Indian Premier League [ IPL 2018]

The Indian Premier League (IPL), officially Vivo Indian Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Twenty20 cricketleague in India contested during April and May of every year by teams representing Indian cities. The league was founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007, and is regarded as the brainchild of Lalit Modi, the founder and former commissioner of the league.^[3] IPL has an exclusive window in ICC Future Tours Programme.^[4]

The IPL is the most-attended cricket league in the world and in 2014 ranked sixth by average attendance among all sports leagues.^[5] In 2010, the IPL became the first sporting event in the world to be broadcast live on YouTube.^[6][7] The brand value of IPL in 2017 was US$5.3 billion, according to Duff & Phelps.^[8] According to BCCI, the 2015 IPL season contributed ₹11.5 billion (US$182 million) to the GDP of the Indian economy.^[9]

There have been ten seasons of the IPL tournament. The current IPL title holders are the Mumbai Indians, who won the 2017 season.^[10]

Contents

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• 1History
  • 1.1Background
  • 1.2Foundation
  • 1.3Expansions and terminations
• 2Organization
  • 2.1Tournament format
  • 2.2Player acquisition, squad composition and salaries
  • 2.3Prize money
  • 2.4Rules
• 3Teams
  • 3.1Current teams
  • 3.2Former teams
• 4Tournament seasons and results
• 5Awards
  • 5.1Orange Cap
  • 5.2Purple Cap
• 6Financials
  • 6.1Title sponsorship
  • 6.2Brand value
• 7Broadcasting
  • 7.1International broadcasters
• 8IPL Governing Council
• 9See also
• 10Footnotes
• 11References
• 12External links
  
  

  Foundation

  "The IPL has been designed to entice an entire new generation of sports fans into the grounds throughout the country. The dynamic Twenty20 format has been designed to attract a young fan base, which also includes women and children."

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  — Modi during the launch of the IPL.^[15]
  On 13 September 2007, the BCCI announced the launch of a franchise-based Twenty20 cricket competition called Indian Premier League whose first season was slated to start in April 2008, in a "high-profile ceremony" in New Delhi. BCCI vice-president Lalit Modi, said to be the mastermind behind the idea of IPL, spelled out the details of the tournament including its format, the prize money, franchise revenue system and squad composition rules. It was also revealed that the IPL would be run by a seven-man governing council composed of former India players and BCCI officials, and that the top two teams of the IPL would qualify for that year's Champions League Twenty20. Modi also clarified that they had been working on the idea for two years and that IPL was not started as a "knee-jerk reaction" to the ICL.^[15] The league's format was similar to that of the Premier League of England and the NBA in the United States.^[14]
  
  
  
  

  IPL 2018 player retention: Here is all you need to know ahead of the event today

  
  
  
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  Mumbai: The build-up to the eleventh edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will continue on Thursday when the IPL player retention event takes place here in the city.
  A lot of big names will come under scanner when the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announces the list of retained players by each franchise for the upcoming season.
  
  
  With the new rule of Right to Match card (RTM) making its appearance this season, it will be interesting to see which player goes to which team.
  With the deadline for the player retention heating up, we look at the possibilities as to which team could retain whom.
  Chennai Super Kings
  While CSK have confirmed that they have retained Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Suresh Raina, they are still undecided on the third player who could be retained. One option for the third player could be Ravindra Jadeja, who played for Gujarat Lions in the last two seasons.
  West Indies’ Dwayne Bravo if fit, meanwhile, could be retained through the Right to Match card.
  Players who could be retained today: MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina
  Mumbai Indians
  Captain Rohit Sharma looks as the firm favourite to be retained, whereas the defending champions could go ahead with the Pandya brothers, Hardik and Krunal, as the second and third players.
  Meanwhile, it will be interesting to see if they retain Jasprit Bumrah for the upcoming season. Bumrah, so far, has only played for Mumbai Indians in the IPL.
  Players who could be retained today: Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya
  Kolkata Knight Riders
  Delhi batsman Gautam Gambhir could be a key player to be released by the Kolkata franchise. Gambhir led KKR to IPL title wins in 2012 and 2014, with the franchise having failed to win the title ever since.
  Meanwhile, Chris Lynn and Andre Russell could be two players who could be retained on Thursday.
  Players who could be retained today: Chris Lynn, Andre Russell
  Royal Challengers Bangalore
  India captain Virat Kohli looks set to continue his stay with the team, whereas his teammate Yuzvendra Chahal and AB de Villiers could also be retained.
  One big name who could also be retained could be big-hitting Chris Gayle.
  If RCB are to win their first ever IPL title, the West Indies’ big-hitter could be a key for them.
  Players who could be retained today: Virat Kohli, Yuzvendra Chahal
  Sunrisers Hyderabad
  While David Warner and Deepak Hooda looks set to be retained, question marks raise over who among Shikhar Dhawan and Rashid Khan would stay with team.
  Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan was impressive in his first IPL season, bagging 17 wickets from 14 matches. Dhawan, meanwhile, too had a decent season last time around, scoring 479 runs from 14 games, hitting three fifties.
  If pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar is retained, it will be a boost for the South Indian team, as he picked up 26 wickets from 14 matches last season.
  Players who could be retained today: David Warner, Rashid Khan
  Delhi Daredevils
  Rishab Pant and Shreyas Iyer looks set to retain their place in the Delhi Daredevils set up. While Shreyas Iyer aggregated 338 runs from 12 ,matches last season, Rishab finished with a total of 366 runs from 14 matches.
  Players who could be retained today: Rishab Pant, Shreyas Iyer
  Rajasthan Royals
  Aussie captain Steve Smith will all but be assured of being retained by the Jaipur franchise. Smith has so far notched up two IPL centuries and 10 fifties, across all the teams he has played for.
  Players who could be retained today: Steve Smith
  Kings XI Punjab
  The Punjab franchise could retain just one player ahead of the retention event, and use the Right to Match (RTM) card for retaining rest of the four players, to keep the players who have done well in the past.