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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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Sri Lanka cricketers to skip IPL 6 Chennai-leg
Cricket | Mar 30, 2013, 06:03 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 26: The Governing Council of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Tuesday decided to keep Sri Lanka cricketers out of Chennai in view of the opposition from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa.This
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Michael Clarke to be out of action for 7 to 10 weeks, will miss IPL
Cricket | Mar 30, 2013, 06:02 PM ISTMelbourne, Mar 26: Australia captain Michael Clarke is expected to be sidelined for up to 10 weeks as he recovers from a back injury, making him unavailable for the Indian Premier League and doubtful for
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India safe for Sri Lankan cricketers: BCCI chief
Cricket | Mar 25, 2013, 06:14 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 25: Indian cricket board president N.Srinivasan said Monday that India was safe for Sri Lankan cricketers playing for the Indian Premier League (IPL) and feels that the Tamil Nadu government is capable
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Unmukt Chand to endorse American Swan
Lifestyle | Mar 13, 2013, 06:51 AM ISTNew Delhi: American Swan, a fashion and apparel lifestyle brand, has roped in Unmukt Chand as its sports ambassador for digital and social media campaigns. The young cricketer is glad he can connect with the
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Waqar Younis to be Hyderabad's bowling coach in IPL
Cricket | Mar 08, 2013, 04:53 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 8: Sunrisers Hyderabad have roped in legendary Pakistan pacer Waqar Younis as its bowling coach for the upcoming Indian Premier League in April-May."One of the greatest fast bowlers of all time, Waqar
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No injustice done to Lalit Modi in inquiry: BCCI tells court
Cricket | Mar 02, 2013, 07:51 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 2: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today told a Delhi court that no “injustice” is being done to sacked IPL commissioner Lalit Modi in the ongoing inquiry against
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Kings XI Punjab adds three new players to its squad
Cricket | Mar 02, 2013, 06:06 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 2: Kings XI Punjab Saturday added three new players to its squad for the April-May sixth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).Aniket Choudhary, left-arm medium pacer from Rajasthan, Manan Vohra, right-handed
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T20 fun, but Test ultimate yardstick of cricket skills: Sourav Ganguly
Cricket | Feb 02, 2013, 11:37 PM ISTKolkata, Feb 2: Twenty20 cricket is fun, popular and money-spinning, but for former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly, the five-day Test format is the ultimate yardstick of a cricketer's skills.The dashing left hander, who retired from
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Sachin Tendulkar set to lead Mumbai Indians in IPL 6
Cricket | Feb 02, 2013, 10:12 PM ISTChennai, Feb 2: Senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar is likely to return as the Mumbai Indians captain for the sixth edition of the IPL commencing on April 3.According to IPL sources, Tendulkar will take over from
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Ponting, Clarke get top base price ahead of IPL auction
Cricket | Jan 31, 2013, 05:41 PM ISTChennai, Jan 31: They are not exactly Twenty20 stars but retired Australian skipper Ricky Ponting and his successor Michael Clarke have attracted the highest base price of $400,000 (approx Rs 2.1 crore) among the 101
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Paddy Upton is Rajasthan Royals' coach
Cricket | Jan 25, 2013, 04:47 PM ISTJaipur, Jan 25: Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals Friday announced the appointment of South African Paddy Upton as the team's head coach.The 44-year-old mental conditioning coach of the South African cricket team will
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Kumble appointed chief mentor of Mumbai Indians IPL team
Cricket | Jan 21, 2013, 11:47 PM ISTMumbai, Jan 21 : Former India captain Anil Kumble was today appointed chief mentor of the Mumbai Indians IPL team ahead of the start of the sixth season.The 42-year-old Kumble not only holds the record
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IPL Deccan Chargers gets a new name: Sunrisers
Cricket | Dec 20, 2012, 04:37 PM ISTHyderabad, Dec 20: The Sun Group, a new entrant into the high-profile Indian Premier League, unveiled its team name Sunrisers and the logo of the franchise here today. The logo is of an eagle soaring
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Pepsi bags IPL title sponsorship rights for five years
Cricket | Nov 21, 2012, 06:53 PM ISTMumbai, Nov 21: Soft drink giants Pepsi pipped leading telecom communications provider Bharti Airtel to become the new title sponsors of the Indian Premier League with a whopping winning bid of Rs 396.8 crores for
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Frame norms to select cities for IPL, court tells BCCI
Cricket | Nov 07, 2012, 10:33 PM ISTGuwahati, Nov 7 : The Gauhati High Court Wednesday directed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to frame guidelines and norms for selection of cities for IPL franchises and to put it
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BCCI floats tender for new IPL title sponsor
Cricket | Oct 29, 2012, 07:03 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 29: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday initiated the process of finding a new title sponsor for the Indian Premier League by floating tender notices for the
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Ganguly calls it quits from IPL
Cricket | Oct 29, 2012, 09:17 PM ISTKolkata, Oct 29: Four years after he announced his retirement from International cricket, former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly has called it quits from all levels of the game, deciding not to play in the IPL
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IPL team gifted to Srinivasan's friends, says Lalit Modi
Cricket | Oct 26, 2012, 05:13 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 26: Lalit Modi, the former chairman of the Indian Premier League, on Thursday alleged that N Srinivasan, the current president of the BCCI, is trying to "gift" the Hyderabad franchise to his
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All Deccan Chargers players available to Sun Group: BCCI
Cricket | Oct 25, 2012, 10:22 PM ISTMumbai, Oct 25: All the players who were contracted with the Deccan Chargers, whose IPL contract has been terminated by the cricket board, will be available for picking by Sun TV Network which on Thursday
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CLT20 : Knight Riders look for a face-saving victory
Cricket | Oct 21, 2012, 05:15 PM ISTCape Town, Oct 21: Already shown the exit door, IPL champion Kolkata Knight Riders would look for a face-saving win when it takes on table-topper Titans in its final Group ‘A' match of the Champions