IPL Pulse: Fantasy Cricket Dugout

  The IPL Salary Cap Loophole: The Sneaky Trick Teams Are Using to Cheat the System—Legally! How Clever Franchises Are Exploiting Replacement Rules to Build Dynasties on the Cheap The Indian Premier League (IPL) isn’t just a showcase of six-hitting swagger and lightning-fast yorkers—it’s a high-stakes chess match where money and strategy call the shots. With a salary cap tighter than a miser’s purse strings, IPL teams are forced to get creative to assemble title-winning squads. But here’s the dirty little secret: there’s a perfectly legal loophole that lets cunning franchises bolster their ranks without spending an extra rupee—by gaming the replacement player rules. Take a look at Mumbai Indians’ recent moves. Snapping up 14-year-old Afghan spinning sensation Allah Ghazanfar and India’s teenage prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi isn’t just about youthful exuberance—it’s a masterclass in financial jiggery-pokery. Are IPL teams quietly turning the replacement system into a backdoor talen...