The chances of MS Dhoni to rejoin the IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) looks pretty high. The IPL Governing Council has given the franchisees options which could allow them to retain as many as five of their players.

The franchisees will be allowed to buy back 5 cricketers with options of three retentions and two Right to Match or two retentions and three Right to Match.

If a team does not wish to retain any player, it will still have the option of three Right to Match. However, it has been decided that not more than three Indian and two foreign players can be retained by any franchise.

The IPL GC meeting, which was also attended by the Committee of Administrators (CoA) discussed various issues like the total purse money each franchise can spend. One of the officers who attended the meeting said, “What has been decided in the meeting was that the franchises can retain three players and two Right to Match or two retentions and three Right to Match.”

The GC will send these options to the franchises and they will decide which of the two options to accept. It was also decided to increase the total purse of each franchise from INR 66 crore to INR 80 crore. The salary margin for the uncapped players has also been increased.