The Indian
Premier League (IPL) for Twenty20 cricket championship was initiated by Lalit Modi in 2008.
Modi, served as the league's first Chairman and Commissioner. It started with eight
team and currently contested by nine, consisting of players from around the
cricketing world. The birth of IPL is a result of an altercation between the
BCCI and the Indian Cricket League.
The brand value of
IPL is estimated to be around US$2.99 billion in fifth season. However,
the league has been engulfed by series of corruption scandals where allegations
of cricket betting, money laundering and spot fixing and controversies.
IPL, believed to be
the world's "richest cricket tournament".
In 2012 the naming
rights for the series was awarded to Pepsi. Two eligible bids were received,
with Pepsi winning over Airtel with a bid of
Rs. 396.8 crore.
Winners
Season I [ 2008
]
The inaugural
season of the tournament started on 18 April 2008 and lasted for 43 days with
59 matches. The final was played in DY Patil Stadium, Nerul, Navi Mumbai. Rajasthan
Royals defeated Chennai Super Kings in a thriller and emerged as the
inaugural IPL champions.
Season II [ 2009
]
Deccan Chargers defeated Bangalore Royal Challengers in a
thriller and emerged as the second IPL.
Season III [ 2010
]
The final was
played between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. Chennai Super Kings
won by a margin of 22 runs.
Season -IV [ 2011
]
In season four, two
new teams from Pune and Kochi
was added to the IPL for the fourth season and number of matches increased from
60 to 94. Chennai Super Kings won their second consecutive title after
defeating the Royal Challengers Bangalore by 58 runs in the final.
Season -V [ 2012
]
The fifth season
featured nine teams after the termination of the Kochi franchise. 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
news channel. 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.
Season -VI [ 2013
]
The sixth season
opened in February 3, 2013 with the auction for players and it was broadcasted
on Sony Six. 108 players were on offer but only 37 players were sold. Deccan
Chargers were ousted from the league instead, Sunrisers Hyderabad
will play from the 2013 season onwards on behalf of them as they have almost
all the players from the Deccan's 2012 team.
The tournament will run from 3 April to 26 May 2013 with Kolkata and Chennai
hosting the playoffs. Kolkata's Eden
Gardens will host the
first match as well as the final as they were the champions of the 2012 season.
While these money spinner
tournaments like IPL, BPL, Big Bash and list is growing by every
year, it is obvious that test cricket will die its undue death. Happy that we
relish it for long and will do so than watching the mockery of the sports in
the name of the cricket. However, comparing it with various European
football premier league is a good joke.
!!!There is enough in the world for
everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed. - Frank Buchman!!!
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