New Delhi, March 21 -- Ahead of the 18th season of Indian Premier League (IPL) that starts on March 22, the BCCI has introduced a few changes in the regulations while retaining some existing rules to enhance the excitement around the world's richest T20 franchise league.

The IPL 2025 begins with defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders taking on Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the tournament opener in Kolkata. All the captains and the managers of 10 IPL teams had a meeting at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai on March 20.

Here's the detailed rules and regulations of IPL 2025.

No captain will face match bans for slow over-rates. Instead, the captain will be penalised and face demerit points for slow over-rates. A captain will be penalised...