IPL regulations allow retention of 5 capped players. As per the IPL Player Regulations, a franchise can retain up to five capped players (Indian and overseas) and a maximum of two

Hampshire will become the first English county to have overseas ownership after the club's parent company agreed the sale of a majority stake to GMR Group, an Indian infrastructure conglomerate that owns teams in various T20 leagues,

Rod Bransgrove was the owner and the majority shareholder up until the deal was completed. Referring to the multi million pound deal, the 73 year old said "It (Hampshire) can get to the top table of English cricket and the top table of world cricket and sustain that position.