Report | IPL franchise proposes two-year ban on overseas players pulling out after the auction

As per the ESPNcricinfo report, all ten franchises agreed on these two points during their meeting with the IPL on Wednesday. The franchises understood the cause of a particular player's board pulling him out due to international commitment, or if the player suffered an injury, or had family commitments that rendered him incapable of joining the squad. They were willing to make these allowances as long as there was clarity at the time of the auction about the player's availability during the IPL edition.

Before each IPL season, several players have withdrawn after the auction, citing personal reasons. Jason Roy, Alex Hales, and Wanindu Hasaranga, among others, have pulled out from IPL seasons in recent years often providing reasons that franchises find unconvincing. These withdrawals have not only disrupted the teams' plans but also raised questions about the dependability of certain overseas players.