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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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IPL 2025: BCCI changes major rule to counter dew factor in evening matches during season
Cricket | Mar 20, 2025, 03:50 PM ISTDew has played a huge factor in evening matches during the Indian Premier League (IPL). The team batting second in such matches has always benefited heavily as ball comes on to the bat nicely. However, this rule will offer a level-playing field for the teams.
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IPL 2025: BCCI lifts saliva ban ahead of new season
Cricket | Mar 20, 2025, 03:39 PM ISTWith the 10 IPL captains meeting ahead of the new season of the tournament, the BCCI took centre stage and announced the decision of lifting the ban on the usage of saliva, becoming the first major cricketing event to lift the ban since the pandemic.
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World Cup winning captain heaps praise on RCB for moving away from superstar culture
Cricket | Mar 20, 2025, 02:51 PM ISTFormer Australia cricketer Michael Clarke recently came forward and heaped praise on Royal Challengers Bengaluru for moving away from the superstar culture ahead of the IPL 2025.
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Samson’s absence, lack of overseas batters, will Rajasthan Royals be able to end trophy drought?
Cricket | Mar 20, 2025, 01:23 PM ISTWith several changes to their side, and Riyan Parag leading them in the first three matches of the IPL 2025, let us have a look at how Rajasthan Royals could perform in the upcoming edition of the tournament, especially with no Jos Buttler, R Ashwin, and Chahal in the squad anymore.
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Shubman Gill wants GT players to adapt to conditions, rather than aiming to score 300
Cricket | Mar 19, 2025, 11:10 PM ISTGujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill wants his players to adapt to conditions well, rather than aiming to break the 300-run record. He spoke on the importance of a holistic approach rather than playing aggresively.
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BCCI on course to take major decision prior to IPL 2025
Cricket | Mar 19, 2025, 10:15 PM ISTThe Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials are very likely to unban the use of saliva in the upcoming IPL. A decision will be taken after consulting all the captains on March 20.
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MI coach Mahela Jayawardene expects change in fortune in IPL 2025
Cricket | Mar 19, 2025, 08:58 PM ISTMumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene expects his team to play a better brand of cricket in the forthcoming IPL 2025. The team finished 10th in 2024 after several controversies, including the change in captaincy, hit the team last year.
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Virat Kohli can break Babar Azam’s T20 record in IPL 2025
Cricket | Mar 19, 2025, 07:38 PM ISTStar India batter Virat Kohli needs three more centuries to break Babar Azam's record of 11 centuries in T20 cricket. Chris Gayle is on the top of the list with 22 tons to his name in the format.
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LSG face injury crisis among Indian pacers; Shardul Thakur, Shivam Mavi train with team ahead of IPL
Cricket | Mar 19, 2025, 05:24 PM ISTPacers Shardul Thakur and Shivam Mavi are training with Lucknow Super Giants as four of their pacers - Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan and Akash Deep are out with respective injuries.
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IPL 2025: KKR vs LSG likely to be rescheduled due to security concerns
Cricket | Mar 18, 2025, 11:47 PM ISTThe match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants is likely to be rescheduled due to Ram Navami processions in West Bengal. CAB president Snehasish Ganguly has already communicated the same to BCCI.
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Can KKR’s old guard stay fired up after success in 2024? Ajinkya Rahane in focus
Cricket | Mar 18, 2025, 11:06 PM ISTDefending champions Kolkata Knight Riders will begin their IPL 2025 campaign against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on March 22 at the Eden Gardens. Ahead of that, check out KKR's SWOT analysis and how they look under Ajinkya Rahane's leadership.
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Shreyas Iyer reveals his batting position for IPL 2025
Cricket | Mar 18, 2025, 10:44 PM ISTPunjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer revealed that he will be batting at number three in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). He also lauded head coach Ricky Ponting ahead of the new season.
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Ricky Ponting, Shreyas Iyer elated with PBKS' 'youth and experience' ahead of IPL 2025
Cricket | Mar 18, 2025, 09:04 PM ISTPBKS head coach Ricky Ponting and captain Shreyas Iyer analyse the squad ahead of the 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League. The 30-year-old also opened up about reuniting with Ponting at Punjab Kings.
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Virat Kohli doesn’t have to up his strike rate in IPL 2025, says AB de Villiers: Here’s why
Cricket | Mar 18, 2025, 08:19 PM ISTFormer cricketer AB de Villiers revealed the reason why Virat Kohli doesn't need to change his strike rate in the upcoming edition of the IPL. He also expects the star cricketer to score plenty of runs in the season.
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Mohit Sharma reflects on IPL 2023 final heartbreak against CSK: WATCH
Cricket | Mar 18, 2025, 04:27 PM ISTMohit Sharma conceded 10 runs off two deliveries, which led to Gujarat Titans losing the IPL 2023 final to Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad. The 36-year-old recently joined Delhi Capitals for INR 2.20 crore for IPL 2025.
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Sanju Samson joins Rajasthan Royals' camp ahead of IPL 2025
Cricket | Mar 17, 2025, 11:55 PM ISTStar India batter Sanju Samson, and the skipper of Rajasthan Royals joined his side's camp ahead of the IPL 2025.
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IPL captains scheduled to meet in BCCI office ahead of new season
Cricket | Mar 17, 2025, 08:01 PM ISTWith the start of the IPL 2025 looming on the horizon, the BCCI has called forth all the 10 captains of the franchises for a meeting before the start of the new season.
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3 records MS Dhoni could break in the upcoming IPL 2025 season
Cricket | Mar 17, 2025, 07:04 PM ISTWith the start of the upcoming IPL 2025 right around the corner, take a look at some of the records that MS Dhoni could go on to break in the upcoming season.
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Yuzvendra Chahal hails Kuldeep Yadav as best wrist spinner in world cricket
Cricket | Mar 16, 2025, 01:20 PM ISTStar India spinner Yuzvendra Chahal took centre stage and talked about how compatriot Kuldeep Yadav is the best wrist spinner in the world currently, and talked about his relationship with Kuldeep.
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Aakash Chopra points out where Lucknow Super Giants can excel in IPL 2025
Cricket | Mar 16, 2025, 11:37 AM ISTFormer India cricketer Aakash Chopra came forward and talked about the areas where Lucknow Super Giants can excel in the upcoming edition of the IPL.