The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket championship in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra[3][4] and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla,[5] who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner.
It is currently contested by nine teams, consisting of players from
around the cricketing world. It was started after an altercation between
the BCCI and the Indian Cricket League.[6]
In 2010, IPL became the first sporting event ever to be broadcast live on YouTube.[7] Its brand value is estimated to be around US$2.99 billion in fifth season.[8] However, the league has been engulfed by series of corruption scandals where allegations of cricket betting, money laundering and spot fixing were witnessed.[9][10]
The Premier League is generally considered to be the world's showcase for Twenty20 cricket, a shorter format of cricket consisting only 20 overs. Top Indian and international players take part in IPL, contributing to what is the world's "richest cricket tournament".[11]
The addition of teams representing Pune and Kochi was to have increased the number of franchises from 8 to 10. The BCCI originally considered extending the tournament format used in previous season to ten teams, which would increase the number of matches from 60 to 94. Instead, the round-robin stage of the tournament was to have been replaced by a group stage with two groups of five, limiting the number of matches to 74.[14] But this format was replaced by another one in which each team would play 5 other teams in a two-way round robin format and there would be 2 teams against whom they would play only at home and remaining 2 teams against which they would play only away matches.Thus each team plays 14 matches.Top four teams would qualify for the semi-finals.
In October 2010, the Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab had their franchises terminated for breaching ownership rules. The new Kochi franchise was also issued a warning to resolve all their ownership disputes.[15] Two months later both teams were finally allowed to take part in the 2011 edition after a court ruling.[16]
Chennai Super Kings won their second consecutive title after defeating the Royal Challengers Bangalore by 58 runs in the final.[17] This is the first time a franchise has won two titles. The top four teams qualified for the 2011 Champions League Twenty20, which the Mumbai Indians won.
This edition of the IPL was the most competitive with 14 matches producing results in the last over, and a couple in the last ball.[19][20] Towards the end of the league, the season faced various hurdles including a spot fixing case, which allegedly included 5 players caught on a sting operation carried on by a local ne
In 2010, IPL became the first sporting event ever to be broadcast live on YouTube.[7] Its brand value is estimated to be around US$2.99 billion in fifth season.[8] However, the league has been engulfed by series of corruption scandals where allegations of cricket betting, money laundering and spot fixing were witnessed.[9][10]
The Premier League is generally considered to be the world's showcase for Twenty20 cricket, a shorter format of cricket consisting only 20 overs. Top Indian and international players take part in IPL, contributing to what is the world's "richest cricket tournament".[11]
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History
First season
Main article: 2008 Indian Premier League
The inaugural season of the tournament started on 18 April 2008 and
lasted for 46 days with 59 matches scheduled, out of which 58 took place
and 1 was washed out due to rain. The final was played in DY Patil Stadium, Nerul, Navi Mumbai. Every team played each other both at home and away in a round robin system. The top four ranking sides progressed to the knockout stage of semi-finals followed by a final. Rajasthan Royals defeated Chennai Super Kings in a thriller and emerged as the inaugural IPL champions.[12]Second season
Main article: 2009 Indian Premier League
The 2009 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 2 or the
2009 IPL, was the second season of the Indian Premier League. The
tournament was hosted by South Africa and was played between 18 April
and 24 May 2009. IPL 2 was the second biggest cricket tournament in the
world, after the Cricket World Cup,[3] and was forecast to have an
estimated television audience of more than 200 million people in India
alone. The top four ranking sides progressed to the knockout stage of
semi-finals followed by a final. Deccan Chargers defeated Bangalore Royal Challengers in a thriller and emerged as the second IPL champions.Third season
Main articles: 2010 Indian Premier League and List of 2010 Indian Premier League personnel changes
The third season opened in January 2010 with the auction for players. 66 players were on offer but only 11 players were sold. In this season, Deccan Chargers did not play at their preferred home location of Hyderabad, India due to the political crisis in the Telangana region . The new bases for the champions this season were Nagpur, Navi Mumbai and Cuttack. Four teams qualified for the semi-finals. The first semi-final was won by Mumbai Indians who defeated Bangalore Royal Challengers by 35 runs. Chennai Super Kings defeated Deccan Chargers in the second semi-final. The final was played between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians. Chennai Super Kings won by a margin of 22 runs.Fourth season
Main articles: 2011 Indian Premier League and List of 2011 Indian Premier League personnel changes
On 21 March 2010, it was announced in Chennai that two new teams from Pune and Kochi
will be added to the IPL for the fourth season. However, the bid around
the kochi franchisee turned controversial resulting in the resignation
of minister, Shashi Tharoor
from the Central Government and investigations by various departments
of the Government of India into the financial dealings of IPL and the
other existing franchisees. Later, Lalit Modi
was also removed from IPL chairmanship by BCCI. On 5 December 2010, it
was confirmed that Kochi will take part in the fourth season of IPL.[13]The addition of teams representing Pune and Kochi was to have increased the number of franchises from 8 to 10. The BCCI originally considered extending the tournament format used in previous season to ten teams, which would increase the number of matches from 60 to 94. Instead, the round-robin stage of the tournament was to have been replaced by a group stage with two groups of five, limiting the number of matches to 74.[14] But this format was replaced by another one in which each team would play 5 other teams in a two-way round robin format and there would be 2 teams against whom they would play only at home and remaining 2 teams against which they would play only away matches.Thus each team plays 14 matches.Top four teams would qualify for the semi-finals.
In October 2010, the Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab had their franchises terminated for breaching ownership rules. The new Kochi franchise was also issued a warning to resolve all their ownership disputes.[15] Two months later both teams were finally allowed to take part in the 2011 edition after a court ruling.[16]
Chennai Super Kings won their second consecutive title after defeating the Royal Challengers Bangalore by 58 runs in the final.[17] This is the first time a franchise has won two titles. The top four teams qualified for the 2011 Champions League Twenty20, which the Mumbai Indians won.
Fifth season
Main articles: 2012 Indian Premier League and List of 2012 Indian Premier League personnel changes
The fifth season featured nine teams after the termination of the
Kochi franchise and the players auction was held on 4 February 2012. The
season saw an increase in the allowed maximum number of players in each
squad from 30 to 33. The season of 76 matches began and ended in Chennai, Tamil Nadu with the opening match on 4 April and the final on 27 May.[18] The Delhi Daredevils, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings qualified for the playoffs. The final of the season was played at the Chidambaram Stadium
on 27 May, where the defending champions Chennai Super Kings played
against Kolkata Knight Riders. Kolkata Knight Riders won the match in
the last over riding on the backs of Manvinder Bisla and South African Jacques Kallis with 5 wickets and 2 balls to spare, thereby ending Chennai Super King's two year winning streak.This edition of the IPL was the most competitive with 14 matches producing results in the last over, and a couple in the last ball.[19][20] Towards the end of the league, the season faced various hurdles including a spot fixing case, which allegedly included 5 players caught on a sting operation carried on by a local ne
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