facts about IPL Indian Premier League

2.  The 2014 season of the Indian Premier League, abbreviated
as IPL 7 or Pepsi IPL 2014, is the seventh season of the IPL.
The Mumbai Indians are the defending champions, having
won the 2013 season. There will be eight teams this season,
one fewer than in 2013 after the withdrawal of the Pune
Warriors India.
 A part of this season will be held outside India after Home
Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde denied the provision of
security the league demanded as it would clash with
the 2014 general election. The tournament will be jointly
hosted by India and the United Arab Emirates. The opening
20 matches will be held in the UAE at three different
stadiums in Abu Dhabi, Dubaiand Sharjah with the
tournament returning to India on 2 May.

3.  IPL was inaugurated in 2008. During the same period Zee
"Indian Cricket League" was operational. It was an
enormous success. The annual tournament, played mostly
in Indian summer has gone from strength to strength and
is largely viewed as being the 'richest' tournament in world
cricket.
 Until 2012, the Indian Premier League was sponsored by
DLF after they paid $50 million for the five-year
sponsorship. Pepsi took over the contract for the 2013 IPL
after paying close to $72 million for the 5-year contract.[7]In
2008, Sony paid $1 billion for the broadcasting rights over a
ten-year period. The IPL is watched across the world and in
2010 made history by becoming the first sporting event to
be broadcast live on YouTube.

4.  FIRST SEASON: 18 April – 1 June 2008
 SECOND SEASON: 18 April – 24 May 2009
 THIRD SEASON: 12 March and 25 April 2010
 FOURTH SEASON: 8 April to 28 May 2011
 FIFTH SEASON: 4 April to 27 May
 SIXTH SEASON: 3 April – 26 May 2013
 SEVENTH SEASON: 16 April – 1 June 2014

17.  On 14 February, Sanjay Patel, who is the BCCI secretary,
told the media after the IPL governing council meeting: "As
far as possible our interest is to hold the IPL in India.
 Then, probably, South Africa is the preferred venue at the
moment.“
 The initial part of the season will be held outside India, to
avoid adding to the existing security demands for the 2014
Lok Sabha Elections. South
Africa, Bangladesh and UAE were initially shortlisted as
alternative venues.
 The BCCI working committee's meeting on 28 February
decided that a final decision would be taken once the
schedule for the general election was announced as the
BCCI wanted to have as many matches as possible hosted in
India due to pressure from the sponsors.

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