Implementation of this rule aims to address concerns about cricketers withdrawing from the tournament after going under the hammer

Overseas players who make themselves unavailable for an IPL season after being bought at an auction without legitimate reasons, will henceforth be penalised with two-year bans. That aside, overseas players' mini auction price tags will be the "lower of the highest retention price" - of INR 18 crore (US$ 2.

Players who pull out of the IPL at short notice will be banned from taking part in the following two seasons in a new rule introduced to the T20 league.

The move, requested by the franchises, is aimed at stopping foreign players leaving the team in lurch and throwing their game plans in disarray.