The Indian Premier League (IPL), officially called the Vivo Indian Premier League, is a glitzy and glamorous professional Twenty20 Cricket league in India which started in 2008. There are eight teams representing eight different Indian cities, namely Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals. The league was founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and was a brainchild of Lalit Modi. The league, in its 10 years of existence, developed into the world's biggest and the richest T20 league. IPL also has an exclusive window in International Cricket Council's Future Tours Programme. The format of the league is divided into two halves - Round Robin and Qualifiers. Each of the eight teams will play each other twice in a home and away round robin format in the league phase. After the end of the league phase, the top two teams from the league phase will play against each other in 1st Qualifier for a place in the final. However, the team which loses in the 1st Qualifier will get another chance for the IPL by playing the second qualifying match (Winner of the Eliminator match between third and fourth place teams). The winner of the second qualifier will play the final match against the winner of the first qualifier.
Read MoreAfter successful hosting of IPL 2020, which culminated earlier this month in the UAE, Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI) has revealed it has earned Rs 4,000 crore in revenue after the cash-rich league saw a significant rise in tv viewership.
It has been learnt that the BCCI has already sent feelers to a few state associations where there are multiple grounds and five-star hotels to create a bio-bubble environment for a minimum of three teams.
Cricket administrators should be sensitive to the mental health impacts of the bio-secure bubble cricketers are playing due to Covid-19, advised IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals lead owner Manoj Badale.
Dravid, presently Director of Cricket at the Bangalore-based National Cricket Academy of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, said that cricketers are getting more opportunities to showcase their talent through the IPL.
‘Kings XI Punjab’s 10 crore cheerleader’ Glenn Maxwell and ‘homemade pipe gun’ Dale Steyn top Sehwag's notorious bill.
The former Indian batting coach feels the iconic cricketer may step down from the leader’s role and let the CSK transition happen under the South African skipper, who is currently the only choice for captaincy.
Former England captain and commentator Nasser Hussain has picked KL Rahul as skipper of his 2020 IPL Team.
Yadav showed team comes first for him as he sacrificed his wicket in a selfless act to preserve unstoppable Rohit Sharma’s wicket after failing to respond to his call for a quick single.
After being crowned champions in the IPL for the unprecedented fifth time, Jasprit Bumrah says the team always believed they were here to win it.
Mumbai Indians reign supreme in the final against Delhi Capitals after captain Rohit Sharma leads hits 51-ball 68 in a five-wicket win after Trent Boult and bowlers restrict Shreyas Iyer & Co. at 156/7.
IPL 2020 Qualifier 2: Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer says they came in with an elaborate plan to negate the threat of Rashid Khan in the middle overs as DC beat SRH by 10 runs in Qualifier 2.
Kagiso Rabada overtakes Jasprit Bumrah in purple cap race with a four-wicket haul against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifiers 2 as Delhi Capitals reach final.
Marcus Stoinis all-round show, including Shikhar Dhawan and Kagiso Rabada potency with the bat and ball respectively, end Sunrisers Hyderabad’s IPL 2020 journey in 17-run win.
The South African pacer becomes the most successful Delhi Capitals bowler in a season with 26 wickets, getting better of his previous year haul of 25 wickets.
The former Sunrisers Hyderabad coach felt that teams ensuring their spot on the points table before the match is over gives them an unfair advantage over others.
The Aussie reckons that SRH are a dangerous team but can be defeated if Delhi Capitals play good enough cricket in Qualifier 2 on Sunday.
Speaking to the media, RCB Director of Cricket Operations, Mike Hesson, said that they will first confirm the facts about the scale of the auction and then strategise.
The former Indian opener Sehwag came out in Kohli’s defence saying that asking for his resignation as captain won’t solve RCB’s problems.
David Warner was all praise of his star batsman after the win while also praising his star spinner Rashid Khan.
Virat Kohli praised his side for taking the game to SRH despite failing to put on a big total in the first innings
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