| The BCCI has organized a franchise based Twenty20 | | | | Chennai Super Kings --------------------------->> |
| competition naming it the Indian Premier League (IPL) | | | | Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
| . This competition is modeled along the lines of club | | | | Jaipur Rajasthan Royals-------------------------> |
| Football concept existing in Europe. This could be an | | | | >Shane Warne |
| important and exciting event since it has been | | | | Hyderabad Deccan Chargers ------------------->>V |
| officially approved by the ICC - thus attracting world | | | | V S Laxman |
| acclaimed top cricketers into its foray. The success | | | | All IPL Teams are charged up and ready to score a |
| of the IPL could turn a new leaf in the history of | | | | point over each other. This is for the first time |
| Indian Premier League and world cricket . | | | | international players are teaming up across cultural |
| The IPL T20 matches will be held in eight major cities | | | | barriers in order to put forth their best. |
| across India, namely Mumbai, Delhi, Chandigarh, | | | | With most of the prominent international players |
| Hyderabad, Jaipur, Chennai, Kolkata and Bangalore. In | | | | participating in the IPL, each team has a special |
| all there will 59 matches beginning from April 18, 2008 | | | | status. Players of International repute such as Ricky |
| where the first IPL match will be played between | | | | Ponting, Adam Gilchrist, Shoaib Akhtar, Mahela |
| Bangalore Royal Challengers and Kolkata Knight Riders | | | | Jayawardene, Sanath Jayasuriya, Matthew Hayden, |
| at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. The Finals | | | | Glenn McGrath, Michael Hussey, Muttiah Muralitharan, |
| of the IPL is scheduled to be held in Mumbai on June | | | | and Stephen Fleming are all set to showcase their |
| 1 2008. | | | | capabilities. |
| The IPL Teams are leaded by some of the world's | | | | Amongst these International Players playing at the |
| favorite and acclaimed cricketers. They are : | | | | IPL, Australian all rounder Andrew Symonds was bid |
| Team ------------------------------------------->> | | | | for a whopping $1.35 million, followed by Sanath |
| Captain | | | | Jayasuriya, Sri Lankan all rounder bagged US $ |
| Mumbai Indians --------------------------------->> | | | | 975,000, Australian bowler Brett Lee for $ 900,000, |
| Sachin Tendulkar | | | | Jacques Kallis, South African all rounder was bid for |
| Bangalore Royal Challengers ----------------->> | | | | US $ 900,000. New Zealand all rounder Jacob Oram |
| Rahul Dravid | | | | and South African all rounder Albie Morkel both were |
| Kolkata Knights Riders -------------------------->> | | | | bid for US $ 675,000. On the other hand, Chris Gayle, |
| Sourav Ganguly | | | | West Indian all rounder was bid for US $ 800,000. |
| Punjab Kings-------------------------------------->> | | | | From the Pakistani players, bowler Mohammed Asif |
| Yuvraj Singh | | | | was bid for US $ 650,000, lastly not to forget most |
| Delhi Daredevils ---------------------------------->> | | | | successful Australian bowler Shane Warne was bid |
| Virendra Sehwag | | | | for US $ 450,000. |