Indian Premier League

Professional Twenty20 cricket league in India

For the women's tournament, see Women's Premier League (cricket).

"IPL" redirects here. For other uses, see IPL (disambiguation).

Cricket tournament

Indian Premier League

Countries| India
Administrator| Board of Control for Cricket in India
Headquarters| Mumbai, India
Format| Twenty20
First edition| 2008
Latest edition| 2025
Tournament format| Double round-robin format followed by playoffs
Current champion| Royal Challengers Bengaluru
(1st title)
Most successful| Chennai Super Kings
Mumbai Indians
(5 titles each)
Most runs| Virat Kohli (8,661)
Most wickets| Yuzvendra Chahal (221)
TV| List of broadcasters
Website| iplt20.com
Seasons

* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025
* 2026

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional Twenty20 (T20) cricket league in India, organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).[1] Founded in 2007, it features ten city-based franchise teams.[2] The IPL is the most popular and richest cricket league in the world. It is held annually between March and May. It has an exclusive window in the Future Tours Programme of the International Cricket Council, resulting in fewer international tours occurring during the seasons.[3] It is also the most viewed Indian sports event, per the Broadcast Audience Research Council.[4][5]

In 2010, the IPL became the first sporting event to broadcast live on YouTube.[6][7] In 2014, it ranked sixth in attendance among all sports leagues.[8] Inspired by the success of the IPL, other Indian sports leagues have been established.[a][11][12] The IPL is the second-richest sports league in the world by per-match value, after the National Football League.[13] In 2023, the league sold its media rights for the next four seasons for US$6.4 billion to Viacom18 and Star Sports,[14] which meant that each IPL match was valued at $13.4 million.[15] As of 2025, there have been 18 seasons of the tournament. The current champions are the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who won the 2025 season after defeating the Punjab Kings in the final.

A women's edition of the Indian Premier League, known as the Women's Premier League, was established in 2022, and had its first season in 2023.[16][17]

## History

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Winners of the
Indian Premier League  Season | Winners

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2008 | Rajasthan Royals
2009 | Deccan Chargers
2010 | Chennai Super Kings
2011 | Chennai Super Kings (2)
2012 | Kolkata Knight Riders
2013 | Mumbai Indians
2014 | Kolkata Knight Riders (2)
2015 | Mumbai Indians (2)
2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad
2017 | Mumbai Indians (3)
2018 | Chennai Super Kings (3)
2019 | Mumbai Indians (4)
2020 | Mumbai Indians (5)
2021 | Chennai Super Kings (4)
2022 | Gujarat Titans
2023 | Chennai Super Kings (5)
2024 | Kolkata Knight Riders (3)
2025 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru

### Background

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In April 2007, Essel Group launched the Indian Cricket League (ICL), in partnership with IL&FS.[18][19] The ICL was not recognized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) or the International Cricket Council (ICC). Moreover, the BCCI was unhappy about its committee members joining the ICL executive board.[20][21] In response, the BCCI increased the prize money for its domestic tournaments and imposed lifetime bans on players who joined the ICL, which it considered a rebel league.[22][23]

### Foundation

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On 13 September 2007, as the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 began, the BCCI launched the Indian Premier League, an annual franchise-based Twenty20 cricket competition.[24] The inaugural season was scheduled to start in April 2008, commencing with a "high-profile ceremony" in New Delhi. BCCI vice-president Lalit Modi, who led the IPL initiative, provided details of the tournament, including its format, prize money, franchise revenue system, and squad composition rules. The league, to be managed by a seven-person governing council, would also serve as the qualifying mechanism for that year's Champions League Twenty20.[24][25]

To determine team ownership, an auction for the franchises was held on 24 January 2008. The reserve prices for the eight franchises totalled $400 million,[23] but the auction ultimately raised $723.59 million.[26] The league officially commenced in April 2008, featuring Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Mumbai Indians (MI), Delhi Daredevils (DD), Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), Deccan Chargers (DC), Rajasthan Royals (RR), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).[27]

In 2009, the BCCI and other national boards offered amnesty to rival ICL's players and officials, provided they terminated their contracts. The resulting player exodus and financial difficulties forced ICL to shut down later that year.[28][29][30]

A match during the 2008 IPL inaugural season in Chennai

### Expansions and terminations

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New franchises, Pune Warriors India and Kochi Tuskers Kerala, joined the league before the fourth season in 2011.[31] The Sahara Adventure Sports Group purchased the Pune franchise for $370 million, while Rendezvous Sports World bought the Kochi franchise for $333.3 million.[31] The Kochi franchise was terminated after just one season due to their failure to pay the BCCI the 10% bank guarantee element of the franchise fee.[32]

In September 2012, the Deccan Chargers franchise agreement was terminated after the BCCI failed to find new owners.[33] In October, an auction was held for a replacement franchise; Sun TV Network won the bid for what became the Hyderabad franchise;[34] the team was named Sunrisers Hyderabad.[35]

Pune Warriors India withdrew from the IPL in May 2013 due to financial differences with the BCCI.[36] The BCCI officially terminated the franchise in October, and the league reverted to eight teams.[37]

In June 2015, the two-time champions Chennai Super Kings and the inaugural season champions Rajasthan Royals were suspended for two seasons following their involvement in a spot-fixing and betting scandal.[38] The two teams were replaced for two seasons by Rising Pune Supergiant and Gujarat Lions based in Pune and Rajkot respectively.[39][40]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the venue for the 2020 season was moved and games were played in the United Arab Emirates.[41][42] In August 2021, the BCCI announced that two new franchises, based in two of six shortlisted cities, would join the league in the 2022 season.[43][44] In closed bidding held in October, the RPSG Group and CVC Capital won the bids for the teams, paying ₹7,000 crore (US$830 million) and ₹5,200 crore (US$620 million), respectively.[45][46] The teams were subsequently named Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans.

Several IPL franchise owners have expanded their business by acquiring teams in other franchise leagues, such as the West Indies' Caribbean Premier League (CPL), South Africa's SA20, the UAE's International League T20 (ILT20) and the USA's Major League Cricket (MLC).

In 2023, owners of three existing IPL teams - Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru secured the rights for the homonymous franchises in the Women's Premier League.[47]

In addition to these acquisitions, Delhi Capitals also bought a stake in MLC's Seattle Orcas.[48]

In 2025, stakes in teams from The Hundred became available. RPSG Group (Lucknow Super Giants) bought a 70% stake in Manchester Originals for around £81m, while Reliance Industries (Mumbai Indians) bought at 49% stake in the Oval Invincibles for £60m.[49] Yorkshire sold 100% of Northern Superchargers to Sun Group (Sunrisers Hyderabad) for £100m.[50] The GMR Group (Delhi Capitals) had already acquired Hampshire in a 2024 deal, including the club's 51% stake in the Southern Brave[51] and bought the remaining 49% for around £48m.[52]

IPL
India Men's  | WPL
India Women's  | CPL
West Indies Men's  | SA20
South Africa Men's  | ILT20
UAE Men's  | MLC
USA Men's  | The Hundred
England Men's

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Chennai Super Kings |  |  | Joburg Super Kings |  | Texas Super Kings |
Delhi Capitals | Delhi Capitals |  | Pretoria Capitals | Dubai Capitals | Seattle Orcas[b] | Southern Brave
Gujarat Titans |  |  |  |  |  |
Kolkata Knight Riders |  | Trinbago Knight Riders |  | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders | Los Angeles Knight Riders |
Lucknow Super Giants |  |  | Durban's Super Giants |  |  | Manchester Originals[b]
Mumbai Indians | Mumbai Indians |  | MI Cape Town | MI Emirates | MI New York | Oval Invincibles[b]
Punjab Kings |  | Saint Lucia Kings |  |  |  |
Rajasthan Royals |  | Barbados Royals | Paarl Royals |  |  |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |  |  |  |  |
Sunrisers Hyderabad |  |  | Sunrisers Eastern Cape |  |  | Northern Superchargers

## Organization

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The IPL's headquarters are located in the Cricket Centre, next to the Wankhede Stadium in Churchgate, Mumbai. The Governing Council is responsible for the league's functions, including the organization of tournaments. As of March 2025[update], its members included:[53]

* Arun Singh Dhumal – Chairman[54][55]
* Devajit Saikia – Honorary Secretary BCCI, Member
* Prabhtej Singh Bhatia – Honorary Treasurer BCCI, Member
* Avishek Dalmiya – Member
* Vankina Chamundeswara Nath – Indian Cricketers' Association's representative, Member
* CM Sane – CAG Nominee, Member

### Player acquisition, squad composition, and salaries

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A team can acquire players through the annual player auction, trading with other teams during trading windows, and signing replacements for unavailable players. Players sign up for the auction[56] and set their base price and are bought by the highest-bidding franchise. Unsold players at the auction can become replacement signings. Trades require player consent, and any contract differences are covered by the franchise. There are typically three trading windows: two before the auction and one before the tournament. No trading is allowed outside these windows or during the tournament, but replacements can be signed before or during the event.

Other notable rules, as of the 2024 season, include:

* The salary cap of the entire squad have been allotted a purse of ₹120 crore each.[57]
* Under-19 players cannot be picked unless they have previously played first-class or List A cricket.[58]

Player contracts run for one year but can be extended by one or two years if the franchises take up the option. Since the 2014 season, player contracts have been denominated in the Indian rupee, before which the contracts were in the US dollar. Overseas players can be remunerated in the currency of the player's choice, at the exchange rate on either the contract due date or the actual payment date.[59] Before the 2014 season, Indian domestic players were not included in the player auction pool. They could be signed up by franchises at a discrete amount while a fixed sum of ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) to ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) would be deducted per signing from the franchise's salary purse. This received significant opposition from franchise owners, who complained richer franchises were "luring players with under-the-table deals." The IPL later decided to include domestic players in the player auction.[60]

The BCCI give 10% of foreign players' salaries to their country's national cricket board.[61]

Based on a 2024 report by Forbes India, the average IPL salary among the top 10 highest-paid players is ₹12.37 crore,[62] the second-highest of sports leagues in the world. Because players in the IPL are contracted only for the duration of the tournament – less than two months – the weekly IPL salaries are extrapolated pro data to obtain an average annual salary, unlike other sports leagues in which players are contracted by a single team for the entire year.[63]

According to a report by The Telegraph, IPL players are paid 18% of the revenue, which is the lowest amount compared to other major sports leagues, in which players receive at least 50% of the revenue. The Federation of International Cricketers' Associations said that IPL players must be paid fairly.[64][65][66]

### Prize money

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The 2022 season of the IPL offered total prize money of ₹46.5 crore (equivalent to ₹49 crore or US$5.8 million in 2023), with the winning team netting ₹20 crore (equivalent to ₹21 crore or US$2.5 million in 2023) and the second-placed team ₹13 crore (equivalent to ₹14 crore or US$1.6 million in 2023).[67][68] League rules mandate that half of any prize money must be distributed amongst the franchise's players.[69] Royal Challengers Bengaluru won their first IPL title in 2025, receiving ₹20 crore, while runners-up Punjab Kings earned ₹12 crore.[70]

## Rules and format

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The IPL has several rules which vary from the established laws of cricket or those used in other Twenty20 leagues:

* IPL games incorporate television timeouts. Each team is given a two-and-a-half-minute "strategic time-out" during each innings. One must be taken by the bowling team at the end of either 6th, 7th, 8th or 9th over and the other by the batting team at the end of either 13th, 14th, 15th or 16th over. A penalty may be imposed if umpires find teams misusing this privilege.[71]
* Since the 2018 season, the Decision Review System (DRS) has been used in all IPL matches, allowing each team two opportunities in each innings to review an on-field umpire's decision.[72] From the 2023 season, this was extended to allow the review of wides and no-balls.[73]
* If the bowling team does not complete its overs in the allocated time, it may place only four fielders outside of the fielding restrictions circle for the remainder of the innings,[73] or the match referee may impose financial sanctions on the bowling team after the match, with players fined a proportion of their match fee.[74]
* Teams can use a substitute, termed an "impact player", from a list of five players named as possible substitutes. The substitution can be made before the start of the innings, when a wicket falls, when a batter retires or at the end of an over. Both teams can introduce a substitute once per match.[75][76]
* Teams can declare their playing eleven to the match referee before or after the toss.[75]
* A five-run penalty is imposed if a fielder or wicket-keeper makes an unfair movement while the bowler is bowling and the ball is designated as dead ball.[77][73][75]
* Teams can include a maximum of four overseas players in their playing eleven. If a team wants an overseas player as impact player, then it must include a maximum of three overseas players in their playing eleven.[76]
* Teams must include 25 players, with a maximum of eight overseas players.[78]
* From the 2024 season, bowlers will be allowed to deliver two bouncers an over. This change in playing conditions was trialled during the 2023–24 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, India's domestic T20 tournament.[79]

In most tournaments, the tournament consists of a round-robin group stage followed by a single-elimination knockout stage.

Year  | Teams  | Matches  | Format

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2008 | 8  | 59  | Round-robin tournament, semi-final, final
2009 | 8  | 59
2010 | 8  | 60  | Round-robin tournament, eliminator, 3rd place match, final
2011 | 10  | 74  | Double Round-robin tournament, eliminator, 3rd place match, final
2012 | 9  | 76  | Round-robin tournament, eliminator, 3rd place match, final
2013 | 9  | 76
2014 | 8  | 60  | Round-robin tournament, eliminator, 3rd place match, final
2015 | 8  | 60
2016 | 8  | 60
2017 | 8  | 60
2018 | 8  | 60
2019 | 8  | 60
2020 | 8  | 60
2021 | 8  | 60
2022 | 10  | 74  | Double Round-robin tournament, eliminator, 3rd place match, final
2023 | 10  | 74
2024 | 10  | 74
2025 | 10  | 74

## Teams

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KKR

PBKS

RCB

SRH

CSK

LSG

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All 10 IPL teams in the cities they are based in

The IPL began in 2008 IPL with eight teams. Over the years, the league saw several team changes. Deccan Chargers, were terminated in 2012 due to financial issues and were replaced by Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2013. Kochi Tuskers Kerala debuted in 2011 but lasted only one season before being terminated for contract breaches. Pune Warriors India participated from 2011 IPL to 2013 IPL but withdrew due to financial disputes. In 2016, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) were suspended for two years due to the 2013 betting scandal, leading to the temporary inclusion of Rising Pune Supergiant and Gujarat Lions, both of which played in 2016 IPL and 2017 IPL before being dissolved when CSK and RR returned in 2018 IPL. In 2022 IPL, the league expanded again with the introduction of Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants, making it a ten-team tournament. Over time, some teams underwent rebranding, such as Delhi Daredevils becoming Delhi Capitals in 2019 and Kings XI Punjab rebranding as Punjab Kings in 2021. Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians remain the most successful franchises, winning five IPL titles each.[80] As of the 2025 season, the league consists of 10 teams.

Team  | City  | Home ground  | Debut  | Captain  | Head coach  | Owner(s)  | Ref

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Chennai Super Kings | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | 2008  | Ruturaj Gaikwad | Stephen Fleming | Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited |
Delhi Capitals | New Delhi, Delhi | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 2008  | Axar Patel | Hemang Badani | GMR Group (50%)
JSW Group (50%)  | [81]
Gujarat Titans | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | Narendra Modi Stadium | 2022  | Shubman Gill | Ashish Nehra | Torrent Group (67%)
CVC Capital (33%)  | [82]
Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata, West Bengal | Eden Gardens | 2008  | Ajinkya Rahane | Chandrakant Pandit | Shah Rukh Khan (55%)
Mehta Group (45%)  | [82]
Lucknow Super Giants | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | Ekana Stadium | 2022  | Rishabh Pant | Justin Langer | RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group | [83]
Mumbai Indians | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Wankhede Stadium | 2008  | Hardik Pandya | Mahela Jayawardene | Reliance Industries | [84]
Punjab Kings | New Chandigarh, Punjab | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium | 2008  | Shreyas Iyer | Ricky Ponting | Mohit Burman (48%)
Ness Wadia (23%)
Preity Zinta (23%)
Karan Paul (6%)  | [85]
Rajasthan Royals | Jaipur, Rajasthan | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | 2008  | Sanju Samson | Rahul Dravid | Manoj Badale (65%)
RedBird (15%)
Lachlan Murdoch (13%)  | [86]
Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Bengaluru, Karnataka | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | 2008  | Rajat Patidar | Andy Flower | United Spirits | [87]
Sunrisers Hyderabad | Hyderabad, Telangana | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium | 2013  | Pat Cummins | Daniel Vettori | Sun TV Network | [88]

### Defunct teams

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Team  | City  | State  | Home ground  | Debut  | Dissolved  | Owner(s)

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Deccan Chargers | Hyderabad | Andhra Pradesh[89] | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium | 2008  | 2012  | Deccan Chronicle
Kochi Tuskers Kerala | Kochi | Kerala | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 2011  | 2012  | Rendezvous Sports World
Pune Warriors India | Pune | Maharashtra | MCA Stadium | 2011  | 2013  | Sahara India Pariwar
Rising Pune Supergiant | 2016  | 2018  | RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group
Gujarat Lions | Rajkot | Gujarat | Niranjan Shah Stadium | 2016  | 2018  | Intex Technologies

### Timeline of teams

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Present teams Former teams Suspended

## Players

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IPL teams choose players through a structured auction process and retention rules. Before the auction, teams retain a few key players and can use the Right to Match (RTM) card to re-sign their former players. During the auction, players are listed with a base price, and franchises bid within their fixed budget to build a balanced squad of batters, bowlers, all-rounders, and wicketkeepers, ensuring they follow squad composition rules (minimum 18, maximum 25 players, with a limit of 8 overseas players). Teams rely on scouting networks to analyze player performance in domestic and international leagues, focusing on stats, fitness, and potential. If a player gets injured, teams can sign replacements from unsold players, and they also use a trading window to exchange players before and after the auction.

List of countries players who have played in Indian Premier League  Countries  | Highest bidded player (year)  | First  | Last

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India | Rishabh Pant \- ₹27 crore (2025) | 2008 | 2025
Australia | Mitchell Starc \- ₹24.75 crore (2024) | 2008 | 2025
England | Sam Curran \- ₹18.5 crore (2023) | 2008 | 2025
South Africa | Heinrich Klaasen \- ₹23 crore (2025) | 2008 | 2025
New Zealand | Kyle Jamieson \- ₹25 crore (2021) | 2008 | 2025
Pakistan | Shahid Afridi \- ₹2.71 crore (2008) | 2008 | 2008
Sri Lanka | Wanindu Hasaranga \- ₹10.75 crore (2022) | 2008 | 2025
Bangladesh | Mustafizur Rahman \- ₹6 crore (2025) | 2008 | 2025
West Indies | Nicholas Pooran \- ₹16 crore (2023) | 2008 | 2025
Zimbabwe | Sikander Raza \- ₹50 lakh (2023) | 2008 | 2025
Afghanistan | Noor Ahmad \- ₹10 crore (2025) | 2017 | 2025
Ireland | Josh Little \- ₹4.4 crore (2023) | 2023 | 2023
Netherlands | Dirk Nannes \- ₹3.2 crore (2011) | 2011 | 2011
United States | Ali Khan (replacement) (2020) | 2020 | 2020
United Arab Emirates | Chirag Suri \- ₹10 lakh (2017) | 2017 | 2017
Namibia | David Wiese \- ₹3 crore (2013) | 2015 | 2023
Nepal | Sandeep Lamichhane\- ₹10 lakh (2020) | 2020 | 2020

The IPL has several rules for an IPL Auction:

* Total Purse: For the 2025 IPL season, the total salary cap for each team is Rs. 120 crore.
* Minimum Spending: Each team must spend at least 75% of their total salary cap.
* Squad Size: Minimum: 18 players, Maximum: 25 players and Maximum: 8 overseas players
* Retention & Auction: Teams can retain some players before the auction (retention costs are deducted from the salary cap). Remaining salary cap is used in the auction to buy new players.[90]

Here is a table listing the most expensive player acquisitions in each Indian Premier League (IPL) season, along with their respective teams and purchase prices.

List of most expensive player in IPL Auction each year  Year  | Auction City  | Player  | Nationality  | Team  | Price INR  | Ref.

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2008 | Mumbai | MS Dhoni |  India | Chennai Super Kings | 9.5 crore | [91]
2009 | Goa | Kevin Pietersen |  England | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 9.8 crore | [92]
Andrew Flintoff | Chennai Super Kings
2010 | Bengaluru | Shane Bond |  New Zealand | Kolkata Knight Riders | 4.8 crore | [93]
Kieron Pollard |  West Indies | Mumbai Indians
2011 | Gautam Gambhir |  India | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14.9 crore | [94]
2012 | Chennai | Ravindra Jadeja | Chennai Super Kings | 12.8 crore | [95]
2013 | Glenn Maxwell |  Australia | Mumbai Indians | 6.3 crore | [96]
2014 | Dubai | Yuvraj Singh |  India | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 crore | [97]
2015 | Bengaluru | Delhi Daredevils | 16 crore | [98]
2016 | Shane Watson |  Australia | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 9.5 crore | [99]
2017 | Ben Stokes |  England | Rising Pune Supergiant | 14.5 crore | [100]
2018 | Rajasthan Royals | 12.5 crore | [101]
2019 | Jaipur | Varun Chakravarthy |  India | Kings XI Punjab | 8.4 crore | [102][103]
2020 | Kolkata | Pat Cummins |  Australia | Kolkata Knight Riders | 15.5 crore | [104]
2021 | Chennai | Chris Morris |  South Africa | Rajasthan Royals | 16.25 crore  |
2022 | Bengaluru | Ishan Kishan |  India | Mumbai Indians | 15.25 crore  |
2023 | Kochi | Sam Curran |  England | Punjab Kings | 18.5 crore  |
2024 | Dubai | Mitchell Starc |  Australia | Kolkata Knight Riders | 24.75 crore  |
2025 | Jeddah | Rishabh Pant |  India | Lucknow Super Giants | 27 crore  |

## Tournament summary

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Main articles: List of Indian Premier League seasons and results and List of Indian Premier League records and statistics

Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians have each won five titles, the most in the tournament. Kolkata Knight Riders have won three titles,[105] while Rajasthan Royals, Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have each won a single title.[106][107] The reigning champions are the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who defeated the Punjab Kings by six runs in the 2025 IPL final to secure their first title.

Team  | Won  | Runners Up  | Playoffs Played  | Seasons Played

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Chennai Super Kings | 5 (2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023)  | 5 (2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2019)  | 12  | 16
Mumbai Indians | 5 (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020)  | 1 (2010)  | 11  | 18
Kolkata Knight Riders | 3 (2012, 2014, 2024)  | 1 (2021)  | 8  | 18
Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 1 (2025)  | 3 (2009, 2011, 2016)  | 10  | 18
Sunrisers Hyderabad | 1 (2016)  | 2 (2018, 2024)  | 7  | 13
Rajasthan Royals | 1 (2008)  | 1 (2022)  | 6  | 16
Gujarat Titans | 1 (2022)  | 1 (2023)  | 3  | 4
Deccan Chargers † | 1 (2009)  |  | 2  | 5
Punjab Kings |  | 2 (2014, 2025)  | 3  | 18
Delhi Capitals |  | 1 (2020)  | 6  | 18
Rising Pune Supergiant † |  | 1 (2017)  | 1  | 2
Lucknow Super Giants |  |  | 2  | 4
Gujarat Lions † |  |  | 1  | 2
Pune Warriors India † |  |  | \-  | 3
Kochi Tuskers Kerala † |  |  | \-  | 1

† Team now defunct

## Editions and results

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Year  | Final  | Venue  | Player of the Season

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Winner  | Result  | Runners Up
2008 | Rajasthan Royals
164/7 (20 overs) | RR won by 3 wickets
Scorecard | Chennai Super Kings
163/5 (20 overs) | DY Patil Stadium,
Navi Mumbai | Shane Watson (RR)
2009 | Deccan Chargers
143/6 (20 overs) | DC won by 6 runs
Scorecard | Royal Challengers Bangalore
137/9 (20 overs) | Wanderers Stadium,
Johannesburg | Adam Gilchrist (DC)
2010 | Chennai Super Kings
168/5 (20 overs) | CSK won by 22 runs
Scorecard | Mumbai Indians
146/9 (20 overs) | DY Patil Stadium,
Navi Mumbai | Sachin Tendulkar (MI)
2011 | Chennai Super Kings
205/5 (20 overs) | CSK won by 58 runs
Scorecard | Royal Challengers Bangalore
147/8 (20 overs) | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium,
Chennai | Chris Gayle (RCB)
2012 | Kolkata Knight Riders
192/5 (19.4 overs) | KKR won by 5 wickets
Scorecard | Chennai Super Kings
190/3 (20 overs) | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium,
Chennai | Sunil Narine (KKR)
2013 | Mumbai Indians
148/9 (20 overs) | MI won by 23 runs
Scorecard | Chennai Super Kings
125/9 (20 overs) | Eden Gardens,
Kolkata | Shane Watson (RR)
2014 | Kolkata Knight Riders
200/7 (19.3 overs) | KKR won by 3 wickets
Scorecard | Kings XI Punjab
199/4 (20 overs) | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium,
Bengaluru | Glenn Maxwell (KXIP)
2015 | Mumbai Indians
202/5 (20 overs) | MI won by 41 runs
Scorecard | Chennai Super Kings
161/8 (20 overs) | Eden Gardens,
Kolkata | Andre Russell (KKR)
2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad
208/7 (20 overs) | SRH won by 8 runs
Scorecard | Royal Challengers Bangalore
200/7 (20 overs)  | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium,
Bengaluru | Virat Kohli (RCB)
2017 | Mumbai Indians
129/8 (20 overs) | MI won by 1 run
Scorecard | Rising Pune Supergiant
128/6 (20 overs) | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium,
Hyderabad | Ben Stokes (RPS)
2018 | Chennai Super Kings
181/2 (18.3 overs) | CSK won by 8 wickets
Scorecard | Sunrisers Hyderabad
178/6 (20 overs) | Wankhede Stadium,
Mumbai | Sunil Narine (KKR)
2019 | Mumbai Indians
149/8 (20 overs) | MI won by 1 run
Scorecard | Chennai Super Kings
148/7 (20 overs) | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium,
Hyderabad | Andre Russell (KKR)
2020 | Mumbai Indians
157/5 (18.4 overs) | MI won by 5 wickets
Scorecard | Delhi Capitals
156/7 (20 overs) | Dubai International Stadium, Dubai | Jofra Archer (RR)
2021 | Chennai Super Kings
192/3 (20 overs) | CSK won by 27 runs
Scorecard | Kolkata Knight Riders
165/9 (20 overs) | Dubai International Stadium,
Dubai | Harshal Patel (RCB)
2022 | Gujarat Titans
133/3 (18.1 overs) | GT won by 7 wickets
Scorecard | Rajasthan Royals
130/9 (20 overs) | Narendra Modi Stadium,
Ahmedabad | Jos Buttler (RR)
2023 | Chennai Super Kings
171/5 (15 overs) | CSK won by 5 wickets (DLS)
Scorecard | Gujarat Titans
214/4 (20 overs) | Narendra Modi Stadium,
Ahmedabad | Shubman Gill (GT)
2024 | Kolkata Knight Riders
114/2 (10.3 overs) | KKR won by 8 wickets
Scorecard | Sunrisers Hyderabad
113/10 (18.3 overs) | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium,
Chennai | Sunil Narine (KKR)
2025 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru
190/9 (20 overs) | RCB won by 6 runs
Scorecard | Punjab Kings
184/7 (20 overs) | Narendra Modi Stadium,
Ahmedabad | Suryakumar Yadav (MI)

## Performance by teams

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### Seasons

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Team  | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025

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Chennai Super Kings | RU  | SF  | C  | C  | RU  | RU  | 3rd  | RU  | Suspended | C  | RU  | 7th  | C  | 9th  | C  | 5th  | 10th
Delhi Capitals | SF  | SF  | 5th  | 10th  | 3rd  | 9th  | 8th  | 7th  | 6th  | 6th  | 8th  | 3rd  | RU  | 3rd  | 5th  | 9th  | 6th  | 5th
Gujarat Titans | –  | C  | RU  | 8th  | 4th
Kolkata Knight Riders | 6th  | 8th  | 6th  | 4th  | C  | 7th  | C  | 5th  | 4th  | 3rd  | 3rd  | 5th  | 5th  | RU  | 7th  | 7th  | C  | 8th
Lucknow Super Giants | –  | 4th  | 4th  | 7th  | 7th
Mumbai Indians | 5th  | 7th  | RU  | 3rd  | 4th  | C  | 4th  | C  | 5th  | C  | 5th  | C  | C  | 5th  | 10th  | 3rd  | 10th  | 3rd
Punjab Kings | SF  | 5th  | 8th  | 5th  | 6th  | 6th  | RU  | 8th  | 8th  | 5th  | 7th  | 6th  | 6th  | 6th  | 6th  | 8th  | 9th  | RU
Rajasthan Royals | C  | 6th  | 7th  | 6th  | 7th  | 3rd  | 5th  | 4th  | Suspended | 4th  | 7th  | 8th  | 7th  | RU  | 5th  | 3rd  | 9th
Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 7th  | RU  | 3rd  | RU  | 5th  | 5th  | 7th  | 3rd  | RU  | 8th  | 6th  | 8th  | 4th  | 4th  | 3rd  | 6th  | 4th  | C
Sunrisers Hyderabad | –  | 4th  | 6th  | 6th  | C  | 4th  | RU  | 4th  | 3rd  | 8th  | 8th  | 10th  | RU  | 6th
Defunct Teams
Deccan Chargers | 8th  | C  | 4th  | 7th  | 8th  | –
Kochi Tuskers Kerala | –  | 8th  | –
Pune Warriors India | –  | 9th  | 9th  | 8th  | –
Gujarat Lions | –  | 3rd  | 7th  | –
Rising Pune Supergiant | –  | 7th  | RU  | –

* Active teams are listed alphabetically. Defunct teams are listed by order of entry to the league, then alphabetically.

Champions
Runners up
Team won the 3rd place playoff; only took place in 2010
Team qualified for the playoffs or semi-final

### Positions each season

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Year  | League Table

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1st  | 2nd  | 3rd  | 4th  | 5th  | 6th  | 7th  | 8th  | 9th  | 10th
2008 | RR | KXIP | CSK | DD | MI | KKR | RCB | DEC |  |
2009 | DD | CSK | RCB | DEC | KXIP | RR | MI | KKR |  |
2010 | MI | DEC | CSK | RCB | DD | KKR | RR | KXIP |  |
2011 | RCB | CSK | MI | KKR | KXIP | RR | DEC | KTK | PWI | DD
2012 | DD | KKR | MI | CSK | RCB | KXIP | RR | DEC | PWI |
2013 | CSK | MI | RR | SRH | RCB | KXIP | KKR | PWI | DD |
2014 | KXIP | KKR | CSK | MI | RR | SRH | RCB | DD |  |
2015 | CSK | MI | RCB | RR | KKR | SRH | DD | KXIP |  |
2016 | GL | RCB | SRH | KKR | MI | DD | RPS | KXIP |  |
2017 | MI | RPS | SRH | KKR | KXIP | DD | GL | RCB |  |
2018 | SRH | CSK | KKR | RR | MI | RCB | KXIP | DD |  |
2019 | MI | CSK | DC | SRH | KKR | KXIP | RR | RCB |  |
2020 | MI | DC | SRH | RCB | KKR | KXIP | CSK | RR |  |
2021 | DC | CSK | RCB | KKR | MI | PBKS | RR | SRH |  |
2022 | GT | RR | LSG | RCB | DC | PBKS | KKR | SRH | CSK | MI
2023 | GT | CSK | LSG | MI | RR | RCB | KKR | PBKS | DC | SRH
2024 | KKR | SRH | RR | RCB | CSK | DC | LSG | GT | PBKS | MI
2025 | PBKS | RCB | GT | MI | DC | SRH | LSG | KKR | RR | CSK

Indicates winner
Indicates runners-up
Indicates qualified for playoffs

### All time standings

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As of 3 June 2025
Current teams  Team  | Appearances  | Best result  | Statistics

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Chennai Super Kings | 16 | 2008 | 2025 | Champions (2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023) | 239 | 138 | 98 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 57.74
Mumbai Indians | 18 | 2008 | 2025 | Champions (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020) | 261 | 142 | 115 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 54.40
Kolkata Knight Riders | 18 | 2008 | 2025 | Champions (2012, 2014, 2024) | 252 | 130 | 117 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 52.40
Rajasthan Royals | 16 | 2008 | 2025 | Champions (2008) | 222 | 110 | 106 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 50.91
Sunrisers Hyderabad | 13 | 2013 | 2025 | Champions (2016) | 182 | 87 | 91 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 49.17
Gujarat Titans | 4 | 2022 | 2025 | Champions (2022) | 45 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.22
Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 18 | 2008 | 2025 | Champions (2025) | 256 | 121 | 128 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 48.61
Deccan Chargers | 5 | 2008 | 2012 | Champions (2009) | 75 | 29 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.66
Punjab Kings | 18 | 2008 | 2025 | Runners-up (2014, 2025) | 246 | 109 | 133 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 45.12
Delhi Capitals | 18 | 2008 | 2025 | Runners-up (2020) | 252 | 112 | 134 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 44.44
Rising Pune Supergiant | 2 | 2016 | 2017 | Runners-up (2017) | 30 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.00
Lucknow Super Giants | 4 | 2022 | 2025 | Eliminator (2022, 2023) | 44 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54.54
Gujarat Lions | 2 | 2016 | 2017 | Qualifier 2 (2016) | 30 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45.00
Pune Warriors India | 3 | 2011 | 2013 | Group Stage (2011, 2012, 2013) | 46 | 12 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26.67
Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 1 | 2011 | 2011 | Group Stage (2011) | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.85

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Defunct team

## Records and statistics

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Main article: List of Indian Premier League records and statistics

As of 3 June 2025
Virat Kohli is the highest run-scorer in IPL. Yuzvendra Chahal is the highest wicket-taker in IPL. Batting records

Most runs | Virat Kohli (RCB)  | 8,661
Most fours | 771
Most sixes | Chris Gayle (RCB)  | 357
Most centuries | Virat Kohli (RCB)  | 8
Most half-centuries | 63
Most runs in a season | 973 (2016)
Best strike rate | Phil Salt (RCB)  | 175.71
Highest score | Chris Gayle (RCB)  | 175* vs Pune Warriors
(23 April 2013)
Highest partnership | Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers (RCB)  | 229 vs Gujarat Lions
(14 May 2016)
Bowling records
Most wickets | Yuzvendra Chahal (MI/RCB/RR)  | 221
Best bowling figures | Alzarri Joseph (MI)  | 6/12 vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
(6 April 2019)
Most wickets in a season | Harshal Patel (RCB)  | 32 (2021)
Dwayne Bravo (CSK)  | 32 (2013)
Fielding records
Most dismissals as a wicket-keeper | MS Dhoni (CSK/RPS)  | 201
Most catches as a fielder | Virat Kohli (RCB)[108] | 117
Team records
Highest total  | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 287/3 (20) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru
(15 April 2024)
Lowest total  | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 49 (9.4) vs Kolkata Knight Riders
(23 April 2017)

Source

### Most appearances

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As of 3 June 2025[update]
Rank  | Player  | Team  | Years active  | Apps  | Runs  | Wkts

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1  | MS Dhoni | CSK, RPS | 2008–present  | 278  | 5,439  | –
2  | Rohit Sharma | DCH, MI | 272  | 7,046  | 15
3  | Virat Kohli | RCB | 267  | 8,661  | 4
4  | Dinesh Karthik | DD, GL, KKR, KXIP, MI, RCB | 2008–2024  | 257  | 4,842  | –
5  | Ravindra Jadeja | CSK, GL, KTK, RR | 2008–present  | 254  | 3,260  | 170
6  | Shikhar Dhawan | DC, DCH, MI, PBKS, SRH | 2008–2024  | 222  | 6,769  | 4
7  | Ravichandran Ashwin | CSK, DC, KXIP, RPS, RR | 2009–present  | 221  | 833  | 187
8  | Suresh Raina | CSK, GL | 2008–2021  | 205  | 5,528  | 25
9  | Robin Uthappa | CSK, KKR, PWI, RCB, RR | 2008–2022  | 205  | 4,952  | –
10  | Ambati Rayudu | CSK, MI | 2010–2023  | 204  | 4,348  | –

* Source: ESPNcricinfo[109]
* Currently active IPL players appear in boldface.

## Prizes

[edit]

Main article: List of Indian Premier League awards

### Prize money

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Starting with the 2025 season, the distribution of the prize money is as follows.

* Winner team: ₹20 crore (US$ 2.4 Million)
* Runner-up team: ₹12 crore (US$ 1.4 Million)
* Third-place team: ₹7 crore (US$ 0.83 Million)
* Fourth-place team: ₹6.5 crore (US$ 0.77 Million)

### Fair Play Award

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The Fair Play Award is given after each season to the team considered to have the best fair play record. After each match, the two on-field umpires and the third umpire score the performance of both teams, with the highest-scoring team at the end of the season receiving the award.[110] The 2025 winners were Chennai Super Kings.

Team  | No. of Seasons won

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Chennai Super Kings | 7 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2025)
Rajasthan Royals | 3 (2012, 2021, 2022)
Mumbai Indians | 2 (2018, 2020)
Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2 (2019, 2024)
Kings XI Punjab | 1 (2009)
Gujarat Lions | 1 (2017)
Gujarat Titans | 1 (2022)
Delhi Capitals | 1 (2023)

### Orange Cap

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The Orange Cap is awarded to the highest run-scorer at the end of each season. It is an ongoing competition with the current highest run-scorer wearing the cap whilst fielding. The eventual winner keeps the cap for the season. Brendon McCullum was the first player to wear the Orange Cap and Shaun Marsh the inaugural winner of the award. Australian batsman David Warner has won the award three times, more than any other player.[111] Sai Sudharsan of Gujarat Titans, who scored 759 runs during the 2025 season, is the most recent winner of the award.[112][113]

No. of orange caps  | Player (Season year)

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3  | David Warner (2015, 2017, 2019)
2  | Chris Gayle (2011, 2012), Virat Kohli (2016, 2024)
1  | Shaun Marsh (2008), Matthew Hayden (2009), Sachin Tendulkar (2010), Michael Hussey (2013), Robin Uthappa (2014), Kane Williamson (2018), KL Rahul (2020), Ruturaj Gaikwad (2021), Jos Buttler (2022), Shubman Gill (2023), Sai Sudharsan (2025)

### Purple Cap

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The Purple Cap is awarded to the highest wicket-taker at the end of each season. It is an ongoing competition and the bowler who is the leading wicket-taker wears a purple cap whilst fielding. The eventual winner keeps the cap for the season. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Dwayne Bravo are the only players to have won the award twice.[114][115] Harshal Patel of Punjab Kings, who took 24 wickets during the 2024 season, is the most recent winner of the award.

### Most Valuable Player

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The Most Valuable Player award, formerly called the "Man of the Tournament" until the 2012 season, is awarded using a ratings system introduced in 2013. Sunil Narine won the award in 2024.

### Emerging Player Award

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The Emerging Player Award was presented to the best under-19 player in 2008 and the best under-23 player in 2009 and 2010. In 2011 and 2012, the award was known as "Rising Star of the Year," and in 2013 the "Best Young Player of the Season." Since 2014, the award has been called the Emerging Player of the Year. Mustafizur Rahman is the only foreign player to win this award.[116] The 2024 winner was Nitish Kumar Reddy.

### Maximum Sixes Award

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The Maximum Sixes Award is presented to the player who hits the most sixes at the end of the season.[117]

## Finances

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See also: List of professional sports leagues by revenue

### Title sponsorship

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Title sponsorship fees[118] Sponsor  | Period  | Estimated annual sponsorship fee

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DLF | 2008–2012  | ₹40 crore (US$5 million)
Pepsi | 2013–2015  | ₹79 crore (US$9 million)
Vivo | 2016–2017  | ₹100 crore (US$12 million)
2018–2019, 2021  | ₹440 crore (US$52 million)
Dream11 | 2020  | ₹222 crore (US$26 million)
TATA | 2022–2023  | ₹335 crore (US$40 million)
2024–2028  | ₹500 crore (US$59 million)[119]

From 2008 to 2012, the IPL title sponsor was DLF, a real estate developer, which bid ₹200 crore (US$24 million).[120] After 2012, PepsiCo bought the rights for ₹397 crore (US$47 million) for five seasons,[121] but terminated the deal in 2015, two years before expiry, due to the two-season suspension of the Chennai and Rajasthan franchises.[122] The BCCI transferred the rights for those two seasons to Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo for ₹200 crore (US$24 million).[123]

Crowd during a match of the 2023 IPL season in Kolkata

In 2017, Vivo retained the rights for 2018-22 with a winning bid of ₹2,199 crore (US$260 million).[124][125] In August 2020, Vivo canceled the rights due to a military stand-off between India and China.[126] The withdrawal was also a result of Vivo's market losses due to the COVID pandemic; Vivo intended to return as sponsor for the following three years.[127] Dream11 became sponsors for 2020 for ₹222 crore (equivalent to ₹261 crore or US$31 million in 2023).[128] Vivo returned for 2021[129] but withdrew again, and was replaced by the Tata Group for the next two seasons.[130] InsideSport reported the BCCI would receive ₹498 crore (US$59 million) for the 2022-23 seasons from title sponsors. Vivo had agreed to pay a higher amount for the last two seasons of its contract due to the league's expansion from 2022. Due to the new deal's structure, Tata would pay ₹335 crore (US$40 million) per year while Vivo would pay the deficit of ₹163 crore (US$19 million).[131][132] Aramco bought the rights to advertise on the Purple and Orange caps in 2022.[133]

### Payments to foreign national boards

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The BCCI pays 10% of the auctioned value of players to their national cricket boards. In 2018, IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla said the IPL would double the amount paid to cricket boards that made their players available for an entire season.[134] In 2022, the Australian Cricketers' Association expressed its unhappiness about this.[61]

### Brand value

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The IPL tournament rapidly grew in value between 2016-18. Experts valued it at US$4.2 billion in 2016, $5.3 billion in 2017 and $6.1 billion in 2018. A report from Duff & Phelps said a contributing factor was a television deal with Star India Private Limited, which engaged more viewers because the IPL was transmitted to regional channels in eight languages; under the previous deal, transmissions were limited to sports networks with English-language commentary.[135][136]

In 2022, the IPL became a decacorn valued at US$11 billion, registering a 75% growth since 2020 when it was valued at $6.2 billion.[137]

Brand value  Team  | Year

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2024 [138] | 2023 [139] | 2022 [140][141][142] | 2021 [140]
Brand value  | Brand value  | Brand value  | Brand value
Chennai Super Kings | $122M  | $81M  | $74M  | $76M
Mumbai Indians | $119M  | $87M  | $83M  | $80M
Royal Challengers Bengaluru | $117M  | $70M  | $68M  | $50M
Kolkata Knight Riders | $109M  | $79M  | $77M  | $66M
Sunrisers Hyderabad | $85M  | $48M  | $49M  | $52M
Rajasthan Royals | $81M  | $62M  | $61M  | $34M
Delhi Capitals | $80M  | $64M  | $62M  | $56M
Gujarat Titans | $69M  | $65M  | $47M  | N/A
Punjab Kings | $68M  | $45M  | $45M  | $36M
Lucknow Super Giants | $60M  | $47M  | $32M  | N/A

In 2022, the BCCI took insurance of ₹5,000 crore (US$590 million) for the IPL. This policy involves all stakeholders, including broadcasters, ancillary services providers, and sponsors. The BCCI is covered in case of revenue losses due to weather, riots, and unforeseen events.[143]

## Broadcasting

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Main article: Indian Premier League on television

The IPL has been India's most-watched sports property; JioCinema estimated that an average of 620 million viewers watched part of the 2024 Indian Premier League overall, with at least 350 billion minutes streamed across the tournament.[144] The 2025 final was seen on Star Sports by 169 million viewers, making it the most-watched cricket broadcast to-date on linear television.[145]

Currently, domestic media rights are held by JioStar, under contracts originally awarded in 2022 to its corporate predecessors Disney Star and Viacom18; coverage is carried via its streaming service JioHotstar, and the Star Sports pay television networks.[146][147] The main packages for domestic television and digital rights were collectively valued at around US$6.2 billion (more than double the value of the previous contract), causing the IPL to overtake the Premier League in English football as the second highest-valued sports media property worldwide, behind only the National Football League (US$111 billion).[148][149][150][151]

The IPL's media rights were originally held from 2008 to 2017 by Sony Pictures Networks (domestic) and World Sport Group (international) under a ten-year contract valued at US$1.03 billion.[152][153] Coverage was split between SPN channels such as Sony Max (which primarily carried coverage in the Hindi language), Sony Six (Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada and Telugu), and Sony ESPN (English).[154] SPN also produced Extraaa Innings T20, an aftershow that combined post-match analysis with entertainment features such as celebrity guests and interviews.[155][156]

The media rights were then held by Star India from 2018 to 2022, under a contract valued at US$2.55 billion—which, at the time, was the highest-valued broadcast rights contract in the history of cricket. Star Sports would hold the pay television rights, while Disney+ Hotstar held the digital rights.[157][158][159][160] In 2022, Disney Star lost the digital rights to a consortium of Reliance Industries and Viacom18 (which would stream the IPL for free via their streaming service JioCinema),[161] while maintaining the pay television rights for Star Sports. The loss of IPL rights notably contributed to Disney losing 2.4 million Disney+ subscribers worldwide in fiscal Q4 2022.[162][163]

### List of broadcasters

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Territory  | Channels  | Years

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India  | Star Sports 1
Star Sports 1 Hindi
Star Sports 1 Kannada
Star Sports 1 Tamil
Star Sports 1 Telugu HD
Star Gold
Star Bharat
Star Utsav Movies
Star Jalsa Movies
Star Maa Movies
Star Suvarna Plus
Star Vijay Super
Colors Tamil
Asianet Movies | 2024–2027
JioHotstar (Digital)  | 2024–2027
Afghanistan  | ATN HD
ATN News HD | 2024
Ariana Television (Digital)  | 2024
Australia  | Foxtel
Fox Cricket
Kayo Sports | 2023–present[164]
Kayo Freebies (Digital)  | 2023–present[164]
Bangladesh  | T Sports HD | 2024
T Sports APP | 2024
Indonesia  | Vidio (Digital)  | 2023[165]
New Zealand  | Colors TV | 2024–present
Nepal  | Kantipur Max | 2025
Pakistan  | Tapmad APP  | 2024
Ireland  | Sky Sports
DAZN | 2023–present
United Kingdom
South Africa  | SuperSport | 2023[164]
Sri Lanka  | Star Sports 1
Star Sports 1 HD
Star Sports 2
Star Sports Select HD 1
Star Sports Select HD 2 |
Supreme TV | 2023–present
SandBrix (Digital)  | 2025
United States  | Willow TV | 2023[164]
Middle East and North Africa  | Times Internet | 2023[164]
Sub-Saharan Africa  | SuperSport | 2021–present

## Controversies

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### IPL spot-fixing and betting

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In the 2012 IPL spot-fixing case, the BCCI gave a lifetime ban to Deccan Chargers player TP Sudhindra and suspended four other players.[166] In a sting operation, Pune Warriors India player Mohnish Mishra was recorded stating that IPL franchise owners pay their players through black money. Mishra later apologized for his incorrect statement.[167][168] On 20 May 2012, police detained Rahul Sharma and Wayne Parnell when they were caught during a raid at a rave party in a suburb of Mumbai; both the players denied taking drugs or drinking alcohol.[169] However, it was later proven that in reality, they had taken banned drugs after police tested their urine and blood samples in a lab.[170]

In the 2013 IPL spot-fixing and betting case, Delhi police arrested players Ajit Chandila, Ankeet Chavan and S. Sreesanth on allegations of spot-fixing; they received a lifetime ban from the BCCI. The police also arrested Gurunath Meiyappan, Chennai Super Kings' team principal and son-in-law of then BCCI president N. Srinivasan, for illegally betting on IPL matches and passing team information to bookmakers.[171][172]

The Lodha Committee, appointed by the Supreme Court of India, banned Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for two years. CSK's team principal, Gurunath Meiyappan, was found guilty of betting and bringing the IPL and the game into disrepute. After this, the BCCI banned Meiyappan from involving in the game. Justice RM Lodha said that due to all this fixing-betting matter, the reputation of the game had been hurt quite grievously. "Disrepute has been brought to cricket, the BCCI and the IPL to such an extent that there are doubts abound in the public whether the game is clean or not," Justice Lodha said. He further elaborated on his committee's observations and said it had been proven beyond doubt that Meiyappan, CSK's team principal, was heavily involved in betting on his team.[173]

### Strategic timeouts

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Starting with the 2009 season, the IPL introduced a new system: the "strategic timeout", taken at the end of the tenth over in each innings and lasting seven-and-a-half minutes.[174] Franchises and Sachin Tendulkar disapproved of it.[175] Many saw it as the BCCI's use of 'extended drinks break' to earn money and it faced widespread backlash.[176][177] The then-president of the IPL said that the rule is intended to allow teams to make strategies during the game. Still, critics disagreed with this argument and said that the strategic timeout was a way to generate money. In the 2010 season, due to the "widespread criticism", the BCCI created a more flexible system, reducing the duration to two-and-a-half minutes for each side per innings (five minutes total each innings).[177][178]

These timeouts boost the IPL's revenue; every 10-second slot gets sold for ₹5 lakh or more.[176] Due to these timeouts, an IPL match halts four times for more than 10 minutes. Sunil Gavaskar said that along with many other reasons, strategic timeouts delay the IPL matches, causing them to not end at the stipulated time of 3 hours and 10 minutes but rather after 4 hours.[179] During the Super Giants versus Mumbai Indians eliminator game in 2023, he remarked, "How many times batsmen get out after a strategic timeout," during the broadcast, indicating that it plays a negative role in immediate fall of wickets by disrupting concentration of the batters.[180]

Some cricketers have criticized strategic timeouts for interrupting the flow of play. In the past, it even faced Public Interest Litigation with the possibility that the breaks were being used by bookies to connect with players. IPL's stakeholders admitted that they are unavoidable because they provide the BCCI and broadcasters with additional time for more ads. In 2013, after a spot-fixing matter, then-president N. Srinivasan was sacked due to a pending inquiry, and Jagmohan Dalmiya was appointed as interim president. Dalmia openly expressed that he wants to end strategic timeouts and take other measures to restrain malpractices in the IPL.[176]

### Incidents with players

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In the 2008 edition, after a game, Harbhajan Singh, who was playing for Mumbai Indians, slapped S. Sreesanth. The IPL fined and banned him from the remaining entire edition. However, years later, he apologized to Sreesanth for it on TV and said that he was ashamed of doing it.[181][182]

In a 2022 interview, Yuzvendra Chahal revealed two incidents of physical harassment that happened with him while he was with Mumbai Indians. In 2013, at a party of the team in a building, a drunken teammate took him to the balcony, overpowered him and hung him from the 15th floor of the building. Yuzvendra said he narrowly survived that day.[183][184][185] In another incident, two teammates, including Andrew Symonds, tied him up, gagged his mouth and threw him into a hotel room. He remained alone in that room the entire night. When the hotel room service arrived in the morning, they untied his hands and legs.[186] He did not reveal the names of the offenders involved in the first incident. Reacting to these revelations, Virender Sehwag expressed that he wanted Yuzvendra to reveal the offender's name, and furious Ravi Shastri expressed that the offender should be banned.[184][185]

In 2010, the BCCI banned Ravindra Jadeja from the IPL for one year after he violated the IPL guidelines by not signing a renewal contract with his team Rajasthan Royals, and instead negotiated a more lucrative contract with other teams through the back door.[187]

### Rajasthan Royals ownership dispute

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In 2010, the BCCI president Shashank Manohar stated in a press conference that the IPL Governing Council did not know the true identities of the owners of the Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP).[188] Amid the controversy, Shilpa Shetty stated via Twitter that she was a proprietor of the RR.[189] Manohar revealed that during the franchise bidding process, only Preity Zinta had initially come forward to bid for the KXIP.[190] Zinta subsequently formed a company and signed a franchise agreement with the BCCI; however, it was later revealed she did not hold any shares in her name within that company.[191] Manohar alleged that Shetty and Zinta may have violated their agreements, as prior permission from the BCCI was mandatory before transferring ownership shares to other individuals.[192]

### N. Srinivasan's ownership of CSK

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In 2010, an e-mail leaked in Indian media, according to an Economic Times article, said that former IPL president Lalit Modi helped then-BCCI president N. Srinivasan to buy Andrew Flintoff in the auction for his team Chennai Super Kings (CSK).[193] Srinivasan was criticized for owning an IPL team due to his conflict of interests. Former BCCI president A. Muthiah filed a lawsuit against Srinivasan in the Supreme Court of India; he claimed that Srinivasan altered the BCCI's rules to allow himself to purchase a team. The Lodha Committee banned CSK from the IPL for two years when their team principal, Gurunath Meiyappan, was found guilty of betting and providing inside information to bookies.[194] The supreme court criticized Srinivasan for buying an IPL team while serving as the BCCI president; a judge commented, "How can a BCCI chief own a team?"[195] However, he still owns the team and his daughter Rupa Gurunath often appears in stadiums during CSK's games.

### Australian players' dispute with Cricket Australia regarding IPL contracts

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Due to the BCCI giving one-tenth of foreign players' salaries to their respective countries' national cricket boards, a dispute between Australian cricketers and Cricket Australia started. The Australian Cricketers' Association also opposed the arrangement.[61]

### Shashi Tharoor and Sunanda Pushkar's sweat equity in RSW

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In 2010, the IPL president revealed that Sunanda Pushkar, wife of the Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor, had sweat equity shares in Rendezvous Sports World (RSW), the proprietor of Kochi Tuskers Kerala. The opposition party BJP agitated against the Indian National Congress. Later, it was revealed that Pushkar had equity worth ₹70 crore in RSW. Tharoor offered to leave his equity, but many within the Congress party felt that by doing this, Tharoor pleaded guilty. Due to pressure, the Congress party demanded his resignation. He was the first minister of the United Progressive Alliance 2 who got slammed for his illegal moves.[196]

### Slow over rates

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Field umpires sometimes penalize teams by restricting them to having only four fielders outside the 30-yard area, or match referees penalize captains and team members by reducing their match fees, but these measures have not solved the problem. Games often run at a slow speed and finish late. During the 2024 season, Rishabh Pant, captain of Delhi Capitals, and Shubman Gill of Gujarat Titans were fined ₹12 lakhs each for their teams' slow over rates during matches against Chennai Super Kings.[197] Millions of viewers feel that IPL matches should be fast-paced.[198]

### Negative impact on international cricket

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Former India captain Kapil Dev claimed that there was an increasing risk of injury to Indian players from playing in the IPL. He felt that some players avoided the national team's matches but appeared in all of their IPL fixtures.[199]

### Security issues

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During the 2009 season, the then UPA Government refused to provide security by the Indian paramilitary forces, due to the 2009 general elections, further complicated by the attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan on 3 March 2009.[200] As a result of this, the BCCI shifted the season to South Africa.[201]

A similar situation occurred during the 2014 season due to the 2014 general elections, as then Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde declined to provide security.[202] However, due to different schedule, the tournament was jointly hosted by India and the United Arab Emirates, and the opening 20 matches were held in the UAE at three different stadiums in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah, with the tournament returning back to India on 2 May 2014.[203]

On 9 May 2025, the 2025 season was suspended for one week caused by the India-Pakistan conflict, which resulted from the Pahalgam terrorist attack. The decision was taken by the IPL Governing Council after consulting all the relevant stakeholders.[204][205] The geopolitical tensions caused by the conflict led to closure of several airports in North India, following which the Indian Railways organized special Vande Bharat Express trains for players, support staff, commentators, production crew members, and operations staff on the request of the BCCI.[206]

### Exclusion of Pakistani and Bangladeshi players

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Following the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai by Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, geopolitical tensions surged between India and Pakistan. The aftermath of the attack led to the unofficial exclusion of Pakistani players from playing in the IPL, as none of them were picked by any team during the 2009 IPL auction.[207] While they had been selected by several teams for the inaugural IPL season (2008), their contracts were terminated before the 2009 edition, and have been excluded for subsequent editions.[208] Among the critics of the BCCI and IPL owners was retired cricketer and former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan, who stated that they "take it out on Pakistan players". He accused the BCCI of "arrogance" but also stated that "Pakistan should not worry about it".[209] Certain Pakistani players expressed disappointment about not getting an opportunity to be a part of the IPL.[210][211] In addition to the exclusion of Pakistani players from the IPL, India refused to play with Pakistan in any bilateral series and pulled out from the 2009 series.[212]

During the 2025 IPL auction on 24 and 25 November 2024 at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 13 Bangladeshi players were registered, out of which 12 were auctioned.[213] However, none of the players were sold, prompting a backlash from Bangladeshi fans and cricketers.[214] After the auction concluded, the exclusion of Bangladeshi players was largely supported by Indians following the violence against Hindus in Bangladesh in the aftermath of resignation of Sheikh Hasina on 5 August 2024.[215]

## See also

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* Cricket portal

* Cricket in India
* Sport in India – overview of Indian sports culture
* List of cricket leagues in India
* List of professional sports leagues in India

## Notes

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1. ^ Indian cricket leagues established using similar formats to the IPL include the Women's Premier League and various domestic state-level leagues. Leagues established in other sports include the association football Indian Super League,[9] the Pro Kabaddi League and Pro Volleyball League[10] Other international leagues have also adopted elements of the IPL and been influenced by the business model used.
2. ^ a b c Denotes minority stakes

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