in a knockout that is effectively a quarterfinal (Game B). The loser of Game A will play the winner of Game B in a match (Game C) that will decide the second finalist that will play the winner of Game A in the grand final.
Player retention
Each of the eight franchises that participated in 2010 can retain up to four players but a maximum of only three Indians. The retained players must have been part of the franchise's registered squads for the 2010 season and will not be part of November's auction.
The franchise and the player it wishes to retain must come to a mutual agreement regarding the retention and the fee for the 2011 and 2012 seasons. However, irrespective of the actual fee agreed upon by the franchise and the player, the franchise's salary cap will be reduced by the following for each player retained:
$1.8 million per year for the first player retained
$1.3 million per year for the second player retained
$900,000 per year for the third player retained
$500,000 per year for the fourth player retained
Therefore, if a franchise decides to retain four players, it will be charged $4.5 million per year and will have only $4.5 million to spend on other players, compared to the $9 million available to a franchise that retains no one. The size of the squad is capped at 30 players.
Ahead of the auction in November, the two new franchises, Pune and Kochi, will also be allowed to sign up to four players from a list of players who were not part of any of the other eight franchises in the first three IPL seasons. However, if either Pune or Kochi sign players ahead of the auction, their salary cap will also be reduced by the same amount as the salary cap for existing franchises retaining players.
All the other international capped players, as well as IPL players who have played 75% of their team's matches in 2010, will be part of the player auction.
Player regulation
A franchise can have up to ten overseas players in their squad but only four can be on the field during a game. The player contracts that will be signed ahead of the 2011 season will be valid for two years, with a right of extension for the third year.
All players who are part of a franchise's squad will come under the salary cap. The Indian cricketers who have not yet played an international game will have their salaries fixed as follows:
Rupees 10,00,000 per year for players who have not played first-class or List A cricket between 2009-10 and 2010-11 and for those who made their debuts during this period.
Rupees 20,00,000 per year for players who first played first-class or List A cricket in the 2006-07, 2007-08 or 2008-09 seasons.
Rupees 30,00,000 per year for players who first played first-class or List A in the 2005-06 season or earlier.
Revised catchment areas
The IPL has changed the catchment areas for the existing franchises because of the addition of two new teams from the 2011 season. Teams have to include four players from their catchment area in the squad of 30.
Mumbai Indians: Mumbai, Baroda
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Karnataka, Goa
Deccan Chargers: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa
Chennai Super Kings: Tamil Nadu, Railways
Delhi Daredevils: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal
Kings XI Punjab: Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir
Kolkata Knight Riders: West Bengal, Jharkhand, Assam, Tripura, Sikkim, Manipur
Rajasthan Royals: Rajasthan, Gujarat, Saurashtra
Pune Warriors: Maharashtra, Vidarbha
Kochi: Kerala, Services, Madhya Pradesh
Indian Premier League: Next three IPL seasons to comprise 74 matches each | Cricket News | Indian Premier League 2011 | Cricinfo.com
The franchises' spending power has been capped at $9 million. The tournament will begin five days after the 2011 World Cup final on April 2.
Format
The IPL will comprise 70 league matches and four playoffs for the next three seasons. The ten teams will be split into two groups of five each, but will be ranked together in one composite league table. The change was necessary due to the addition of two new teams, Pune and Kochi, from the next season.
League phase
Every team will play the same number of league games (14, 7 home and 7 away) as in previous seasons in the following manner: Each team will play the other four in its group both home and away (eight matches), it will play four of the teams in the other group once (four matches, either home or away) and it will play the remaining team in the other group twice, both home and away. A random draw will decide the composition of the groups as well as who plays whom across the groups once and twice.
Playoffs
The teams that finish first and second in the league table will contest the first playoff, which is effectively a semi-final (Game A). The teams that finish third and fourth will play each other in a knockout that is effectively a quarterfinal (Game B). The loser of Game A will play the winner of Game B in a match (Game C) that will decide the second finalist that will play the winner of Game A in the grand final.
Player retention
Each of the eight franchises that participated in 2010 can retain up to four players but a maximum of only three Indians. The retained players must have been part of the franchise's registered squads for the 2010 season and will not be part of November's auction.
The franchise and the player it wishes to retain must come to a mutual agreement regarding the retention and the fee for the 2011 and 2012 seasons. However, irrespective of the actual fee agreed upon by the franchise and the player, the franchise's salary cap will be reduced by the following for each player retained:
$1.8 million per year for the first player retained
$1.3 million per year for the second player retained
$900,000 per year for the third player retained
$500,000 per year for the fourth player retained
Therefore, if a franchise decides to retain four players, it will be charged $4.5 million per year and will have only $4.5 million to spend on other players, compared to the $9 million available to a franchise that retains no one. The size of the squad is capped at 30 players.
Ahead of the auction in November, the two new franchises, Pune and Kochi, will also be allowed to sign up to four players from a list of players who were not part of any of the other eight franchises in the first three IPL seasons. However, if either Pune or Kochi sign players ahead of the auction, their salary cap will also be reduced by the same amount as the salary cap for existing franchises retaining players.
All the other international capped players, as well as IPL players who have played 75% of their team's matches in 2010, will be part of the player auction.
Player regulation
A franchise can have up to ten overseas players in their squad but only four can be on the field during a game. The player contracts that will be signed ahead of the 2011 season will be valid for two years, with a right of extension for the third year.
All players who are part of a franchise's squad will come under the salary cap. The Indian cricketers who have not yet played an international game will have their salaries fixed as follows:
Rupees 10,00,000 per year for players who have not played first-class or List A cricket between 2009-10 and 2010-11 and for those who made their debuts during this period.
Rupees 20,00,000 per year for players who first played first-class or List A cricket in the 2006-07, 2007-08 or 2008-09 seasons.
Rupees 30,00,000 per year for players who first played first-class or List A in the 2005-06 season or earlier.
Revised catchment areas
The IPL has changed the catchment areas for the existing franchises because of the addition of two new teams from the 2011 season. Teams have to include four players from their catchment area in the squad of 30.
Mumbai Indians: Mumbai, Baroda
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Karnataka, Goa
Deccan Chargers: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa
Chennai Super Kings: Tamil Nadu, Railways
Delhi Daredevils: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal
Kings XI Punjab: Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir
Kolkata Knight Riders: West Bengal, Jharkhand, Assam, Tripura, Sikkim, Manipur
Rajasthan Royals: Rajasthan, Gujarat, Saurashtra
Pune Warriors: Maharashtra, Vidarbha
Kochi: Kerala, Services, Madhya Pradesh
Indian Premier League: Next three IPL seasons to comprise 74 matches each | Cricket News | Indian Premier League 2011 | Cricinfo.com
