Indian Premier League (IPL) Chairman Rajeev Shukla on Tuesday said the Governing Council will take some time to finalize the plans for the upcoming edition of the cash-rich league but avoided revealing any information on a meeting with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in Mumbai.

Talking about the meeting, Shukla said, “The meeting went off very well. Actually, the whole idea was to invite the actual owners of the teams and solicit their views of the IPL. There were a number of issues including the number of players, salary cap of the players, the playing squad (numbers), and the total number of the teams. All these issues were discussed, other than the venue and dates for the auction and the inaugural ceremony.”

He further added, “I think in a fortnight the Governing Council will finalize the details. Whether the IPL should have eight or ten teams was also discussed. A majority of the franchises’ view was we should stick to eight teams.”

Shukla didn’t unveil anything about the players’ retention policy, he said, “Right now, I can’t say anything until we take the decision about retention and right to match. A majority of the franchises were of the view that retention or right to match should be given, so we will keep that aspect in mind. We have taken their opinion. Somebody said three players, somebody said five players, somebody said more than five players, somebody said one player. So, majority we will take into account.”

The meeting witnessed top management delegates and franchise owners of all the eight original teams suggesting their opinions on a wide range of issues including the next year’s IPL auction.