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Hockey India League: New Rules On Release And Retentions For Next Season
Hockey India League teams can now have a reduced squad size as per the latest announced by the governing council (GC) of the league. The development will come to force from the next season where teams will be downsized from 24 to 20.
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Hockey India League teams can now have a reduced squad size as per the latest announced by the governing council (GC) of the league. The development will come to force from the next season where teams will be downsized from 24 to 20.
The decision by the body comes as a major relief to the team owners in the league who had raised concerns over lack of sponsorships and broadcast quality in the last meeting that took place in Bhubaneswar with Hockey India officials.
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The franchise owners had been running in losses to the tune of crores of rupees. They had registered their grievances in the meeting and also criticised the way in which the league was being run.
Hockey India League: Rules, Release & Retentions
- As per the regulations, all teams will have to have 13 Indian and seven overseas players.
- Each franchise will now be allowed to release eight players from the men’s team while it can only retain 10 in the women’s team.
- All the released players will then become available to be bought during the mini auction that is slated to be held in September this year.
- Any player who backed out from the league last year and was banned for three years can return to the same franchise for the new season, subject to the owner’s discretion.
- Further, the franchises can trade players amongst themselves, but Hockey India has put an upper cap allowing the traded players to only cost 50 per cent over his last franchise fees.
“Player A was sold in the auction for INR 5, 00, 000 and he/she can be traded for a maximum value of INR 7, 50, 000,” the document shared with the team owners said.
Monetary Rewards
The HIL’s GC has not altered the salary cap of the teams as it remains Rs 4 crore and 2 crore in the men’s and women’s sections, respectively. However, this cap will now comprise the retained players and those traded by the team owners to bolster their squad.
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About Hockey India League
Hockey India League is a professional field hockey league in India organized by Hockey India. It was founded in 2013 as a part of Hockey India’s attempt to develop an International Hockey Federation sanctioned league.
The inaugural season was held in 2013. The reigning champions of the league are Odisha Warriors in the women’s edition and Rarh Bengal Tigers in that of men.
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