Indian Premier League

The Indian Premier League (IPL) has become a hugely popular and successful format over the last couple of years, ut has changed the face of the game with top players clambering to make the big bucks in India. There are eight franchises who compete in the IPL and they are all vying to win the big trophy in the IPL Odds on April 25th 2010 in Mumbai.

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IPL - Playing Format

Each team plays each other twice on a round robin basis with the top four teams going on to play a one match knock out phase. A winning team is awarded two points and one point if either the game is drawn, could not be decided, drawn or postponed. The top four teams will qualify for the semi-finals, where they will play a one match knock out phase with the two winning teams making the one match final. If teams cannot be separated by points in the League then their positions will be decided by the highest run rate.

Players

Each Franchise is free to select its own team and there are several ways that they can acquire them, via an Annual Auction, Buying Domestic Players and signing uncapped players. The basic rules for team composition are thus:

  • Minimum squad strength of 16 players plus one coach and one medic
  • No more than 10 foreign players in the squad with no more than four playing in a game
  • Eight local players must be included in each squad
  • At least two under 22 players from the BCCI in each squad.

the IPL has attracted many of the finest players in the world, many of whom feature on either the Top IPL Run Scorer tables or the IPL Top Wicket Takers.

IPL – Icons

Five players from India have all been awarded ‘Icon’ status, meaning that they will benefit financially more than any other player. They are:

  • Sachin Tendulkar
  • Rahul Dravid
  • Sourav Ganguly
  • Yuvraj Singh
  • Virender Sehwag

Roll of Honour

The two winning teams who have so far lifted the magnificent trophy are Rajasthan Royals in 2008 and Deccan Chargers in 2009. Top IPL run scorer is Adam Gilchrist, captain of the Deccan Chargers and the top wicket taker is RP Singh also of the Deccan Chargers with 38 wickets.

  • 2008 Winners - Rajastan Royals
  • 2009 Winners - Deccan Chargers

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