Indian Premier League (IPL) is a Twenty20 cricket tournament where different franchise teams

participate for the title. The tournament started in 2008 and from then it usually takes place every
year in the months of April - June. It is currently supervised by BCCI Vice-President Ranjib
Biswal, who serves as the League's Chairman and Commissioner.
[1]
Sundar Raman has been
the IPL Chief Operating Officer (COO) since its first season, after he was appointed by former
IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi in 2008.
[2]

IPL is the most-watched Twenty20 cricket league in the world and also known for its commercial
success. During the sixth IPL season (2013) its brand value was estimated to be around
US$3.03 billion.
[3][4]
Live rights to the event are syndicated around the globe, and in 2010, the IPL
became the first sporting event to be broadcast live on YouTube.
[5]
It is currently sponsored
by Pepsi and thus officially known as the Pepsi Indian Premier League.
[6]

Of the 11 clubs to have competed since the inception of the Premier League in 2008, five have
won the title: Chennai Super Kings(2), Rajasthan Royals (1), Deccan Chargers (1), Kolkata
Knight Riders (1) and Mumbai Indians (1). The current champions are Mumbai Indians, who won
the title in the 2013 season. Currently there are eight teams.
Contents
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1 History
o 1.1 First season
o 1.2 Second season
o 1.3 Third season
o 1.4 Fourth season
o 1.5 Fifth season
o 1.6 Sixth season
o 1.7 Seventh season
2 League organisation
o 2.1 Franchises
o 2.2 Tournament rules
3 Teams' performances
o 3.1 Titles and Performance
o 3.2 Tournament summary
4 Prize money
o 4.1 Ticket sales money/gate receipts
5 Sponsorships
o 5.1 Television rights
o 5.2 Revenue and profits
o 5.3 Mobile applications
o 5.4 Official website
6 Global interest
o 6.1 Fantasy Cricket
7 Controversies
8 See also
9 References
10 External links
History[edit]
Twenty20 cricket was first introduced by the England and Wales cricket board in 2003 but the
IPL is largely credited in projecting the format of the game onto the world stage. IPL was
inaugurated in 2008. During the same period Zee "Indian Cricket League" was in operational. It
was an enormous success. The annual tournament, played mostly in Indian summer has gone
from strength to strength and is largely viewed as being the 'richest' tournament in world cricket.
There are the eight franchises in the IPL (in brackets original cost of franchise in $/million):
Chennai Super Kings, CSK (91)
Delhi Daredevils, DD (84)
Kings XI Punjab, KXIP (76)
Kolkata Knight Riders, KKR (75.1)
Mumbai Indians, MI (111.9)
Rajasthan Royals, RR (67)
Royal Challengers Bangalore, RCB (111.6)
Sunrisers Hyderabad, SRH (159)
The following three teams have played in the IPL but due to financial constraints have ceased to
exist:
Pune Warriors India, PWI (370)
Kochi Tuskers Kerala, KTK (333)
Deccan Chargers, DC (107)
Until 2012, the Indian Premier League was sponsored by DLF after they paid $50 million for the
five year sponsorship. Pepsi took over the contract for the 2013 IPL after paying close to $72
million for the 5 year contract.
[7]
In 2008, Sony paid $1 billion for the broadcasting rights over a
ten year period. The IPL is watched across the world and in 2010 made history by becoming the
first sporting event to be broadcast live on YouTube.
First season[edit]
Main article: 2008 Indian Premier League
The inaugural season of the tournament took place from 18 April - 1 June 2008. The group
stages featured eight teams playing against each other twice on home and once away basis, with
the top four progressing to the semi-finals.
The final was played in DY Patil Stadium, Nerul, Navi Mumbai. The first winner of the tournament
was Rajasthan Royals, who beat Chennai Super Kings in a match that went down to the last ball.
Rajasthan's Shane Watson was named player of the tournament.
Second season[edit]
Main article: 2009 Indian Premier League
The 2009 Indian Premier League season, also known as IPL 2, was the second season held in
South Africa because of the General elections in India and was played for 37 days from 18 April -
24 May 2009. Deccan Chargers beat Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final to take the title.
(these two were placed 8th and 7th respectively in the standings of previous season).
Third season[edit]
Main article: 2010 Indian Premier League
The third season returned to India and it was the first IPL tournament that was broadcast live on
YouTube. The final four matches of the tournament were screened in 3D across theatres in
India. Chennai Super Kings defeated Mumbai Indians in the finals to win their first title.
Fourth season[edit]
Main articles: 2011 Indian Premier League and List of 2011 Indian Premier League personnel
changes
In 2011, two new teams from Pune and Kochi made their debut in IPL fourth season. However,
the bid around the Kochi franchise turned controversial resulting in the resignation of
minister, Shashi Tharoor from the Central Government. 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.
[8]

The addition of teams representing Sahara's Pune Warriors India and the Kochi Tuskers
Kerala have increased the number of franchises from 8 to 10. The format was changed where
each team would play 5 other teams in a home-away format. Of the remaining, a team would
play one at home and 2 away matches. Thus each team played 14 matches.
Chennai Super Kings won their second consecutive title after defeating Royal Challengers
Bangalore by 58 runs in the final.
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Fifth season[edit]
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. The players
auction was held on 4 February 2012. Maximum number of players in each squad was increased
from 30 to 33. A total of 76 matches were played from 4 April to 27 May.
[10]
Delhi
Daredevils, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kingsqualified for the
playoffs. The final was hosted by Chennai on 27 May, where the defending champions Chennai
Super Kings took on Kolkata Knight Riders. Kolkata Knight Riderswon the match by 5 wickets.
This edition of the IPL was the most competitive with 14 matches producing results in the very
last over, and a couple in the last ball.
[11][12]
Towards the end of the league, it encountered many
hurdles including a spot fixing case, which allegedly included five players caught on a sting
operation carried by a news channel.
[13][14]

Sixth season[edit]
Main articles: 2013 Indian Premier League and List of 2013 Indian Premier League personnel
changes
Pepsi replaced DLF as the title sponsor. Nine teams have participated in the sixth season. The
sixth season took place from 3 April - 26 May 2013. Deccan Chargers franchise was terminated
by the IPL governing council which was later replaced by Sunrisers Hyderabad owned by Sun
Group.
Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad were the
four teams in the league stage to qualify for the playoffs. Rajasthan Royals defeatedSunrisers
Hyderabad by 4 wickets in the eliminator played at Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi.
[15]
Mumbai
Indians defeated Rajasthan Royals in the second qualifier and facedChennai Super Kings in the
Final. Mumbai Indians defeated Chennai Super Kings by 23 runs for their first title win. Shane
Watson was named man of the tournament.
On the same day, Pune Warriors India owned by Sahara Group decided to pull out of IPL. This
decision was taken after Sahara failed to pay IPL dues.
Seventh season[edit]
Main articles: 2014 Indian Premier League and List of 2014 Indian Premier League personnel
changes
The league starts from 16 April - 1 June 2014 and will be hosted by both UAE & India. There will
be eight teams participating in 2014 Indian Premier League as Pune Warriors Indiawas
terminated. The auction of players for the seventh season of IPL took place on 13 and 15
February 2014 in Bangalore. For the second time after 2011 IPL teams were allowed to retain up
to 5 players. 7 teams retained at least 2 players from the previous squad. After hosting the first
part in the United Arab Emirates, the seventh edition of Indian Premier League will return to India
on May 2. Based on security demands for the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections the venues for some
matches are shifted outside India.
League organisation[edit]
Franchises[edit]
The winning bidders for the eight franchises (or clubs) were announced on 24 January
2008.
[16]
While the total base price for auction was US$400 million, the auction fetched
US$723.59 million.
[17]
Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight
Riders, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore andDeccan
Chargers were the founding clubs of the new professional league.
On 21 March 2010, teams from Pune (Pune Warriors India) and Kochi (Kochi Tuskers Kerala)
were unveiled as the two new clubs for the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League. The base
price was $225 million. While Pune was bought by Sahara Adventure Sports Group for $370
million, the Kochi franchise was bought by Rendezvous Sports World Limited for $333.3
million.
[18]
The second franchise auction fetched total $703 million.
The rights to the new Hyderabad franchise were awarded to the Sun TV Network in October
2012.
[19]


Chennai Super Kings
Mumbai Indians
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Delhi Daredevils
Kings XI Punjab
Rajasthan Royals
Kolkata Knight Riders
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Locations of cities having a current IPL club
Club name City Owner(s) Captain Head coach* Home ground
Current Teams
Chennai Super Kings Chennai N.Shrinivasan (India cements) MS Dhoni Stephen Fleming
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium
Chennai,Tamil Nadu
Delhi Daredevils New Delhi Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao (GMR) Kevin Pietersen Gary Kirsten
Feroz Shah Kotla
New Delhi,Delhi
Kings XI Punjab Mohali
Preity Zinta (PZNZ Media),
Ness Wadia (Bombay Dyeing),
Mohit Burman (Dabur)
Pretty darling (Pretty darling)</>,The Oberoi Group
George Bailey Sanjay Bangar
PCA Stadium
Ajitgarh (Mohali), Punjab
Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata
Shahrukh Khan (Red Chillies Entertainment)
Juhi Chawla, Jay Mehta (Mehta Group)
Gautam Gambhir Trevor Bayliss
Eden Gardens
Kolkata, West Bengal
Mumbai Indians Mumbai
Mukesh Ambani (Reliance Group)
Teesta Retail
Rohit Sharma John Wright
Wankhede Stadium
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Rajasthan Royals Jaipur
Lachlan Murdoch (Emerging Media)
Shilpa Shetty, Raj Kundra (UK Tradecorp Ltd)
Shane Watson Paddy Upton
Sawai Mansingh Stadium
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Royal Challengers Bangalore Bangalore UB Group Virat Kohli Daniel Vettori
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Sunrisers Hyderabad Hyderabad Kalanidhi Maran (Sun Group) Shikhar Dhawan Tom Moody
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh,
Defunct
Kochi Tuskers Kerala Kochi Kochi Cricket Private Ltd Mahela Jayawardene

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi, Kochi

Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore

Deccan Chargers Hyderabad Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited Kumar Sangakkara

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh,
Pune Warriors India Pune Sahara Adventure Sports India Angelo Mathews

Maharashtra Cricket Association Cricket Stadium, Pune

Tournament rules[edit]
There are five ways that a franchise can acquire a player: In the annual auction, signing domestic
players, signing uncapped players, through trading, and signing replacements.
[20][21]
In the trading
window, the player can only be traded with his consent. The franchise will have to pay the
difference between the old contract price and the new contract price. If the new contract is worth
more than the older one, then the difference will be shared between the player and the franchise
selling the player.
[22][23]

Some of the team composition rules are:
A minimum squad strength of 16 players plus one physiotherapist and a coach.
No more than 11 foreign players in the squad and maximum of four foreign players should be
in the playing eleven.
A minimum of 14 Indian players must be included in each squad.
A minimum of six players from the BCCI under-22 pool in each squad.
IPL games utilise television timeouts, hence there is no time limit for teams to complete their
innings. However, there may be a penalty if the umpires find teams misusing this privilege at their
own choice. Additionally, each team is given a two-and-a-half-minute "strategic timeout" during
each innings; one must be taken by the bowling team between the 6th to 10th overs, and the
batting team between the 11th to 16th overs.
[24]

The total spending cap for a franchise in the first player auction was US$5 million. Under-22
players are to be remunerated with a minimum annual salary of US$20,000 while for others it is
US$50,000.
Teams' performances[edit]
Main article: List of Indian Premier League records and statistics
Team 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Chennai Super Kings R 4th W W R R TBD
Deccan Chargers 8th W 4th 7th 8th DNP DNP
Delhi Daredevils 4th 3rd 5th 10th 3rd 9th TBD
Kings XI Punjab 3rd 5th 8th 5th 6th 6th TBD
Team 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Kolkata Knight Riders 6th 8th 6th 4th W 7th TBD
Kochi Tuskers Kerala DNP DNP DNP 8th DNP DNP DNP
Mumbai Indians 5th 7th R 3rd 4th W TBD
Pune Warriors India DNP DNP DNP 9th 9th 8th DNP
Rajasthan Royals W 6th 7th 6th 7th 3rd TBD
Royal Challengers Bangalore 7th R 3rd R 5th 5th TBD
Sunrisers Hyderabad DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 4th TBD
Notes:
W = Winner; R = Runner-up; = Semifinalist; DNP = Did Not Participated; TBD = To be
Decided
Titles and Performance[edit]
Team Span Titles Best Performance
Chennai Super Kings 2008-2014 2 Champions (2010, 2011)
Mumbai Indians 20082014 1 Champions (2013)
Kolkata Knight Riders 2008-2014 1 Champions (2012)
Rajasthan Royals 20082014 1 Champions (2008)
Royal Challengers Bangalore 20082014 0 Runner - Up (2009, 2011)
Delhi Daredevils 20082014 0 Semi-finals (2009)
Kings XI Punjab 20082014 0 Semi-finals (2008)
Sunrisers Hyderabad 2013-2014 0 Playoffs Eliminator(2013)
Deccan Chargers 20082012 1 Champions (2009)
Pune Warriors India 20112013 0 8th Place (2013)
Kochi Tuskers Kerala 2011-2011 0 8th Place (2011)
= Defunct Teams (no longer exists or play twenty20)
Source: Cricinfo
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Tournament summary[edit]
Season Champions Runners-up Semi-finalists
No. of
teams
2008 Rajasthan Royals Chennai Super Kings Kings XI Punjab Delhi Daredevils 8
2009 Deccan Chargers
Royal Challengers
Bangalore
Delhi Daredevils
Chennai Super
Kings
8
2010
Chennai Super
Kings
Mumbai Indians
Royal Challengers
Bangalore
Deccan Chargers 8
2011
Chennai Super
Kings
Royal Challengers
Bangalore
Mumbai Indians
Kolkata Knight
Riders
10
2012
Kolkata Knight
Riders
Chennai Super Kings Delhi Daredevils Mumbai Indians 9
2013 Mumbai Indians Chennai Super Kings Rajasthan Royals
Sunrisers
Hyderabad
9
2014

8
Prize money[edit]
Season 7 of Indian Premier League (IPL 2014) will offer a total prize money of Rs. 18 crore. The
winning team of IPL gets prize money of Rs. 13 crores.
Champions: 10 crores
Runner-up: 8 crores
Third place: 5 crores
Fourth place: 4 crores
No prize money for remaining teams
It must be noted that IPL rules mandate that half of the prize money must be distributed among
the players.
[26]

Ticket sales money/gate receipts[edit]
Almost 80% of the tickets are sold by franchises themselves while other 20% is for IPL governing
body.
[citation needed]
Tickets sales/gate receipts are large proportion of an IPL franchise's yearly
revenue.
Sponsorships[edit]
India's biggest property developer DLF Group paid 250 cr (around US$50 million) to be the title
sponsor of the tournament for 5 years from 2008 to 2012.
[27]
From 2013 season, the American
food and beverage company PepsiCo took over title sponsorship for five years valued
at 3968 million, and also exclusive beverage supplier for the IPL teams in the 2013
season.
[28][29]

The IPL is expected to bring the BCCI an income of approximately US$1.6 billion, over a period
of five to ten years. All of these revenues are directed to a central pool, 40% of which will go to
IPL itself, 54% to franchises and 6% as prize money. The money will be distributed in these
proportions until 2017, after which the share of IPL will be 50%, franchises 45% and prize money
5%. The IPL signed up Kingfisher Airlines as the official umpire partner for the series in a 1.06
billion (US$18 million) (approximately 15 million) deal. This deal sees the McDowells No.1
brand on all umpires' uniforms and also on the giant screens during third umpire decisions.
[30]

Other sponsorships include, a deal with Hero Honda worth $22.5 million, with PepsiCo worth
$12.5 million, and a deal with Kingfisher at $26.5 million.
[31]

Television rights[edit]
On 17 January 2008 it was announced that a consortium consisting of India's Sony
Entertainment Television(Set Max) network and Singapore-based World Sport Group secured
the global broadcasting rights of the Indian Premier League.
[32]
The record deal has a duration of
ten years at a cost of US$1.026 billion. As part of the deal, the consortium will pay the BCCI
US$918 million for the television broadcast rights and US$108 million for the promotion of the
tournament.
[33]
This deal was challenged in the Bombay High Court by IPL, and got the ruling on
its side.
After losing the battle in court, Sony Entertainment Television signed a new contract with BCCI
with Sony Entertainment Television paying 87 billion (US$1.5 billion) for 10 years. One of the
reasons for payment of this huge amount is seen as the money required to subsidise IPL's move
to South Africa which will be substantially more than the previous IPL. IPL had agreed to
subsidise the difference in operating cost between India and South Africa as it decided to move
to the African nation after the security concerns raised because of its coincidence with India's
general elections.
20% of these proceeds would go to IPL, 8% as prize money and 72% would be distributed to the
franchisees. The money would be distributed in these proportions until 2012, after which the IPL
would go public and list its shares (But in March 2010, IPL decided not to go public).
[34]

Sony-WSG then re-sold parts of the broadcasting rights geographically to other companies. It is
officially broadcast on Set Max, Set Six and in internet on Times internet.
On 4 March 2010 ITV announced it had secured the United Kingdom television rights for the
2010 Indian Premier League. ITV will televise 59 of the 60 IPL matches on its ITV4free to air
channel.
[35]

On 1 April 2011, Rogers Media announced that he signed a four-year exclusive deal in Canada
to broadcast 36 group stage matches, 3 playoff matches and 1 championship match on its
channel Sportsnet One.
[36]
In the 2012 season, its coverage includes a weekly highlight show
and four matches on its Omni Television multicultural stations, and the IPL Final was broadcast
on the main Sportsnet regional channels.
[37]

Winning Bidder Regional Broadcast Rights Terms of Deal
Sony Entertainment Television/World Sport
Group
India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal
10 years, 20082017 at87
billion (US$1.5 billion) (revised)
[32]

The Times Group Worldwide
Global Rights to distribute on
broadband, mobile and radio. 4 Years 2011
2014, Terms not released.
[38]

Maasranga Television Bangladesh
[39]

GEO Super (20082010, 2012, 2013, 2014) Pakistan Contract extended to 2013.
[40]

Carlton Sports Network(2012)
Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation:
Channel Eye (20082011)
Sri Lanka Terms not released.
Network Ten (2008)
One (20092010)
Australia: Currently no television broadcasting.
[41]
5 years, 20082012 at A$1015 million.
[42]

Sky Sport (20082010, 2012) New Zealand Terms not released.
PCCW Hong Kong: Broadcast rights on Now TV. 2 years, 20102011 terms not released.
StarHub Singapore: Broadcast rights on IPL Channel. Terms not released.
Astro Malaysia, Brunei Terms not released.
SuperSport
South Africa, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde,
Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria,
Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, So Tom and
Prncipe Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda,
Zambia, Zimbabwe
10 Years, 20082017 terms not released.
Arab Digital Distribution(CricOne)
United Arab Emirates, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya,
Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen
Broadcast rights on CricOne
10 Years, 20082017 terms not released.
[43]

Sky Sports(2015-) ITV (20102014) Setanta
Sports (20082009)
United Kingdom: Broadcast on ITV4. 4 Years 20112014, Terms not released.
SportsMax
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman
Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Saint Kitts
and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Sint Maarten, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States Virgin Islands
Terms not released.
Sportsnet One/World/Omni(2011
present) Asian Television Network (2008
2010) ATN-Asian Radio (2008present)
Canada: Exclusive broadcast rights. 4 years, 20112014 terms not released.
Willow TV (20082010, 2012, 2013) United States
Rights to distribute on television, radio,
broadband and Internet, for the IPL in North
America. 5 years, 20082012, terms not
released.
[44]

NEO Cricket (2011) Dish Network (2008,
2011) DirecTV(20082010)
United States Terms not released.
Revenue and profits[edit]
The UK-based brand consultancy, Brand Finance, has valued the IPL at $4.13 billion in
2010.
[45]
It was valued at US$2.01 billion in 2009 by the same consultancy.
[46]

There are disputed figures for the profitability of the teams. One analyst said that four teams out
of the eight made a profit in 2009.
[47]
While The Times said that all but Kings XI Punjab made a
profit.
[48]

In 2010, the IPL expects to have 80 official merchandising deals. It has signed a deal with Swiss
watchmaker Bandelier to make official watches for the IPL.
[49]

Mobile applications[edit]
DCI Mobile Studios (A division of Dot Com Infoway Limited), in conjunction with Sigma Ventures
of Singapore, have jointly acquired the rights to be the exclusive Mobile Application partner and
rights holder for the Indian Premier League cricket matches worldwide for the next 8 years
(including the 2017 season). Recently
[when?]
, they have released the IPL T20 Mobile applications
for iPhone, Nokia Smartphones and BlackBerry devices. It is available across all other major
Mobile platforms including the Android, Windows Mobile, Palm& others.
[50]

Official website[edit]
The IPL negotiated a contract with the Canadian company Live Current Media Inc. to run and
operate its portals and the minimum guarantee has been negotiated at US$50 million over the
next 10 years.
[51]
In 2010, the contract was nullified and the BCCI decided to run the IPL Digital
properties in-house. The official website of the tournament iswww.iplt20.com. Incorporating
popular forms of social media, the website now contains a more holistic presence across all
online mediums to empower user interaction.
Global interest[edit]
The third season of the IPL saw interest rise dramatically in the United Kingdom, due to telecasts
being moved from the subscription-based Setanta Sports to the free-to-air ITV4. Lalit Modi, then
chairman and Commissioner, also expressed immense satisfaction on the way IPL has been
accepted by the British audience. "ITV beats Sky Sports over the weekend in number of viewers.
This is great going. The ITV numbers are double that of rugby league. This is huge by all
imaginations. UK figures for viewership on ITV already 10 times that of last year. This is just
fantastic news," he said.
[52]

Fantasy Cricket[edit]
A number of portals piggyback on the immense popularity of the Indian Premier League and offer
users an opportunity to play fantasy cricket leagues specially designed for the IPL. Fantasy
Cricket is a game which allows users to make a virtual team and then allots points to them based
on how their chosen players perform in the actual matches. There are some basic rules that
need to be followed while creating a virtual team. It is hugely popular in India and among Indians
living abroad during the eight weeks of the Indian Premier League. It can be played on
official website of IPL.
Controversies[edit]
Main article: Controversies involving the Indian Premier League
However, the League has been the subject of controversies where allegations of cricket
betting, money laundering, termination of franchises and spot fixing were witnessed.
[53][54]
The IPL
franchise has a number of issues regarding the viability of the business model, sponsorship fees,
reduction in the brand value, fees paid to players and other issues that threaten the game.
[55]

See also[edit]
Premier League
Indian Cricket League
Players in Indian Premier League
Champions League Twenty20
Indian Super League
Indian Badminton League
Bangladesh Premier League