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The Indian Premier League (IPL), officially called the Vivo Indian Premier League, is a glitzy and glamorous professional Twenty20 Cricket league in India which started in 2008. There are eight teams representing eight different Indian cities, namely Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals. The league was founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and was a brainchild of Lalit Modi. The league, in its 10 years of existence, developed into the world's biggest and the richest T20 league. IPL also has an exclusive window in International Cricket Council's Future Tours Programme. The format of the league is divided into two halves - Round Robin and Qualifiers. Each of the eight teams will play each other twice in a home and away round robin format in the league phase. After the end of the league phase, the top two teams from the league phase will play against each other in 1st Qualifier for a place in the final. However, the team which loses in the 1st Qualifier will get another chance for the IPL by playing the second qualifying match (Winner of the Eliminator match between third and fourth place teams). The winner of the second qualifier will play the final match against the winner of the first qualifier.

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Shah Rukh Khan came across as very passionate about KKR, says David Gower
Cricket | May 23, 2020, 02:58 PM IST
Gower conceded that despite being a man of such repute and coming from a different vocation, Shah Rukh Khan's love and passion for the game is something that is indeed worth praising.
IPL to expand to 10 teams and 10 weeks from 2023? Ex-COO reckons 'it is on the horizon'
Cricket | May 23, 2020, 02:45 PM IST
The present format of the IPL comprises eight franchises with a total of 60 games with the last version stretching to as many as 51 days.
Please let us go: Robin Uthappa urges BCCI to allow Indian players in foreign T20 leagues
Cricket | May 23, 2020, 11:43 AM IST
Robin Uthappa further opined that the law might change under the watchful eyes of Sourav Ganguly who is presently the BCCI president.

Mumbai Indians recall dramatic 2017 IPL final win against Rising Pune Supergiant
Cricket | May 21, 2020, 10:18 PM IST
In what turned out to be a low scoring thriller, MI were restricted to 129/8 in their 20 overs. RPS seemed to be cruising towards the win but Mitchell Johnson and Jasprit Bumrah then led a late collapse.
They don’t take emotional decisions: Gautam Gambhir reveals success mantra of Mumbai Indians
Cricket | May 18, 2020, 11:07 AM IST
Gautam Gambhir claimed that Mumbai Indians don't take emotional decisions which help the team in a positive way.
IPL with 5-6 teams will be great for women's cricket, feels Smriti Mandhana
Cricket | May 15, 2020, 06:00 PM IST
The 23-year-old opener also acknowledged the efforts the BCCI is putting in to make it a reality.

'Before my final IPL game, I'd tell Shah Rukh that..': Andre Russell reveals farewell wish at KKR
Cricket | May 03, 2020, 11:40 AM IST
The franchise has always backed Russell, even when he was banned for a doping violation in 2017, KKR retained him for a hefty amount.
In last IPL people could not pick up what I was bowling: Ashwin reveals his secret ball
Cricket | May 02, 2020, 02:51 PM IST
Ashwin also heaped praises on Afghanistan's off-spinner Mohammad Nabi and rated him as a great spinner in the T20 format.
Only he can win the title with a few resources around: Yusuf Pathan praises IPL-winning captain
Cricket | May 01, 2020, 11:22 AM IST
Yusuf Pathan has represented three IPL franchises till now - Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Felt more pressure playing for MI than CSK: Harbhajan Singh reveals dynamics of IPL arch-rivals
Cricket | Apr 24, 2020, 01:12 PM IST
Harbhajan Singh revealed the dynamics of both the teams during an Instagram Live session with Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma.
England players were jealous of Kevin Pietersen 'massive' IPL contract: Michael Vaughan
Cricket | Apr 23, 2020, 12:20 PM IST
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has revealed that the English players were jealous of Kevin Pietersen's IPL contract, which led to tensions in the dressing room.
Prithvi Shaw recalls incident when Ricky Ponting scared him off with 10-round punishment
Cricket | Apr 22, 2020, 02:33 PM IST
Delhi Capitals opener Prithvi Shaw said that he was reported slightly late for a pre-training team meeting.

Have been a big fan of Steve Smith's captaincy: Jaydev Unadkat
Cricket | Apr 22, 2020, 08:35 AM IST
Steve Smith was captain of Rising Pune Supergiant when Unadkat had his breakthrough season in the 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL).
Will cherish winning IPL in 2016 for rest of my life: David Warner
Cricket | Apr 18, 2020, 12:53 PM IST
Warner-led SRH had Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the final to win the title for the first time in IPL history.
Bowling to big players like MS Dhoni makes you better cricketer: Corey Anderson
Cricket | Apr 18, 2020, 08:29 AM IST
Anderson said that bowling to big players like Dhoni gives important insight into how to bowl to others.

Sri Lanka Cricket offer to host IPL 2020 after BCCI postpones 13th season until further notice
Cricket | Apr 16, 2020, 06:30 PM IST
Sri Lanka Cricket chief Shammi Silva will be writing to BCCI soon to offer to host the IPL 2020 after the 13th season was suspended indefinitely.
Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni part of Shane Warne's IPL XI
Cricket | Apr 07, 2020, 10:32 PM IST
Warne picked his best XI from the Indian Premier League. Warne has been part of the tournament since its inception in 2008, guiding Rajasthan Royals to their maiden IPL title in the inaugural season.
MS Dhoni owns Lasith Malinga in IPL: Scott Styris
Cricket | Apr 06, 2020, 12:29 PM IST
According to Styris, the battle between MI and CSK is also about the best finisher of the game against best death bowler and in that Dhoni owns Lasith Malinga.
Mumbai Indians have 'slight edge' for Chennai Super Kings: Sanjay Manjrekar
Cricket | Apr 06, 2020, 11:41 AM IST
Mumbai Indians have won IPL title four times – in 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019. Out of these four times, they have defeated CSK in the final and once Rising Pune Supergiant (2017).
I had sympathy with KP over IPL: Strauss opens up on sour-relations with Pietersen
Cricket | Apr 05, 2020, 10:17 AM IST
Pietersen's troubles with his teammates and management came to define Strauss's final months as captain of England and the early part of the captaincy of his successor Alastair Cook.