All about the IPL and why fans love it
All About the IPL
The Indian
Premier League, or IPL, can safely be said to be the most widely attended
cricket league globally, and is ranked 6th amongst all of the
sporting leagues.
In 2010, the
IPL managed to become the very first sporting event ever to be broadcasted live on YouTube,
and its overall brand value was estimated to be in the region of around US$4.5
billion! This figure was a result of the guesswork of a division of Duff &
Phelps, American Appraisal.
According to
the Board Control of Cricket in India, or BCCI, the IPL’s 2015 season managed
to contribute US$182 million to the Indian economy’s gross domestic product, or
GDP. Duff & Phelps went on to add that the IPL’s brand value jumped up to
US$4.16 billion after its 2016 season drew to a close, a staggering rise from
2015’s US$3.54 billion. What makes this even more incredible is that this jump
is as high as it is, in spite of the fact that the Indian rupee depreciated by
almost 10% to the US dollar!
What Is the IPL?
The IPL is a
professional Twenty20 cricket league in India, and it is contested during the
months of April and May each year by franchise teams that represent various
Indian cities.
The league
was found by the BCCI in 2007, and its title sponsor in 2016 was Vivo
Electronics, which had the league thus officially known as the Vivo IPL. The
current titleholders for the IPL are Sunrisers Hyderabad, and anyone who indulges
in T20 cricket betting who backed this team
did exceptionally well last year.
The
Sunrisers Hyderabad, or SRH, are based in Telangana’s Hyderabad, and this
franchise is under the ownership of Kalanithi Maran, of the Sun TV Channel
Network. The team was founded in 2012, after the Deccan Chargers, also based in
Hyderabad, was ended by the IPL. The SRH appeared in the IPL’s 2013 season, and
won 2016’s IPL final against the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
The Biggest Wins and Losses in the IPL
The Most
Wins recorded by a team goes to the Mumbai Indians, with stats of 80 across its
2008 – 2016 span.
The Most
Defeats are the Delhi Daredevils’ 73 across the same span, and the Highest Win,
with stats of 64.28 in 2016 goes to the Gujarat Lions.
The Largest Victory in terms of runs was 144, when the Royal
Challengers faced up against the Gujarat Lions in 2016, and the Most
Consecutive Wins title is shared by the Royal Challengers Bangalore and the
Chennai Super Kings, with 7, in 2011 for the first, and 2013 for the latter.
The
excitement of these games are what draws the huge amount of spectators to it,
and the nail-biting action experienced watching these adrenaline fuelled match
ups are what makes it a favourite sport.
The Biggest Names in IPL
The IPL has
some of the rock stars of the sporting world, and their value is quite amazing.
The most expensive players in the league’s history are as follows:
1. Yuvraj
Singh was bought by the Delhi Daredevils in 2015 for US$2.67 million
2. The
Kolkata Knight Riders bought Gautam Gambhir for US$2.4 million in 2011
3. 2014
had Yuvraj Singh, once again, bought by the Royal Challenger Bangalore for
US$$2.33 million
4. Yusuf
Pathan went to the Kolkata Knight Riders for US$2.1 million in 2011
5. The
Pune Warriors acquired Robin Uthappa for US$2.1 million in 2011
This cricket
league looks set to continue to flourish for years to come, and it’s a firm
favourite both locally in India and across the globe.
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