| IPL 2010 SCHEDULE VISIT THIS | | | | due to rain. Each team played every other both at |
| The Indian Premier League (often abbreviated as | | | | home and away in a round robin system. The top |
| IPL), is a Twenty20 cricket competition created | | | | four ranking sides progressed to the knockout stage |
| by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) | | | | of semi-finals followed by a final. Rajasthan Royals |
| and chaired by the Chairman & Commissioner IPL, | | | | emerged as the inaugural IPL champions. |
| BCCI Vice President Lalit Modi. The first season of | | | | [edit] Second season |
| the Indian Premier League commenced on 18 April | | | | Main article: 2009 Indian Premier League |
| 2008, and ended on 30 June 2008 with the victory | | | | The 2009 season coincided with the general elections |
| of the Rajasthan Royals against Chennai Super Kings | | | | in India. Due to concerns regarding players' security, |
| in the final at the DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai. As | | | | the venue was shifted to South Africa. The format |
| the second season of the IPL coincided with | | | | of the tournament remained the same as the |
| multi-phase 2009 Indian general elections, the Indian | | | | inaugural one. Deccan Chargers came out as eventual |
| Central Government refused to release the Indian | | | | winners of the tournament. |
| paramilitary forces to provide security, saying the | | | | [edit] Third season |
| forces would be stretched too thinly if they were to | | | | Main article: 2010 Indian Premier League |
| safeguard both the IPL and the elections. As a result, | | | | The third season opened in January 2010 with the |
| the BCCI decided to host the second season of the | | | | auction for players. 66 players were on offer but |
| league outside India.[3] On 24 March 2009, the BCCI | | | | only 11 players were sold[9]. No player from Pakistan |
| officially announced that the second season of the | | | | was selected[10], leading to an international political |
| IPL will be held in South Africa.Though India did not | | | | row with Pakistan interior minister Rehman Malik |
| host the second season, the format of the | | | | suggesting that the Pakistani players had been |
| tournament remained unchanged from the 2008 | | | | "insulted"[11]. Indian External Affairs minister SM |
| season format. | | | | Krishna clarified that "The government has nothing to |
| The third season of IPL is scheduled to be held in | | | | do with the selection of players for sporting |
| India from 12 March 2010 over a period of 45 | | | | events."[11]. |
| days[4] Four new venues, Nagpur, Vishakhapatnam, | | | | [edit] Knockout Stages |
| Ahmedabad and Dharamsala, have been added[5][6]. | | | | IPL 2010 SCHEDULE VISIT THIS SITE |
| Other changes include removal of icon players[7] and | | | | In the first edition of the IPL, Rajasthan Royals were |
| granting permission to players who were involved in | | | | the first team to book a place in the semi-finals.They |
| the Indian Cricket League to play in the tournament. | | | | were followed by Kings XI Punjab and Delhi |
| YOU WATCH LIVE ON | | | | Daredevils.A last-match win against the Deccan |
| History | | | | Chargers won the semifinal-berth for the Chennai |
| Inaugural season | | | | Super Kings.Rajasthan Royals packed up the |
| Main article: 2008 Indian Premier League | | | | Daredevils in a timid match while the Kings XI Punjab |
| A Chennai vs Kolkata match in progress at the M.A. | | | | made way for the Super Kings.It was the Royals |
| Chidambaram Cricket Stadium | | | | who dominated the final with a last-ball win against |
| The tournament started on 18 April 2008 in Bangalore | | | | the Super Kings.Both Royals and Super Kings |
| and lasted for 46 days with 59 matches scheduled, | | | | managed to qualify for the 2008 Champions League |
| out of which 58 took place and 1 was washed out | | | | Twenty20. |