October 31 can also be the deadline by which the ten franchises should submit their checklist of retained gamers to the IPL. The IPL franchises have been allowed to retain up to six players forward of the mega public sale earlier than the 2025 season, of which a most of 5 will be capped internationals and two will be uncapped. Whereas the IPL has set minimal deductions from the public sale purse for every participant retained – INR 18 crore for the primary participant, INR 14 crore for the second, INR 11 crore for the third, INR 18 crore for the fourth, and INR 14 crore for the fifth – the franchises are free to pay greater than these quantities to their retained gamers.