Let’s start from the beginning, shall we? Each team can retain up to six players through a combination of retention and Right to Match cards. Up to five of these six players can be Indian or foreign players. A maximum of two people can be unlimited Indians.

If you retain a limited-overs player, you will have to give up INR 18 crore from your 120 crore wallet. If you keep two, please pay another 14 crores. These are lower bounds, remember. You can pay more if you think a player will be worth it. Sunrisers’ Hyderabad looks set to do the same with Heinrich Klaasen.

To retain an unrestricted player, you will have to spend a minimum of 4 billion Indian rupees.