Can IPL teams trade players: The mid-season transfer was launched by the BCCI ahead of the IPL 2019.
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After the grueling IPL auction, all ten teams have finalized their teams for the upcoming season. Ishan Kishan emerged as the highest-earning player, whereas Deepak Chahar and Shreyas Iyer also fetched some great amounts. In terms of overseas players, Liam Livingstone and Wanindu Hasaranga got huge deals. However, some Indian seniors like Ishant Sharma, Suresh Raina, and Chesteshwar Pujara remained unsold.
Delhi Capitals have certainly made the strongest team on the paper, whereas Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals, and Lucknow are also not far behind. Mumbai Indians have made a team for the future by signing some extremely talented players.
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Can IPL teams trade players?
There have been trades made in the past ahead of the auction, Delhi Capitals once traded Shikhar Dhawan from Sunrisers Hyderabad and gave them Vijay Shankar, Abhishek Sharma and Shahbaz Nadeem in return. Mumbai Indians also traded Quinton de Kock from the Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of IPL 2019 auction.
BCCI launched the mid-season transfer ahead of the IPL 2019 season. Under the mid-season transfer, a franchise can trade any player from the other franchise in mid-season. Only the players who have played two or fewer games are eligible to be a part of the trade.
Players who get traded to the other franchise will not be allowed to play against their parent team. As per IPL mid-season transfer rules, a franchise is allowed to loan only three players in one IPL season.
Players who traded in mid of the IPL season will return to their parent team after the season and will be a part of their parent franchise next season.
The step was taken to improve the franchises in between and to provide opportunities to the players who are not able to play. However, this step has not reaped rewards. There have been zero mid-season transfers till now in the IPL. The main reason is that no team wants the other franchise to get better during the season.
Can IPL 2022 teams buy unsold players?
The unsold players can be bought by the teams in between the IPL season in case of any kind of pullout. Kolkata Knight Riders replaced Alex Hales with Aaron Finch, whereas Gujarat Titans replaced Jason Roy with Rahmanullah Gurbaz.
