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.
India's legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has reacted to Sunrisers Leeds picking Pakistan's Abrar Ahmed in The Hundred auction. He said that one shouldn't be surprised if the fans boycott Sunrisers Hyderabad's matches in IPL in reaction to this move from the franchise.
With the 19th edition of the IPL (Indian Premier League) all set to kick off on March 28, let us have a look at the top five players with the most wickets in the history of the tournament ahead of the new season.
The KSCA and the RCB have finally been given the clearance by the Karnataka government to host their IPL (Indian Premier League) 2026 matches at the Chinnaswamy Stadium after a ban was imposed on them in June 2025 due to the stampede deaths.
Former India cricketer Suresh Raina came forward and talked about the batting attack of three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders as they gear up for the 19th edition of the IPL (Indian Premier League).
Former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh recently came forward and talked about the selection problems that Mumbai Indians could face with the 19th edition of the IPL (Indian Premier League) 2026, all set to kick off on March 28.
Former India cricketer Irfan Pathan took centre stage and talked about the success of Yuzvendra Chahal in the IPL (Indian Premier League) and opened up on his absence from the Indian team as well.
With the IPL (Indian Premier League) 2026 season all set to kick off on March 28, former India cricketer Anil Kumble came forward to question the retention policy of three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders.
Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen recently came forward and announced that he would be stepping down from the role of mentor of Delhi Capitals ahead of the upcoming edition of the IPL (Indian Premier League).
With the 19th edition of the IPL (Indian Premier League) all set to kick off on March 28, 2026, let us have a look at the top five players with the most sixes hit in the tournament's history ahead of the new season.
Former India cricketer Robin Uthappa took centre stage and talked about how tough the upcoming IPL (Indian Premier League) 2026 season could be for 14-year-old Rajasthan Royals batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi.
Aakash Chopra has backed Rohit Sharma to play the entire match for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026 instead of being used as an Impact Sub. Chopra praised Rohit’s current fitness, calling him the “fittest, meanest and maybe the strongest,” and said he should support captain Hardik Pandya on the field.
Three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders have signed pacer Blessing Muzarabani for the IPL 2026. He replaced Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman in the squad, who was released soon after the auction, as per BCCI's guidelines.
Former South Africa international Faf du Plessis took centre stage and talked about the pressure that would be on Rishabh Pant in the upcoming season of the IPL (Indian Premier League) 2026 as he takes stage for Lucknow Super Giants.
Star India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was captured hitting balls out of the ground in his first-ever training session for Rajasthan Royals ahead of the 19th edition of the IPL (Indian Premier League) that is slated to begin on March 28.
Cheteshwar Pujara recently came forward and talked about the potential batting position of former India skipper MS Dhoni for Chennai Super Kings as the IPL (Indian Premier League) 2026 is slated to kick off on March 28.
Former India cricketer Irfan Pathan took centre stage and talked about how big a role Sanju Samson could play for Chennai Super Kings as the five-time champions kick off their IPL (Indian Premier League) campaign by taking on his former team, Rajasthan Royals.
The much-awaited schedule of the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was announced today, albeit only for the first two weeks. However, even these fixtures include certain exciting matches. Here's the list of three matches to look forward to from IPL 2026 schedule:
The IPL 2026 schedule for the first two weeks has been announced with Royal Challengers Bengaluru set to face Sunrisers Hyderabad in the opening game of the season. MI and CSK will start their respective campaigns on March 29 and 30, respectively.
IPL 2026 Schedule: The schedule for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be announced at 7 PM today. RCB will face SRH in the opening game of the season at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru
With the IPL (Indian Premier League) 2026 season all set to kick off on March 28, Gujarat Titans took centre stage and announced the appointment of former Australia cricketer Matthew Hayden as their new batting coach.