The Indian Premiere League Saga: Revolutionizing Cricket
The Indian Premiere League (IPL) happens to be a new kid in the world of international cricket. It’s a domestic professional Twenty20 cricket competition held in India and is being supervised by the Board of Control for Cricket
in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 (BCCI). Ever since the inception of IPL in the world of modern cricket, people have believed that India is home to the most fervent fans of the game. Today, the Indian Premiere League has become the first sporting event ever to be broadcast live on
YouTube. The league has been acclaimed as the second-highest paid league where the average salary of a player over one year is about 2.5 million pounds.
Ever since the inception of IPL, Indian cricket has taken on new colours. IPL has become one of the most popular events in India. Every year the IPL sets up for a roaring start and cricket enthusiasts from all walks of life gear
up for the big event. Every franchise in the IPL tries its level best to acquire the best players before the season starts. The inclusion of some of the top international players is confirmed by every franchise before the start of every season. Players from
all around the globe are auctioned off for a high price. Some of the most successful teams (that have done well in many seasons) are Chennai Super Kings and the Rajasthan Royals.
The rules of the IPL are pretty simple and interesting. There are a total of five ways that a franchise can get hold of a player. The franchise can go to an annual auction or buy a domestic player. It can sign uncapped players
or can even buy replacements. The team composition rules are interesting and pretty straightforward. Every team can have minimum squad strength of 16 players in addition to a coach and a physiologist. Since IPL is domestic cricket so it is compulsory for each
squad is required to have a minimum of eight local players. The timeout observed during an IPL match is quite different than the one observed at an international level. Accordingly the players have an opportunity to rest and have drinks during the 2 minutes
and 30 seconds time limit. Each team can have two timeouts per innings so the whole match has a total of four timeouts. Since IPL has commercials during the match so the teams are free to complete their innings in a time span that suits well to them. However,
the team may be penalized if the umpires find out that the privilege is being misused.
The Indian Premiere League can truly be regarded as a billion dollar baby. It has been predicted that the league will bring an income of 1.6 billion dollars to the BCCI. The league has signed Kingfisher Airlines as official umpire
partners for all the upcoming seasons. In 2008 it was decided that India’s Sony Entertainment Television would have the global broadcasting rights of the Indian Premiere League. This record deal is expected to last for a duration of 10 years at a cost of 1.026
billion dollars. Later Sony sold some parts of the broadcasting rights to other companies globally. According to a recent study by a valuation consultancy based in UK, the brand value of IPL has doubled to about 4.13 billion dollars.
Indian Premiere League has left no stone unturned in giving new colours to the game of cricket. It is in fact a more commercialized form of the game and of course more glamorous. It has become a centre of attraction for cheerleaders
from every corner of the globe. The active participation of some of the top Bollywood celebrities in the league has been an important reason for its popularity. It is interesting that the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajasthan-c837 Royals is owned by the Bollywood super star Shilpa Shetty
with Shane Warne as the captain and the team coach. In the past few years, IPL has faced many controversies and opposition owing to the mismanagement at the part of the BCCI. It is hoped that the league persists in the years to come so that the fans may have
quality stuff to enjoy.
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