England's T20 World Cup winning captain Jos Buttler is set to be offered a highly lucrative multi-year contract by his Indian Premier League (IPL) side Rajasthan Royals.
With the owners of IPL franchises also purchasing teams in other T20 leagues around the world, such as the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), SA20, ILT20 and Major League Cricket (MLC), they have been open about their desire to sign the best players to long-term contracts that will see them play year-round for each of their franchises.
Kolkata Knight Riders chief executive Venky Mysore said back in July 2022: "That gives us the opportunity to make our vision and our strategy even stronger. If we were able to have X number of contracted players, and were able to use them all in different leagues, I think that would be nirvana.