The Indian Premier League's next three seasons, starting 2011, will have a total of 74 matches, up from 60 this year, following the addition of two new franchises -- Sahara Pune Warriors and Kochi.
Just when it seemed that things were looking bright for the Indian Premier League after the successful conduct of it's players' auction earlier this month, another major controversy seemed to have emerged.
The BCCI on Monday refused to confirm that Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan is bidding to buy a team in next year's Indian Premier League (IPL) but revealed that more than 100 bidders have already approached the board to buy a franchise for the Twenty20 extravaganza.
Punjab Kings' Lockie Ferguson was all praise for his new-ball partner Arshdeep Singh, calling him a lively character and a fast-bowling workhorse.
Deccan Chargers on Monday threatened to sue the Indian Premier League authorities and skip the third edition of the Twenty20 league beginning next month if its home matches are not re-allotted to Hyderabad and Vishakapatnam.
The IPL governing council met in Mumbai on Wednesday to discuss various issues related to the termination of cash-strapped Deccan Chargers and matters regarding to its new franchise for which tenders have been floated.
The Indian Premier League's Governing Council is likely to meet on August 2 to give a final shape to the schedule and discuss other arrangements for the T20 league to be held in the UAE this year. The 13th edition of IPL, forced out of the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be held in the United Arab Emirates from September 19 to November 8.
Following the Bombay High Court's verdict to move the Indian Premier League games after April 30 out of drought-hit Maharashtra, the Indian Premier League, on Friday, picked Bengaluru as the venue for its season 9 finale, and offered four alternate home options to the state's affected franchises.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India's all-powerful Working Committee, which meets in Mumbai on August 13, would decide whether former Indian Cricket League (ICL) players can take part in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to be held in March-April next year.
The 14th edition of the Indian Premier League will begin from April 9 and will be held at six venues in India including Chennai, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Bengaluru and Kolkata, the BCCI announced on Sunday.
Some BCCI officials are of the view that unless VIVO backs out on its own in prevailing circumstances, the board should honour the remainder of the contract, which ends in 2022.
IPL governing council chairman Brijesh Patel said "everything is on schedule currently'.
Kolkata Kight Riders co-owner and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Saturday said he is hopeful of the coronavirus pandemic subsiding and a deferred Indian Premier League going ahead next month with all the necessary health precautions in place. A day after the start of the IPL was suspended from March 29 to April 15 by the BCCI, the franchise owners had a meeting before the IPL Governing Council meet in Mumbai.
The money-spinning Indian Premier League has penalised the Jaipur franchise for falling short of spending the mandatory minimum amount in the landmark players' auction. Jaipur bought only eight players, spending US $29,25,000, a sum well below the required 3.3 million dollar mark.
Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta, industrialist Mukesh Ambani and liquor baron Vijay Mallya emerged successful bidders for Indian Premier League teams on Thursday.
'I just thought I should try and get on the front foot and get home before I got locked out of the country.'
The Indian Premier League Governing Council, on Sunday, decided to omit Jaipur and Kochi from the list of cities which will bid for new IPL teams on December 8.
Two days after being handed out a five-year ban for bringing cricket into disrepute, Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar today suffered another major setback with the Indian Premier League also debarring him from taking part in the cash-rich event.
India's cricket board hopes to keep offensive language and rude gestures out of the Indian Premier League by having the eight team captains take a pledge to abide by the "spirit of cricket".
Having two new teams for the next two editions of Indian Premier League in place of suspended Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals was among the two proposals put forward by the IPL Governing Council in its meeting.
Visakhapatnam to be common main venue for Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants, while Kings XI Punjab to play all their home matches at Mohali.
'The Asia Cup matter or any other ACC event issue has not come up for discussion at any level, hence any news or report on that is purely speculative and imaginary.'
With Mumbai Indians refusing to comment on the development, one would need to wait till November 26, the closing day for IPL's trading window.
Under-fire from all quarters in the wake of Lalit Modi's alleged financial irregularities in the running of the Indian Premier League, the BCCI is planning to form a small sub-committee to run the Twenty20 league in future, according to sources.
If there is any truth to the chatter around Hardik Pandya shifting base to Mumbai Indians from Gujarat Titans, then the five-time IPL champions have "struck gold", India off-spinner R Ashwin said.
A decision on whether Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra will be present at the venue during the Champions League Twenty20 will be taken after the IPL Governing Council formally clears the NRI businessman in the IPL spot-fixing and betting scandal.
The most important aspect will be the SOP that will be handed to the franchises for Monday's discussion where they can raise their concerns.
The 10th edition of Indian Premier League may begin from April 5 next year, less than a week after the Test series against Australia ends on March 29, while the players' auction will be held in Bengaluru on February 4. IPL Governing Council chairman Rajeev Shukla announced this following a meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday, adding that no decision was taken in violation of the Supreme Court-appointed Justice Lodha Committee directives.
The General Elections in India could be a bane to the upcoming seventh season of the Indian Premier League. Speculation is rife that the cash-rich Twenty20 extravaganza could be shifted to South Africa due to security concerns posed by the upcoming General Elections, the dates of which are clashing with the cricket tournament.
Amid speculation that the currently-suspended IPL could be held in the United Arab Emirates due to the rising COVID-19 cases in India, Dubai Sports City's Head of Cricket and Events Salman Hanif has said they are keeping the facilities ready for such an eventuality. The IPL is aiming to secure the September-October window, which it might just grab as there is immense uncertainty surrounding the fate of the T20 World Cup to be held in Australia from October 18 to November 15.
Mumbai Cricket Association's promise to comply with all the conditions notwithstanding, the Indian Premier League's Governing Council has decided that the June 1 final of the T20 tournament would be held in Bangalore as announced earlier.
For Rohit, it has always been about fierce loyalty, having captained Mumbai in 11 editions and leading them to five trophies.
Asked about BCCI president N Srinivasan describing S Sreesanth and his two Rajasthan Royals team-mates as accused while he did not do so while referring to his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, Sunil Gavasakar said it is just a matter of semantics.
This year's Indian Premier League has been postponed indefinitely following the coronavirus pandemic, key franchise officials said on Wednesday. After the lockdown was extended on Tuesday until at least May 3, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials held a teleconference before informing the franchises about a further delay.
The 10-team Indian Premier League will kick-off in Mumbai on March 26 and end on May 29, with around 40 percent crowd being allowed at the start of the tournament.
After being overlooked for the India T20I captaincy, Hardik Pandya's leadership future at Mumbai Indians looks to be on shaky ground.
'It is the Indian Premier League after all. We should be proud of what we have, which is a wonderful national anthem and a wonderful league. In NBA too, national anthem is played before every game'
'We leave it up to the players to decide whether or not they want to participate and request NOCs'
Stung by revelations of a player being approached for spot-fixing, IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla said on Friday that stringent measures will be put in place to ensure that the mega-event passes off corruption-free.
The BCCI may host next season's IPL outside India.
