'The more the better': Raina, Rayudu have their say on IPL retention

IPL stalwarts Suresh Raina and Ambati Rayudu want a higher player retention ahead of the 2025 IPL auction as an unchanged core allows teams to excel in the worlds biggest T20 competitionThe IPL had allowed the teams to retain up to four players in the last mega auction held in 2022 A threeyear cycle has ended and another mega auction is on the horizon but teams have contrasting views on player retention Some want as many as eight and some are okay with four or fiveThe IPL Governing Council is yet to decide on the matter Personally I feel retentions have to be a lot more because a franchise invests a lot on player the core of the team is what makes every team unique in the IPL so me the longer the core remains the culture of the team remainsThere is a great chance of success Retentions have to be and there needs be lot of retentions It cant be one or two All the important players should be retained said Rayudu who would be turning up for Konark Suryas Odisha in the Legends League Cricket beginning September 20Sitting alongside Rayudu Raina could not agree more with his former Chennai Super Kings teammate I 100 percent agree with Rayudu The mega auction should be every three years The IPL Governing Council will do what is best for the game said RainaAlso Read The man of courage Suresh RainaGill should be the next T20 captainThe BCCI recently appointed Suryakumar Yadav as the India T20 captain ahead of Hardik Pandya He is expected to lead India in the next T20 World Cup in 2026 However Raina sees vicecaptain Shubman Gill leading the team for a long timeShubman Gill is a super star Gill is vice captain it means someone is thinking about him If he does well in the IPL and win the trophy he is the future captaincy He will be the next super star said RainaRaina is also excited about Rishabh Pants return to Test cricket after close to two years He is looking very good He scored a fifty in Duleep Trophy He has been keeping well When you talk about a Test match you play it session by sessionBangladesh have done well against Pakistan They have got good spinners it will be interesting to see how the Indians bat against them added Raina ahead of the first Test beginning in Chennai on ThursdayThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever