Saturday, June 25, 2011

Indian Premier League

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), headquartered in Mumbai.0 teams consisting of players from around the world. It was started after an altercation between the BCCI and the Indian Cricket League
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First season-The inaugural season of the tournament started on 18 April 2008 and lasted for 46 days with 59 matches scheduled,
Second season-The 2009 season coincided with the General Elections in India. Owing to concerns regarding players' security, the venue was shifted to South Africa.
Third season-The third season opened in January 2010 with the auction for players. 66 players were on offer but only 11 players were sold. In this season, Deccan Chargers did not play at their preferred home location of Hyderabad, India due to the ongoing political crisis in the Telangana region .
Forth season-On 21 March 2010, it was announced in Chennai that two new teams from Pune and Kochi will be added to the IPL for the fourth season. However, the bid around the Kochi franchisee turned controversial resulting in the resignation of minister, Shashi Tharoor from the Central Government and investigations by various departments of the Government of India into the financial dealings of IPL and the other existing franchisees.

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