The Indian Premier League is back! And the world's most followed T20 carnival will rule over the India over the next 51 days. The IPL, which started in 2008, over the years grew into world's most watched T20 cricket league with a galaxy of Indian and world's best cricketers playing their trade to entertain the crowd. (WATCH LIVE STREAMING OF KKR VS SRH MATCH)
With every passing year, the league has grown bigger and better. This year the IPL entered its 11th year and promises to be the biggest so far with new-look squads, new captains and the re-entry of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals.
The tournament starts on April 7 and the final will be played on May 27. There are eight participating teams - Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Daredevils, Kolkata Knight Riders, Kings XI Punjab, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
The matches can be watched on Star Sports Network as the company brought the broadcast rights of the IPL for a whopping Rs 16,347.50 for the next five years.
The channels showing live matches are Star Sports 1, Star Sports Select HD. Hindi commentary will be available on Star Sports 1 Hindi.
However, if you don't have the luxury of watching IPL on TV, don't be disappointed!
There are multiple options available online which make watching LIVE IPL matches easier than ever.
WATCH IPL 2018 LIVE ON HOTSTAR
In India, you can watch the IPL Live Streaming on Hotstar by buying the All Sports pack for just Rs. 299 a year, which comes down to Rs 25 per month. Buy buying this pack, you will also get an access to watch the matches of Indian cricket team. You can also sign up for Hotstar Premium, starting at just Rs 199 a month to enjoy all the premium entertainment shows along with your daily dose of IPL.
HOW TO WATCH IPL FOR FREE ON RELIANCE JIO APP, AIRTEL LIVE TV APP
You can watch the Indian Premier League 2018 Live Streaming for free on Airtel Live TV App and on Jio. Download the Airtel Live TV app on your phone and register with your phone number to watch IPL 2018 matches for free.
If you are a Jio customer, you can catch the Live streaming of IPL 2018 matches on JIO TV APP without paying any extra charges.
WATCH IPL 2018 LIVE STREAMING ON BSNL
To counter offers from Airtel and Reliance Jio, the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has come up with its own exciting plans to lure the customers. BSNL's new Rs 248 prepaid plan gives a total of 153 GB data for a period of 51 days with a daily cap of 3 GB. It also provides LIVE streaming of IPL 2018 matches. This is a limited period offer and is available only till April 30.
JIO LAUNCHES NEW PRE-PAID OFFER FOR IPL 2018 LIVE STREAMING
Reliance Jio has also launched a new offer for its customers to watch Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 matches for free. The pre-paid plan costs Rs 251 is called the Cricket Season Pack. The plan offers a total of 102 GB of data for a period of 51 days and also the Live Streaming of IPL 2018 matches. Jio also launched a new mobile game - Jio Cricket Play Along and a TV show - Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan LIVE.
