The Indian Premier League (IPL), also called Vivo Indian Premier League because of their sponsorship, is a famous 20-20 cricket sports season in India occurring in the months April and May of consistently by teams referring to varies big Indian cities. The alliance was established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007 and is viewed as the brainchild of Lalit Modi, the originator and previous magistrate of the league. IPL has a selective window in ICC Future Tours Programme.
The IPL is the most-famous cricket association on the planet and in 2014 positioned 6th by normal participation among all games leagues. In 2010, the IPL turned into the principal brandishing occasion on the planet to be communicated live on YouTube. The brand estimation of IPL in 2017 was US$5.3 billion, as indicated by Duff and Phelps. According to BCCI, the 2015 IPL season contributed 11.5 billion Rupees (US$182 million) to the GDP of the Indian economy.
The current IPL title holders are the Mumbai Indians, as they won the 2017 IPL season.
History of Previous IPL Seasons:
Season |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Player of the Series |
2008 |
Rajasthan Royals |
Chennai Super Kings |
Shane Watson |
2009 |
Deccan Chargers |
Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Adam Gilchrist |
2010 |
Chennai Super Kings |
Mumbai Indians |
Sachin Tendulkar |
2011 |
Chennai Super Kings |
Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Chris Gayle |
2012 |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
Chennai Super Kings |
Sunil Narine |
2013 |
Mumbai Indians |
Chennai Super Kings |
Shane Watson |
2014 |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
Kings XI Punjab |
Glenn Maxwell |
2015 |
Mumbai Indians |
Chennai Super Kings |
Andre Russell |
2016 |
Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Virat Kohli |
2017 |
Mumbai Indians |
Rising Pune Supergiant |
Ben Stokes |
Sponsorships:
Sponsor: Sponsorship Period (Sponsorship fee in indian rupees)
Vivo: 2018 –2022 (439.8 crore)
While cricket is vigorously celebrated across the nation, it has unwittingly overshadowed almost the other sports, for instance, the national sport. In India, folks consider cricket for a religion than only a sport. Cricket isn’t just a sport in India, it’s the nation’s love and passion. With the debut of the IPL, cricket is currently being played around the year and players hardly receive any opportunity to chill out. In present Indian sports scenario, Cricket is really the most prominent sport in which India has a fantastic history. Instead, it’s traditional one day cricket that’s threatened.