Wednesday 25 May 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 supervised by former Chairman and Commissioner of the Indian Premier League Chirayu Amin. It is currently contested by 10 teams consisting of players from around the world. It was started after an altercation between the BCCI and the Indian Cricket League.
In 2010, IPL became the first sporting event ever to be broadcast live on YouTube.Its brand value is estimated to be around $3.67 billion in fourth season.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 $3.84 million.The brand value of Chennai Super Kings (Champions IPL 2010) is estimated at USD 70.16 Million.
there are ten teams played in this tournament.They are Decan Carger,Mumbai Indians,Royal Challengers Bangalore,Chennai Super Kings,Delhi Daredevils,Kings XI Punjab,Kolkata Knight Riders,Rajasthan Royals,Pune Warriors India,Kochi Tuskers Kerala.Each teams play 14 games between them.Then 4 teams Qualify for Semi final and Quarter final.Rajasthan royals win the first season of ipl.Decan cargers win the second season and third season was win by Chennai super kings.

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