Introduction

Logo of the Indian Premier League
Countries
India
Administrator
BCCI
Headquarter
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Format
Twenty20
First tournament
2008
Last tournament
2010
Tournament format
Double round-robin and Knockout
Number of teams
10
Current champion
Chennai Super Kings
Most successful
Rajasthan Royals,Deccan Chargers andChennai Super Kings (1 title each)
Qualification
Twenty20 Champions League
Most runs
Suresh Raina (1311)[1]
Most wickets
R. P. Singh (51)[2]
Website
IPLT20.com
v • d • e
The Indian Premier League (often abbreviated as IPL), is a Twenty20 cricket competition initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) headquartered in Mumbai[3][4] and supervised by BCCI Vice President Chirayu Amin, chairman & commissioner for IPL, and CEO, Sundar Raman. It presently includes 8 teams (franchises) consisting of players from different countries. It was started after an altercation between the BCCI and the Indian Cricket League.[5]
In 2010, IPL became the first sporting event ever to be broadcast live on the popular video sharing website YouTube.[6] It's brand value was estimated to be around $4.13 billion (over Rs 18,000 crore) the same year.[7][8] According to global sports salaries review, IPL is the second highest-paid league, based on first-team salaries on a pro rata basis, second only to the NBA. It is estimated that the average salary of an IPL player over a year would be £2.5 million.[9]