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

Indian Premier League
Countries	India
Administrator	Board of Control for Cricket in India
Headquarters	Mumbai, India
Format	Twenty20
First edition	2008
Latest edition	2025
Next edition	2026
Tournament format	Double round-robin format followed by playoffs
Current champion	Royal Challengers Bengaluru ; (1st title)
Most successful	Mumbai Indians ; Chennai Super Kings ; (5 titles each)
Most runs	Virat Kohli (8,661)
Most wickets	Yuzvendra Chahal (221)
TV	List of broadcasters
Website	iplt20.com

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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 and the 11th richest sporting league in the world by revenue. 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.^{[lower-alpha 1]}^[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

Winners of the
Indian Premier League
Season	Winners
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

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

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

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$980 million) and ₹5,200 crore (US$730 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. Reliance Industries (Mumbai Indians) bought a 49% stake in the Oval Invincibles for £60m,^[49] renaming the team MI London in December 2025.^[50] Yorkshire sold 100% of Northern Superchargers to Sun Group (Sunrisers Hyderabad) for £100m,^[51] before announcing the team would be known as Sunrisers Leeds in November 2025.^[52] The GMR Group (Delhi Capitals) had already acquired Hampshire in a 2024 deal, including the club's 51% stake in the Southern Brave^[53] and bought the remaining 49% for around £48m.^[54]

IPL (Men's)	WPL (Women's)	The Hundred (Men's & Women's)	T20 Blast (Men's & Women's)	SA20 (Men's)	ILT20 (Men's)	CPL (Men's)	MLC (Men's)
Chennai Super Kings				Joburg Super Kings			Texas Super Kings
Delhi Capitals	Delhi Capitals	Southern Brave	Hampshire	Pretoria Capitals	Dubai Capitals		Seattle Orcas^{[lower-alpha 2]}
Gujarat Titans
Kolkata Knight Riders					Abu Dhabi Knight Riders	Trinbago Knight Riders	Los Angeles Knight Riders
Lucknow Super Giants		Manchester Super Giants^{[lower-alpha 2]}		Durban's Super Giants
Mumbai Indians	Mumbai Indians	MI London^{[lower-alpha 2]}		MI Cape Town	MI Emirates		MI New York
Punjab Kings						Saint Lucia Kings
Rajasthan Royals				Paarl Royals		Barbados Royals
Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Sunrisers Hyderabad		Sunrisers Leeds		Sunrisers Eastern Cape

Organization

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:^[55]

Arun Singh Dhumal – Chairman^[56]^[57]
Devajit Saikia – Honorary Secretary, BCCI, Member
Prabhtej Singh Bhatia – Honorary Treasurer, BCCI, Member
Avishek Dalmiya – Member
Vankina Chamundeswaranath – Indian Cricketers' Association's representative, Member
CM Sane – CAG Nominee, Member

Prize money

The 2022 season of the IPL offered total prize money of ₹46.5 crore (US$6.5 million), with the winning team netting ₹20 crore (US$2.8 million) and the second-placed team ₹13 crore (US$1.8 million).^[58]^[59] League rules mandate that half of any prize money must be distributed among the franchise's players.^[60] Royal Challengers Bengaluru won their first IPL title in 2025, receiving ₹20 crore, while runners-up Punjab Kings earned ₹12 crore.^[61]

Rules and format

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 between the conclusion of the 6th and 9th overs and the other by the batting team between the end of the 13th and 16th overs. A penalty may be imposed if umpires find teams misusing this privilege.^[62]
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.^[63] From the 2023 season, this was extended to allow the review of wides and no-balls.^[64]
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,^[64] or the match referee may impose financial sanctions on the bowling team after the match, with players fined a proportion of their match fee.^[65]
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.^[66]^[67]
Teams can declare their playing eleven to the match referee before or after the toss.^[66]
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.^[68]^[64]^[66]
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.^[67]
Squads can include a maximum of 25 players, including up to eight overseas players.^[69]
Since the 2024 season, bowlers have been 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.^[70]

Teams

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.^[71] As of the 2025 season, the league consists of 10 teams.

	City	State	Home ground	Debut	Captain	Head coach	Owner(s)	Ref
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%)	^[72]
Gujarat Titans	Ahmedabad	Gujarat	Narendra Modi Stadium	2022	Shubman Gill	Ashish Nehra	Torrent Group (67%) CVC Capital (33%)	^[73]
Kolkata Knight Riders	Kolkata	West Bengal	Eden Gardens	2008	Ajinkya Rahane	Abhishek Nayar	Shah Rukh Khan (55%) Mehta Group (45%)	^[73]
Lucknow Super Giants	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	Ekana Stadium	2022	Rishabh Pant	Justin Langer	RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group	^[74]
Mumbai Indians	Mumbai	Maharashtra	Wankhede Stadium	2008	Hardik Pandya	Mahela Jayawardene	Reliance Industries	^[75]
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%)	^[76]
Rajasthan Royals	Jaipur	Rajasthan	Sawai Mansingh Stadium	2008	Riyan Parag	Kumar Sangakkara	Kal Somani Rob Walton Hamp Family	^[77]
Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Bengaluru	Karnataka	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium	2008	Rajat Patidar	Andy Flower	Aditya Birla Group The Times Group Blackstone Inc. Bolt Ventures	^[78]
Sunrisers Hyderabad	Hyderabad	Telangana	Rajiv Gandhi Stadium	2013	Pat Cummins	Daniel Vettori	Sun TV Network	^[79]

Defunct teams

	City	State	Home ground	Debut	Dissolved	Owner(s)
Deccan Chargers	Hyderabad	Andhra Pradesh^[80]	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	Pune	Maharashtra	MCA Stadium	2016	2018	RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group
Gujarat Lions	Rajkot	Gujarat	Niranjan Shah Stadium	2016	2018	Intex Technologies

Timeline of teams

Present teams Former teams Suspended

Squads

A team can acquire players through the annual Template:Vanchor, trading with other teams during trading windows, and signing replacements for unavailable players.

Player acquisition

For the 2025 IPL season, the total salary cap for each team is ₹120 crore. Each team must spend at least 75% of their total salary cap. Each squad must have a minimum of 18 players, a maximum of 25 players and a maximum of 8 overseas players.

Auction

Before the auction, teams are permitted to retain a select number of players for the following season. The rules for retaining players are determined by the league prior to each auction. The salaries of retained players are deducted from the team's salary cap prior to the auction.^[81] These players do not participate in the auction and merely continue with their current franchise.

The auction usually takes place in the winter months, in the middle of the IPL's offseason. Players who are not retained, and players who were not attached to a team in the previous tournament, can enter the auction. Each player signs up for the auction, sets their base price and plays for the highest-bidding franchise.^[82] Once purchased, the final bid determines the player's salary for that season, and the amount is deducted from the salary cap. Unsold players at the auction can become replacement signings for injured or unavailable players.

The league holds an auction every year, but every 3 years the league will hold a 'mega auction'.^[83]^[84] At this mega auction, teams can only retain a small number of players (6 players at the most recent mega auction)^[84] and are required to release a majority of their squad to the auction pool. This system is designed to ensure parity between teams as it forces them to rebuild their squads at regular intervals. Non-mega auctions, where teams can retain a high number of players, are often called 'mini-auctions'.^[85]

If a team wants to retain a player who does not want to be retained, the player can request to be traded or released into the auction pool. However, the team has the final say in whether or not to trade or release them. The exception to this is at a mega auction, when the player can demand to be released into the auction pool even if the team intends to retain them.^[86]

Trades

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 IPL.

Contracts and salaries

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.^[87]
Under-19 players cannot be picked unless they have previously played first-class or List A cricket.^[88]

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.^[89] 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$14,000) to ₹30 lakh (US$42,000) 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.^[90]

The BCCI give 10% of foreign players' salaries to their country's national cricket board.^[91]

Based on a 2024 report by Forbes India, the average IPL salary among the top 10 highest-paid players is ₹12.37 crore,^[92] 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.^[93]

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.^[94]^[95]^[96]

Template:Static-row-numbers 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 Location	Player	Nationality	Team	Price INR	Ref.
2008	Mumbai	MS Dhoni	India	Chennai Super Kings	9.5 crore	^[97]
2009	Goa	Kevin Pietersen	England	Royal Challengers Bangalore	9.8 crore	^[98]
2009	Goa	Andrew Flintoff	England	Chennai Super Kings	9.8 crore	^[98]
2010	Bengaluru	Shane Bond	New Zealand	Kolkata Knight Riders	4.8 crore	^[99]
2010		Kieron Pollard	West Indies	Mumbai Indians	4.8 crore	^[99]
2011		Gautam Gambhir	India	Kolkata Knight Riders	14.9 crore	^[100]
2012	Chennai	Ravindra Jadeja	India	Chennai Super Kings	12.8 crore	^[101]
2013	Chennai	Glenn Maxwell	Australia	Mumbai Indians	6.3 crore	^[102]
2014	Dubai	Yuvraj Singh	India	Royal Challengers Bangalore	14 crore	^[103]
2015	Bengaluru	Yuvraj Singh	India	Delhi Daredevils	16 crore	^[104]
2016		Shane Watson	Australia	Royal Challengers Bangalore	9.5 crore	^[105]
2017		Ben Stokes	England	Rising Pune Supergiant	14.5 crore	^[106]
2018		Ben Stokes	England	Rajasthan Royals	12.5 crore	^[107]
2019	Jaipur	Varun Chakravarthy	India	Kings XI Punjab	8.4 crore	^[108]^[109]
2020	Kolkata	Pat Cummins	Australia	Kolkata Knight Riders	15.5 crore	^[110]
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
2026	Abu Dhabi	Cameron Green	Australia	Kolkata Knight Riders	25.25 crore

Tournament results

Year	Final			Venue	Player of the Season
Year	Winner	Result	Runners up	Venue	Player of the Season
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

Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians have each won five titles, the most in the tournament. Kolkata Knight Riders have won three titles,^[111] while Rajasthan Royals, Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have each won a single title.^[112]^[113] 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.

	Won	Runners up	Playoffs Played	Seasons Played
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

Seasons

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

Year	League Table
Year	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

As of 3 June 2025

Current teams
Team		Appearances			Best result	Statistics
Team		Total	First	Latest	Best result	Played	Won	Lost	Tied+W	Tied+L	NR	Win%
	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

Source

Defunct team

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	Virat Kohli (RCB)	771
Most sixes	Chris Gayle (KKR/PBKS/RCB)	357
Most centuries	Virat Kohli (RCB)	8
Most half-centuries		63
Most runs in a season		973 (2016)
Best strike rate	Phil Salt (DC/KKR/RCB)	175.71
Highest score	Chris Gayle (RCB)	175* vs Pune Warriors India (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 (PBKS/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)
Most wickets in a season	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)^[114]	117
Team records
Highest total	Sunrisers Hyderabad	287/3 (20) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (15 April 2024)
Lowest total	Royal Challengers Bangalore	49 (9.4) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (23 April 2017)

Source

Most appearances

As of 3 June 2025

Rank	Player	Team	Years active	Apps	Runs	Wkts
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	DD, DCH, MI, PBKS, SRH	2008–2024	222	6,769	4
7	Ravichandran Ashwin	CSK, DC, KXIP, RR, RPS	2009–2025	221	833	187
8	Suresh Raina	CSK, GL	2008–2021	205	5,528	25
9	Robin Uthappa	CSK, KKR, PWI, RR, RCB	2008–2022	205	4,952	–
10	Ambati Rayudu	CSK, MI	2010–2023	204	4,348	–

Source: ESPNcricinfo^[115]
Currently active IPL players appear in boldface.

End-of-season awards

Prize money

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

Winning team: ₹20 crore (US$2.4 million)
Runner-up team: ₹12 crore (US$1.4 million)
Third-place team: ₹7 crore (US$830,000)
Fourth-place team: ₹6.5 crore (US$770,000)

Fair Play Award

The Fair Play Award is given to the team considered to have the best fair play record in the season. 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.^[116] The 2025 winners were Chennai Super Kings, who won it for the seventh time.

Orange Cap

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, while Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli have each won it twice.^[117] Sai Sudharsan of Gujarat Titans, who scored 759 runs during the 2025 season, is the most recent winner of the award.^[118]^[119]

Purple Cap

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.^[120]^[121] Prasidh Krishna of Gujarat Titans, who took 25 wickets during the 2025 season, is the most recent winner of the award.

Most Valuable Player

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. Suryakumar Yadav won the award in 2025.

Emerging Player Award

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.^[122] The 2025 winner was Sai Sudharsan.

Finances

Title sponsorship

Title sponsorship fees^[123]
Sponsor	Period	Estimated annual sponsorship fee
DLF	2008–2012	₹40 crore (US$9 million)
Pepsi	2013–2015	₹79 crore (US$13 million)
Vivo	2016–2017	₹100 crore (US$15 million)
Vivo	2018–2019, 2021	₹440 crore (US$64 million)
Dream11	2020	₹222 crore (US$32 million)
Tata	2022–2023	₹335 crore (US$Expression error: Unexpected < operator.)
Tata	2024–2028	₹500 crore (US$70 million)^[124]

From 2008 to 2012, the IPL title sponsor was DLF, a real estate developer, which bid ₹200 crore (US$28 million).^[125] After 2012, PepsiCo bought the rights for ₹397 crore (US$56 million) for five seasons,^[126] but terminated the deal in 2015, two years before expiry, due to the two-season suspension of the Chennai and Rajasthan franchises.^[127] The BCCI transferred the rights for those two seasons to Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo for ₹200 crore (US$28 million).^[128]

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$310 million).^[129]^[130] In August 2020, Vivo canceled the rights due to a military stand-off between India and China.^[131] 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.^[132] Dream11 became sponsors for 2020 for ₹222 crore (US$31 million).^[133] Vivo returned for 2021^[134] but withdrew again, and was replaced by the Tata Group for the next two seasons.^[135] InsideSport reported the BCCI would receive ₹498 crore (US$70 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$47 million) per year while Vivo would pay the deficit of ₹163 crore (US$23 million).^[136]^[137] Aramco bought the sponsorship rights for the Orange and Purple Caps in 2022.^[138]

Payments to foreign national boards

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.^[139] In 2022, the Australian Cricketers' Association expressed its unhappiness about this.^[91]

Brand value

The IPL tournament rapidly grew in value between 2016 and 2018. 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.^[140]^[141]

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.^[142]

Brand value
Team	Year
	2025	2024^[143]	2023^[144]	2022^[145]^[146]^[147]	2021^[145]
	Brand value	Brand value	Brand value	Brand value	Brand value
Royal Challengers Bengaluru	$269M	$117M	$70M	$68M	$50M
Mumbai Indians	$242M	$119M	$87M	$83M	$80M
Chennai Super Kings	$235M	$122M	$81M	$74M	$76M
Kolkata Knight Riders	$227M	$109M	$79M	$77M	$66M
Sunrisers Hyderabad	$154M	$85M	$48M	$49M	$52M
Delhi Capitals	$152M	$80M	$64M	$62M	$56M
Rajasthan Royals	$146M	$81M	$62M	$61M	$34M
Gujarat Titans	$142M	$69M	$65M	$47M	N/A
Punjab Kings	$141M	$68M	$45M	$45M	$36M
Lucknow Super Giants	$122M	$60M	$47M	$32M	N/A

In 2022, the BCCI took insurance of ₹5,000 crore (US$700 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.^[148]

Broadcasting

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.^[149] The 2025 final was seen on Star Sports by 169 million viewers, making it the most-watched cricket broadcast to-date on linear television.^[150]

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.^[151]^[152] 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).^[153]^[154]^[155]^[156]

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.^[157]^[158] 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).^[159] SPN also produced Extraaa Innings T20, an aftershow that combined post-match analysis with entertainment features such as celebrity guests and interviews.^[160]^[161]

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.^[162]^[163]^[164]^[165] 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),^[166] 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.^[167]^[168]

List of broadcasters

Territory	Channels	Years
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
India	JioHotstar (Digital)	2024–2027
Afghanistan	ATN HD ATN News HD	2024
Afghanistan	Ariana Television (Digital)	2024
Australia	Foxtel Fox Cricket Kayo Sports	2023–present^[169]
Australia	Kayo Freebies (Digital)	2023–present^[169]
Bangladesh	T Sports HD	2024
Bangladesh	T Sports APP	2024
Indonesia	Vidio (Digital)	2023^[170]
New Zealand	Sky Sport	2025–present
Nepal	Kantipur Max	2025
Pakistan	Tapmad APP	2024
Ireland	Sky Sports DAZN	2023–present
United Kingdom	Sky Sports DAZN	2023–present
South Africa	SuperSport	2023^[169]
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^[169]
Middle East and North Africa	Times Internet	2023^[169]
Sub-Saharan Africa	SuperSport	2021–present

Controversies

Spot-fixing and betting cases

In the 2012 IPL spot-fixing case, the BCCI imposed a lifetime ban on Deccan Chargers player TP Sudhindra and suspended four other players.^[171] In a sting operation, Pune Warriors India player Mohnish Mishra was recorded alleging that IPL franchise owners paid players black money, over and above their salaries. Mishra later apologized for his "frivolous and incorrect statements".^[172]^[173]

In the 2013 IPL spot-fixing and betting case, Delhi police arrested Rajasthan Royals players Ajit Chandila, Ankeet Chavan and S. Sreesanth on charges of spot-fixing; they received lifetime bans from the BCCI. The police also arrested Gurunath Meiyappan, the team principal of Chennai Super Kings and son-in-law of then BCCI president N. Srinivasan, for illegally betting on IPL matches and passing team information to bookmakers.^[174]^[175] In 2015, the Lodha Committee, appointed by the Supreme Court of India, banned Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings for two years. Meiyappan and Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra were found guilty of betting and banned from any involvement with the game. Justice RM Lodha said, "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."^[176]

Strategic timeouts

In the 2009 season, the IPL introduced the "strategic timeout", a seven-and-a-half minute break at the end of the tenth over in each innings.^[177] Teams and players, including Sachin Tendulkar, disapproved of it for interrupting the flow of play,^[178] while critics labelled it a "commercial use of an extended drinks break" as every 10-second advertisement slot was sold for over ₹5 lakh.^[179]^[180] The then-president of the IPL insisted that the break was intended to allow teams to strategise during the game. Following widespread criticism, in the 2010 season, the duration of the timeout was reduced to five minutes, split in two halves during each innings.^[180]^[181]

IPL stakeholders have described strategic timeouts as unavoidable, as they provide the BCCI with sponsorship revenue and allow broadcasters additional time for advertisements.^[179] In 2022, commentator Sunil Gavaskar said that strategic timeouts, among other factors, caused IPL matches to stretch to nearly 4 hours, instead of the stipulated time of 3 hours and 10 minutes.^[182]

Incidents with players

During the 2008 season, Mumbai Indians player Harbhajan Singh slapped S. Sreesanth at the end of a match, resulting in Harbhajan being fined and banned from the remaining games of the season.^[183] Years later, Harbhajan apologized to Sreesanth on television.^[184]^[185]

In 2010, the BCCI banned Ravindra Jadeja from the IPL for one year after he violated league guidelines by negotiating a more lucrative contract with other teams instead of renewing his contract with the Rajasthan Royals.^[186]

Team ownership controversies

In April 2010, IPL commissioner Lalit Modi revealed that Sunanda Pushkar, who was described at the time as a "close friend" of the Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor, held sweat equity shares in Rendezvous Sports World (RSW), the proprietor of the newly auctioned franchise Kochi Tuskers Kerala. Since Tharoor had mentored RSW's successful bid for the Kochi franchise, members of his Indian National Congress party demanded his resignation. Pushkar gave up her 4.7% sweat equity estimated to be worth ₹70 crore, while Tharoor resigned over charges of conflict of interest and allegations that Pushkar was acting as a proxy for him.^[187]^[188] Tharoor married Pushkar in August later that year.^[189]

In April 2010, the BCCI president Shashank Manohar claimed in a press conference that the IPL Governing Council did not know the true owners of the Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP). He stated that during the franchise bidding process, only Preity Zinta had initially come forward to bid for KXIP, but the franchise agreement was later signed by a different company in which she held no ownership stake. He cited similar irregularities in the bidding process for RR, adding that the BCCI's permission had not been sought before the owners of RR sold a part stake to Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra, and that the mandatory 5% share transfer fee had not been paid.^[190]^[191] Both franchises were briefly terminated in October 2010 over alleged violations of the franchise agreement,^[192]^[193]^[194] before the terminations were overturned by the Bombay High Court in December 2010.^[195]^[196]

In April 2010, former BCCI president A. C. Muthiah filed a Supreme Court petition against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) owner N. Srinivasan, claiming that the then-BCCI president Srinivasan altered BCCI's rules to allow himself to purchase an IPL team and that owning an IPL team was a case of conflict of interest.^[197] A few months later, Indian media, citing an alleged leaked e-mail, accused former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi of helping Srinivasan's team buy Andrew Flintoff in the 2009 player auction.^[198] During a hearing of the 2013 betting case in which Srinivasan's son-in-law and CSK's team principal Gurunath Meiyappan was suspended by the Lodha Committee,^[199] the Supreme Court criticized Srinivasan for owning an IPL team while serving as the BCCI president.^[200] As of 2024, Srinivasan's family was reported to exercise control over Chennai Super Kings Cricket through a significant ownership stake;^[201] his daughter Rupa Gurunath often appears in stadiums during CSK's games.

Slow over rates

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.^[202] Millions of viewers feel that IPL matches should be fast-paced.^[203]

Security issues

Ahead of the 2009 season, the Indian government declined to provide security for the IPL, citing that central security forces would be engaged in the general elections.^[204] As a result, the BCCI shifted the season to South Africa.^[205] A similar decision by the Indian government in 2014, when the IPL again coincided with the general elections,^[206] led to the opening 20 matches being held in the United Arab Emirates, with the tournament returning to India on 2 May 2014.^[207]

On 9 May 2025, the 2025 season was suspended for one week during the India-Pakistan conflict.^[208]^[209] As several airports in North India were closed, 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.^[210]

Exclusion of Pakistani and Bangladeshi players

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 exclusion of Pakistani players from playing in the IPL, as none of them were picked by any team during the 2009 IPL auction.^[211] While they had been selected by several teams for the inaugural IPL season in 2008, their contracts were terminated before the 2009 edition, and have been excluded for subsequent editions.^[212] Among the critics of the BCCI and IPL owners has been 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".^[213] Certain Pakistani players, including Hasan Ali and Sohail Tanvir expressed disappointment about not getting an opportunity to be a part of the IPL.^[214]^[215] 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.^[216]

For the 2010 IPL season auction, as no franchise bid for any Pakistani player, it led to major protests in Pakistan.^[217] As a result of not being selected, several players such as Shahid Afridi and Abdul Razzaq expressed disappointment, while former leg spinner Abdul Qadir stated that Pakistan should form its own league.^[218] Subsequently, it led to the formation of Pakistan Super League, which had its first season in 2016.^[219]

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.^[220] However, none of the players were sold, prompting a backlash from Bangladeshi fans and cricketers.^[221] 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.^[222]

Following the 2026 IPL auction in December 2025 at Abu Dhabi, controversy arose after Kolkata Knight Riders bought Bangladeshi cricketer Mustafizur Rahman, due to the geopolitical tensions caused by the violence against Hindus and lynching of Dipu Chandra Das in December 2025.^[223] Following an outcry and widespread condemnation across India, the BCCI on 3 January 2026 requested the team to release Rahman.^[224] The incident led to the Bangladesh Cricket Board request the International Cricket Council to shift their matches against India in the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, to be solely held in Sri Lanka, similar to that of Pakistan's.^[225]^[226] Due to unresolved disagreements between the ICC and BCB, the Bangladesh team was later officially replaced by the Scotland team.^[227]

Clash with PSL and KPL

The IPL has occasionally clashed with the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and the Kashmir Premier League, due to scheduling overlaps and geopolitical sensitivities. Several players have reportedly been warned by the BCCI against participating in the KPL, given the political sensitivity surrounding the Kashmir region.^[228] Former South African player Herschelle Gibbs publicly accused the Board of Control for Cricket in India of pressuring him not to play in the inaugural KPL and threatening to deny him entry into India for any cricket‑related work if he participated.^[229]

Additionally, some players eligible for the PSL have reportedly chosen to play in the IPL instead, citing higher financial incentives and greater international exposure.^[230] This trend has limited the PSL's ability to attract and retain top foreign talent.^[231]

Notes

↑ 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.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Denotes minority stakes

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v t e Indian Premier League
Seasons	2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Finals	2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Participating teams	Chennai Super Kings Delhi Capitals Kolkata Knight Riders Mumbai Indians Punjab Kings Rajasthan Royals Royal Challengers Bangalore Sunrisers Hyderabad
Defunct teams	Deccan Chargers Gujarat Lions Kochi Tuskers Kerala Pune Warriors India Rising Pune Supergiant
Auctions	2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Statistics and records	Team Result Scores Batting Bowling Wicketkeeping Fielding Individual Partnership Miscellaneous Umpires
Lists	Seasons Awards Venues Players Captains Umpires Centuries Five-wicket hauls Hundred run partnerships
Controversies	2012 spot-fixing case 2013 spot-fixing and betting case
Related topics	Champions League Twenty20 Lalit Modi Icon player
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+|country           = [[India]]
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-|last              = [[2023 Indian Premier League|2023]]
+|last              = [[2025 Indian Premier League|2025]]
-|next              = [[2024 Indian Premier League|2024]]
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-|tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round Robin format with Group System]] and [[Playoffs]]
+|current           =
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+|tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Double round-robin format]] followed by [[playoffs]]
-|champions         = [[Chennai Super Kings]] <br>([[2023 Indian Premier League|2023]])
+|champions         = [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]] <br />(1st title)
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+|most successful   = [[Mumbai Indians]] <br />[[Chennai Super Kings]] <br /> (5 titles each)
-|most runs         = [[Virat Kohli]] (7263)
+|most runs         = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Virat Kohli]] (8,661)
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+|most wickets      = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Yuzvendra Chahal]] (221)
-|TV                = '''India''' <br/> [[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]] (Television)<ref name="IPLRights">{{cite web|last1=Frater|first1=Patrick|last2=Ramachandran|first2=Naman|title=India Media Landscape Redrawn as Viacom18, Disney Carve up $6.2 Billion IPL Cricket Rights|url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/asia/indian-premier-league-cricket-viacom18-disney-1235293584/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=14 June 2022|access-date=18 August 2022|archive-date=18 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818195257/https://variety.com/2022/digital/asia/indian-premier-league-cricket-viacom18-disney-1235293584/|url-status=live}}</ref> <br/> [[JioCinema]] (Internet) <ref name="auto">{{Cite news |title=IPL Auction 2023: Check venue, time and live streaming details here |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/ipl-auction-2023-check-venue-time-and-live-streaming-details-here/articleshow/96221617.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2022-12-17 |archive-date=17 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217122722/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/ipl-auction-2023-check-venue-time-and-live-streaming-details-here/articleshow/96221617.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live }}</ref> <br/> '''International''' <br/>[[#List_of_broadcasters|List of broadcasters]]
+|TV                = [[#List_of_broadcasters|List of broadcasters]]
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-The '''Indian Premier League''' ('''IPL''') (also known as the '''[[Tata Group|TATA]] IPL''' for sponsorship reasons) is a men's [[Twenty20]] (T20) [[cricket]] league that is annually held in [[India]] and contested by ten city-based [[Franchise (sport)|franchise]] teams.<ref>[https://www.timesofindia.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/tata-group-to-replace-vivo-as-ipl-title-sponsors-from-this-year/amp_articleshow/88830655.cms]{{dead link|date=June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=28 June 2018 |title=How can the IPL become a global sports giant? |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tim-wigmore-how-can-the-ipl-become-a-global-sports-giant-1150459 |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=7 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207160149/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tim-wigmore-how-can-the-ipl-become-a-global-sports-giant-1150459 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] founded the league in 2007. The competition is usually held in summer between March and May every year. It has an exclusive window in the [[ICC Future Tours Programme]] due to fewer international cricket tours happening during IPL seasons worldwide.<ref>{{cite news |date=12 December 2017 |title=IPL now has window in ICC Future Tours Programme |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-now-has-window-in-icc-future-tours-programme-1129304 |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=20 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220420091110/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-now-has-window-in-icc-future-tours-programme-1129304 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-The IPL is the most-popular cricket league in the world; in 2014, it was ranked sixth by average attendance among all sports leagues.<ref>{{cite news|title=Big Bash League jumps into top 10 of most attended sports leagues in the world|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/big-bash-league-jumps-into-top-10-of-most-attended-sports-leagues-in-the-world-20160110-gm2w8z.html|author=Barrett, Chris|access-date=20 February 2019|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|archive-date=4 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504180627/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/big-bash-league-jumps-into-top-10-of-most-attended-sports-leagues-in-the-world-20160110-gm2w8z.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010, the IPL became the first sporting event to be broadcast live on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite news |title=IPL matches to be broadcast live on Youtube |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-matches-to-be-broadcast-live-on-youtube-445173 |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=11 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211075527/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-matches-to-be-broadcast-live-on-youtube-445173 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Hoult, Nick|title=IPL to broadcast live on YouTube|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/twenty20/ipl/7033597/IPL-to-broadcast-live-on-YouTube.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/twenty20/ipl/7033597/IPL-to-broadcast-live-on-YouTube.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|work=The Telegraph UK|date=20 January 2010|access-date=20 February 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Other Indian sports leagues have been established based on the success of the IPL.{{efn|Indian cricket leagues established using similar formats to the IPL include the [[Women's Premier League (cricket)|Women's Premier League]] and various [[List of regional T20 cricket leagues in India|domestic state-level leagues]]. Leagues established in other sports include the association football [[Indian Super League]],<ref>{{cite news | url=https://economictimes.com/war-of-leagues-with-ipl-isl-is-india-emerging-as-a-sporting-nation/articleshow/54672726.cms | title=War of leagues: With IPL & ISL, is India emerging as a sporting nation? | newspaper=The Economic Times | date=5 October 2016 | last1=Balakrishnan | first1=Ravi | last2=Bapna | first2=Amit }}</ref> the [[Pro Kabaddi League]] and [[Pro Volleyball League]]<ref name=AA>{{cite web | url=https://www.financialexpress.com/sports/from-ipl-to-isl-sports-leagues-in-india-to-watch-out-for/2337628/ | title=From IPL to ISL, sports leagues in India to watch out for | date=26 September 2021 }}</ref> Other international leagues have also adopted elements of the IPL and been influenced by the business model used.}}<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://theprint.in/opinion/pov/how-tamil-nadu-premier-league-became-a-feeder-series-for-ipl/1065828/%3Famp&ved=2ahUKEwjRqJnk9qmAAxW9zzgGHQf6AIoQFnoECCUQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1_L0DlYmZrqQK4e4o2tdQ0 |website=[[The Print]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Big cash... |url=https://www.insidesport.in/maharashtra-premier-league-more-priced-than-ipl-mpl-clubs-buy-icon-players-for-record-prices-ahead-of-mega-tournament/&ved=2ahUKEwjZnqyV96mAAxWxxDgGHS1LA4o4ChAWegQIEBAB&usg=AOvVaw1tq2okFJg53ziztZt9DB3s |website=Inside sports}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-04-12 |title=Move over IPL, the Indian rural cricket league is here |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/move-over-ipl-the-indian-rural-cricket-league-is-here/story-srsc83tlpQ8ZjwDGK4BtbL.html |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> The brand value of the league in 2022 was {{INRConvert|90038|c}}.<ref>{{Cite web |last=December 2022 |first=Cricket World Wednesday 21 |title=IPL valuation jumps 75% to USD 10.9 billion in 2022 |url=https://www.cricketworld.com/ipl-valuation-jumps-75-to-usd-10-9-billion-in-2022/84124.htm |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=Cricket World |archive-date=24 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224085846/https://www.cricketworld.com/ipl-valuation-jumps-75-to-usd-10-9-billion-in-2022/84124.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> According to BCCI, the 2015 IPL season contributed {{INRConvert|1150|c}} to the GDP of the [[economy of India]].<ref>{{cite news|title=IPL 2015 contributed Rs. 11.5 bn to GDP: BCCI|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/2015-indian-premier-league-ipl-contributed-rs115-billion-12-million-to-indias-gross-domestic-product-gdp-says-bcci/article7823334.ece|agency=IANS|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=30 October 2015|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=19 June 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160619005240/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/2015-indian-premier-league-ipl-contributed-rs115-billion-12-million-to-indias-gross-domestic-product-gdp-says-bcci/article7823334.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2022, IPL became a [[decacorn]] valued at US$10.9 billion, registering a 75% growth in dollar terms since 2020 when it was valued at $6.2 billion, according to a report by [[consulting firm]] ''D and P Advisory''.<ref name="Faruooqi">{{cite news|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/sports/ipl-crosses-10-billion-valuation-to-become-a-decacorn-d-and-p-advisory/articleshow/96385715.cms|title=IPL crosses $10 billion valuation to become a decacorn: D and P Advisory|last=Faruooqi|first=Javed|date=December 21, 2022|website=Economic Times|access-date=March 22, 2023|archive-date=23 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323041113/https://m.economictimes.com/news/sports/ipl-crosses-10-billion-valuation-to-become-a-decacorn-d-and-p-advisory/articleshow/96385715.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Its [[2023 Indian Premier League final|2023 final]] was the most streamed live event on internet with 3.2 Cr or 32 million viewers.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.businesstoday.in/technology/news/story/ipl-2023-finals-jiocinema-breaks-world-record-with-over-32-crore-viewers-during-csk-vs-gt-final-383398-2023-05-30 | title=IPL 2023 Finals: JioCinema breaks world record with over 3.2 crore viewers during CSK vs GT final | date=30 May 2023 }}</ref>
+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).<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/tata-group-to-replace-vivo-as-ipl-title-sponsors-from-this-year/articleshow/88830655.cms | title=IPL 2022: Tata group to replace Vivo as IPL title sponsors from this year | newspaper=The Times of India | date=11 January 2022 | access-date=22 April 2024 | archive-date=21 May 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521105931/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/tata-group-to-replace-vivo-as-ipl-title-sponsors-from-this-year/articleshow/88830655.cms | url-status=live }}</ref> Founded in 2007, it features ten city-based [[Professional sports league organization|franchise]] teams.<ref>{{cite news |date=28 June 2018 |title=How can the IPL become a global sports giant? |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tim-wigmore-how-can-the-ipl-become-a-global-sports-giant-1150459 |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=7 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207160149/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tim-wigmore-how-can-the-ipl-become-a-global-sports-giant-1150459 |url-status=live }}</ref> The IPL is the [[List of sports attendance figures#Sports leagues|most popular]] and [[List of professional sports leagues by revenue|richest]] cricket league in the world and the [[List of professional sports leagues by revenue|11th richest sporting league in the world by revenue]]. It is held annually between March and May. It has an exclusive window in the [[ICC Future Tours Programme|Future Tours Programme]] of the [[International Cricket Council]], resulting in fewer international tours occurring during the seasons.<ref>{{cite news |date=12 December 2017 |title=IPL now has window in ICC Future Tours Programme |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-now-has-window-in-icc-future-tours-programme-1129304 |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=20 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220420091110/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-now-has-window-in-icc-future-tours-programme-1129304 |url-status=live }}</ref> It is also the most viewed Indian sports event, per the [[Broadcast Audience Research Council]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 July 2024 |title=How India's sports leagues are on a meteoric growth |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/how-indias-sports-leagues-are-on-a-meteoric-growth/articleshow/111921329.cms |access-date=19 January 2025 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Rise of Indian Sports Leagues |url=https://www.barcindia.co.in/newsletter/rise-of-indian-sports-leagues.pdf |website=www.barcindia.co.in/}}</ref>
+In 2010, the IPL became the first sporting event to broadcast live on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite news |title=IPL matches to be broadcast live on Youtube |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-matches-to-be-broadcast-live-on-youtube-445173 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211075527/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-matches-to-be-broadcast-live-on-youtube-445173 |archive-date=11 February 2021 |access-date=20 February 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Hoult, Nick |date=20 January 2010 |title=IPL to broadcast live on YouTube |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/twenty20/ipl/7033597/IPL-to-broadcast-live-on-YouTube.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/twenty20/ipl/7033597/IPL-to-broadcast-live-on-YouTube.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |access-date=20 February 2019 |work=The Telegraph UK}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2014, it ranked sixth in attendance among all sports leagues.<ref>{{cite news |author=Barrett, Chris |title=Big Bash League jumps into top 10 of most attended sports leagues in the world |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/big-bash-league-jumps-into-top-10-of-most-attended-sports-leagues-in-the-world-20160110-gm2w8z.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504180627/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/big-bash-league-jumps-into-top-10-of-most-attended-sports-leagues-in-the-world-20160110-gm2w8z.html |archive-date=4 May 2021 |access-date=20 February 2019 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]}}</ref> Inspired by the success of the IPL, other [[Sport in India#Major sporting leagues or competitions|Indian sports leagues]] have been established.{{efn|Indian cricket leagues established using similar formats to the IPL include the [[Women's Premier League (cricket)|Women's Premier League]] and various [[List of regional T20 cricket leagues in India|domestic state-level leagues]]. Leagues established in other sports include the association football [[Indian Super League]],<ref>{{cite news | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/war-of-leagues-with-ipl-isl-is-india-emerging-as-a-sporting-nation/articleshow/54672726.cms | title=War of leagues: With IPL & ISL, is India emerging as a sporting nation? | newspaper=The Economic Times | date=5 October 2016 | last1=Balakrishnan | first1=Ravi | last2=Bapna | first2=Amit | access-date=22 April 2024 | archive-date=21 May 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521104425/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/war-of-leagues-with-ipl-isl-is-india-emerging-as-a-sporting-nation/articleshow/54672726.cms | url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Pro Kabaddi League]] and [[Pro Volleyball League]]<ref name=AA>{{cite web | url=https://www.financialexpress.com/sports/from-ipl-to-isl-sports-leagues-in-india-to-watch-out-for/2337628/ | title=From IPL to ISL, sports leagues in India to watch out for | date=26 September 2021 | access-date=25 July 2023 | archive-date=22 October 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022023028/https://www.financialexpress.com/sports/from-ipl-to-isl-sports-leagues-in-india-to-watch-out-for/2337628/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Other international leagues have also adopted elements of the IPL and been influenced by the business model used.}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=How Tamil Nadu Premier League became a feeder series for IPL |url=https://theprint.in/opinion/pov/how-tamil-nadu-premier-league-became-a-feeder-series-for-ipl/1065828/%3Famp&ved=2ahUKEwjRqJnk9qmAAxW9zzgGHQf6AIoQFnoECCUQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1_L0DlYmZrqQK4e4o2tdQ0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828191809/https://theprint.in/opinion/pov/how-tamil-nadu-premier-league-became-a-feeder-series-for-ipl/1065828/?amp&ved=2ahUKEwjRqJnk9qmAAxW9zzgGHQf6AIoQFnoECCUQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1_L0DlYmZrqQK4e4o2tdQ0 |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 August 2023 |website=[[The Print]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 April 2015 |title=Move over IPL, the Indian rural cricket league is here |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/move-over-ipl-the-indian-rural-cricket-league-is-here/story-srsc83tlpQ8ZjwDGK4BtbL.html |access-date=25 July 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=25 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725133632/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/move-over-ipl-the-indian-rural-cricket-league-is-here/story-srsc83tlpQ8ZjwDGK4BtbL.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The IPL is the second-richest sports league in the world by per-match value, after the [[National Football League]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 June 2022 |title=IPL world's second-most valued sporting league in terms of per match value, digital rights costiler than TV |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ipl-media-rights-digital-value-more-than-tv-2nd-most-valuable-jay-shah-1962410-2022-06-14 |access-date=12 May 2025 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> In 2023, the league sold its media rights for the next four seasons for US$6.4 billion to [[Viacom18]] and [[Star Sports (India)|Star Sports]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=IPL media rights BCCI hits a six while star India and Viacom18 scramble for the ball |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/business/brandwagon-ipl-media-rights-bcci-hits-a-six-while-viacom18-and-star-india-scramble-for-the-ball-2566141/lite/ |website=[[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]] |date=20 June 2022 |access-date=20 May 2023 |archive-date=20 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520160243/https://www.financialexpress.com/business/brandwagon-ipl-media-rights-bcci-hits-a-six-while-viacom18-and-star-india-scramble-for-the-ball-2566141/lite/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which meant that each IPL match was valued at $13.4 million.<ref>{{Cite news |title=IPL media rights at ₹104 million IPL... |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-media-rights-at-rs-104-crore-ipl-overtakes-epl-in-per-match-value/articleshow/92169438.cms |website=[[Times of India]] |date=14 June 2022 |access-date=20 May 2023 |archive-date=20 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520155935/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-media-rights-at-rs-104-crore-ipl-overtakes-epl-in-per-match-value/articleshow/92169438.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> As of 2025, there have been 18 seasons of the tournament. The current champions are the [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]], who won the [[2025 Indian Premier League|2025 season]] after defeating the [[Punjab Kings]] in the [[2025 Indian Premier League final|final]].
-In 2023 the league sold its media rights for the period of 2023–2027 for US$6.4 billion to [[Viacom18]] and [[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=IPL media rights BCCI hits a six while star India and Viacom18 scramble for the ball |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/business/brandwagon-ipl-media-rights-bcci-hits-a-six-while-viacom18-and-star-india-scramble-for-the-ball-2566141/lite/ |website=[[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]]|date=20 June 2022 }}</ref> making the IPL's value per match $13.4 million.<ref>{{Cite news |title=IPL media rights at ₹104 million IPL... |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-media-rights-at-rs-104-crore-ipl-overtakes-epl-in-per-match-value/articleshow/92169438.cms |website=[[Times of India]]|date=14 June 2022 }}</ref> {{As of|2023}}, there have been [[List of Indian Premier League seasons and results|sixteen seasons]] of the tournament. The current champions are [[Chennai Super Kings]], who won the [[2023 Indian Premier League|season 2023]] after defeating [[Gujarat Titans]] in the [[2023 Indian Premier League final|final]] at the [[Narendra Modi Stadium]] in [[Ahmedabad]].<ref>{{Cite web |author=Scroll Staff |date=2023-05-30 |title=IPL 2023: As Chennai Super Kings clinch record-equalling fifth title, a look at the list of winners |url=https://scroll.in/field/1050018/ipl-2023-as-chennai-super-kings-clinch-record-equalling-fifth-title-a-look-at-the-list-of-winners |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref>
+A women's edition of the Indian Premier League, known as the [[Women's Premier League (cricket)|Women's Premier League]], was established in 2022 and had its [[2023 Women's Premier League (cricket)|first season]] in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BCCI plans to start a full-fledged women's IPL in 2023: Sourav Ganguly |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/bcci-plans-to-start-a-full-fledged-women-s-ipl-in-2023-sourav-ganguly-1908796-2022-02-04 |access-date=16 February 2023 |website=[[India Today]] |date=4 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=26 January 2023 |title='Let the journey begin': BCCI garners Rs 4669.99 crore for sale of 5 Women's Premier League teams |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/let-the-journey-begin-bcci-garners-rs-4669-99-crore-for-sale-of-5-womens-premier-league-teams/articleshow/97310824.cms |access-date=7 February 2024 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
 == History ==
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 === Background ===
-The [[Indian Cricket League]] (ICL) was founded in 2007 with funding provided by [[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]].<ref>{{cite news|title=ICL announces team lists|url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2007/nov/14icl.htm|access-date=20 February 2019|work=Rediff|date=14 November 2007|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191527/http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2007/nov/14icl.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The ICL was not recognised by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) or the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC), and the BCCI was unhappy about its own committee members joining the ICL executive board.<ref>{{cite news|author=Press Trust of India|url=http://inhome.rediff.com/cricket/2007/jun/13icl.htm|title=BCCI shoots down ICL|website=Rediff.com|date=13 June 2007|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=18 December 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071218211734/http://inhome.rediff.com/cricket/2007/jun/13icl.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> To prevent players from joining the ICL, the BCCI increased the prize money associated with its domestic tournaments and imposed lifetime bans on any player joining the rival league, which the BCCI considered a rebel league.<ref>{{cite news|author=Press Trust of India|url=https://www.rediff.com/cricket/2007/aug/21hike.htm|title=BCCI hikes domestic match fees|website=Rediff.com|date=21 June 2007|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602144302/https://www.rediff.com/cricket/2007/aug/21hike.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="IPL Started">{{cite news|title=Indian Premier League: How it all started|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ipl-history/Indian-Premier-League-How-it-all-started/articleshow/19337875.cms|access-date=20 February 2019|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=2 April 2013|archive-date=12 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912100617/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ipl-history/Indian-Premier-League-How-it-all-started/articleshow/19337875.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
+In April 2007, [[Essel Group]] launched the [[Indian Cricket League]] (ICL) in partnership with [[Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services|IL&FS]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mitra |first1=Moinak |title=Concrete shape to come from IL&FS |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/concrete-shape-to-come-from-ilfs/articleshow/1858753.cms |access-date=26 March 2025 |work=The Economic Times |date=5 April 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Subhash wants to do Kerry Packer in Indian cricket |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/subhash-wants-to-do-kerry-packer-in-indian-cricket/articleshow/1853257.cms |access-date=26 March 2025 |work=The Economic Times |date=4 April 2007}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|author=Press Trust of India|url=http://inhome.rediff.com/cricket/2007/jun/13icl.htm|title=BCCI shoots down ICL|website=Rediff.com|date=13 June 2007|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=18 December 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071218211734/http://inhome.rediff.com/cricket/2007/jun/13icl.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=ICL announces team lists|url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2007/nov/14icl.htm|access-date=20 February 2019|work=Rediff|date=14 November 2007|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191527/http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2007/nov/14icl.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|author=Press Trust of India|url=https://www.rediff.com/cricket/2007/aug/21hike.htm|title=BCCI hikes domestic match fees|website=Rediff.com|date=21 June 2007|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602144302/https://www.rediff.com/cricket/2007/aug/21hike.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="IPL Started">{{cite news|title=Indian Premier League: How it all started|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ipl-history/Indian-Premier-League-How-it-all-started/articleshow/19337875.cms|access-date=20 February 2019|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=2 April 2013|archive-date=12 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912100617/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ipl-history/Indian-Premier-League-How-it-all-started/articleshow/19337875.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
 === Foundation ===
-[[File:IPL T20 Chennai vs Kolkata.JPG|thumb|right|A match during the [[2008 IPL]] inaugural season in [[Chennai]]]]
+On 13 September 2007, as the [[2007 World Twenty20|2007 ICC World Twenty20]] began, the BCCI launched the Indian Premier League, an annual franchise-based Twenty20 cricket competition.{{r|launch}} 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]].<ref name="launch">{{cite news|author=Alter, Jamie|title=Franchises for board's new Twenty20 league|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/franchises-for-board-s-new-twenty20-league-310819|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=17 February 2019|date=13 September 2007|archive-date=13 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513165421/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/franchises-for-board-s-new-twenty20-league-310819|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="allrise">{{cite web |title=Raw talent plus IPL cash point to an era of Indian dominance on cricket's world stage |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jan/20/indian-cricket-team-talent-ipl-premier-league-test-series-win-australia |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210427100915/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jan/20/indian-cricket-team-talent-ipl-premier-league-test-series-win-australia |archive-date=27 April 2021 |date=11 January 2021 |last=Bull |first=Andy |work=The Guardian}}</ref>
-On 13 September 2007,{{r|launch}} following India's victory at the [[2007 T20 World Cup]],<ref name=allrise>{{cite web |title=Raw talent plus IPL cash point to an era of Indian dominance on cricket's world stage |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jan/20/indian-cricket-team-talent-ipl-premier-league-test-series-win-australia |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210427100915/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jan/20/indian-cricket-team-talent-ipl-premier-league-test-series-win-australia |archive-date=27 April 2021 |date=11 January 2021 |last=Bull |first=Andy |work=The Guardian}}</ref> the BCCI announced a franchise-based [[Twenty20 cricket]] (T20) competition called the Indian Premier League. The first season was scheduled to start in April 2008 in a "high-profile ceremony" at [[New Delhi]]. BCCI vice-president [[Lalit Modi]], who led the IPL effort, provided details of the tournament, including its format, prize money, franchise revenue system, and squad composition rules. The new league, which would be run by a seven-man governing council, would also be the qualifying mechanism for that year's [[Champions League Twenty20]].<ref name=launch>{{cite news|author=Alter, Jamie|title=Franchises for board's new Twenty20 league|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/franchises-for-board-s-new-twenty20-league-310819|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=17 February 2019|date=13 September 2007|archive-date=13 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513165421/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/franchises-for-board-s-new-twenty20-league-310819|url-status=live}}</ref>
-To determine team ownership, an auction of franchises was held on 24 January 2008; the reserve prices of the eight franchises totalled $400 million,<ref name="IPL Started" /> although the auction raised a total of $723.59 million.<ref>{{cite news |date=24 January 2008 |title=Cricinfo{{spd}}Big business and Bollywood grab stakes in IPL |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-announces-franchise-owners-333193 |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=18 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418005531/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-announces-franchise-owners-333193 |url-status=live }}</ref> As a result of the ban imposed on players opting to participate in the ICL, the rival league closed down in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2009-07-09 |title=Indian players told to shun new 10-over tournament |url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/07/09/sports/indian-players-told-to-shun-new-10-over-tournament/ |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=Stabroek News |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-05-07 |title=Biggest Innovation: Everyone wants a piece of the IPL |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/biggest-india-innovation-indian-premier-league-46696-2014-05-07 |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=Business Today |language=en}}</ref>
+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,<ref name="IPL Started" /> but the auction ultimately raised $723.59 million.<ref>{{cite news |date=24 January 2008 |title=ESPNcricinfo{{spd}}Big business and Bollywood grab stakes in IPL |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-announces-franchise-owners-333193 |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=18 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418005531/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-announces-franchise-owners-333193 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian Premier League, 2007/08 – Cricket Squad Info {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/content/squad?object=313494 |access-date=21 March 2024 |website=Cricinfo |language=en |archive-date=19 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019050506/https://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/content/squad?object=313494 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+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.<ref>{{cite news |title=BCCI amnesty for 79 players |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bcci-amnesty-for-79-players-407033 |access-date=26 March 2025 |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=2 June 2009 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Shankar |first1=Ajay S. |title=Will the ICL survive? |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/will-the-icl-survive-407101 |access-date=26 March 2025 |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=2 June 2009 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=7 May 2014 |title=Biggest Innovation: Everyone wants a piece of the IPL |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/biggest-india-innovation-indian-premier-league-46696-2014-05-07 |access-date=26 June 2023 |website=Business Today |language=en |archive-date=26 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626003557/https://www.businesstoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/biggest-india-innovation-indian-premier-league-46696-2014-05-07 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+[[File:IPL T20 Chennai vs Kolkata.JPG|thumb|right|250px|A match during the [[2008 Indian Premier League|2008 IPL]] inaugural season in [[Chennai]]]]
 === Expansions and terminations ===
+New franchises, [[Pune Warriors India]] and [[Kochi Tuskers Kerala]], joined the league before the fourth season in 2011.<ref name="Pune and Kerala">{{cite news |author1=Ravindran, Siddarth |author2=Gollapudi, Nagraj |date=21 March 2010 |title=Pune and Kochi unveiled as new IPL franchises |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pune-and-kochi-unveiled-as-new-ipl-franchises-452856 |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=9 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609115437/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pune-and-kochi-unveiled-as-new-ipl-franchises-452856 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Sahara India Pariwar#Sports|Sahara Adventure Sports Group]] purchased the Pune franchise for $370 million, while [[Rendezvous Sports World]] bought the Kochi franchise for $333.3 million.<ref name="Pune and Kerala" /> 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.<ref name="Tuskers Out">{{cite news |date=19 September 2011 |title=Kochi franchise terminated by BCCI |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-news-kochi-franchise-terminated-by-bcci-532973 |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=10 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810205658/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-news-kochi-franchise-terminated-by-bcci-532973 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-[[File:Tata IPL EDEN 47th Match KKR vs SRH 02.png|thumb|right|Crowd during a match of the [[2023 IPL]] season in [[Kolkata]]]]
+In September 2012, the [[Deccan Chargers]] franchise agreement was terminated after the BCCI failed to find new owners.<ref>{{cite web |date=14 September 2012 |title=BCCI terminates Deccan Chargers franchise |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bcci-terminates-deccan-chargers-franchise-582292 |access-date=20 February 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo |archive-date=8 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208202224/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bcci-terminates-deccan-chargers-franchise-582292 |url-status=live }}</ref> In October, an auction was held for a replacement franchise; [[Sun TV Network]] won the bid for what became the [[Hyderabad]] franchise;<ref>{{cite news|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=25 October 2012|access-date=20 February 2019|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/588090.html|title=Sun TV Network win Hyderabad IPL franchise|archive-date=16 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916093358/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/588090.html|url-status=live}}</ref> the team was named [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite news |date=18 December 2012 |title=Hyderabad IPL franchise named Sunrisers |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/hyderabad-ipl-franchise-named-sunrisers-597700 |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=26 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126101453/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/hyderabad-ipl-franchise-named-sunrisers-597700 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-New franchises [[Pune Warriors India]] and [[Kochi Tuskers Kerala]] joined the league before the fourth season in 2011.<ref name="Pune and Kerala">{{cite news |author1=Ravindran, Siddarth |author2=Gollapudi, Nagraj |date=21 March 2010 |title=Pune and Kochi unveiled as new IPL franchises |website=www.espncricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pune-and-kochi-unveiled-as-new-ipl-franchises-452856 |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=9 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609115437/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pune-and-kochi-unveiled-as-new-ipl-franchises-452856 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Sahara India Pariwar#Sports|Sahara Adventure Sports Group]] bought the Pune franchise for $370&nbsp;million while [[Rendezvous Sports World]] bought the Kochi franchise for $333.3&nbsp;million.<ref name="Pune and Kerala" /> The Kochi franchise was terminated after only one season when they failed to pay the BCCI the 10% bank guarantee element of the franchise.<ref name="Tuskers Out">{{cite news |date=19 September 2011 |title=Kochi franchise terminated by BCCI |website=www.espncricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-news-kochi-franchise-terminated-by-bcci-532973 |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=10 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810205658/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-news-kochi-franchise-terminated-by-bcci-532973 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-In September 2012, after failing to find new owners, the [[Deccan Chargers]] franchise agreement was terminated.<ref>{{cite web |date=14 September 2012 |title=BCCI terminates Deccan Chargers franchise |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bcci-terminates-deccan-chargers-franchise-582292 |access-date=20 February 2019 |website=www.espncricinfo.com |archive-date=8 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208202224/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bcci-terminates-deccan-chargers-franchise-582292 |url-status=live }}</ref> In October, an auction for a replacement franchise was held; [[Sun TV Network]] won the bid for what became the [[Hyderabad]] franchise;<ref>{{cite news|work=ESPN CricInfo|date=25 October 2012|access-date=20 February 2019|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/588090.html|title=Sun TV Network win Hyderabad IPL franchise|archive-date=16 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916093358/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/588090.html|url-status=live}}</ref> the team was named [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite news |date=18 December 2012 |title=Hyderabad IPL franchise named Sunrisers |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/hyderabad-ipl-franchise-named-sunrisers-597700 |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=26 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126101453/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/hyderabad-ipl-franchise-named-sunrisers-597700 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+Pune Warriors India withdrew from the IPL in May 2013 due to financial differences with the BCCI.<ref>{{cite web |date=21 May 2013 |title=Pune Warriors pull out of IPL |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pune-warriors-pull-out-of-ipl-637032 |access-date=20 February 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo |archive-date=13 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813083756/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pune-warriors-pull-out-of-ipl-637032 |url-status=live }}</ref> The BCCI officially terminated the franchise in October, and the league reverted to eight teams.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/BCCI-terminates-contract-with-Sahara-Pune-Warriors-out-of-IPL/articleshow/24769374.cms|author=K Shriniwas Rao|title=BCCI terminates contract with Sahara, Pune Warriors out of IPL|work=The Times of India|agency=TNN|date=27 October 2013|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=12 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912051703/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/BCCI-terminates-contract-with-Sahara-Pune-Warriors-out-of-IPL/articleshow/24769374.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
-Pune Warriors India withdrew from the IPL in May 2013 over financial differences with the BCCI.<ref>{{cite web |date=21 May 2013 |title=Pune Warriors pull out of IPL |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pune-warriors-pull-out-of-ipl-637032 |access-date=20 February 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo |archive-date=13 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813083756/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pune-warriors-pull-out-of-ipl-637032 |url-status=live }}</ref> The BCCI officially terminated the franchise in October, and the league reverted to eight teams.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/BCCI-terminates-contract-with-Sahara-Pune-Warriors-out-of-IPL/articleshow/24769374.cms|author=K Shriniwas Rao|title=BCCI terminates contract with Sahara, Pune Warriors out of IPL|work=The Times of India|agency=TNN|date=27 October 2013|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=12 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912051703/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/BCCI-terminates-contract-with-Sahara-Pune-Warriors-out-of-IPL/articleshow/24769374.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
+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 [[2013 Indian Premier League spot-fixing and betting case|spot-fixing and betting scandal]].<ref>{{cite news|title=IPL scandal: Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals suspended|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-33517583|work=BBC News|date=14 July 2015|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=23 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123115736/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-33517583|url-status=live}}</ref> The two teams were replaced for two seasons by [[Rising Pune Supergiant]] and [[Gujarat Lions]], based in [[Pune]] and [[Rajkot]], respectively.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pune, Rajkot to host new IPL franchises|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/949987.html|access-date=20 February 2019|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=8 December 2015|archive-date=20 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520050002/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/949987.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/indian-premier-league-announce-two-new-teams-pune-rajkot-for-two-seasons-chennai-rajasthan-suspended/2015-12-09|title=IPL announce two new teams for 2016|website=cricket.com.au|access-date=19 October 2022|archive-date=15 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015130206/https://www.cricket.com.au/news/indian-premier-league-announce-two-new-teams-pune-rajkot-for-two-seasons-chennai-rajasthan-suspended/2015-12-09|url-status=live}}</ref>
-In June 2015, two-time champions [[Chennai Super Kings]] and the inaugural season champions [[Rajasthan Royals]] were suspended for two seasons following their role in a [[2013 Indian Premier League spot-fixing and betting case|spot-fixing and betting scandal]].<ref>{{cite news|title=IPL scandal: Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals suspended|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-33517583|work=BBC News|date=14 July 2015|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=23 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123115736/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-33517583|url-status=live}}</ref> The two teams were replaced for two seasons by franchises based at Pune and [[Rajkot]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Pune, Rajkot to host new IPL franchises|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/949987.html|access-date=20 February 2019|work=ESPN CricInfo|date=8 December 2015|archive-date=20 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520050002/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/949987.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/indian-premier-league-announce-two-new-teams-pune-rajkot-for-two-seasons-chennai-rajasthan-suspended/2015-12-09|title=IPL announce two new teams for 2016|website=cricket.com.au|access-date=19 October 2022|archive-date=15 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015130206/https://www.cricket.com.au/news/indian-premier-league-announce-two-new-teams-pune-rajkot-for-two-seasons-chennai-rajasthan-suspended/2015-12-09|url-status=live}}</ref>
+Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|COVID-19 pandemic]], the venue for the [[2020 Indian Premier League|2020 season]] was moved and games were played in the [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{cite web|date=2 August 2020|title=IPL 2020 in UAE: From new match timings to coronavirus replacements approved by Governing Council – 10 points|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ipl-2020-uae-governing-council-meeting-10-points-updates-schedule-timings-squads-1707092-2020-08-02|access-date=3 August 2020|website=India Today|language=en|archive-date=2 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802171006/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ipl-2020-uae-governing-council-meeting-10-points-updates-schedule-timings-squads-1707092-2020-08-02|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Karhadkar|first=Amol|title=IPL 2020: Final on November 10, 24-player limit for each squad|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/ipl-2020-governing-council-squad-strength-24-players-schedule-sponsors-vivo-uae-final-november-10/article32254069.ece|access-date=3 August 2020|website=Sportstar|date=2 August 2020|language=en|archive-date=4 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804092604/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/ipl-2020-governing-council-squad-strength-24-players-schedule-sponsors-vivo-uae-final-november-10/article32254069.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2021, the BCCI announced that two new franchises, based in two of six shortlisted cities, would join the league in the [[2022 Indian Premier League|2022 season]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Gollapudi|first=Nagraj|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-to-become-10-team-tournament-from-2022-1275505|title=IPL to become 10-team tournament from 2022|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=31 August 2021|access-date=21 September 2021|archive-date=20 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920221207/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-to-become-10-team-tournament-from-2022-1275505|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Tagore|first=Vijay|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/119038/new-ipl-team-auction-likely-on-october-17-through-sealed-covers-cricbuzzcom|title=New IPL team auction likely on October 17 through closed bids|work=Cricbuzz|date=14 September 2021|access-date=21 September 2021|archive-date=21 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921071138/https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/119038/new-ipl-team-auction-likely-on-october-17-through-sealed-covers-cricbuzzcom|url-status=live}}</ref> In closed bidding held in October, the [[RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group|RPSG Group]] and [[CVC Capital]] won the bids for the teams, paying {{INRConvert|7000|c}} and {{INRConvert|5200|c}}, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/119555/rpsg-cvc-capital-win-bids-for-lucknow-ahmedabad-ipl-teams|title=RPSG, CVC Capital win bids for Lucknow, Ahmedabad IPL teams|work=Cricbuzz|date=25 October 2021 |access-date=25 October 2021|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160632/https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/119555/rpsg-cvc-capital-win-bids-for-lucknow-ahmedabad-ipl-teams|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2022-lucknow-and-ahmedabad-become-home-to-the-two-newest-ipl-franchises-1285125|title=Lucknow and Ahmedabad become home to the two newest IPL franchises|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=25 October 2021|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160802/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2022-lucknow-and-ahmedabad-become-home-to-the-two-newest-ipl-franchises-1285125|url-status=live}}</ref> The teams were subsequently named [[Lucknow Super Giants]] and [[Gujarat Titans]].
-Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|COVID-19 pandemic]], the venue for the [[2020 Indian Premier League|2020 season]] was moved and games were played in the [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{cite web|date=2 August 2020|title=IPL 2020 in UAE: From new match timings to coronavirus replacements approved by Governing Council – 10 points|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ipl-2020-uae-governing-council-meeting-10-points-updates-schedule-timings-squads-1707092-2020-08-02|access-date=3 August 2020|website=India Today|language=en|archive-date=2 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802171006/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ipl-2020-uae-governing-council-meeting-10-points-updates-schedule-timings-squads-1707092-2020-08-02|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Karhadkar|first=Amol|title=IPL 2020: Final on November 10, 24-player limit for each squad|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/ipl-2020-governing-council-squad-strength-24-players-schedule-sponsors-vivo-uae-final-november-10/article32254069.ece|access-date=3 August 2020|website=Sportstar|date=2 August 2020|language=en|archive-date=4 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804092604/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/ipl-2020-governing-council-squad-strength-24-players-schedule-sponsors-vivo-uae-final-november-10/article32254069.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2021, the BCCI announced two new franchises, based in two of six shortlisted cities, would join the league in the [[2022 Indian Premier League|2022 season]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Gollapudi|first=Nagraj|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-to-become-10-team-tournament-from-2022-1275505|title=IPL to become 10-team tournament from 2022|work=Cricinfo|date=31 August 2021|access-date=21 September 2021|archive-date=20 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920221207/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-to-become-10-team-tournament-from-2022-1275505|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Tagore|first=Vijay|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/119038/new-ipl-team-auction-likely-on-october-17-through-sealed-covers-cricbuzzcom|title=New IPL team auction likely on October 17 through closed bids|work=Cricbuzz|date=14 September 2021|access-date=21 September 2021|archive-date=21 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921071138/https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/119038/new-ipl-team-auction-likely-on-october-17-through-sealed-covers-cricbuzzcom|url-status=live}}</ref> In closed bidding held in October, [[RPSG Group]] and [[CVC Capital]] won the bids for the teams, paying {{INRConvert|7000|c}} and {{INRConvert|5200|c}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/119555/rpsg-cvc-capital-win-bids-for-lucknow-ahmedabad-ipl-teams|title=RPSG, CVC Capital win bids for Lucknow, Ahmedabad IPL teams|work=Cricbuzz|date=25 October 2021 |access-date=25 October 2021|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160632/https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/119555/rpsg-cvc-capital-win-bids-for-lucknow-ahmedabad-ipl-teams|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2022-lucknow-and-ahmedabad-become-home-to-the-two-newest-ipl-franchises-1285125|title=Lucknow and Ahmedabad become home to the two newest IPL franchises|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=25 October 2021|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160802/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2022-lucknow-and-ahmedabad-become-home-to-the-two-newest-ipl-franchises-1285125|url-status=live}}</ref> 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).
-A number of IPL franchise owners have expanded their business by acquiring teams in other franchise leagues, such as the South African [[SA20 (cricket)|SA20]], the [[Caribbean Premier League]] and the US [[Major League Cricket]]. Teams have been branded with similar names to their parent IPL franchises.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IPL... |url=https://www.wionews.com/sports/ipl-franchises-urge-bcci-to-allow-indian-players-to-play-overseas-t20-leagues-after-buying-sa-teams-report-500005 |website=[[WION]]}}</ref>
+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 (cricket)|Women's Premier League]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=BBC |date=25 January 2023 |title= Women's Indian Premier League: T20 franchises sell for 465m pounds |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/64399097 |access-date=12 June 2025 |work=BBC}}</ref>
-== Organisation ==
+In addition to these acquisitions, [[Delhi Capitals]] also bought a stake in MLC's [[Seattle Orcas]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=17 March 2023 |title=Delhi Capitals joins hands with Satya Nadella to own Major League Cricket team in U.S. |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/delhi-capitals-joins-hands-with-satya-nadella-to-own-major-league-cricket-team-in-us/article66630496.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601014520/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/delhi-capitals-joins-hands-with-satya-nadella-to-own-major-league-cricket-team-in-us/article66630496.ece |archive-date=1 June 2023 |access-date=29 May 2024 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
-The IPL's headquarters is situated inside the Cricket Centre next to the [[Wankhede Stadium]] in [[Churchgate]], Mumbai. The Governing Council is responsible for the league's functions, including tournament organisation. {{as of|April 2023}} its members were:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian Premier League Official Website |url=https://www.iplt20.com/about/governing-council?id=275 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404223452/https://www.iplt20.com/about/governing-council?id=275 |archive-date=4 April 2023 |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=www.iplt20.com |language=en}}</ref>
-* Arun Singh Dhumal – Chairman<ref>{{Cite web |last=Acharya |first=Shayan |date=2022-10-18 |title=Led by President Roger Binny, meet BCCI's new team |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/roger-binny-announced-bcci-president-jay-shah-secretary-profiles-elections-agm-mumbai/article66025270.ece |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en |archive-date=7 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207171203/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/roger-binny-announced-bcci-president-jay-shah-secretary-profiles-elections-agm-mumbai/article66025270.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-18 |title=BCCI AGM: Roger Binny elected BCCI president, takes over from Sourav Ganguly; Arun Dhumal appointed IPL chairman |url=https://www.zeebiz.com/trending/sports/news-bcci-agm-roger-binny-elected-bcci-president-takes-over-from-sourav-ganguly-arun-dhumal-appointed-ipl-chairman-203793 |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=Zee Business |archive-date=7 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207172704/https://www.zeebiz.com/trending/sports/news-bcci-agm-roger-binny-elected-bcci-president-takes-over-from-sourav-ganguly-arun-dhumal-appointed-ipl-chairman-203793 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-* [[Jay Shah]] – Secretary of the BCCI
-* [[Ashish Shelar]] – Treasurer, BCCI
-* Avishek Dalmiya
-* [[Pragyan Ojha]] – Indian Cricketers' Association's representative
-* Alka Rehani Bhardwaj – [[Comptroller and Auditor General of India]] nominee
-=== Player acquisition, squad composition, and salaries ===
+In 2025, stakes in teams from [[The Hundred (cricket)|The Hundred]] became available. [[RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group|RPSG Group]] ([[Lucknow Super Giants]]) bought a 70% stake in [[Manchester Originals]] for around £81m. [[Reliance Industries]] ([[Mumbai Indians]]) bought a 49% stake in the [[Oval Invincibles]] for £60m,<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 February 2025 |title=The Hundred: Lucknow Super Giants buy stake in Manchester Originals |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/c4g305xvl3lo |access-date=4 February 2025 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> renaming the team MI London in December 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 December 2025 |title=The Hundred: Oval Invincibles to be renamed MI London |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/cy07kdjjy0yo |access-date=3 December 2025 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]] sold 100% of [[Northern Superchargers]] to [[Sun Group]] ([[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]) for £100m,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sun Group secures 100% stake in Northern Superchargers |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sun-group-secures-stake-in-northern-superchargers-1471960 |access-date=5 February 2025 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> before announcing the team would be known as Sunrisers Leeds in November 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 November 2025 |title=The Hundred: Northern Superchargers change name to Sunrisers Leeds |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/cddrgy54pp3o |access-date=3 December 2025 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> The [[GMR Group]] ([[Delhi Capitals]]) had already acquired [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]] in a 2024 deal, including the club's 51% stake in the [[Southern Brave]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hughes |first=Matt |date=1 August 2024 |title=Delhi Capitals owners agree £120m deal to buy majority share in Hampshire |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2024/08/01/delhi-capitals-owners-agree-deal-buy-shares-hampshire-ipl/ |access-date=4 February 2025 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> and bought the remaining 49% for around £48m.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Martin |first=Ali |date=12 February 2025 |title=Southern Brave sale completes Hundred's £1bn revamp of English cricket |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/feb/12/hampshire-snap-up-southern-brave-stake-as-hundred-sale-hits-1billion |access-date=15 February 2025 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
-{{Update section|date=March 2023|reason=Team rules are as of 2020, and average pay figures are from 2015}}
+{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:small;"
+! style="width:12%;" |{{flagicon|IND}} <br> IPL<br /> <small>(Men's)</small>
+! style="width:12%;" |{{flagicon|IND}} <br> [[Women's Premier League (cricket)|WPL]]<br /> <small>(Women's)</small>
+! style="width:12%;" |{{flagicon|UK}} <br> [[The Hundred (cricket)|The Hundred]]<br /> <small>(Men's & Women's)</small>
+! style="width:12%;" |{{flagicon|UK}} <br> [[T20 Blast]]<br /> <small>(Men's & Women's)</small>
+! style="width:12%;" |{{flagicon|RSA}} <br> [[SA20]] <br /> <small>(Men's)</small>
+! style="width:12%;" |{{flagicon|UAE}} <br> [[International League T20|ILT20]]<br />  <small>(Men's)</small>
+! style="width:12%;" |{{flagicon|West Indies}} <br> [[Caribbean Premier League|CPL]]<br /> <small>(Men's)</small>
+! style="width:12%;" |{{flagicon|USA}} <br> [[Major League Cricket|MLC]]<br /> <small>(Men's)</small>
+|-
+![[Chennai Super Kings]]
+!
+!
+!
+|[[Joburg Super Kings]]
+!
+!
+|[[Texas Super Kings]]
+|-
+![[Delhi Capitals]]
+|[[Delhi Capitals (WPL)|Delhi Capitals]]
+|[[Southern Brave]]
+|[[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]]
+|[[Pretoria Capitals]]
+|[[Dubai Capitals]]
+!
+|[[Seattle Orcas]]{{efn|name=minor}}
+|-
+![[Gujarat Titans]]
+!
+!
+!
+!
+!
+!
+!
+|-
+![[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
+!
+!
+!
+!
+|[[Abu Dhabi Knight Riders]]
+|[[Trinbago Knight Riders]]
+|[[Los Angeles Knight Riders]]
+|-
+![[Lucknow Super Giants]]
+!
+|[[Manchester Super Giants]]{{efn|name=minor}}
+!
+|[[Durban's Super Giants]]
+!
+!
+!
+|-
+![[Mumbai Indians]]
+|[[Mumbai Indians (WPL)|Mumbai Indians]]
+|[[Oval Invincibles|MI London]]{{efn|name=minor|Denotes minority stakes}}
+!
+|[[MI Cape Town]]
+|[[MI Emirates]]
+!
+|[[MI New York]]
+|-
+![[Punjab Kings]]
+!
+!
+!
+!
+!
+|[[Saint Lucia Kings]]
+!
+|-
+![[Rajasthan Royals]]
+!
+!
+!
+|[[Paarl Royals]]
+!
+|[[Barbados Royals]]
+!
+|-
+![[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]
+|[[Royal Challengers Bengaluru (WPL)|Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]
+!
+!
+!
+!
+!
+!
+|-
+![[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
+!
+|[[Sunrisers Leeds]]
+!
+|[[Sunrisers Eastern Cape]]
+!
+!
+!
-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<ref>{{Cite web |title=IPL Auction |url=https://www.iplt20.com/auction |website=IPLT20 website}}</ref> and set their base price and are bought by the highest-bidding franchise. Players unsold at the auction are eligible to be signed as replacement signings. In the trading windows, a player can only be traded with consent; the franchise pays any difference between the old and new contracts. If the new contract is worth more than the old one, the player and the selling franchise share the difference. There are generally three trading windows – two before the auction and one between the auction and the start of the tournament. Players cannot be traded outside the trading windows or during the tournament, whereas replacements can be signed before or during the tournament.
+|}
-Some of the rules for franchises, as of the 2020 season, are:
-*The [[salary cap]] of the entire squad must not exceed {{INRConvert|85|c}}.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kolkata to host IPL 2020 auction on December 19|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/kolkata-to-host-ipl-2020-cauction-on-december-19/articleshow/71386522.cms|access-date=15 October 2019|archive-date=3 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403011810/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/kolkata-to-host-ipl-2020-cauction-on-december-19/articleshow/71386522.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
-* Under-19 players cannot be picked unless they have previously played [[first-class cricket|first-class]] or [[List A cricket|List A]] cricket.<ref>{{cite web|title=Instances in IPL when team played less than 4 overseas players|url=https://www.crictracker.com/instances-ipl-team-played-less-4-overseas-players/|access-date=20 February 2019|work=CricTracker|date=5 May 2016|archive-date=7 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707120342/https://www.crictracker.com/instances-ipl-team-played-less-4-overseas-players/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-Player contracts run for one year; the franchise can extend the contract by one or two years. 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.<ref>{{cite web |date=24 December 2013 |title=Player regulations for IPL 2014 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/player-regulations-for-ipl-2014-703647 |access-date=20 February 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo |archive-date=30 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630015430/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/player-regulations-for-ipl-2014-703647 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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 {{INRConvert|10|l}} to {{INRConvert|30|l}} 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.<ref>{{cite web |date=30 January 2014 |title=IPL longlist features 651 uncapped players |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-longlist-features-651-uncapped-players-714115 |access-date=20 February 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo |archive-date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206125545/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-longlist-features-651-uncapped-players-714115 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-The BCCI give 10% of foreign players' salary to their country's national cricket board.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Australia stars in contrast dispute after Cricket Australia makes IPL cash grab. |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/indian-premier-league/australia-stars-in-contract-dispute-after-cricket-australia-makes-ipl-cash-grab/news-story/69aca1333b2bbc3e07df1a9d1192bd0e |website=Fox Sports |date=7 September 2010 |access-date=15 November 2022 |archive-date=15 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115192541/https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/indian-premier-league/australia-stars-in-contract-dispute-after-cricket-australia-makes-ipl-cash-grab/news-story/69aca1333b2bbc3e07df1a9d1192bd0e |url-status=live }}</ref>
+== Organization ==
+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}}, its members included:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian Premier League Official Website |url=https://www.iplt20.com/about/governing-council?id=275 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404223452/https://www.iplt20.com/about/governing-council?id=275 |archive-date=4 April 2023 |access-date=9 April 2023 |website=www.iplt20.com |language=en}}</ref>
-According to a 2015 survey by Sporting Intelligence and ''[[ESPN The Magazine]]'', the average IPL salary when [[pro rata|pro-rated]] is {{USD}}4.33&nbsp;million per year, the second-highest of sports leagues in the world. Because players in the IPL are contracted only for the duration of the tournament&nbsp;– less than two months&nbsp;– 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=IPL cricketers world's No.2 sports earners|url=https://www.emirates247.com/sports/ipl/ipl-cricketers-world-s-no-2-sports-earners-2015-05-21-1.591446|date=21 May 2015|access-date=20 February 2019|work=Emirates 24/7|archive-date=3 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403133437/https://www.emirates247.com/sports/ipl/ipl-cricketers-world-s-no-2-sports-earners-2015-05-21-1.591446|url-status=live}}</ref>
+* Arun Singh Dhumal – Chairman<ref>{{Cite web |last=Acharya |first=Shayan |date=18 October 2022 |title=Led by President Roger Binny, meet BCCI's new team |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/roger-binny-announced-bcci-president-jay-shah-secretary-profiles-elections-agm-mumbai/article66025270.ece |access-date=7 February 2023 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en |archive-date=7 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207171203/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/roger-binny-announced-bcci-president-jay-shah-secretary-profiles-elections-agm-mumbai/article66025270.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=18 October 2022 |title=BCCI AGM: Roger Binny elected BCCI president, takes over from Sourav Ganguly; Arun Dhumal appointed IPL chairman |url=https://www.zeebiz.com/trending/sports/news-bcci-agm-roger-binny-elected-bcci-president-takes-over-from-sourav-ganguly-arun-dhumal-appointed-ipl-chairman-203793 |access-date=7 February 2023 |website=Zee Business |archive-date=7 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207172704/https://www.zeebiz.com/trending/sports/news-bcci-agm-roger-binny-elected-bcci-president-takes-over-from-sourav-ganguly-arun-dhumal-appointed-ipl-chairman-203793 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+* [[Devajit Saikia]] – Honorary Secretary, BCCI, Member
-According to a report by [[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]], IPL players are paid 18% of the revenue, which is the lowest amount compared to other major sports leagues. Most sports leagues pay the players at least 50% of the revenue. The [[Federation of International Cricketers' Associations]] said that IPL players must be paid fairly.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Staff |first1=The Wire |title=IPL Cricketers Get Only 18% of Revenue as Wages, Must Be 'Paid Fairly': International Federation |url=https://thewire.in/sport/ipl-cricketers-get-only-18-of-revenue-as-wages-must-be-paid-fairly-international-federation |access-date=2023-05-03 |work=[[The Wire(India)|The Wire]] |date=2023-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wigmore |first1=Tim |title=Think IPL players are well paid? They should be paid three times more |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2023/03/29/think-ipl-players-paid-should-paid-three-times/ |access-date=2023-05-03 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=2023-03-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wigmore |first1=Tim |title=IPL cricketers should be paid fairly and proportionately, says players' union |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2023/05/01/ipl-cricketers-not-paid-enough-says-players-union/ |access-date=2023-05-03 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=2023-05-01}}</ref>
+* Prabhtej Singh Bhatia – Honorary Treasurer, BCCI, Member
+* Avishek Dalmiya – Member
+* [[V. Chamundeswaranath|Vankina Chamundeswaranath]] – Indian Cricketers' Association's representative, Member
+* CM Sane – [[Comptroller and Auditor General of India|CAG]] Nominee, Member
 === Prize money ===
-The 2022 season of the IPL offered total prize money of {{INRConvert|46.5|c|lk=on|year=2022}}, with the winning team netting {{INRConvert|20|c|year=2022}} and the second-placed team {{INRConvert|13|c|year=2022}}.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Livemint |date=2022-05-29 |title=IPL final 2022: Prize money and all other awards. All you need to know |url=https://www.livemint.com/sports/cricket-news/ipl-final-2022-prize-money-and-all-other-awards-all-you-need-to-know-11653808121321.html |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=ABP News |date=2022-05-29 |title=IPL 2022 Final Prize Money: All You Need To Know About Prize Money, Other Awards |url=https://news.abplive.com/sports/ipl-2022-final-prize-money-winners-runners-up-ipl-season-15-final-rr-vs-gt-cash-prize-bcci-1534490 |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref> League rules mandate that half of any prize money must be distributed amongst the franchise's players.<ref>{{cite web |author=Amrit Mathur |date=22 April 2013 |title=IPL-onomics: where Indian players call the shots |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/amrit-mathur-on-the-economics-of-the-ipl-indian-players-call-the-shots-631508 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=6 February 2023 |archive-date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206124501/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/amrit-mathur-on-the-economics-of-the-ipl-indian-players-call-the-shots-631508 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+The 2022 season of the IPL offered total prize money of {{INRConvert|46.5|c|lk=on|year=2022}}, with the winning team netting {{INRConvert|20|c|year=2022}} and the second-placed team {{INRConvert|13|c|year=2022}}.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Livemint |date=29 May 2022 |title=IPL final 2022: Prize money and all other awards. All you need to know |url=https://www.livemint.com/sports/cricket-news/ipl-final-2022-prize-money-and-all-other-awards-all-you-need-to-know-11653808121321.html |access-date=11 April 2023 |website=mint |language=en |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411094230/https://www.livemint.com/sports/cricket-news/ipl-final-2022-prize-money-and-all-other-awards-all-you-need-to-know-11653808121321.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=29 May 2022 |title=IPL 2022 Final Prize Money: All You Need To Know About Prize Money, Other Awards |url=https://news.abplive.com/sports/ipl-2022-final-prize-money-winners-runners-up-ipl-season-15-final-rr-vs-gt-cash-prize-bcci-1534490 |access-date=11 April 2023 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411094231/https://news.abplive.com/sports/ipl-2022-final-prize-money-winners-runners-up-ipl-season-15-final-rr-vs-gt-cash-prize-bcci-1534490 |url-status=live }}</ref> League rules mandate that half of any prize money must be distributed among the franchise's players.<ref>{{cite web |author=Amrit Mathur |date=22 April 2013 |title=IPL-onomics: where Indian players call the shots |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/amrit-mathur-on-the-economics-of-the-ipl-indian-players-call-the-shots-631508 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=6 February 2023 |archive-date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206124501/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/amrit-mathur-on-the-economics-of-the-ipl-indian-players-call-the-shots-631508 |url-status=live }}</ref> Royal Challengers Bengaluru won their first IPL title in 2025, receiving ₹20 crore, while runners-up Punjab Kings earned ₹12 crore.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=CricOpinion |date=4 June 2025 |title=IPL 2025 Awards & Prize Money: Full List of Winners and Earnings |url=https://cricopinion.com/cricket-news/ipl-2025-final-winner-awards-prize-money-list |access-date=14 June 2025 |website=CricOpinion |language=en}}</ref>
-==Rules==
+==Rules and format==
-The IPL has a number of rules which vary from the established [[Laws of cricket]] or those used in other Twenty20 leagues:
+The IPL has several rules which vary from the established [[Laws of Cricket|laws of cricket]] or those used in other [[Twenty20]] leagues:
-* IPL games incorporate [[television timeout]]s. Each team is given a two-and-a-half-minute "strategic [[Time-out (sport)|time-out]]" during each innings. One must be taken by the bowling team between the seventh and ninth [[Over (cricket)|overs]] and the other by the batting team between the 14th and 16th overs. A penalty may be imposed if umpires find teams misusing this privilege.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iplt20.com/about/match-playing-conditions/law-15-intervals|title=Law 15 – Intervals|publisher=Indian Premier League|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=17 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217085050/https://www.iplt20.com/about/match-playing-conditions/law-15-intervals|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+* IPL games incorporate [[television timeout]]s. Each team is given a two-and-a-half-minute "strategic [[Time-out (sport)|time-out]]" during each innings. One must be taken by the bowling team between the conclusion of the 6th and 9th [[Over (cricket)|over]]s and the other by the batting team between the end of the 13th and 16th overs. A penalty may be imposed if umpires find teams misusing this privilege.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iplt20.com/about/match-playing-conditions/law-15-intervals|title=Law 15 – Intervals|publisher=Indian Premier League|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=17 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217085050/https://www.iplt20.com/about/match-playing-conditions/law-15-intervals|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-* Since the 2018 season, the [[Decision Review System]] (DRS) has been used in all IPL matches, allowing each team two opportunities each innings to review an on-field umpire's decision.<ref>{{cite news|title=DRS to be used in IPL|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/drs-to-be-used-in-ipl/article23314621.ece|access-date=20 February 2019|work=The Hindu|agency=PTI|date=21 March 2018|archive-date=20 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220114513/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/drs-to-be-used-in-ipl/article23314621.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> From the [[2023 Indian Premier League|2023 season]], this was extended to allow the review of [[wide (cricket)|wide]]s ad [[no-ball]]s.<ref name=":2" />
+* 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=DRS to be used in IPL|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/drs-to-be-used-in-ipl/article23314621.ece|access-date=20 February 2019|work=The Hindu|agency=PTI|date=21 March 2018|archive-date=20 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220114513/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/drs-to-be-used-in-ipl/article23314621.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> From the [[2023 Indian Premier League|2023 season]], this was extended to allow the review of [[wide (cricket)|wide]]s and [[no-ball]]s.<ref name=":2" />
-* 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,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2023-03-22 |title=IPL 2023 new rules: Playing XI, Impact Player to be revealed after toss; penalties for unfair keeper, fielder movement |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-2023-new-rules-playing-xi-impact-player-to-be-revealed-after-toss-penalties-for-unfair-keeper-fielder-movement-101679487255661.html |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=23 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323061508/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-2023-new-rules-playing-xi-impact-player-to-be-revealed-after-toss-penalties-for-unfair-keeper-fielder-movement-101679487255661.html |url-status=live }}</ref> or the match referee may impose financial sanctions on the bowling team after the match, with players fined a proportion of their match fee.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explained: How the IPL slow over rate penalties works. |url=https://www.timesofindia.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/explained-how-the-ipl-slow-over-rate-penalties-work/amp_articleshow/99755239.cms |website=[[Times of India]]}}</ref>
+* 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]],<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=22 March 2023 |title=IPL 2023 new rules: Playing XI, Impact Player to be revealed after toss; penalties for unfair keeper, fielder movement |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-2023-new-rules-playing-xi-impact-player-to-be-revealed-after-toss-penalties-for-unfair-keeper-fielder-movement-101679487255661.html |access-date=30 March 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=23 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323061508/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-2023-new-rules-playing-xi-impact-player-to-be-revealed-after-toss-penalties-for-unfair-keeper-fielder-movement-101679487255661.html |url-status=live }}</ref> or the match referee may impose financial sanctions on the bowling team after the match, with players fined a proportion of their match fee.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Explained: How the IPL slow over rate penalties works. |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/explained-how-the-ipl-slow-over-rate-penalties-work/articleshow/99755239.cms |website=[[Times of India]] |access-date=22 April 2024 |archive-date=21 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521104428/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/explained-how-the-ipl-slow-over-rate-penalties-work/articleshow/99755239.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
-* Teams can use a [[Substitution in sports|substitute]], termed an "impact player", from a list of five players named as possible substitutes. The substitution can be made before the start of 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.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=Impact player, two team sheets: What are IPL 2023's new rules? |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2023/3/31/impact-player-two-team-sheets-what-are-ipl-2023s-new-rules |website=Al-Jazeera |access-date=31 March 2023 |archive-date=31 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331110223/https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2023/3/31/impact-player-two-team-sheets-what-are-ipl-2023s-new-rules |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ESPN 20221221">{{Cite web |title=Impact Player in IPL 2023 – all you need to know about the new rule |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2023-impact-player-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-rule-1350616 |date=21 December 2022 |website=ESPN |access-date=3 April 2023 |archive-date=4 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404172616/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2023-impact-player-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-rule-1350616 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+* Teams can use a [[Substitution in sports|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.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=Impact player, two team sheets: What are IPL 2023's new rules? |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2023/3/31/impact-player-two-team-sheets-what-are-ipl-2023s-new-rules |website=Al-Jazeera |access-date=31 March 2023 |archive-date=31 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331110223/https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2023/3/31/impact-player-two-team-sheets-what-are-ipl-2023s-new-rules |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ESPN 20221221">{{Cite web |title=Impact Player in IPL 2023 – all you need to know about the new rule |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2023-impact-player-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-rule-1350616 |date=21 December 2022 |website=ESPN |access-date=3 April 2023 |archive-date=4 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404172616/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2023-impact-player-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-rule-1350616 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-* Teams can declare their playing eleven to the match-referee before or after the toss.<ref name=":8" />
+* Teams can declare their playing eleven to the match referee before or after the toss.<ref name=":8" />
-* 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]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Impact Player to be Indian unless the team starts with less than four foreigners |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/124905/impact-player-to-be-indian-unless-team-starts-with-less-than-four-foreigners |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Cricbuzz |date=21 December 2022 |language=en |archive-date=30 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330094024/https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/124905/impact-player-to-be-indian-unless-team-starts-with-less-than-four-foreigners |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":8" />
+* 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]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Impact Player to be Indian unless the team starts with less than four foreigners |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/124905/impact-player-to-be-indian-unless-team-starts-with-less-than-four-foreigners |access-date=30 March 2023 |website=Cricbuzz |date=21 December 2022 |language=en |archive-date=30 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330094024/https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/124905/impact-player-to-be-indian-unless-team-starts-with-less-than-four-foreigners |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":8" />
-* Teams can includes a maximum of four overseas players in their playing eleven.<ref name="ESPN 20221221" />
+* 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.<ref name="ESPN 20221221" />
-* Teams must include 15 players in their squad, with a maximum of eight overseas players.<ref>{{Cite web |title=आयपीएलच्या प्रत्येक संघात जास्तीत जास्त किती खेळाडू असू शकतात, जाणून घ्या नियम |trans-title=How many maximum players have to be in an IPL squad, Know the rules. |url=https://maharashtratimes.com/sports/cricket/iplt20/news/how-many-players-can-be-maximum-in-a-team-of-ipl-know-the-rules/articleshow/96460178.cms |website=MT |access-date=31 March 2023 |archive-date=31 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331110224/https://maharashtratimes.com/sports/cricket/iplt20/news/how-many-players-can-be-maximum-in-a-team-of-ipl-know-the-rules/articleshow/96460178.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
+* Squads can include a maximum of 25 players, including up to eight overseas players.<ref>{{Cite web |title=आयपीएलच्या प्रत्येक संघात जास्तीत जास्त किती खेळाडू असू शकतात, जाणून घ्या नियम |trans-title=How many maximum players have to be in an IPL squad, Know the rules. |url=https://maharashtratimes.com/sports/cricket/iplt20/news/how-many-players-can-be-maximum-in-a-team-of-ipl-know-the-rules/articleshow/96460178.cms |website=MT |access-date=31 March 2023 |archive-date=31 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331110224/https://maharashtratimes.com/sports/cricket/iplt20/news/how-many-players-can-be-maximum-in-a-team-of-ipl-know-the-rules/articleshow/96460178.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
+* Since the [[2024 Indian Premier League|2024 season]], bowlers have been 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IPL to allow two bouncers per over |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2024-to-allow-two-bouncers-per-over-1413422 |access-date=19 December 2023 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en |archive-date=18 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218233215/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2024-to-allow-two-bouncers-per-over-1413422 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 == Teams ==
-As of the 2023 season, the league has ten teams based in cities across India.
+{{location map+ |India |caption=All 10 IPL teams in the cities they are based in|places=
+{{Location map~ |India |lat=18.97 |long=72.82 |label=[[Mumbai Indians|MI]] |position=top}}
+{{Location map~ |India |lat=22.56 |long=88.36 |label=[[Kolkata Knight Riders|KKR]] |position=left}}
+{{Location map~ |India |lat=30.78 |long=76.69 |label=[[Punjab Kings|PBKS]] |position=right}}
+{{Location map~ |India |lat=12.96 |long=77.56 |label=[[Royal Challengers Bengaluru|RCB]] |position=left}}
+{{location map~ |India |lat=26.92 |long=75.82 |label=[[Rajasthan Royals|RR]] |position=left}}
+{{Location map~ |India |lat=28.61 |long=77.23 |label=[[Delhi Capitals|DC]] |position=left}}
+{{Location map~ |India |lat=17.40 |long=78.45 |label=[[Sunrisers Hyderabad|SRH]] |position=right}}
+{{location map~ |India |lat=13.08 |long=80.27 |label=[[Chennai Super Kings|CSK]] |position=right}}
+{{location map~ |India |lat=23.05 |long=72.35 |label=[[Gujarat Titans|GT]] |position=right}}
+{{location map~ |India |lat=26.84 |long=80.94 |label=[[Lucknow Super Giants|LSG]] |position=bottom}}|width=350px|float=right}}
+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.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Gokul |first1=G. |last2=Sundararaman |first2=Malolan |date=9 November 2023 |title=Determining the playing 11 based on opposition squad: An IPL illustration |journal=Journal of Sports Analytics |language=en |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=191–203 |doi=10.3233/JSA-220638 |issn=2215-020X|doi-access=free }}</ref> As of the 2025 season, the league consists of 10 teams.
-{{Map/Teams in IPL}}
+{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:small";
-{| class="wikitable"
 |-
-!Team
+!colspan="2"| Team
 !City
 !State
@@ Line 184: / Line 293: @@
 !Captain
 !Head coach
+!Owner(s)
+!Ref
 |-
-| [[Chennai Super Kings]]
+| style="background:#faef23;" |
+! [[Chennai Super Kings]]
 | [[Chennai]]
 | [[Tamil Nadu]]
 | [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]]
 | text-align:center;| 2008
-| [[M. S. Dhoni]]
+| [[Ruturaj Gaikwad]]
 | [[Stephen Fleming]]
+| [[Chennai Super Kings Cricket|Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited]]
+|
 |-
-| [[Delhi Capitals]]
+| style="background:#253f8c;" |
+! [[Delhi Capitals]]
 | [[New Delhi]]
 | [[Delhi]]
-| [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium]]
+| [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium|Arun Jaitley Stadium]]
 | text-align:center;| 2008
-| [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]]
+| [[Axar Patel]]
-| [[Ricky Ponting]]
+| [[Hemang Badani]]
+| [[GMR Group]] (50%)<br/>[[JSW Group]] (50%)
+|<ref>{{cite news |title=JSW, GMR to manage Delhi Capitals teams on two-year rotational basis |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/jsw-gmr-to-manage-delhi-capitals-teams-on-two-year-rotational-basis/articleshow/114306181.cms |access-date=25 March 2025 |work=The Economic Times |date=17 October 2024}}</ref>
 |-
-| [[Gujarat Titans]]
+| style="background:#081d32;" |
+! [[Gujarat Titans]]
 | [[Ahmedabad]]
 | [[Gujarat]]
 | [[Narendra Modi Stadium]]
 | text-align:center;|2022
-| [[Hardik Pandya]]
+| [[Shubman Gill]]
 | [[Ashish Nehra]]
+| [[Torrent Group]] (67%)<br/>[[CVC Capital Partners|CVC Capital]] (33%)
+|<ref name="gujt">{{cite news |title=IPL 2025: Ahmedabad-based Torrent Group completes acquisition of 67% stake in Gujarat Titans |url=https://www.livemint.com/sports/cricket-news/ipl-2025-ahmedabad-based-torrent-group-completes-acquisition-of-67-stake-in-gujarat-titans-11742230633288.html |access-date=25 March 2025 |work=Mint |date=17 March 2025}}</ref>
 |-
-| [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
+| style="background:#3a225c;" |
+! [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
 | [[Kolkata]]
 | [[West Bengal]]
 | [[Eden Gardens]]
 | text-align:center;| 2008
-| [[Nitish Rana]]
+| [[Ajinkya Rahane]]
-| [[Chandrakant Pandit]]
+| [[Abhishek Nayar]]
+|[[Shah Rukh Khan]] (55%)<br/>[[Mehta Group]] (45%)
+|<ref name="gujt"/>
 |-
-| [[Lucknow Super Giants]]
+| style="background:#c4282b;" |
+! [[Lucknow Super Giants]]
 | [[Lucknow]]
 | [[Uttar Pradesh]]
-| [[Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium]]
+| [[Ekana Cricket Stadium|Ekana Stadium]]
 | text-align:center;|2022
-| [[KL Rahul]]
+| [[Rishabh Pant]]
 | [[Justin Langer]]
+| [[RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group]]
+|<ref>{{cite news |title='Specifically wanted the Lucknow franchise', Sanjiv Goenka says |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/specifically-wanted-the-lucknow-franchise-sanjiv-goenka-says/articleshow/87270246.cms |access-date=25 March 2025 |work=The Economic Times |date=26 October 2021}}</ref>
 |-
-| [[Mumbai Indians]]
+| style="background:#1c5f93;" |
+! [[Mumbai Indians]]
 | [[Mumbai]]
 | [[Maharashtra]]
 | [[Wankhede Stadium]]
 | text-align:center;| 2008
-| [[Rohit Sharma]]
+| [[Hardik Pandya]]
-| [[Mark Boucher]]
+| [[Mahela Jayawardene]]
+| [[Reliance Industries]]
+|<ref>{{cite web |title=Indiawin Sports Private Limited Financial Statements 2023–24 |url=https://rilstaticasset.akamaized.net/sites/default/files/2024-08/Indiawin-Sports-Private-Limited.pdf |publisher=Reliance Industries |access-date=25 March 2025}}</ref>
 |-
-| [[Punjab Kings]]
+| style="background:#d92028;" |
-| [[Mohali]]
+! [[Punjab Kings]]
+| [[New Chandigarh]]
 | [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
-| [[Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium]]
+| [[Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium|Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium]]
 | text-align:center;| 2008
-| [[Shikhar Dhawan]]
+| [[Shreyas Iyer]]
-| [[Trevor Bayliss]]
+| [[Ricky Ponting]]
+|[[Mohit Burman]] (48%)<br/>[[Ness Wadia]] (23%)<br/>[[Preity Zinta]] (23%)<br/>[[Karan Paul]] (6%)
+|<ref>{{cite news |title=No plan to sell stake now: Punjab Kings' Burman |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/no-plan-to-sell-stake-now-punjab-kings-burman/articleshow/112754405.cms |access-date=25 March 2025 |work=The Economic Times |date=24 August 2024}}</ref>
 |-
-| [[Rajasthan Royals]]
+| style="background:#e21e8e;" |
+! [[Rajasthan Royals]]
 | [[Jaipur]]
 | [[Rajasthan]]
 | [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]]
 | text-align:center;| 2008
-| [[Sanju Samson]]
+| [[Riyan Parag]]
-| [[Kumar Sangakara]]
+| [[Kumar Sangakkara]]
+|[[Kal Somani]]<br/>[[Rob Walton]]<br/>[[Sheila Ford Hamp|Hamp Family]]
+|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chanda |first1=Kathakali |title=IPL 2022: Will Rajasthan Royals 2.0 Slay Goliath Again? |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/take-one-big-story-of-the-day/ipl-2022-will-rajasthan-royals-20-slay-goliath-again/74683/1 |access-date=27 March 2025 |work=Forbes India |date=24 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
 |-
-| [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
+| style="background:#d7282f;" |
-| [[Bangalore]]
+! [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]
+| [[Bengaluru]]
 | [[Karnataka]]
 | [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]]
 | text-align:center;| 2008
-| [[Faf du Plessis]]
+| [[Rajat Patidar]]
 | [[Andy Flower]]
+|[[Aditya Birla Group]]<br/>[[The Times Group]]<br/>[[Blackstone Inc.]]<br/>[[David Blitzer|Bolt Ventures]]
+|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Malviya |first1=Sagar |title=RCB's fours and sixes lift United Spirits' scorecard in FY24 |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/liquor/rcbs-fours-and-sixes-lift-united-spirits-scorecard-in-fy24/articleshow/111560121.cms |access-date=25 March 2025 |work=The Economic Times |date=8 July 2024}}</ref>
 |-
-| [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
+| style="background:#f36331;" |
+! [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
 | [[Hyderabad]]
 | [[Telangana]]
-| [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium]]
+| [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium|Rajiv Gandhi Stadium]]
 | text-align:center;|2013
-| [[Aiden Markram]]
+| [[Pat Cummins]]
 | [[Daniel Vettori]]
+| [[Sun TV Network]]
+|<ref>{{cite news |title=Revenue from cricket franchise SunRisers will rise substantially: Sun TV |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/revenue-from-cricket-franchise-sunrisers-will-rise-substantially-sun-tv/articleshow/113068563.cms |access-date=25 March 2025 |work=The Economic Times |date=4 September 2024}}</ref>
 |}
 === Defunct teams ===
-{| class="wikitable"
+{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:small";
 |-
-!Team
+!colspan="2"| Team
 !City
 !State
@@ Line 277: / Line 418: @@
 !Owner(s)
 |-
+| style="background:#00A79D;" |
 |[[Deccan Chargers]]
 |[[Hyderabad]]
-| [[Telangana]]
+| [[Andhra Pradesh]]<ref>Hyderabad was part of Andhra Pradesh when Deccan Chargers used to play.</ref>
-| [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium]]
+|[[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium|Rajiv Gandhi Stadium]]
 |text-align:center;|2008
 |text-align:center;|2012
-|
+|[[Deccan Chronicle]]
-* [[T. Venkattram Reddy]]
-* [[Gayatri Reddy (socialite)|Gayatri Reddy]]
 |-
+| style="background:#F47721;" |
 |[[Kochi Tuskers Kerala]]
 |[[Kochi]]
@@ Line 292: / Line 433: @@
 |[[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
 |text-align:center;|2011
-|text-align:center;|2011
+|text-align:center;|2012
-|
+| [[Rendezvous Sports World]]
-* Kochi Cricket Pvt Ltd
 |-
+| style="background:#003087;" |
 |[[Pune Warriors India]]
-|[[Pune]]
+| rowspan="2" |[[Pune]]
-|[[Maharashtra]]
+| rowspan="2" |[[Maharashtra]]
-|[[Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium]]
+| rowspan="2" |[[Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium|MCA Stadium]]
 |text-align:center;|2011
 |text-align:center;|2013
-|
+| [[Sahara India Pariwar]]
-* [[Subrata Roy]]
 |-
+| style="background:#6a1b9a;" |
 |[[Rising Pune Supergiant]]
-|[[Pune]]
-|[[Maharashtra]]
-|[[Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium]]
 |text-align:center;|2016
 |text-align:center;|2018
-|
+| [[RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group]]
-* [[Sanjiv Goenka]]
 |-
+| style="background:#f26522;" |
 |[[Gujarat Lions]]
 |[[Rajkot]]
 |[[Gujarat]]
-|[[Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium]]
+|[[Niranjan Shah Stadium]]
 |text-align:center;|2016
 |text-align:center;|2018
-|
+| [[Intex Technologies]]
-* [[Keshav Bansal]]
 |}
 ===Timeline of teams===
 <timeline>
-DateFormat  = yyyy
+DateFormat = yyyy
-ImageSize =  width:1100 height:auto barincrement:25
+ImageSize = width:1100 height:auto barincrement:25
-Period =  from:2008 till:2024
+Period = from:2008 till:2027
-TimeAxis =  orientation:horizontal
+TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal
-PlotArea = right:120 left:20 bottom:50 top:5 #> to display a count on left side of graph,  use "left:20" to suppress the count, use "left:20"<#
+PlotArea = right:120 left:20 bottom:50 top:5 #> to display a count on the left side of the graph, use "left:20" to suppress the count, use "left:20"<#
 Colors = id:barcolor
   id:line value:pink
-  id:bg   value:white
+  id:bg value:white
            id:Present value:rgb(0.4,0.80,0.67) # Use this color to denote a team that is a current league member
            id:Former value:rgb(0.742,0.727,0.852) # Use this color to denote a team that is a former league member
            id:Suspended value:rgb(0.996,0.996,0.699) # Use this color to denote a team that is suspended
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+PlotData =
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   bar:6  color:Present from:2018 till:end text:
-  bar:7  color:Present from:2008 till:end text: Royal Challengers Bangalore (2008–present)
+  bar:7  color:Present from:2008 till:2024 text: Royal Challengers Bangalore (2008–2023)
+ bar:7  color:Present from:2024 till:end text: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (2024–present)
+ bar:8  color:Former from:2008 till:2013 text: Deccan Chargers (2008–2012)
   bar:8  color:Present from:2013 till:end text: Sunrisers Hyderabad (2013–present)
+ bar:9  color:Former from:2011 till:2012 text: Kochi Tuskers Kerala (2011)
+ bar:9  color:Former from:2016 till:2018 text: Gujarat Lions (2016–2017)
   bar:9  color:Present from:2022 till:end text: Gujarat Titans (2022–present)
- bar:10  color:Present from:2022 till:end text: Lucknow Super Giants (2022–present)
- bar:8  color:Former from:2008 till:2013 text: Deccan Chargers (2008–2012)
- bar:9  color:Former from:2011 till:2012 text: Kochi Tuskers Kerala (2011)
   bar:10  color:Former from:2011 till:2014 text: Pune Warriors India (2011–2013)
- bar:9  color:Former from:2016 till:2018 text: Gujarat Lions (2016–2017)
   bar:10  color:Former from:2016 till:2018 text: Rising Pune Supergiant (2016–2017)
+ bar:10  color:Present from:2022 till:end text: Lucknow Super Giants (2022–present)
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-== Tournament seasons and results ==
+==Squads==
-{{Main|List of Indian Premier League seasons and results|List of Indian Premier League records and statistics}}
+A team can acquire players through the annual {{vanchor|player auction}}, trading with other teams during trading windows, and signing replacements for unavailable players.
+=== Player acquisition ===
+For the 2025 IPL season, the total salary cap for each team is ₹120 crore. Each team must spend at least 75% of their total salary cap. Each squad must have a minimum of 18 players, a maximum of 25 players and a maximum of 8 overseas players.
+==== Auction ====
+Before the auction, teams are permitted to retain a select number of players for the following season. The rules for retaining players are determined by the league prior to each auction. The salaries of retained players are deducted from the team's salary cap prior to the auction.<ref>{{cite news |title=IPL Auction and retention FAQs |url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/98827/ipl-2018-auction-rules-explainer-ms-dhoni-steven-smith-csk-rr |access-date=26 December 2017 |work=Cricbuzz}}</ref> These players do not participate in the auction and merely continue with their current franchise.
+The auction usually takes place in the winter months, in the middle of the IPL's offseason. Players who are not retained, and players who were not attached to a team in the previous tournament, can enter the auction. Each player signs up for the auction, sets their base price and plays for the highest-bidding franchise.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IPL Auction |url=https://www.iplt20.com/auction |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511191056/https://www.iplt20.com/auction |archive-date=11 May 2023 |access-date=25 May 2023 |website=IPLT20 website}}</ref> Once purchased, the final bid determines the player's salary for that season, and the amount is deducted from the salary cap. [[Free agent|Unsold players]] at the auction can become replacement signings for injured or unavailable players.
+The league holds an auction every year, but every 3 years the league will hold a 'mega auction'.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Rishabh Pant becomes most expensive IPL player ever at mega auction |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/rishabh-pant-ipl-auction-lucknow-delhi-b2653101.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250613145735/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/rishabh-pant-ipl-auction-lucknow-delhi-b2653101.html |archive-date=13 June 2025 |access-date=7 August 2025 |work=The Independent |language=en-GB |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=25 November 2024 |title=What is the IPL auction and who are the main players? |url=https://apnews.com/article/ipl-auction-pant-e9dff27917addbd95c5b699815f8d6f1 |access-date=7 August 2025 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> At this mega auction, teams can only retain a small number of players (6 players at the most recent mega auction)<ref name=":1" /> and are required to release a majority of their squad to the auction pool. This system is designed to ensure parity between teams as it forces them to rebuild their squads at regular intervals. Non-mega auctions, where teams can retain a high number of players, are often called 'mini-auctions'.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 November 2024 |title=IPL auction 2025: Rishabh Pant becomes tournament's most expensive player as Buttler, Archer & Salt get deals |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/c5yp0n29j4no |access-date=7 August 2025 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>
+If a team wants to retain a player who does not want to be retained, the player can request to be traded or released into the auction pool. However, the team has the final say in whether or not to trade or release them. The exception to this is at a mega auction, when the player can demand to be released into the auction pool even if the team intends to retain them.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 August 2025 |title=Explained: Why Sanju Samson's Fate Is Fully In RR's Hands Despite His Decision To Leave Before IPL 2026 |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/explained-why-sanju-samsons-fate-is-fully-in-rrs-hands-despite-his-decision-to-leave-before-ipl-2026-article-152427819 |access-date=7 August 2025 |website=Times Now |language=en}}</ref>
+==== Trades ====
+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 IPL.
+=== Contracts and salaries ===
+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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 November 2023 |title=Is there a salary cap for IPL teams? Detailing how teams can increase their auction purse {{!}} Sporting News India |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/in/cricket/news/salary-cap-ipl-teams-teams-can-increase-their-auction-purse/f7bc5a9cf2c0876d1bf1cbad |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521094942/https://www.sportingnews.com/in/cricket/news/salary-cap-ipl-teams-teams-can-increase-their-auction-purse/f7bc5a9cf2c0876d1bf1cbad |archive-date=21 May 2024 |access-date=21 May 2024 |website=www.sportingnews.com |language=en-in}}</ref>
+* Under-19 players cannot be picked unless they have previously played [[first-class cricket|first-class]] or [[List A cricket|List A]] cricket.<ref>{{cite web |date=5 May 2016 |title=Instances in IPL when team played less than 4 overseas players |url=https://www.crictracker.com/instances-ipl-team-played-less-4-overseas-players/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707120342/https://www.crictracker.com/instances-ipl-team-played-less-4-overseas-players/ |archive-date=7 July 2018 |access-date=20 February 2019 |work=CricTracker}}</ref>
+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.<ref>{{cite web |date=24 December 2013 |title=Player regulations for IPL 2014 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/player-regulations-for-ipl-2014-703647 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630015430/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/player-regulations-for-ipl-2014-703647 |archive-date=30 June 2022 |access-date=20 February 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> 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 {{INRConvert|10|l}} to {{INRConvert|30|l}} 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.<ref>{{cite web |date=30 January 2014 |title=IPL longlist features 651 uncapped players |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-longlist-features-651-uncapped-players-714115 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206125545/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-longlist-features-651-uncapped-players-714115 |archive-date=6 February 2023 |access-date=20 February 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
+The BCCI give 10% of foreign players' salaries to their country's national cricket board.<ref name="australia-stars-in-contract-dispute-after-cricket-australia-makes-ipl-cash-grab">{{Cite web |date=7 September 2010 |title=Australia stars in contrast dispute after Cricket Australia makes IPL cash grab. |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/indian-premier-league/australia-stars-in-contract-dispute-after-cricket-australia-makes-ipl-cash-grab/news-story/69aca1333b2bbc3e07df1a9d1192bd0e |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115192541/https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/indian-premier-league/australia-stars-in-contract-dispute-after-cricket-australia-makes-ipl-cash-grab/news-story/69aca1333b2bbc3e07df1a9d1192bd0e |archive-date=15 November 2022 |access-date=15 November 2022 |website=Fox Sports}}</ref>
-With five titles each, [[Chennai Super Kings]] and [[Mumbai Indians]] have won the most tournaments. [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] have won two,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/the-record-nine-successive-wins-that-won-kkr-their-second-ipl-title-1552961.html|title=The record nine successive wins that won KKR their second IPL title|date=2 June 2014|access-date=16 October 2019|archive-date=16 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016162310/https://www.firstpost.com/sports/the-record-nine-successive-wins-that-won-kkr-their-second-ipl-title-1552961.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Rajasthan Royals]], [[Deccan Chargers]], [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] and [[Gujarat Titans]] have all won a single title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/ipl-history-deccan-chargers-2008-squad-where-are-they-now-sstl|title=IPL History: Deccan Chargers 2008 squad - Where are they now?|first=Vinay|last=Chhabria|website=www.sportskeeda.com|date=26 April 2019 |access-date=19 October 2022|archive-date=19 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019050508/https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/ipl-history-deccan-chargers-2008-squad-where-are-they-now-sstl|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/sports/ipl/first-ipl-winning-rajasthan-royals-team-find-out-where-they-are-now/1116052/|title=First IPL winning Rajasthan Royals team: Find out where they are now|date=30 March 2018 |access-date=19 October 2022|archive-date=16 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016121212/https://www.financialexpress.com/sports/ipl/first-ipl-winning-rajasthan-royals-team-find-out-where-they-are-now/1116052/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/story/this-day-that-year-srh-win-ipl-1st-batsman-dismissed-in-test-is-born-1244963-2018-05-29|title=This day, that year: SRH win IPL, 1st batsman dismissed in Test is born|website=India Today|access-date=19 October 2022|archive-date=16 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016121338/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/story/this-day-that-year-srh-win-ipl-1st-batsman-dismissed-in-test-is-born-1244963-2018-05-29|url-status=live}}</ref>
+Based on a 2024 report by ''[[Forbes India]]'', the average IPL salary among the top 10 highest-paid players is ₹12.37 crore,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Top 10 Most Expensive Players In IPL 2024 |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/explainers/most-expensive-players-ipl/92165/1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521102116/https://www.forbesindia.com/article/explainers/most-expensive-players-ipl/92165/1 |archive-date=21 May 2024 |access-date=21 May 2024 |website=Forbes India |language=en}}</ref> the second-highest of sports leagues in the world. Because players in the IPL are contracted only for the duration of the tournament&nbsp;– less than two months&nbsp;– 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.<ref>{{cite news |date=21 May 2015 |title=IPL cricketers world's No.2 sports earners |url=https://www.emirates247.com/sports/ipl/ipl-cricketers-world-s-no-2-sports-earners-2015-05-21-1.591446 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403133437/https://www.emirates247.com/sports/ipl/ipl-cricketers-world-s-no-2-sports-earners-2015-05-21-1.591446 |archive-date=3 April 2019 |access-date=20 February 2019 |work=Emirates 24/7}}</ref>
-{{As of|2023}}, the current champions are Chennai Super Kings, who defeated Gujarat Titans by five wickets in the [[2023 Indian Premier League final|2023 IPL final]] to secure their fifth title.
+According to a report by [[The Daily Telegraph|''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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Staff |first1=The Wire |date=2 May 2023 |title=IPL Cricketers Get Only 18% of Revenue as Wages, Must Be 'Paid Fairly': International Federation |url=https://thewire.in/sport/ipl-cricketers-get-only-18-of-revenue-as-wages-must-be-paid-fairly-international-federation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503090353/https://thewire.in/sport/ipl-cricketers-get-only-18-of-revenue-as-wages-must-be-paid-fairly-international-federation |archive-date=3 May 2023 |access-date=3 May 2023 |work=[[The Wire (India)|The Wire]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wigmore |first1=Tim |date=29 March 2023 |title=Think IPL players are well paid? They should be paid three times more |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2023/03/29/think-ipl-players-paid-should-paid-three-times/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503091848/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2023/03/29/think-ipl-players-paid-should-paid-three-times/ |archive-date=3 May 2023 |access-date=3 May 2023 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wigmore |first1=Tim |date=1 May 2023 |title=IPL cricketers should be paid fairly and proportionately, says players' union |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2023/05/01/ipl-cricketers-not-paid-enough-says-players-union/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503093353/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2023/05/01/ipl-cricketers-not-paid-enough-says-players-union/ |archive-date=3 May 2023 |access-date=3 May 2023 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref>
-=== Number of titles ===
+{{static-row-numbers}}
-{| class="wikitable"
+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.
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+|+ List of most expensive player in IPL Auction each year
 |-
+! Year
+! Auction Location
+! Player
+! Nationality
 ! Team
-! Title(s)
+! Price INR
-! Runner-up
+! Ref.
-! Seasons won
+|-
-! Seasons runner-up
+|[[List of 2008 Indian Premier League auctions and personnel signings|2008]] || [[Mumbai]] || [[MS Dhoni]] ||{{cr|IND}} ||[[Chennai Super Kings]] || 9.5 crore || <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/Dhoni-gets-the-highest-price-at-IPL-auction/article15170655.ece|title=Dhoni gets the highest price at IPL auction|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 February 2008|access-date=24 September 2018|archive-date=23 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823143919/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/Dhoni-gets-the-highest-price-at-IPL-auction/article15170655.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>
-! No. of seasons played
+|-
+|rowspan=2 | [[List of 2009 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2009]]||rowspan=2 |[[Goa]] || [[Kevin Pietersen]] || rowspan="2" | {{cr|ENG}} || [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] ||rowspan=2 | 9.8 crore ||rowspan=2 | <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/389466.html|title=Flintoff and Pietersen most expensive buys|work=Cricinfo }}</ref>
+|-
+|[[Andrew Flintoff]]|| [[Chennai Super Kings]]
+|-
+|rowspan=2 | [[List of 2010 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2010]]||rowspan=3 | [[Bengaluru]] || [[Shane Bond]] || {{cr|NZ}}|| [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] ||rowspan=2| 4.8 crore ||rowspan=2| <ref>{{Cite web |date=20 January 2010 |first=K. Shriniwas |last=Rao |title=IPL3 auction: Mumbai Indians bag Pollard for whopping $2.2m |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/ipl3-auction-mumbai-indians-bag-pollard-for-whopping-2-2m/articleshow/5478767.cms |access-date=4 April 2022 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
+|-
+| [[Kieron Pollard]] || {{cr|WIN}} || [[Mumbai Indians]]
+|-
+|[[List of 2011 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2011]] || [[Gautam Gambhir]] || rowspan="2" | {{cr|IND}} || [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] || 14.9 crore ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Solid nucleus for new-look Kolkata |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/indian-premier-league-2011-solid-nucleus-for-new-look-kolkata-509864 |access-date=13 April 2011 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
+|-
+|[[List of 2012 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2012]]||rowspan=2 | [[Chennai]] || [[Ravindra Jadeja]] || [[Chennai Super Kings]] || 12.8 crore ||<ref>{{cite web |author=Siddarth Ravindran |date=4 February 2012 |title=Millions for Jadeja, Jayawardene and Vinay |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2012-auction-millions-for-ravindra-jadeja-mahela-jayawardene-and-vinay-kumar-552094 |access-date=19 November 2012 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
+|-
+|[[List of 2013 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2013]] || [[Glenn Maxwell]] || {{cr|AUS}} || [[Mumbai Indians]] || 6.3 crore ||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/glenn-maxwell-scores-million-dollar-contract-in-indian-premier-league-auction/story-fndpt0dy-1226567691662|title=Glenn Maxwell scores million dollar contract in Indian Premier League auction|work=Cricket.Org.PK|access-date=3 February 2013|archive-date=3 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203094450/http://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/glenn-maxwell-scores-million-dollar-contract-in-indian-premier-league-auction/story-fndpt0dy-1226567691662|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 |-
-| [[Chennai Super Kings]]
+|[[List of 2014 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2014]]|| [[Dubai]] || rowspan="2" | [[Yuvraj Singh]] || rowspan="2" | {{cr|IND}} || [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] || 14 crore ||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iplt20.com/playerauction |title=Pepsi IPL 2014 Player Auction |publisher=iplt20 |access-date=12 February 2012 |archive-date=14 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314024937/http://www.iplt20.com/playerAuction |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-! rowspan="2" style="text-align: center"| 5
+|-
-| style="text-align: center"| 5
+|[[List of 2015 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2015]]|| rowspan=4 | [[Bengaluru]] || [[Delhi Daredevils]] || 16 crore || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/|title=Latest Sports News, Live Scores, Results Today's Sports Headlines Updates|website=NDTVSports.com}}</ref>
-| [[2010 Indian Premier League|2010]], [[2011 Indian Premier League|2011]], [[2018 Indian Premier League|2018]], [[2021 Indian Premier League|2021]], [[2023 Indian Premier League|2023]]
+|-
-| [[2008 Indian Premier League|2008]], [[2012 Indian Premier League|2012]], [[2013 Indian Premier League|2013]], [[2015 Indian Premier League|2015]], [[2019 Indian Premier League|2019]]
+|[[List of 2016 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2016]] || [[Shane Watson]] || {{cr|AUS}} || [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] || 9.5 crore || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/indian-premier-league-auction-shane-watson-goes-for-198m-20160206-gmndml.html|title=IPL auction: Unwanted two months ago, Shane Watson surges to $2 million pay day|last=Hogan|first=Jesse|date=6 February 2016|access-date=11 January 2023|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref>
-|style="text-align: center"| 14
 |-
-| [[Mumbai Indians]]
+|[[List of 2017 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2017]] || rowspan="2" | [[Ben Stokes]] || rowspan="2" | {{cr|ENG}} || [[Rising Pune Supergiant]] || 14.5 crore || <ref>{{Cite web |title=IPL Auction Live: Jason Roy, Darren Sammy, Guptill Find Takers |url=https://www.thequint.com/sports/2017/02/20/ipl-2017-auction-live-morgan-johnson-mathews-up-for-grabs-stokes-england-india-cricket-dhoni-ishant-sharma-boult |access-date=26 February 2017 |website=[[The Quint]]|date=20 February 2017 }}</ref>
-| rowspan="5" style="text-align: center"| 1
-| [[2013 Indian Premier League|2013]], [[2015 Indian Premier League|2015]], [[2017 Indian Premier League|2017]], [[2019 Indian Premier League|2019]], [[2020 Indian Premier League|2020]]
-|[[2010 Indian Premier League|2010]]
-|style="text-align: center"| 16
 |-
-| [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
+|[[List of 2018 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2018]] || [[Rajasthan Royals]] || 12.5 crore || <ref>{{Cite news |last=Wilde |first=Simon |date=2018 |title=Stokes goes for £1.37m... Root snubbed |language=en |work=[[The Sunday Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/cricket/article/stokes-goes-for-1-37m-root-snubbed-9z5vvjx3h |access-date=28 January 2018 |issn=0956-1382}}</ref>
-! style="text-align: center"| 2
-|[[2012 Indian Premier League|2012]], [[2014 Indian Premier League|2014]]
-| [[2021 Indian Premier League|2021]]
-| style="text-align: center"| 16
 |-
-| [[Rajasthan Royals]]
+|[[List of 2019 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2019]] || [[Jaipur]] ||[[Varun Chakravarthy]] || {{cr|IND}} || [[Kings XI Punjab]] || 8.4 crore || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25390461/ipl-2019-auction-was-sold-whom |title=IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 December 2018 |date=18 December 2018 |archive-date=18 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218224600/http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25390461/ipl-2019-auction-was-sold-whom |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-auction-2019-who-got-whom/articleshow/67144375.cms |title=IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom |work=The Times of India |access-date=18 December 2018 |archive-date=18 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218230123/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-auction-2019-who-got-whom/articleshow/67144375.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
-! rowspan="4" style="text-align: center"| 1
-| [[2008 Indian Premier League|2008]]
-| [[2022 Indian Premier League|2022]]
-| style="text-align: center"| 14
 |-
-| [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
+|[[List of 2020 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2020]] || [[Kolkata]] || [[Pat Cummins]] || {{cr|AUS}} || [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] || 15.5 crore || <ref>{{cite web|date=19 December 2019|title=IPL 2020 auction: Cummins goes for record sum, windfall for Aussies|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/ipl-2020-auction-watch-live-streaming-update-players-bid-expensive-buys-rcb-csk-kkr-mi-srh-dc-rr-kxip-full-squad-team-list-base-price/article30341823.ece|access-date=20 December 2019|work=Sportstar: The Hindu}}</ref>
-| [[2016 Indian Premier League|2016]]
-| [[2018 Indian Premier League|2018]]
-| style="text-align: center"| 11
 |-
-| [[Gujarat Titans]]
+|[[List of 2021 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2021]] || [[Chennai]] || [[Chris Morris (cricketer)|Chris Morris]] || {{cr|SA}} || [[Rajasthan Royals]] || 16.25 crore
-| [[2022 Indian Premier League|2022]]
+|
-| [[2023 Indian Premier League|2023]]
-| style="text-align: center"| 2
 |-
-| [[Deccan Chargers]]<sup>†</sup>
+|[[List of 2022 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2022]] || [[Bengaluru]] || [[Ishan Kishan]] || {{cr|IND}} || [[Mumbai Indians]] || 15.25 crore
-| style="text-align: center"| –
+|
-| [[2009 Indian Premier League|2009]]
-| style="text-align: center"| –
-| style="text-align: center"| 5
 |-
-| [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
+|[[List of 2023 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2023]] ||[[Kochi]] || [[Sam Curran]] || {{cr|ENG}} || [[Punjab Kings]] || 18.5 crore
-! rowspan="4" style="text-align: center"| –
+|
-| style="text-align: center"| 3
-| rowspan=4 style="text-align: center"| –
-| [[2009 Indian Premier League|2009]], [[2011 Indian Premier League|2011]], [[2016 Indian Premier League|2016]]
-| style="text-align: center"| 16
 |-
-| [[Punjab Kings]]
+|[[List of 2024 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2024]] || [[Dubai]] || [[Mitchell Starc]] || {{cr|AUS}} || [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] || 24.75 crore
-| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center"| 1
+|
-| [[2014 Indian Premier League|2014]]
-| style="text-align: center"| 16
 |-
-| [[Delhi Capitals]]
+|[[List of 2025 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2025]] || [[Jeddah]] || [[Rishabh Pant]] || {{cr|IND}} || [[Lucknow Super Giants]] || 27 crore
-| [[2020 Indian Premier League|2020]]
+|
-| style="text-align: center"| 16
 |-
-| [[Rising Pune Supergiant]]<sup>†</sup>
+|[[List of 2026 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2026]] || [[Abu Dhabi]] || [[Cameron Green]] || {{cr|AUS}}|| [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] || 25.25 crore
-| [[2017 Indian Premier League|2017]]
+|
-| style="text-align: center"| 2
 |}
-<sup>†</sup> <small>Team now defunct</small>
-=== Finals ===
+==Tournament results==
-{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center;"
+{{Main|List of Indian Premier League seasons and results|List of Indian Premier League records and statistics}}
-|-
-!Season
+{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center;"
+! rowspan="2" |Year
+! colspan="3" |Final
+! rowspan="2" |Venue
+! rowspan="2" |Player of the Season
+|-
 !Winner
-!Winning margin
+!Result
-!Runner-up
+!Runners up
-!Final venue
+|- style="background:#ddeeff"
-!Player of the season
+!{{flagicon|IND}} [[2008 Indian Premier League|2008]]
-|-
+|'''[[Rajasthan Royals]]'''<br />{{small|164/7 (20 overs)}}
-![[2008 Indian Premier League|2008]]
+|'''RR won by 3 wickets'''<br />[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336040.html Scorecard]
-|[[Rajasthan Royals]]<br />{{small|164/7 (20 overs)}}
-|'''Royals won by 3 wickets'''<br />[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336040.html Scorecard]
 |[[Chennai Super Kings]]<br />{{small|163/5 (20 overs)}}
-|[[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
+|[[DY Patil Stadium]],<br /> [[Navi Mumbai]]
 |[[Shane Watson]] ([[Rajasthan Royals|RR]])
 |-
-![[2009 Indian Premier League|2009]]
+!{{flagicon|SA}} [[2009 Indian Premier League|2009]]
-|[[Deccan Chargers]]<br />{{small|143/6 (20 overs)}}
+|'''[[Deccan Chargers]]'''<br />{{small|143/6 (20 overs)}}
-|'''Chargers won by 6 runs''' <br />[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2009/engine/match/392239.html Scorecard]
+|'''DC won by 6 runs''' <br />[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2009/engine/match/392239.html Scorecard]
 |[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]<br /><small>137/9 (20 overs)</small>
-|[[Wanderers Stadium]], [[Johannesburg]]
+|[[Wanderers Stadium]],<br /> [[Johannesburg]]
 |[[Adam Gilchrist]] ([[Deccan Chargers|DC]])
-|-
+|- style="background:#ddeeff"
-![[2010 Indian Premier League|2010]]
+!{{flagicon|IND}} [[2010 Indian Premier League|2010]]
-|[[Chennai Super Kings]]<br />{{small|168/5 (20 overs)}}
+|'''[[Chennai Super Kings]]'''<br />{{small|168/5 (20 overs)}}
-|'''Super Kings won by 22 runs'''<br />[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2010/engine/match/419165.html Scorecard]
+|'''CSK won by 22 runs'''<br />[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2010/engine/match/419165.html Scorecard]
 |[[Mumbai Indians]]<br /><small>146/9 (20 overs)</small>
-|DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
+|[[DY Patil Stadium]],<br /> [[Navi Mumbai]]
 |[[Sachin Tendulkar]] ([[Mumbai Indians|MI]])
 |-
-![[2011 Indian Premier League|2011]]
+!{{flagicon|IND}} [[2011 Indian Premier League|2011]]
-|[[Chennai Super Kings]]<br /><small>205/5 (20 overs)</small>
+|'''[[Chennai Super Kings]]'''<br /><small>205/5 (20 overs)</small>
-|'''Super Kings won by 58 runs'''<br />[http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/engine/match/501271.html Scorecard]
+|'''CSK won by 58 runs'''<br />[http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/engine/match/501271.html Scorecard]
 |[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]<br /><small>147/8 (20 overs)</small>
-| [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
+| [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]],<br /> [[Chennai]]
 |[[Chris Gayle]] ([[Royal Challengers Bangalore|RCB]])
-|-
+|- style="background:#ddeeff"
-![[2012 Indian Premier League|2012]]
+!{{flagicon|IND}} [[2012 Indian Premier League|2012]]
-|[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]<br /><small>192/5 (19.4 overs)</small>
+|'''[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]'''<br /><small>192/5 (19.4 overs)</small>
-|'''Knight Riders won by 5 wickets'''<br />[http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/engine/match/501271.html Scorecard]
+|'''KKR won by 5 wickets'''<br />[http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/engine/match/548381.html Scorecard]
 |[[Chennai Super Kings]]<br /><small>190/3 (20 overs)</small>
-| M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
+| [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]],<br /> [[Chennai]]
 |[[Sunil Narine]] ([[Kolkata Knight Riders|KKR]])
 |-
-![[2013 Indian Premier League|2013]]
+!{{flagicon|IND}} [[2013 Indian Premier League|2013]]
-|[[Mumbai Indians]]<br /><small>148/9 (20 overs)</small>
+|'''[[Mumbai Indians]]'''<br /><small>148/9 (20 overs)</small>
-|'''Indians won by 23 runs'''<br />[http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/engine/match/501271.html Scorecard]
+|'''MI won by 23 runs'''<br />[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/598073.html Scorecard]
 |[[Chennai Super Kings]]<br /><small>125/9 (20 overs)</small>
-|[[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
+|[[Eden Gardens]],<br /> [[Kolkata]]
 |[[Shane Watson]] ([[Rajasthan Royals|RR]])
-|-
+|- style="background:#ddeeff"
-![[2014 Indian Premier League|2014]]
+!{{flagicon|IND}} {{flagicon|UAE}} [[2014 Indian Premier League|2014]]
-|[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]<br /><small>200/7 (19.3 overs)</small>
+|'''[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]'''<br /><small>200/7 (19.3 overs)</small>
-|'''Knight Riders won by 3 wickets'''<br />[http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/engine/match/734049.html Scorecard]
+|'''KKR won by 3 wickets'''<br />[http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/engine/match/734049.html Scorecard]
 |[[Kings XI Punjab]]<br /><small>199/4 (20 overs)</small>
-|[[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]
+|[[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]],<br /> [[Bengaluru]]
 |[[Glenn Maxwell]] ([[Kings XI Punjab|KXIP]])
 |-
-![[2015 Indian Premier League|2015]]
+!{{flagicon|IND}} [[2015 Indian Premier League|2015]]
-|[[Mumbai Indians]]<br /><small>202/5 (20 overs)</small>
+|'''[[Mumbai Indians]]'''<br /><small>202/5 (20 overs)</small>
-|'''Indians won by 41 runs'''<br />[http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/match/829823.html Scorecard]
+|'''MI won by 41 runs'''<br />[http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/match/829823.html Scorecard]
 |[[Chennai Super Kings]]<br /><small>161/8 (20 overs)</small>
-|Eden Gardens, Kolkata
+|[[Eden Gardens]],<br /> [[Kolkata]]
 |[[Andre Russell]] ([[Kolkata Knight Riders|KKR]])
-|-
+|- style="background:#ddeeff"
-![[2016 Indian Premier League|2016]]
+!{{flagicon|IND}} [[2016 Indian Premier League|2016]]
-|[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]<br /><small>208/7 (20 overs)</small>
+|'''[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]'''<br /><small>208/7 (20 overs)</small>
-|'''Sunrisers won by 8 runs'''<br />[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/981019.html Scorecard]
+|'''SRH won by 8 runs'''<br />[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/981019.html Scorecard]
 |[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]<br /><small >200/7 (20 overs) </small>
-|M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
+|[[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]],<br /> [[Bengaluru]]
 | [[Virat Kohli]] ([[Royal Challengers Bangalore|RCB]])
 |-
-![[2017 Indian Premier League|2017]]
+!{{flagicon|IND}} [[2017 Indian Premier League|2017]]
-|[[Mumbai Indians]]<br /><small>129/8 (20 overs)</small>
+|'''[[Mumbai Indians]]'''<br /><small>129/8 (20 overs)</small>
-|'''Indians won by 1 run'''<br />[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1082650.html Scorecard]
+|'''MI won by 1 run'''<br />[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1082650.html Scorecard]
 |[[Rising Pune Supergiant]]<br />{{small|128/6 (20 overs)}}
-|[[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium|Rajiv Gandhi Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
+|[[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium|Rajiv Gandhi Stadium]],<br /> [[Hyderabad]]
-|[[Ben Stokes]] ([[Rising Pune Supergiant|RPSG]])
+|[[Ben Stokes]] ([[Rising Pune Supergiant|RPS]])
-|-
+|- style="background:#ddeeff"
-![[2018 Indian Premier League|2018]]
+!{{flagicon|IND}} [[2018 Indian Premier League|2018]]
-|[[Chennai Super Kings]]<br />{{small|181/2 (18.3 overs)}}
+|'''[[Chennai Super Kings]]'''<br />{{small|181/2 (18.3 overs)}}
-|'''Super Kings won by 8 wickets'''<br />[http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1136620/chennai-super-kings-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad-final-indian-premier-league-2018 Scorecard]
+|'''CSK won by 8 wickets'''<br />[http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1136620 Scorecard]
 |[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]<br />{{small|178/6 (20 overs)}}
-|[[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
+|[[Wankhede Stadium]],<br /> [[Mumbai]]
 |[[Sunil Narine]] ([[Kolkata Knight Riders|KKR]])
 |-
-![[2019 Indian Premier League|2019]]
+!{{flagicon|IND}} [[2019 Indian Premier League|2019]]
-|[[Mumbai Indians]]<br /><small>149/8 (20 overs)</small>
+|'''[[Mumbai Indians]]'''<br /><small>149/8 (20 overs)</small>
-|'''Indians won by 1 run'''<br />[http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/scorecard/1181768/mumbai-indians-vs-chennai-super-kings-final-indian-premier-league-2019 Scorecard]
+|'''MI won by 1 run'''<br />[http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1181768 Scorecard]
 |[[Chennai Super Kings]]<br /><small>148/7 (20 overs)</small>
-|Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad
+|[[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium|Rajiv Gandhi Stadium]],<br /> [[Hyderabad]]
 |[[Andre Russell]] ([[Kolkata Knight Riders|KKR]])
-|-
+|- style="background:#ddeeff"
-![[2020 Indian Premier League|2020]]
+!{{flagicon|UAE}} [[2020 Indian Premier League|2020]]
-|[[Mumbai Indians]]<br /><small>157/5 (18.4 overs)</small>
+|'''[[Mumbai Indians]]'''<br /><small>157/5 (18.4 overs)</small>
-|'''Indians won by 5 wickets'''<br />[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/scorecard/1237181/delhi-capitals-vs-mumbai-indians-final-indian-premier-league-2020-21 Scorecard]
+|'''MI won by 5 wickets'''<br />[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1237181 Scorecard]
 |[[Delhi Capitals]]<br /><small>156/7 (20 overs)</small>
-| [[Dubai International Cricket Stadium]], [[Dubai]]
+| [[Dubai International Cricket Stadium|Dubai International Stadium]], [[Dubai]]
 |[[Jofra Archer]] ([[Rajasthan Royals|RR]])
 |-
-![[2021 Indian Premier League|2021]]
+!{{flagicon|IND}} {{flagicon|UAE}}[[2021 Indian Premier League|2021]]
-|[[Chennai Super Kings]]<br /><small>192/3 (20 overs)</small>
+|'''[[Chennai Super Kings]]'''<br /><small>192/3 (20 overs)</small>
-|'''Super Kings won by 27 runs'''<br />[https://www.iplt20.com/match/2021/60 Scorecard]
+|'''CSK won by 27 runs'''<br />[https://www.iplt20.com/match/2021/60 Scorecard]
 |[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]<br /><small>165/9 (20 overs)</small>
-| Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
+| [[Dubai International Cricket Stadium|Dubai International Stadium]],<br /> [[Dubai]]
 |[[Harshal Patel]] ([[Royal Challengers Bangalore|RCB]])
-|-
+|- style="background:#ddeeff"
-![[2022 Indian Premier League|2022]]
+!{{flagicon|IND}} [[2022 Indian Premier League|2022]]
-|[[Gujarat Titans]]<br /><small>133/3 (18.1 overs)</small>
+|'''[[Gujarat Titans]]'''<br /><small>133/3 (18.1 overs)</small>
-|'''Titans Won by 7 wickets'''<br />[https://www.iplt20.com/match/2022/531 Scorecard]
+|'''GT won by 7 wickets'''<br />[https://www.iplt20.com/match/2022/531 Scorecard]
 |[[Rajasthan Royals]]<br /><small>130/9 (20 overs)</small>
-|[[Narendra Modi Stadium]], [[Ahmedabad]]
+|[[Narendra Modi Stadium]],<br /> [[Ahmedabad]]
 | [[Jos Buttler]] ([[Rajasthan Royals|RR]])
 |-
-![[2023 Indian Premier League|2023]]
+!{{flagicon|IND}} [[2023 Indian Premier League|2023]]
-|[[Chennai Super Kings]]<br /><small>171/5 (15 overs)</small>
+|'''[[Chennai Super Kings]]'''<br /><small>171/5 (15 overs)</small>
-|'''Super Kings won by 5 wickets''' ([[Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method|DLS]])<br />[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2023-1345038/gujarat-titans-vs-chennai-super-kings-final-1370353/full-scorecard Scorecard]
+|'''CSK won by 5 wickets''' ([[Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method|DLS]])<br />[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1370353.html Scorecard]
 | [[Gujarat Titans]]<br /><small>214/4 (20 overs)</small>
-|Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
+|[[Narendra Modi Stadium]],<br /> [[Ahmedabad]]
 | [[Shubman Gill]] ([[Gujarat Titans|GT]])
+|- style="background:#ddeeff"
+!{{flagicon|IND}} [[2024 Indian Premier League|2024]]
+| |'''[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]'''<br/><small>114/2 (10.3 overs)</small>
+|'''KKR won by 8 wickets'''<br/>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2024-1410320/kolkata-knight-riders-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad-final-1426312/full-scorecard Scorecard]
+| [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]<br/><small>113/10 (18.3 overs)</small>
+|[[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]],<br /> [[Chennai]]
+| [[Sunil Narine]] ([[Kolkata Knight Riders|KKR]])
+|-
+!{{flagicon|IND}} [[2025 Indian Premier League|2025]]
+|'''[[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]'''<br /><small>190/9 (20 overs)</small>
+|'''RCB won by 6 runs'''<br/>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2025-1449924/punjab-kings-vs-royal-challengers-bengaluru-final-1473511/full-scorecard Scorecard]
+| [[Punjab Kings]]<br/><small>184/7 (20 overs)</small>
+|[[Narendra Modi Stadium]],<br /> [[Ahmedabad]]
+| [[Suryakumar Yadav]] ([[Mumbai Indians|MI]])
 |}
-== Teams' performances ==
+==Performance by teams==
+[[Chennai Super Kings]] and [[Mumbai Indians]] have each won five titles, the most in the tournament. [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] have won three titles,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2024-1410320/kolkata-knight-riders-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad-final-1426312/match-report |title=KKR's bowlers rip through SRH to win third IPL title |work=ESPNCricinfo |date=26 May 2024 |access-date=26 May 2024 |archive-date=26 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526172105/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2024-1410320/kolkata-knight-riders-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad-final-1426312/match-report |url-status=live }}</ref> while [[Rajasthan Royals]], [[Deccan Chargers]], [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]], [[Gujarat Titans]] and [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]] have each won a single title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/sports/ipl/first-ipl-winning-rajasthan-royals-team-find-out-where-they-are-now/1116052/|title=First IPL winning Rajasthan Royals team: Find out where they are now|date=30 March 2018 |access-date=19 October 2022|archive-date=16 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016121212/https://www.financialexpress.com/sports/ipl/first-ipl-winning-rajasthan-royals-team-find-out-where-they-are-now/1116052/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/story/this-day-that-year-srh-win-ipl-1st-batsman-dismissed-in-test-is-born-1244963-2018-05-29|title=This day, that year: SRH win IPL, 1st batsman dismissed in Test is born|website=India Today|date=29 May 2018 |access-date=19 October 2022|archive-date=16 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016121338/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/story/this-day-that-year-srh-win-ipl-1st-batsman-dismissed-in-test-is-born-1244963-2018-05-29|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+|-
+! colspan="2"| Team
+! Won
+! Runners up
+! Playoffs Played
+! Seasons Played
+|-
+| style="background:#faef23;" |
+| [[Chennai Super Kings]]
+|style="background:gold"| 5 ([[2010 Indian Premier League|2010]], [[2011 Indian Premier League|2011]], [[2018 Indian Premier League|2018]], [[2021 Indian Premier League|2021]], [[2023 Indian Premier League|2023]])
+|style="background:#C0C0C0"| 5 ([[2008 Indian Premier League|2008]], [[2012 Indian Premier League|2012]], [[2013 Indian Premier League|2013]], [[2015 Indian Premier League|2015]], [[2019 Indian Premier League|2019]])
+| 12
+| 16
+|-
+| style="background:#1c5f93;" |
+| [[Mumbai Indians]]
+|style="background:gold"| 5 ([[2013 Indian Premier League|2013]], [[2015 Indian Premier League|2015]], [[2017 Indian Premier League|2017]], [[2019 Indian Premier League|2019]], [[2020 Indian Premier League|2020]])
+|style="background:#C0C0C0"| 1 ([[2010 Indian Premier League|2010]])
+| 11
+| 18
+|-
+| style="background:#3a225c;" |
+| [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
+|style="background:gold"| 3 ([[2012 Indian Premier League|2012]], [[2014 Indian Premier League|2014]], [[2024 Indian Premier League|2024]])
+|style="background:#C0C0C0"| 1 ([[2021 Indian Premier League|2021]])
+| 8
+| 18
+|-
+| style="background:#d7282f;" |
+| [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]
+|style="background:gold"| 1 ([[2025 Indian Premier League|2025]])
+|style="background:#C0C0C0"| 3 ([[2009 Indian Premier League|2009]], [[2011 Indian Premier League|2011]], [[2016 Indian Premier League|2016]])
+| 10
+| 18
+|-
+| style="background:#f36331;" |
+| [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
+|style="background:gold"| 1 ([[2016 Indian Premier League|2016]])
+|style="background:#C0C0C0"| 2 ([[2018 Indian Premier League|2018]], [[2024 Indian Premier League|2024]])
+| 7
+| 13
+|-
+| style="background:#e21e8e;" |
+| [[Rajasthan Royals]]
+|style="background:gold"| 1 ([[2008 Indian Premier League|2008]])
+|style="background:#C0C0C0"| 1 ([[2022 Indian Premier League|2022]])
+| 6
+| 16
+|-
+| style="background:#081d32;" |
+| [[Gujarat Titans]]
+|style="background:gold"| 1 ([[2022 Indian Premier League|2022]])
+|style="background:#C0C0C0"| 1 ([[2023 Indian Premier League|2023]])
+| 3
+| 4
+|-
+| style="background:#00A79D;" |
+| [[Deccan Chargers]] <sup>†</sup>
+|style="background:gold"| 1 ([[2009 Indian Premier League|2009]])
+|
+| 2
+| 5
+|-
+| style="background:#d92028;" |
+| [[Punjab Kings]]
+|
+|style="background:#C0C0C0"| 2 ([[2014 Indian Premier League|2014]], [[2025 Indian Premier League|2025]])
+| 3
+| 18
+|-
+| style="background:#253f8c;" |
+| [[Delhi Capitals]]
+|
+|style="background:#C0C0C0"| 1 ([[2020 Indian Premier League|2020]])
+| 6
+| 18
+|-
+| style="background:#6a1b9a;" |
+| [[Rising Pune Supergiant]] <sup>†</sup>
+|
+|style="background:#C0C0C0"| 1 ([[2017 Indian Premier League|2017]])
+|1
+| 2
+|-
+| style="background:#c4282b;" |
+| [[Lucknow Super Giants]]
+|
+|
+|2
+|4
+|-
+| style="background:#f26522;" |
+| [[Gujarat Lions]] <sup>†</sup>
+|
+|
+|1
+|2
+|-
+| style="background:#003087;" |
+| [[Pune Warriors India]] <sup>†</sup>
+|
+|
+| –
+|3
+|-
+| style="background:#F47721;" |
+| [[Kochi Tuskers Kerala]] <sup>†</sup>
+|
+|
+| –
+|1
+|-
+|}
+<sup>†</sup> <small>Team now defunct</small>
+=== Seasons ===
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
 |-
-!|Season <br /> (No. of teams)
+!colspan="2"| Team
-![[2008 Indian Premier League|2008]]<br />(8)
+![[2008 Indian Premier League|2008]]
-![[2009 Indian Premier League|2009]]<br />(8)
+![[2009 Indian Premier League|2009]]
-![[2010 Indian Premier League|2010]]<br />(8)
+![[2010 Indian Premier League|2010]]
-![[2011 Indian Premier League|2011]]<br />(10)
+![[2011 Indian Premier League|2011]]
-![[2012 Indian Premier League|2012]]<br />(9)
+![[2012 Indian Premier League|2012]]
-![[2013 Indian Premier League|2013]]<br />(9)
+![[2013 Indian Premier League|2013]]
-![[2014 Indian Premier League|2014]]<br />(8)
+![[2014 Indian Premier League|2014]]
-![[2015 Indian Premier League|2015]]<br />(8)
+![[2015 Indian Premier League|2015]]
-![[2016 Indian Premier League|2016]]<br />(8)
+![[2016 Indian Premier League|2016]]
-![[2017 Indian Premier League|2017]]<br />(8)
+![[2017 Indian Premier League|2017]]
-![[2018 Indian Premier League|2018]]<br />(8)
+![[2018 Indian Premier League|2018]]
-![[2019 Indian Premier League|2019]]<br />(8)
+![[2019 Indian Premier League|2019]]
-![[2020 Indian Premier League|2020]]<br />(8)
+![[2020 Indian Premier League|2020]]
-![[2021 Indian Premier League|2021]]<br />(8)
+![[2021 Indian Premier League|2021]]
-![[2022 Indian Premier League|2022]]<br />(10)
+![[2022 Indian Premier League|2022]]
-![[2023 Indian Premier League|2023]]<br />(10)
+![[2023 Indian Premier League|2023]]
+![[2024 Indian Premier League|2024]]
+![[2025 Indian Premier League|2025]]
 |-
+| style="background:#faef23;" |
 | align=left| [[Chennai Super Kings]]
 ! style="background: silver" | RU
@@ Line 621: / Line 904: @@
 ! style="background: silver" | RU
 ! style="background: silver" | RU
-| style="background: #cfc" |PO
+| style="background: #cfc" |3rd
 ! style="background: silver" | RU
-| colspan="2" style="background: pink" | ''Suspended''
+| colspan="2" | ''Suspended''
 ! style="background: gold" | C
 ! style="background: silver" | RU
@@ Line 630: / Line 913: @@
 | 9th
 ! style="background: gold" | C
+| 5th
+| 10th
 |-
-| align=left | [[Deccan Chargers]]<sup>†</sup>
+| style="background:#253f8c;" |
-| 8th
+| align="left" | [[Delhi Capitals]]
-! style="background: gold" | C
-| style="background: #cfc" |4th
-| 7th
-| 8th
-| colspan="11" style="background: #ececec" | –
-|-
-| align=left | [[Delhi Capitals]] / [[Delhi Daredevils]]
 | style="background: #cfc" |SF
 | style="background: #cfc" |SF
 | 5th
 | 10th
-| style="background: #cfc" |PO
+| style="background: #cfc" |3rd
 | 9th
 | 8th
@@ Line 651: / Line 929: @@
 | 6th
 | 8th
-| style="background: #cfc" |PO
+| style="background: #cfc" |3rd
 ! style="background: silver" | RU
-| style="background: #cfc" |PO
+| style="background: #cfc" |3rd
 | 5th
 | 9th
+| 6th
+| 5th
 |-
-| align=left | [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
+| style="background:#081d32;" |
+| align="left" | [[Gujarat Titans]]
+| colspan="14" style="background: #ececec" | –
+! style="background: gold" | C
+! style="background: silver" | RU
+| 8th
+| style="background: #cfc" | 4th
+|-
+| style="background:#3a225c;" |
+| align="left" | [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
 | 6th
 | 8th
 | 6th
-| style="background: #cfc" |PO
+| style="background: #cfc" |4th
 ! style="background: gold" | C
 | 7th
 ! style="background: gold" | C
 | 5th
-| style="background: #cfc" |PO
+| style="background: #cfc" |4th
-| style="background: #cfc" |PO
+| style="background: #cfc" |3rd
-| style="background: #cfc" |PO
+| style="background: #cfc" |3rd
 | 5th
 | 5th
@@ Line 674: / Line 963: @@
 | 7th
 | 7th
+! style="background: gold" | C
+| 8th
 |-
-| align=left | [[Mumbai Indians]]
+| style="background:#c4282b;" |
+| align="left" | [[Lucknow Super Giants]]
+| colspan="14" style="background: #ececec" | –
+| style="background: #cfc" |4th
+| style="background: #cfc" |4th
+| 7th
+| 7th
+|-
+| style="background:#1c5f93;" |
+| align="left" | [[Mumbai Indians]]
 | 5th
 | 7th
 ! style="background: silver" | RU
-| style="background: #cfc" |PO
+| style="background: #cfc" |3rd
-| style="background: #cfc" |PO
+| style="background: #cfc" |4th
 ! style="background: gold" | C
-| style="background: #cfc" |PO
+| style="background: #cfc" |4th
 ! style="background: gold" | C
 | 5th
@@ Line 691: / Line 991: @@
 | 5th
 | 10th
-| style="background: #cfc" |PO
+| style="background: #cfc" |3rd
+| 10th
+| style="background: #cfc" |3rd
 |-
-| align=left | [[Punjab Kings]] / [[Kings XI Punjab]]
+| style="background:#d92028;" |
+| align="left" | [[Punjab Kings]]
 | style="background: #cfc" |SF
 | 5th
@@ Line 710: / Line 1,013: @@
 | 6th
 | 8th
+| 9th
+! style="background: silver" | RU
 |-
-| align=left | [[Rajasthan Royals]]
+| style="background:#e21e8e;" |
+| align="left" | [[Rajasthan Royals]]
 ! style="background: gold" | C
 | 6th
@@ Line 717: / Line 1,023: @@
 | 6th
 | 7th
-| style="background: #cfc" |PO
+| style="background: #cfc" |3rd
 | 5th
-| style="background: #cfc" |PO
+| style="background: #cfc" |4th
-| colspan="2" style="background: pink" | ''Suspended''
+| colspan="2" | ''Suspended''
-| style="background: #cfc" |PO
+| style="background: #cfc" |4th
 | 7th
 | 8th
@@ Line 727: / Line 1,033: @@
 ! style="background: silver" | RU
 | 5th
+| style="background: #cfc" |3rd
+| 9th
 |-
-| align=left | [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
+| style="background:#d7282f;" |
+| align="left" | {{nowrap|[[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]}}
 | 7th
 ! style="background: silver" | RU
@@ Line 736: / Line 1,045: @@
 | 5th
 | 7th
-| style="background: #cfc" |PO
+| style="background: #cfc" |3rd
 ! style="background: silver" | RU
 | 8th
 | 6th
 | 8th
-| style="background: #cfc" |PO
+| style="background: #cfc" |4th
-| style="background: #cfc" |PO
+| style="background: #cfc" |4th
-| style="background: #cfc" |PO
+| style="background: #cfc" |3rd
+| 6th
+| style="background: #cfc" |4th
+! style="background: gold" |C
+|-
+| style="background:#f36331;" |
+| align="left" | [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
+| colspan="5" style="background: #ececec" | –
+| style="background: #cfc" |4th
+| 6th
+| 6th
+! style="background: gold" |C
+| style="background: #cfc" |4th
+! style="background: silver" | RU
+| style="background: #cfc" |4th
+| style="background: #cfc" |3rd
+| 8th
+| 8th
+| 10th
+! style="background: silver" | RU
 | 6th
 |-
-| align=left | [[Kochi Tuskers Kerala]]<sup>†</sup>
+! colspan=20|Defunct Teams
+|-
+| style="background:#00A79D;" |
+| align="left" | [[Deccan Chargers]]
+| 8th
+! style="background: gold" | C
+| style="background: #cfc" |4th
+| 7th
+| 8th
+| colspan="13" style="background: #ececec" | –
+|-
+| style="background:#F47721;" |
+| align=left | [[Kochi Tuskers Kerala]]
 | colspan="3" style="background: #ececec" | –
 | 8th
-| colspan="12" style="background: #ececec" | –
+| colspan="14" style="background: #ececec" | –
 |-
-| align=left | [[Pune Warriors]] / [[Pune Warriors India]]<sup>†</sup>
+| style="background:#003087;" |
+| align=left | [[Pune Warriors India]]
 | colspan="3" style="background: #ececec" | –
 | 9th
 | 9th
 | 8th
-| colspan="10" style="background: #ececec" | –
+| colspan="12" style="background: #ececec" | –
-|-
-| align=left | [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
-| colspan="5" style="background: #ececec" | –
-| style="background: #cfc" |PO
-| 6th
-| 6th
-! style="background: gold" | C
-| style="background: #cfc" |PO
-! style="background: silver" | RU
-| style="background: #cfc" |PO
-| style="background: #cfc" |PO
-| 8th
-| 8th
-| 10th
 |-
-| align=left | [[Gujarat Lions]]<sup>†</sup>
+| style="background:#f26522;" |
+| align=left | [[Gujarat Lions]]
 | colspan="8" style="background: #ececec" | –
-| style="background: #cfc" |PO
+| style="background: #cfc" |3rd
 | 7th
-| colspan="6" style="background: #ececec" | –
+| colspan="8" style="background: #ececec" | –
 |-
-| align=left | [[Rising Pune Supergiant]]<sup>†</sup>
+| style="background:#6a1b9a;" |
+| align=left | [[Rising Pune Supergiant]]
 | colspan="8" style="background: #ececec" | –
 | 7th
 ! style="background: silver" | RU
-| colspan="6" style="background: #ececec" | –
+| colspan="8" style="background: #ececec" | –
+|}
+* Active teams are listed alphabetically. Defunct teams are listed by order of entry to the league, then alphabetically.
+{{color box|border=darkgray|gold}} Champions<br/>
+{{color box|border=darkgray|silver}} Runners up<br/>
+{{color box|border=darkgray|c96}} Team won the 3rd place playoff; only took place in 2010<br/>
+{{color box|border=darkgray|cfc}} Team qualified for the playoffs or semi-final
+===Positions each season===
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 |-
-| align=left | [[Gujarat Titans]]
+!rowspan=2|Year
-| colspan="14" style="background: #ececec" | –
+!colspan=10|League Table
-! style="background: gold" | C
+|-
-! style="background: silver" | RU
+!1st
+!2nd
+!3rd
+!4th
+!5th
+!6th
+!7th
+!8th
+!9th
+!10th
+|-
+![[2008 Indian Premier League|2008]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:gold" | [[Rajasthan Royals in 2008|RR]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[Kings XI Punjab in 2008|KXIP]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:silver" |[[Chennai Super Kings in 2008|CSK]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | [[Delhi Daredevils in 2008|DD]]
+|[[Mumbai Indians in 2008|MI]]
+|[[Kolkata Knight Riders in 2008|KKR]]
+|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2008|RCB]]
+|[[Deccan Chargers in 2008|DEC]]
+!
+!
+|-
+![[2009 Indian Premier League|2009]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | [[Delhi Daredevils in 2009|DD]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[Chennai Super Kings in 2009|CSK]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:silver;" |[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2009|RCB]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:gold;" |[[Deccan Chargers in 2009|DEC]]
+|[[Kings XI Punjab in 2009|KXIP]]
+|[[Rajasthan Royals in 2009|RR]]
+|[[Mumbai Indians in 2009|MI]]
+|[[Kolkata Knight Riders in 2009|KKR]]
+!
+!
+|-
+![[2010 Indian Premier League|2010]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:silver;" | [[Mumbai Indians in 2010|MI]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[Deccan Chargers in 2010|DEC]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:gold;" |[[Chennai Super Kings in 2010|CSK]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2010|RCB]]
+|[[Delhi Daredevils in 2010|DD]]
+|[[Kolkata Knight Riders in 2010|KKR]]
+|[[Rajasthan Royals in 2010|RR]]
+|[[Kings XI Punjab in 2010|KXIP]]
+!
+!
+|-
+![[2011 Indian Premier League|2011]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:silver;" |[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2011|RCB]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:gold;" |[[Chennai Super Kings in 2011|CSK]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | [[Mumbai Indians in 2011|MI]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[Kolkata Knight Riders in 2011|KKR]]
+|[[Kings XI Punjab in 2011|KXIP]]
+|[[Rajasthan Royals in 2011|RR]]
+|[[Deccan Chargers in 2011|DEC]]
+|[[Kochi Tuskers Kerala|KTK]]
+|[[Pune Warriors India|PWI]]
+|[[Delhi Daredevils in 2011|DD]]
+|-
+![[2012 Indian Premier League|2012]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[Delhi Daredevils in 2012|DD]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:gold;" |[[Kolkata Knight Riders in 2012|KKR]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[Mumbai Indians in 2012|MI]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:silver;" |[[Chennai Super Kings in 2012|CSK]]
+|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2012|RCB]]
+|[[Kings XI Punjab in 2012|KXIP]]
+|[[Rajasthan Royals in 2012|RR]]
+|[[Deccan Chargers in 2012|DEC]]
+|[[Pune Warriors India|PWI]]
+!
+|-
+![[2013 Indian Premier League|2013]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:silver;" |[[Chennai Super Kings in 2013|CSK]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:gold;" |[[Mumbai Indians in 2013|MI]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[Rajasthan Royals in 2013|RR]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2013|SRH]]
+|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013|RCB]]
+|[[Kings XI Punjab in 2013|KXIP]]
+|[[Kolkata Knight Riders in 2013|KKR]]
+|[[Pune Warriors India|PWI]]
+|[[Delhi Daredevils in 2013|DD]]
+!
+|-
+![[2014 Indian Premier League|2014]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:silver;" |[[Kings XI Punjab in 2014|KXIP]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:gold;" |[[Kolkata Knight Riders in 2014|KKR]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[Chennai Super Kings in 2014|CSK]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[Mumbai Indians in 2014|MI]]
+|[[Rajasthan Royals in 2014|RR]]
+|[[Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2014|SRH]]
+|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2014|RCB]]
+|[[Delhi Daredevils in 2014|DD]]
+!
+!
+|-
+![[2015 Indian Premier League|2015]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:silver;" |[[Chennai Super Kings in 2015|CSK]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:gold;" |[[Mumbai Indians in 2015|MI]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2015|RCB]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[Rajasthan Royals in 2015|RR]]
+|[[Kolkata Knight Riders in 2015|KKR]]
+|[[Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2015|SRH]]
+|[[Delhi Daredevils in 2015|DD]]
+|[[Kings XI Punjab in 2015|KXIP]]
+!
+!
+|-
+![[2016 Indian Premier League|2016]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[Gujarat Lions in 2016|GL]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:silver;" |[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2016|RCB]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:gold;" |[[Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2016|SRH]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[Kolkata Knight Riders in 2016|KKR]]
+|[[Mumbai Indians in 2015|MI]]
+|[[Delhi Daredevils in 2016|DD]]
+|[[Rising Pune Supergiants in 2016|RPS]]
+|[[Kings XI Punjab in 2016|KXIP]]
+!
+!
+|-
+![[2017 Indian Premier League|2017]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:gold;" |[[Mumbai Indians in 2017|MI]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:silver;" |[[Rising Pune Supergiants in 2017|RPS]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2017|SRH]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[Kolkata Knight Riders in 2017|KKR]]
+|[[Kings XI Punjab in 2017|KXIP]]
+|[[Delhi Daredevils in 2017|DD]]
+|[[Gujarat Lions in 2016|GL]]
+|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2016|RCB]]
+!
+!
+|-
+![[2018 Indian Premier League|2018]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:silver;" |[[Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2018|SRH]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:gold;" |[[Chennai Super Kings in 2018|CSK]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[Kolkata Knight Riders in 2018|KKR]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[Rajasthan Royals in 2018|RR]]
+|[[Mumbai Indians in 2018|MI]]
+|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2018|RCB]]
+|[[Kings XI Punjab in 2018|KXIP]]
+|[[Delhi Daredevils in 2018|DD]]
+!
+!
+|-
+![[2019 Indian Premier League|2019]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:gold;" |[[Mumbai Indians in 2019|MI]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:silver;" |[[Chennai Super Kings in 2019|CSK]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[Delhi Capitals in 2019|DC]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2019|SRH]]
+|[[Kolkata Knight Riders in 2019|KKR]]
+|[[Kings XI Punjab in 2019|KXIP]]
+|[[Rajasthan Royals in 2019|RR]]
+|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2019|RCB]]
+!
+!
+|-
+![[2020 Indian Premier League|2020]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:gold;" |[[Mumbai Indians in 2020|MI]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:silver;" |[[Delhi Capitals in 2020|DC]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2020|SRH]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2020|RCB]]
+|[[Kolkata Knight Riders in 2020|KKR]]
+|[[Kings XI Punjab in 2020|KXIP]]
+|[[Chennai Super Kings in 2020|CSK]]
+|[[Rajasthan Royals in 2020|RR]]
+!
+!
+|-
+![[2021 Indian Premier League|2021]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[Delhi Capitals in 2021|DC]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:gold;" |[[Chennai Super Kings in 2021|CSK]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2021|RCB]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:silver;" |[[Kolkata Knight Riders in 2021|KKR]]
+|[[Mumbai Indians in 2021|MI]]
+|[[Punjab Kings in 2021|PBKS]]
+|[[Rajasthan Royals in 2021|RR]]
+|[[Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2021|SRH]]
+!
+!
+|-
+![[2022 Indian Premier League|2022]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:gold;" |[[Gujarat Titans in 2022|GT]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:silver;" |[[Rajasthan Royals in 2022|RR]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[Lucknow Super Giants in 2022|LSG]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2022|RCB]]
+|[[Delhi Capitals in 2022|DC]]
+|[[Punjab Kings in 2022|PBKS]]
+|[[Kolkata Knight Riders in 2022|KKR]]
+|[[Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2022|SRH]]
+|[[Chennai Super Kings in 2022|CSK]]
+|[[Mumbai Indians in 2022|MI]]
+|-
+![[2023 Indian Premier League|2023]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:silver;" |[[Gujarat Titans in 2023|GT]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:gold;" |[[Chennai Super Kings in 2023|CSK]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[Lucknow Super Giants in 2023|LSG]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[Mumbai Indians in 2023|MI]]
+|[[Rajasthan Royals|RR]]
+|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2023|RCB]]
+|[[Kolkata Knight Riders in 2023|KKR]]
+|[[Punjab Kings in 2023|PBKS]]
+|[[Delhi Capitals|DC]]
+|[[Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2023|SRH]]
+|-
+![[2024 Indian Premier League|2024]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:gold;" |[[2024 Kolkata Knight Riders season|KKR]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:silver;" |[[2024 Sunrisers Hyderabad season|SRH]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[2024 Rajasthan Royals season|RR]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[2024 Royal Challengers Bengaluru season|RCB]]
+|[[2024 Chennai Super Kings season|CSK]]
+|[[2024 Delhi Capitals season|DC]]
+|[[2024 Lucknow Super Giants season|LSG]]
+|[[2024 Gujarat Titans season|GT]]
+|[[2024 Punjab Kings season|PBKS]]
+|[[2024 Mumbai Indians season|MI]]
+|-
+![[2025 Indian Premier League|2025]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:silver;" |[[2025 Punjab Kings season|PBKS]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:gold;" |[[2025 Royal Challengers Bengaluru season|RCB]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[2025 Gujarat Titans season|GT]]
+|scope="row"  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |[[2025 Mumbai Indians season|MI]]
+|[[2025 Delhi Capitals season|DC]]
+|[[2025 Sunrisers Hyderabad season|SRH]]
+|[[2024 Lucknow Super Giants season|LSG]]
+|[[2025 Kolkata Knight Riders season|KKR]]
+|[[2025 Rajasthan Royals season|RR]]
+|[[2025 Chennai Super Kings season|CSK]]
+|}
+{{color box|border=darkgray|gold}} Indicates winner<br/>
+{{color box|border=darkgray|silver}} Indicates runners-up<br/>
+{{color box|border=darkgray|cfc}} Indicates qualified for playoffs
+=== All time standings ===
+{{updated|3 June 2025}}
+{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"; style="font-size:90%
+|+Current teams
+!colspan="2"rowspan="2" |Team
+!colspan=3|Appearances
+!rowspan="2" |Best result
+!colspan="7"|Statistics
+|-
+!Total
+!First
+!Latest
+!Played
+!Won
+!Lost
+!{{tooltip|Tied+W|Won tied match in Super Over}}
+!{{tooltip|Tied+L|Lost tied match in Super Over}}
+!NR
+!Win%
+|-
+| style="background:#faef23;" |
+|style="text-align:left"|[[Chennai Super Kings]]
+| 16 || [[2008 Indian Premier League|2008]] || [[2025 Indian Premier League|2025]] ||bgcolor="gold"| {{sort|1.2|Champions}} ([[2010 Indian Premier League|2010]], [[2011 Indian Premier League|2011]], [[2018 Indian Premier League|2018]], [[2021 Indian Premier League|2021]], [[2023 Indian Premier League|2023]]) || 239 || 138 || 98 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 57.74
+|-
+| style="background:#1c5f93;" |
+|style="text-align:left"|[[Mumbai Indians]]
+| 18 || [[2008 Indian Premier League|2008]] || [[2025 Indian Premier League|2025]] ||bgcolor="gold"| {{sort|1.1|Champions}} ([[2013 Indian Premier League|2013]], [[2015 Indian Premier League|2015]], [[2017 Indian Premier League|2017]], [[2019 Indian Premier League|2019]], [[2020 Indian Premier League|2020]])  || 261 || 142 || 115 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 54.40
+|-
+| style="background:#3a225c;" |
+|style="text-align:left"|[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
+| 18 || [[2008 Indian Premier League|2008]] || [[2025 Indian Premier League|2025]] ||bgcolor="gold"| {{sort|1.2|Champions}} ([[2012 Indian Premier League|2012]], [[2014 Indian Premier League|2014]], [[2024 Indian Premier League|2024]]) || 252 || 130 || 117 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 52.40
+|-
+| style="background:#e21e8e;" |
+|style="text-align:left"|[[Rajasthan Royals]]
+| 16 ||[[2008 Indian Premier League|2008]] ||[[2025 Indian Premier League|2025]] || bgcolor="gold"| {{sort|1.2|Champions}} ([[2008 Indian Premier League|2008]]) || 222 || 110 || 106 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 50.91
+|-
+| style="background:#f36331;" |
+|style="text-align:left"|[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
+| 13 || [[2013 Indian Premier League|2013]] || [[2025 Indian Premier League|2025]] || bgcolor="gold"| {{sort|1.2|Champions}} ([[2016 Indian Premier League|2016]]) || 182 || 87 || 91 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 49.17
+|-
+| style="background:#081d32;" |
+|style="text-align:left"|[[Gujarat Titans]]
+| 4 || [[2022 Indian Premier League|2022]] || [[2025 Indian Premier League|2025]] ||bgcolor="gold"| {{sort|1.2|Champions}} ([[2022 Indian Premier League|2022]]) || 45 || 28 || 17 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 62.22
+|-
+| style="background:#d7282f;" |
+|style="text-align:left"|[[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]
+| 18 || [[2008 Indian Premier League|2008]] || [[2025 Indian Premier League|2025]] || bgcolor="gold"| {{sort|1.2|Champions}} ([[2025 Indian Premier League|2025]]) || 256 || 121 || 128 || 2 || 1 || 4 || 48.61
+|- style="background:#fcc;"
+| style="background:#00A79D;" |
+|style="text-align:left"|[[Deccan Chargers]]
+|5 || [[2008 Indian Premier League|2008]] || [[2012 Indian Premier League|2012]] ||style="background:gold;"|{{sort|1.1|Champions}} ([[2009 Indian Premier League|2009]]) || 75 || 29 || 46 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 38.66
+|-
+| style="background:#d92028;" |
+|style="text-align:left"|[[Punjab Kings]]
+| 18 || [[2008 Indian Premier League|2008]] || [[2025 Indian Premier League|2025]] || bgcolor="silver"| {{sort|2.1|Runners-up}} ([[2014 Indian Premier League|2014]], [[2025 Indian Premier League|2025]]) || 246 || 109 || 133 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 45.12
+|-
+| style="background:#253f8c;" |
+|style="text-align:left"|[[Delhi Capitals]]
+| 18 || [[2008 Indian Premier League|2008]] || [[2025 Indian Premier League|2025]] || bgcolor="silver"| {{sort|2.1|Runners-up}} ([[2020 Indian Premier League|2020]]) || 252 || 112 || 134 || 3 || 1 || 2 || 44.44
+|- style="background:#fcc;"
+| style="background:#6a1b9a;" |
+|style="text-align:left"|[[Rising Pune Supergiant]] || 2 || [[2016 Indian Premier League|2016]] || [[2017 Indian Premier League|2017]] || style="background-color: silver" |{{sort|2.5|Runners-up}} ([[2017 Indian Premier League|2017]]) || 30 || 15 || 15 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 50.00
 |-
-| align=left | [[Lucknow Super Giants]]
+| style="background:#c4282b;" |
-| colspan="14" style="background: #ececec" | –
+|style="text-align:left"|[[Lucknow Super Giants]]
-| style="background: #cfc" |PO
+| 4 || [[2022 Indian Premier League|2022]] || [[2025 Indian Premier League|2025]] || {{sort|4.1|Eliminator}} ([[2022 Indian Premier League|2022]], [[2023 Indian Premier League|2023]]) || 44 || 24 || 19 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 54.54
-| style="background: #cfc" |PO
+|- style="background:#fcc;"
+| style="background:#f26522;" |
+|style="text-align:left"|[[Gujarat Lions]] || 2 || [[2016 Indian Premier League|2016]] || [[2017 Indian Premier League|2017]] ||{{sort|7.5|Qualifier 2}} ([[2016 Indian Premier League|2016]]) || 30 || 13 || 16 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 45.00
+|- style="background:#fcc;"
+| style="background:#003087;" |
+|style="text-align:left"|[[Pune Warriors India]] || 3 || [[2011 Indian Premier League|2011]] || [[2013 Indian Premier League|2013]] || {{sort|7.5|Group stage}} ([[2011 Indian Premier League|2011]], [[2012 Indian Premier League|2012]], [[2013 Indian Premier League|2013]]) || 46 || 12 || 33 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 26.67
+|- style="background:#fcc;"
+| style="background:#F47721;" |
+|style="text-align:left"|[[Kochi Tuskers Kerala]] || 1 || [[2011 Indian Premier League|2011]] || [[2011 Indian Premier League|2011]] || {{sort|7.5|Group stage}} ([[2011 Indian Premier League|2011]]) || 14 || 6 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 42.85
 |}
-*Teams are listed alphabetically by year of entry into the league
+[https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/trophy/team-results-summary/indian-premier-league-117 Source]
-<sup>†</sup> Team now defunct
-* {{color box|border=darkgray|gold}} '''C''': champions
+{| class="wikitable"
-* {{color box|border=darkgray|silver}} '''RU''': runner-up
+|- style="background:#fcc;"
-* {{color box|border=darkgray|c96}} 3rd: team won the 3rd place playoff. A third place playoff only took place in 2010
+| Defunct team
-* {{color box|border=darkgray|cfc}} 4th: team lost the 3rd place playoff
+|}
-* {{color box|border=darkgray|cfc}} SF or PO: team qualified for the semi-final or playoff stage of the competition
 ==Records and statistics==
 {{Main|List of Indian Premier League records and statistics}}
-A summary of the most notable statistical records associated with the tournament is provided below:
-{{updated|25 August 2023}}
+{{updated|3 June 2025}}
-{| class="wikitable"
+[[File:Virat Kohli with AudiQ7.png|thumb|200px|[[Virat Kohli]] is the highest run-scorer in IPL.]]
+[[File:Yuzvendra Chahal in PMO New Delhi.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Yuzvendra Chahal]] is the highest wicket-taker in IPL.]]
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
+|-
+! colspan="3" |Batting records
 |-
-! colspan="3"|Batting Records
+|[[List of Indian Premier League records and statistics#Individual batting records#Most career runs|Most runs]]
+| rowspan="2" |[[Virat Kohli]] (RCB)
+|8,661
 |-
-|Most runs
+|[[List of Indian Premier League records and statistics#Individual batting records|Most fours]]
-|[[Virat Kohli]] (RCB)
+|771
-|7,263
 |-
-|Highest score
+|[[List of Indian Premier League records and statistics#Individual batting records|Most sixes]]
-|[[Chris Gayle]] (RCB)
+|[[Chris Gayle]] (KKR/PBKS/RCB)
-|175 [[not out]] vs [[Pune Warriors India]] (23 April 2013)
+|357
+|-
+|[[List of Indian Premier League centuries|Most centuries]]
+| rowspan="3" |[[Virat Kohli]] (RCB)
+|8
+|-
+|[[List of Indian Premier League records and statistics|Most half-centuries]]
+|63
 |-
-|Highest [[partnership (cricket)|partnership]]
+|[[List of Indian Premier League records and statistics#Individual batting records#Most runs in a season|Most runs in a season]]
-|[[Virat Kohli]] & [[AB de Villiers]] (RCB)
+|973 (2016)
-|229 vs [[Gujarat Lions]] (14 May 2016)
 |-
-|Most sixes
+|[[List of Indian Premier League records and statistics#Individual batting records|Best strike rate]]
-|[[Chris Gayle]] (KKR/RCB/PBKS)
+|[[Phil Salt]] (DC/KKR/RCB)
-|357
+|175.71
 |-
-|Most fours
+|[[List of Indian Premier League records and statistics#Individual batting records#Highest individual score|Highest score]]
-|[[Shikhar Dhawan]]	(DD/MI/DC/SRH/PBKS)
+|[[Chris Gayle]] (RCB)
-|750
+|175[[not out|*]] vs [[Pune Warriors India]]<br>(23 April 2013)
 |-
-|Most centuries
+||[[List of Indian Premier League records and statistics#Partnership records#Highest partnerships by runs|Highest partnership]]
-|[[Virat Kohli]] (RCB)
+|[[Virat Kohli]] and [[AB de Villiers]] (RCB)
-|7
+|229 vs [[Gujarat Lions]]<br>(14 May 2016)
 |-
-! colspan="3"| Bowling Records
+! colspan="3"| Bowling records
 |-
-|Most wickets
+|[[List of Indian Premier League records and statistics#Individual bowling records#Most career wickets|Most wickets]]
-|[[Yuzvendra Chahal]] (MI/RCB/RR)
+|[[Yuzvendra Chahal]] (PBKS/MI/RCB/RR)
-|187
+|221
 |-
-|Best bowling figures
+|[[List of Indian Premier League records and statistics#Individual bowling records#Best bowling figures|Best bowling figures]]
 |[[Alzarri Joseph]] (MI)
-|6/12 vs [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] (6 April 2019)
+|6/12 vs [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]<br>(6 April 2019)
-|-
-! colspan="3" | Fielding
 |-
-|Most dismissals ([[wicket-keeper]])
+|rowspan=2| [[List of Indian Premier League records and statistics#Individual bowling records#Most wickets in a season|Most wickets in a season]]
-|[[MS Dhoni]] (CSK/RPS)
+|[[Harshal Patel]] (RCB)
-|180
+|32 (2021)
 |-
-|Most catches ([[fielding (cricket)|fielder]])
+|[[Dwayne Bravo]] (CSK)
-|[[Suresh Raina]] (CSK/GL)
+|32 (2013)
-|109
 |-
-! colspan="3" | Other records
+! colspan="3"| Fielding records
 |-
-|Most matches
+|[[List of Indian Premier League records and statistics#Individual wicket-keeping records#Most career dismissals|Most dismissals]] as a [[wicket-keeper]]
 |[[MS Dhoni]] (CSK/RPS)
-|250
+|201
 |-
-|Most matches as captain
+|[[List of Indian Premier League records and statistics#Individual fielding records#Most career catches|Most catches]] as a [[fielding (cricket)|fielder]]
-|[[MS Dhoni]] (CSK/RPS)
+|[[Virat Kohli]] (RCB)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=CricOpinion |date=18 April 2025 |title=List of Most Catches in IPL History (2008 to 2025) |url=https://cricopinion.com/cricket-stats/most-catches-in-ipl |access-date=3 June 2025 |website=CricOpinion |language=en}}</ref>
-|227
+|117
 |-
-! colspan="3" | Team records
+! colspan="3"|Team records
 |-
 |Highest total
-|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
+|[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
-|263/5 (20) vs [[Pune Warriors India]] (23 April 2013)
+|287/3 (20) vs [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]<br>(15 April 2024)
 |-
 |Lowest total
 |[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
-|49 (9.4) vs [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] (23 April 2017)
+|49 (9.4) vs [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]<br>(23 April 2017)
 |}
-* Source: records extracted from [[ESPNcricinfo]]<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/trophy/indian-premier-league-117] espncricinfo.com</ref>
+[https://www.iplt20.com/stats/ Source]
+===Most appearances===
+:{{as of|2025|6|3}}
+{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center"
+|-
+! scope="col" | Rank
+! scope="col" | Player
+! scope="col" | Team
+! scope="col" | Years active
+! scope="col" | Apps
+! scope="col" | Runs
+! scope="col" | Wkts
+|-
+|1
+|'''[[MS Dhoni]]'''
+| {{color box|#faef23}} [[Chennai Super Kings|CSK]], {{color box|#6a1b9a}} [[Rising Pune Supergiants|RPS]]
+| rowspan="3" |2008–present
+!278
+|5,439
+| –
+|-
+|2
+|'''[[Rohit Sharma]]'''
+|{{color box|#00A79D}} [[Deccan Chargers|DCH]], {{color box|#1c5f93}} [[Mumbai Indians|MI]]
+!272
+|7,046
+|15
+|-
+|3
+|'''[[Virat Kohli]]'''
+|{{color box|#d7282f}} [[Royal Challengers Bangalore|RCB]]
+!267
+|8,661
+|4
+|-
+|4
+|[[Dinesh Karthik]]
+|{{color box|#253f8c}} [[Delhi Capitals|DD]], {{color box|#f26522}} [[Gujarat Lions|GL]], {{color box|#3a225c}} [[Kolkata Knight Riders|KKR]], {{color box|#d92028}} [[Punjab Kings|KXIP]], {{color box|#1c5f93}} [[Mumbai Indians|MI]], {{color box|#d7282f}} [[Royal Challengers Bangalore|RCB]]
+|2008–2024
+!257
+|4,842
+| –
+|-
+|5
+|'''[[Ravindra Jadeja]]'''
+|{{color box|#faef23}} [[Chennai Super Kings|CSK]], {{color box|#f26522}} [[Gujarat Lions|GL]], {{color box|#F47721}} [[Kochi Tuskers Kerala|KTK]], {{color box|#e21e8e}} [[Rajasthan Royals|RR]]
+|2008–present
+!254
+|3,260
+|170
+|-
+|6
+|[[Shikhar Dhawan]]
+|{{color box|#253f8c}} [[Delhi Capitals|DD]], {{color box|#00A79D}} [[Deccan Chargers|DCH]], {{color box|#1c5f93}} [[Mumbai Indians|MI]], {{color box|#d92028}} [[Punjab Kings|PBKS]], {{color box|#f36331}} [[Sunrisers Hyderabad|SRH]]
+|2008–2024
+!222
+|6,769
+|4
+|-
+|7
+|[[Ravichandran Ashwin]]
+|{{color box|#faef23}} [[Chennai Super Kings|CSK]], {{color box|#253f8c}} [[Delhi Capitals|DC]], {{color box|#d92028}} [[Punjab Kings|KXIP]], {{color box|#e21e8e}} [[Rajasthan Royals|RR]], {{color box|#6a1b9a}} [[Rising Pune Supergiants|RPS]]
+|2009–2025
+!221
+|833
+|187
+|-
+|8
+|[[Suresh Raina]]
+|{{color box|#faef23}} [[Chennai Super Kings|CSK]], {{color box|#f26522}} [[Gujarat Lions|GL]]
+|2008–2021
+!205
+|5,528
+|25
+|-
+|9
+|[[Robin Uthappa]]
+|{{color box|#faef23}} [[Chennai Super Kings|CSK]], {{color box|#3a225c}} [[Kolkata Knight Riders|KKR]], {{color box|#003087}} [[Pune Warriors India|PWI]], {{color box|#e21e8e}} [[Rajasthan Royals|RR]], {{color box|#d7282f}} [[Royal Challengers Bangalore|RCB]]
+|2008–2022
+!205
+|4,952
+| –
+|-
+|10
+|[[Ambati Rayudu]]
+|{{color box|#faef23}} [[Chennai Super Kings|CSK]], {{color box|#1c5f93}} [[Mumbai Indians|MI]]
+|2010–2023
+!204
+|4,348
+| –
+|}
+*Source: ESPNcricinfo<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/trophy/individual-most-matches-career/indian-premier-league-117 |title=Most Matches Played |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref>
+*Currently active IPL players appear in '''boldface'''.
-==Awards==
+==End-of-season awards==
 {{Main|List of Indian Premier League awards}}
+===Prize money===
+Starting with the 2025 season, the distribution of the prize money is as follows:
+* Winning team: ₹20 crore (US$2.4 million)
+* Runner-up team: ₹12 crore (US$1.4 million)
+* Third-place team: ₹7 crore (US$830,000)
+* Fourth-place team: ₹6.5 crore (US$770,000)
+=== Fair Play Award ===
+The Fair Play Award is given to the team considered to have the best [[Sportsmanship|fair play]] record in the season. 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketaddictor.com/cricket-news/ipl-2021-revealed-this-is-how-fair-play-points-are-calculated-in-indian-premier-league/|title=IPL 2021: Revealed! This Is How Fair Play Points Are Calculated In Indian Premier League|work=Cricket Addictor|date=18 April 2021|access-date=5 October 2021|archive-date=5 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005045051/https://cricketaddictor.com/cricket-news/ipl-2021-revealed-this-is-how-fair-play-points-are-calculated-in-indian-premier-league/|url-status=live}}</ref> The 2025 winners were [[Chennai Super Kings]], who won it for the seventh time.
 === Orange Cap ===
-The Orange Cap, introduced in 2008, 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 (cricketer)|David Warner]] has won the award three times, more than any other player.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=2023-03-29 |title=IPL Orange Cap Winners list in Indian Premier League, from 2008 to 2022 |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/faqs/indian-premier-league-orange-cap-winners-most-runs-season-batters-ipl-2023-buttler-gayle-warner-kohli/article66641048.ece |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Shubman Gill]] of [[Gujarat Titans]], who scored 890 runs during the [[2023 Indian Premier League|2023 season]], is the most recent winner of the award.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-04-03 |title=IPL 2023: Here is a look at all orange cap winners from 2008 to 2022 |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/ipl-2023-here-is-a-look-at-all-orange-cap-winners-from-2008-t0-2022/articleshow/99137624.cms |url-status=live |access-date=2023-04-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409083125/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/ipl-2023-here-is-a-look-at-all-orange-cap-winners-from-2008-t0-2022/articleshow/99137624.cms |archive-date=9 April 2023 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iplt20.com/stats/2015/most-runs|title=IPLT20.com – Indian Premier League Official Website|website=IPLT20 – 2015 Orange Cap Final Leaderboard|access-date=17 February 2019|archive-date=17 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217143725/https://www.iplt20.com/stats/2015/most-runs|url-status=live}}</ref>
+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 (cricketer)|David Warner]] has won the award three times, while [[Chris Gayle]] and [[Virat Kohli]] have each won it twice.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=29 March 2023 |title=IPL Orange Cap Winners list in Indian Premier League, from 2008 to 2022 |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/faqs/indian-premier-league-orange-cap-winners-most-runs-season-batters-ipl-2023-buttler-gayle-warner-kohli/article66641048.ece |access-date=11 April 2023 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411095701/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/faqs/indian-premier-league-orange-cap-winners-most-runs-season-batters-ipl-2023-buttler-gayle-warner-kohli/article66641048.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Sai Sudharsan]] of [[Gujarat Titans]], who scored 759 runs during the 2025 season, is the most recent winner of the award.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 April 2023 |title=IPL 2023: Here is a look at all orange cap winners from 2008 to 2022 |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/ipl-2023-here-is-a-look-at-all-orange-cap-winners-from-2008-t0-2022/articleshow/99137624.cms |url-status=live |access-date=9 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409083125/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/ipl-2023-here-is-a-look-at-all-orange-cap-winners-from-2008-t0-2022/articleshow/99137624.cms |archive-date=9 April 2023 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iplt20.com/stats/2015/most-runs|title=IPLT20.com – Indian Premier League Official Website|website=IPLT20 – 2015 Orange Cap Final Leaderboard|access-date=17 February 2019|archive-date=17 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217143725/https://www.iplt20.com/stats/2015/most-runs|url-status=live}}</ref>
 === Purple Cap ===
-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 leading wicket-taker at the end of the season wins the award. [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]] and [[Dwayne Bravo]] are the only players to have won the award twice.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=2023-03-29 |title=IPL: Purple Cap Winners list in Indian Premier League, from 2008 to 2022 |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/faqs/indian-premier-league-purple-cap-winners-most-wickets-season-bowlers-ipl-2023-chahal-harshal-rabada-bhuvneshwar/article66641052.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409082857/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/faqs/indian-premier-league-purple-cap-winners-most-wickets-season-bowlers-ipl-2023-chahal-harshal-rabada-bhuvneshwar/article66641052.ece |archive-date=9 April 2023 |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iplt20.com/stats/2015/most-wickets|title=IPLT20.com – 2015 Purple Cap Final Leaderboard|website=IPLT20|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=6 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106010949/https://www.iplt20.com/stats/2015/most-wickets|url-status=live}}</ref>
+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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=29 March 2023 |title=IPL: Purple Cap Winners list in Indian Premier League, from 2008 to 2022 |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/faqs/indian-premier-league-purple-cap-winners-most-wickets-season-bowlers-ipl-2023-chahal-harshal-rabada-bhuvneshwar/article66641052.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409082857/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/faqs/indian-premier-league-purple-cap-winners-most-wickets-season-bowlers-ipl-2023-chahal-harshal-rabada-bhuvneshwar/article66641052.ece |archive-date=9 April 2023 |access-date=9 April 2023 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iplt20.com/stats/2015/most-wickets|title=IPLT20.com – 2015 Purple Cap Final Leaderboard|website=IPLT20|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=6 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106010949/https://www.iplt20.com/stats/2015/most-wickets|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Prasidh Krishna]] of [[Gujarat Titans]], who took 25 wickets during the [[2025 Indian Premier League|2025 season]], is the most recent winner of the award.
 === Most Valuable Player ===
-The Most Valuable Player award, called the "Man of the Tournament" until the 2012 season, is awarded using a ratings system introduced in 2013. [[Shubman Gill]] won the award in 2023.
+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. [[Suryakumar Yadav]] won the award in 2025.
-=== Fair Play Award ===
-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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketaddictor.com/cricket-news/ipl-2021-revealed-this-is-how-fair-play-points-are-calculated-in-indian-premier-league/|title=IPL 2021: Revealed! This Is How Fair Play Points Are Calculated In Indian Premier League|work=Cricket Addictor|date=18 April 2021|access-date=5 October 2021|archive-date=5 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005045051/https://cricketaddictor.com/cricket-news/ipl-2021-revealed-this-is-how-fair-play-points-are-calculated-in-indian-premier-league/|url-status=live}}</ref> The 2023 winners were [[Delhi Capitals]].
 === Emerging Player Award ===
-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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fizz adjudged IPL's first foreign Emerging Player |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/cricket/fizz-adjudged-ipls-first-foreign-emerging-player-1231564 |access-date=23 September 2021 |work=The Daily Star |date=30 May 2016 |language=en |archive-date=2 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002160234/https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/cricket/fizz-adjudged-ipls-first-foreign-emerging-player-1231564 |url-status=live }}</ref> The 2023 winner was [[Yashasvi Jaiswal]].
+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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fizz adjudged IPL's first foreign Emerging Player |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/cricket/fizz-adjudged-ipls-first-foreign-emerging-player-1231564 |access-date=23 September 2021 |work=The Daily Star |date=30 May 2016 |language=en |archive-date=2 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002160234/https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/cricket/fizz-adjudged-ipls-first-foreign-emerging-player-1231564 |url-status=live }}</ref> The 2025 winner was [[Sai Sudharsan]].
-=== Maximum Sixes Award ===
-The Maximum Sixes Award is presented to the player who hits the most sixes at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/ipl-2022-sets-a-new-record-of-sixes-rajasthan-royals-top-list-news-199331#:~:text=IPL%202022%20Sets%20A%20New%20Record%20Of%20Sixes%2C%20Rajasthan%20Royals,bottom%20spot%20on%20the%20list.|title=IPL 2022 Sets A New Record Of Sixes, Rajasthan Royals Top List|work=[[Outlook India]]|access-date=22 November 2022|date=30 May 2022|archive-date=22 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122142508/https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/ipl-2022-sets-a-new-record-of-sixes-rajasthan-royals-top-list-news-199331#:~:text=IPL%202022%20Sets%20A%20New%20Record%20Of%20Sixes%2C%20Rajasthan%20Royals,bottom%20spot%20on%20the%20list.|url-status=live}}</ref>
 == Finances ==
-{{Update section|date=May 2022}}
 {{See also|List of professional sports leagues by revenue}}
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 |-
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+|{{INRConvert|500|c|0}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 January 2024 |title=Tata Group to continue as IPL title sponsor for next 5 years |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/tata-group-to-continue-as-ipl-title-sponsor-for-next-5-years/articleshow/106994026.cms |access-date=19 January 2024 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=19 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119142956/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/tata-group-to-continue-as-ipl-title-sponsor-for-next-5-years/articleshow/106994026.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
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-From 2008 to 2012, the IPL title sponsor was [[DLF (company)|DLF]], India's largest real estate developer, which bid {{INRConvert|200|c}} for the rights for five seasons.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Bhat, Varada|author2=Kamath, Raghavendra|title=DLF unlikely to continue with IPL title sponsorship|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/dlf-unlikely-to-continue-with-ipl-title-sponsorship-112042700057_1.html|access-date=20 February 2019|work=Business Standard|date=27 April 2012|archive-date=18 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218021132/https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/dlf-unlikely-to-continue-with-ipl-title-sponsorship-112042700057_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> After the 2012 season, [[PepsiCo]] bought the title sponsorship rights for {{INRConvert|397|c}} for the next five seasons<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gollapudi |first1=Nagraj |date=21 November 2012 |title=IPL sells title rights to PepsiCo for $71m |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pepsico-buys-ipl-title-sponsorship-for-rs-396-crore-592291 |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=20 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620101908/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pepsico-buys-ipl-title-sponsorship-for-rs-396-crore-592291 |url-status=live }}</ref> but terminated the deal in October 2015, two years before the expiry of the contract, due to the two-season suspension of the Chennai and Rajasthan franchises from the league.<ref>{{cite news |date=9 October 2015 |title=PepsiCo set to end IPL sponsorship two years early |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pepsico-set-to-end-ipl-sponsorship-two-years-early-927319 |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206130647/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pepsico-set-to-end-ipl-sponsorship-two-years-early-927319 |url-status=live }}</ref> The BCCI transferred the title sponsorship rights for the remaining two seasons of the contract to Chinese smartphone manufacturer [[Vivo Smartphone|Vivo]] for {{INRConvert|200|c}}.<ref>{{cite news|author=Laghate, Gaurav|title=Title sponsorship: Mobile companies gear up for IPL Innings|url=https://m.economictimes.com/industry/services/advertising/title-sponsorship-mobile-companies-gears-for-ipl-innings/amp_articleshow/59260453.cms|access-date=20 February 2019|work=The Economic Times|date=22 June 2017|archive-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402064815/https://m.economictimes.com/industry/services/advertising/title-sponsorship-mobile-companies-gears-for-ipl-innings/amp_articleshow/59260453.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
+From 2008 to 2012, the IPL title sponsor was [[DLF (company)|DLF]], a real estate developer, which bid {{INRConvert|200|c}}.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Bhat, Varada|author2=Kamath, Raghavendra|title=DLF unlikely to continue with IPL title sponsorship|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/dlf-unlikely-to-continue-with-ipl-title-sponsorship-112042700057_1.html|access-date=20 February 2019|work=Business Standard|date=27 April 2012|archive-date=18 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218021132/https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/dlf-unlikely-to-continue-with-ipl-title-sponsorship-112042700057_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> After 2012, [[PepsiCo]] bought the rights for {{INRConvert|397|c}} for five seasons,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gollapudi |first1=Nagraj |date=21 November 2012 |title=IPL sells title rights to PepsiCo for $71m |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pepsico-buys-ipl-title-sponsorship-for-rs-396-crore-592291 |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=20 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620101908/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pepsico-buys-ipl-title-sponsorship-for-rs-396-crore-592291 |url-status=live }}</ref> but terminated the deal in 2015, two years before expiry, due to the two-season suspension of the Chennai and Rajasthan franchises.<ref>{{cite news |date=9 October 2015 |title=PepsiCo set to end IPL sponsorship two years early |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pepsico-set-to-end-ipl-sponsorship-two-years-early-927319 |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206130647/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pepsico-set-to-end-ipl-sponsorship-two-years-early-927319 |url-status=live }}</ref> The BCCI transferred the rights for those two seasons to Chinese smartphone manufacturer [[Vivo (technology company)|Vivo]] for {{INRConvert|200|c}}.<ref>{{cite news|author=Laghate, Gaurav|title=Title sponsorship: Mobile companies gear up for IPL Innings|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/advertising/title-sponsorship-mobile-companies-gears-for-ipl-innings/articleshow/59260453.cms?from=mdr|access-date=20 February 2019|work=The Economic Times|date=22 June 2017|archive-date=1 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901063734/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/advertising/title-sponsorship-mobile-companies-gears-for-ipl-innings/articleshow/59260453.cms?from=mdr|url-status=live}}</ref>
+[[File:Tata IPL EDEN 47th Match KKR vs SRH 02.png|thumb|right|Crowd during a match of the [[2023 Indian Premier League|2023 IPL]] season in [[Kolkata]]]]
-In June 2017, Vivo retained the rights for the next five seasons from 2018 to 2022 with a winning bid of {{INRConvert|2199|c}}.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Venugopal |first1=Arun |date=27 June 2017 |title=Vivo retains IPL title rights till 2022 after massive bid |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/vivo-retains-ipl-title-rights-till-2022-after-massive-bid-1106833 |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=22 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822145409/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/1106833.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Choudhary, Vidhi|title=Vivo sponsorship may make IPL world's richest sports league|url=https://www.livemint.com/Home-Page/Q4W9gw4FYoJlAyIRypDZ2M/Vivo-wins-IPL-title-sponsorship-for-Rs2200-crore-for-the-ne.html|access-date=20 February 2019|work=Livemint|date=28 June 2017|archive-date=17 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217142644/https://www.livemint.com/Home-Page/Q4W9gw4FYoJlAyIRypDZ2M/Vivo-wins-IPL-title-sponsorship-for-Rs2200-crore-for-the-ne.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On 4 August 2020, Vivo canceled the title sponsorship rights due to the [[2020–2021 China–India skirmishes|military stand-off]] between India and China at the [[Line of Actual Control]] in July 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Vivo withdraws IPL sponsorship, sources say, amid China backlash|department=Cricket News|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/vivo-withdraws-ipl-sponsorship-sources-say-amid-china-backlash/articleshow/77390968.cms|access-date=18 August 2020|newspaper=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=13 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813230859/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/vivo-withdraws-ipl-sponsorship-sources-say-amid-china-backlash/articleshow/77390968.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The withdrawal was also a result of Vivo's market losses due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; Vivo intended to return as the title sponsor for the following three years.<ref>{{cite web|date=9 August 2020|title=Explained: IPL's financial model, and how the withdrawal of Vivo impacts the balance sheets of franchises|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/ipl-2020-uae-financial-model-vivo-sponsorship-6544090/|access-date=9 August 2020|website=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-date=8 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808064704/https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/ipl-2020-uae-financial-model-vivo-sponsorship-6544090/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Dream11]] bagged the title sponsorship for the 2020 IPL for an amount of {{INRConvert|222|c|year=2020}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=IPL title sponsor: Dream 11 replaces Vivo as IPL 2020 title sponsor, to pay BCCI Rs 222 crore|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/article/ipl-title-sponsor-dream-11-replaces-vio-as-ipl-2020-title-sponsor-to-pay-bcci-250-crore/638828|access-date=18 August 2020|website=www.timesnownews.com|date=18 August 2020 |language=en|archive-date=18 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818140314/https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/article/ipl-title-sponsor-dream-11-replaces-vio-as-ipl-2020-title-sponsor-to-pay-bcci-250-crore/638828|url-status=live}}</ref> Vivo returned as the title sponsor for the 2021 IPL season<ref>{{cite web |title=Vivo back as IPL title sponsor for 2021 season |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-vivo-back-as-title-sponsor-1252177 |access-date=26 March 2022 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en |archive-date=26 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326220431/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-vivo-back-as-title-sponsor-1252177 |url-status=live }}</ref> but withdrew again, and was replaced by the [[Tata Group]] for the next two seasons.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tata Group replaces Vivo as IPL title sponsors for 2022 and 2023 seasons |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tata-group-replaces-vivo-as-ipl-title-sponsors-for-2022-and-2023-seasons-1296383 |access-date=26 March 2022 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en |archive-date=18 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318082841/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tata-group-replaces-vivo-as-ipl-title-sponsors-for-2022-and-2023-seasons-1296383 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''InsideSport'' reported the BCCI would receive {{INRConvert|498|c}} for the 2022 and 2023 seasons from title sponsors. Vivo had previously agreed to pay a higher amount for the last two seasons of its sponsorship contract due to the league's expansion from the 2022 season. According to ''InsideSport'', due to the new deal's structure, Tata would pay {{INRConvert|335|c}} per year while Vivo would pay the deficit of {{INRConvert|163|c}} per season.<ref>{{cite web |date=25 March 2022 |title=IPL 2022: BCCI to earn record 1000 Crore from IPL Sponsors |url=https://www.insidesport.in/ipl-2022-sponsors-jackpot-for-bcci-ipl-sponsorship-earnings-crossed-1000-cr-for-a-single-season-confirms-ipl-gc/ |access-date=26 March 2022 |language=en-US |archive-date=27 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327034754/https://www.insidesport.in/ipl-2022-sponsors-jackpot-for-bcci-ipl-sponsorship-earnings-crossed-1000-cr-for-a-single-season-confirms-ipl-gc/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=IANS |date=26 March 2022 |title=For the first time in 15 years, IPL sponsorships cross Rs 1,000 crore |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/sports/for-the-first-time-in-15-years-ipl-sponsorships-cross-rs-1-000-crore-122032600420_1.html |access-date=26 March 2022 |archive-date=26 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326103600/https://www.business-standard.com/article/sports/for-the-first-time-in-15-years-ipl-sponsorships-cross-rs-1-000-crore-122032600420_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
+In 2017, Vivo retained the rights for 2018–22 with a winning bid of {{INRConvert|2199|c}}.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Venugopal |first1=Arun |date=27 June 2017 |title=Vivo retains IPL title rights till 2022 after massive bid |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/vivo-retains-ipl-title-rights-till-2022-after-massive-bid-1106833 |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=22 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822145409/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/1106833.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Choudhary, Vidhi|title=Vivo sponsorship may make IPL world's richest sports league|url=https://www.livemint.com/Home-Page/Q4W9gw4FYoJlAyIRypDZ2M/Vivo-wins-IPL-title-sponsorship-for-Rs2200-crore-for-the-ne.html|access-date=20 February 2019|work=Livemint|date=28 June 2017|archive-date=17 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217142644/https://www.livemint.com/Home-Page/Q4W9gw4FYoJlAyIRypDZ2M/Vivo-wins-IPL-title-sponsorship-for-Rs2200-crore-for-the-ne.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2020, Vivo canceled the rights due to a [[2020–2021 China–India skirmishes|military stand-off]] between India and China.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Vivo withdraws IPL sponsorship, sources say, amid China backlash|department=Cricket News|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/its-official-vivo-will-not-be-ipl-title-sponsors-this-year-says-bcci/articleshow/77390968.cms|access-date=18 August 2020|newspaper=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=13 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813230859/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/vivo-withdraws-ipl-sponsorship-sources-say-amid-china-backlash/articleshow/77390968.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|date=9 August 2020|title=Explained: IPL's financial model, and how the withdrawal of Vivo impacts the balance sheets of franchises|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/ipl-2020-uae-financial-model-vivo-sponsorship-6544090/|access-date=9 August 2020|website=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-date=8 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808064704/https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/ipl-2020-uae-financial-model-vivo-sponsorship-6544090/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Dream11]] became sponsors for 2020 for {{INRConvert|222|c|year=2020}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=IPL title sponsor: Dream 11 replaces Vivo as IPL 2020 title sponsor, to pay BCCI Rs 222 crore|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/article/ipl-title-sponsor-dream-11-replaces-vio-as-ipl-2020-title-sponsor-to-pay-bcci-250-crore/638828|access-date=18 August 2020|website=www.timesnownews.com|date=18 August 2020 |language=en|archive-date=18 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818140314/https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/article/ipl-title-sponsor-dream-11-replaces-vio-as-ipl-2020-title-sponsor-to-pay-bcci-250-crore/638828|url-status=live}}</ref> Vivo returned for 2021<ref>{{cite web |title=Vivo back as IPL title sponsor for 2021 season |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-vivo-back-as-title-sponsor-1252177 |access-date=26 March 2022 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en |archive-date=26 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326220431/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-vivo-back-as-title-sponsor-1252177 |url-status=live }}</ref> but withdrew again, and was replaced by the [[Tata Group]] for the next two seasons.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tata Group replaces Vivo as IPL title sponsors for 2022 and 2023 seasons |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tata-group-replaces-vivo-as-ipl-title-sponsors-for-2022-and-2023-seasons-1296383 |access-date=26 March 2022 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en |archive-date=18 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318082841/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tata-group-replaces-vivo-as-ipl-title-sponsors-for-2022-and-2023-seasons-1296383 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''InsideSport'' reported the BCCI would receive {{INRConvert|498|c}} 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 {{INRConvert|335|c}} per year while Vivo would pay the deficit of {{INRConvert|163|c}}.<ref>{{cite web |date=25 March 2022 |title=IPL 2022: BCCI to earn record 1000 Crore from IPL Sponsors |url=https://www.insidesport.in/ipl-2022-sponsors-jackpot-for-bcci-ipl-sponsorship-earnings-crossed-1000-cr-for-a-single-season-confirms-ipl-gc/ |access-date=26 March 2022 |language=en-US |archive-date=27 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327034754/https://www.insidesport.in/ipl-2022-sponsors-jackpot-for-bcci-ipl-sponsorship-earnings-crossed-1000-cr-for-a-single-season-confirms-ipl-gc/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=IANS |date=26 March 2022 |title=For the first time in 15 years, IPL sponsorships cross Rs 1,000 crore |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/sports/for-the-first-time-in-15-years-ipl-sponsorships-cross-rs-1-000-crore-122032600420_1.html |access-date=26 March 2022 |archive-date=26 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326103600/https://www.business-standard.com/article/sports/for-the-first-time-in-15-years-ipl-sponsorships-cross-rs-1-000-crore-122032600420_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Saudi Aramco|Aramco]] bought the sponsorship rights for the Orange and Purple Caps in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Redirect Notice |url=https://www.insidesport.in/ipl-2022-bcci-gets-another-deal-on-the-eve-of-ipl-saudi-oil-company-aramco-signs-as-orange-purple-cap-partner-for-65-cr-per-annum/ |access-date=24 May 2022 |website=www.Insidesport.in |date=9 May 2022 |archive-date=26 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626011944/https://www.insidesport.in/ipl-2022-bcci-gets-another-deal-on-the-eve-of-ipl-saudi-oil-company-aramco-signs-as-orange-purple-cap-partner-for-65-cr-per-annum/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
-[[Saudi Aramco]] brought the rights to advertise on the Purple and Orange caps in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Redirect Notice |url=https://www.insidesport.in/ipl-2022-bcci-gets-another-deal-on-the-eve-of-ipl-saudi-oil-company-aramco-signs-as-orange-purple-cap-partner-for-65-cr-per-annum/ |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=www.Insidesport.in |date=9 May 2022 |archive-date=26 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626011944/https://www.insidesport.in/ipl-2022-bcci-gets-another-deal-on-the-eve-of-ipl-saudi-oil-company-aramco-signs-as-orange-purple-cap-partner-for-65-cr-per-annum/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 ===Payments to foreign national boards===
-The BCCI pays ten percent of the auctioned value of a player to their respective cricket board. In January 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/bcci-doubles-boards-share-for-providing-players-for-ipl/articleshow/62668234.cms |title=BCCI double Boards' share for providing players for IPL |website=The Times of India |date=27 January 2018 |access-date=22 November 2022 |archive-date=22 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122133014/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/bcci-doubles-boards-share-for-providing-players-for-ipl/articleshow/62668234.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2022, [[Australian Cricketers' Association]] expressed its unhappiness about this.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/indian-premier-league/australia-stars-in-contract-dispute-after-cricket-australia-makes-ipl-cash-grab/news-story/69aca1333b2bbc3e07df1a9d1192bd0e|title=Australia stars in a contract dispute after Cricket Australia makes IPL cash grab|work=Fox Sports Australia|access-date=15 November 2022|archive-date=15 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115192541/https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/indian-premier-league/australia-stars-in-contract-dispute-after-cricket-australia-makes-ipl-cash-grab/news-story/69aca1333b2bbc3e07df1a9d1192bd0e|url-status=live}}</ref>
+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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/bcci-doubles-boards-share-for-providing-players-for-ipl/articleshow/62668234.cms |title=BCCI double Boards' share for providing players for IPL |website=The Times of India |date=27 January 2018 |access-date=22 November 2022 |archive-date=22 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122133014/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/bcci-doubles-boards-share-for-providing-players-for-ipl/articleshow/62668234.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2022, the [[Australian Cricketers' Association]] expressed its unhappiness about this.<ref name="australia-stars-in-contract-dispute-after-cricket-australia-makes-ipl-cash-grab"/>
 === Brand value ===
-The IPL tournament rapidly grew in value between 2016 and 2018. Financial experts valued the IPL at US$4.16&nbsp;billion in 2016; that number grew to $5.3&nbsp;billion in 2017 and $6.13&nbsp;billion in 2018. A report from Duff & Phelps said one of the contributing factors in the rapid growth of the IPL's value was a new 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, the transmissions were limited to sports networks with English-language commentary.<ref name="Gaurav Gupta">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/brand-ipl-now-soars-to-6-3-billion/articleshow/65321837.cms|title=Ipl brand Valuation gets stronger soars to $6.3 billion|author=Gaurav Gupta|date=8 August 2018|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=20 March 2019|archive-date=9 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809000445/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/brand-ipl-now-soars-to-6-3-billion/articleshow/65321837.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/advertising/brand-ipl-gets-stronger-valuation-soars-to-5-3-billion/articleshow/60199993.cms|title=Brand IPL gets stronger, valuation soars to $5.3 billion|author=Laghate, Gaurav|date=24 August 2017|work=The Economic Times|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402044133/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/advertising/brand-ipl-gets-stronger-valuation-soars-to-5-3-billion/articleshow/60199993.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
+The IPL tournament rapidly grew in value between 2016 and 2018. Experts valued it at US$4.2&nbsp;billion in 2016, $5.3&nbsp;billion in 2017 and $6.1&nbsp;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.<ref name="Gaurav Gupta">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/brand-ipl-now-soars-to-6-3-billion/articleshow/65321837.cms|title=Ipl brand Valuation gets stronger soars to $6.3 billion|author=Gaurav Gupta|date=8 August 2018|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=20 March 2019|archive-date=9 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809000445/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/brand-ipl-now-soars-to-6-3-billion/articleshow/65321837.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/advertising/brand-ipl-gets-stronger-valuation-soars-to-5-3-billion/articleshow/60199993.cms|title=Brand IPL gets stronger, valuation soars to $5.3 billion|author=Laghate, Gaurav|date=24 August 2017|work=The Economic Times|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402044133/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/advertising/brand-ipl-gets-stronger-valuation-soars-to-5-3-billion/articleshow/60199993.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
-According to an independent report conducted by Brand Finance, a London-based company, after the conclusion of the [[2017 Indian Premier League]], the IPL's business value grew by 37% to an all-time peak of $5.3&nbsp;billion, exceeding the five-billion-dollar mark for the first time in a season. According to the company's director Savio D'Souza:<blockquote>
+In 2022, the IPL became a [[Unicorn (finance)|decacorn]] valued at US$11 billion, registering a 75% growth since 2020 when it was valued at $6.2 billion.<ref name="Faruooqi">{{cite news |last=Faruooqi |first=Javed |date=21 December 2022 |title=IPL crosses $10 billion valuation to become a decacorn: D and P Advisory |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/ipl-crosses-10-billion-valuation-to-become-a-decacorn-d-and-p-advisory/articleshow/96385715.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322222710/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/ipl-crosses-10-billion-valuation-to-become-a-decacorn-d-and-p-advisory/articleshow/96385715.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=22 March 2023 |access-date=22 March 2023 |website=Economic Times}}</ref>
-Now in its 11th season, the Indian Premier League is here to stay. The league has delivered financially for the players, franchisees, sponsors, and India as a whole, prompting a strong desire among stakeholders to value it appropriately. To ensure continued development, management, and team owners must explore innovative ways of engaging fans, clubs, and sponsors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/csk-most-valuable-brand-in-ipl|author=Thoyakkat, Harigovind|website=Sportskeeda|title=IPL's brand value grows by 37% to $5.3 billion; CSK most valuable brand|date=19 June 2018|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=1 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401215134/https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/csk-most-valuable-brand-in-ipl|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Relevance inline|date=April 2023}}</blockquote>In December 2022, the IPL became a [[Unicorn (finance)|decacorn]] valued at US$10.9 billion, registering a 75% growth in dollar terms since 2020 when it was valued at $6.2 billion, according to a report by consulting firm D & P Advisory.<ref name="Faruooqi"/>
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+! 2024<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/in/ipl/news/which-most-valued-ipl-team-mi-csk-or-kkr/87709bd75d535f1b840b69a6|title=Which is the most valued IPL team?|date=16 March 2025|website=www.sportingnews.com}}</ref>
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+! 2023<ref name="Brand Finance, 2024">{{cite web |title=IPL 2024 Brand Value Ranking League Table |url=https://brandirectory.com/rankings/indian-premier-league/table |access-date=10 December 2024 |website=brandirectory.com |publisher=Brand Finance |language=en}}</ref>
+! 2022<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |title=IPL 2022. Brand Value Ranking League Table. Brandirectory |url=https://brandirectory.com/rankings/indian-premier-league/table |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418152514/https://brandirectory.com/rankings/indian-premier-league/table |archive-date=18 April 2023 |access-date=18 April 2023 |website=brandirectory.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 December 2022 |title=IPL brand value surges 77%; Mumbai Indians tops table |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/sports-trends/ipl-brand-value-surges-77-mumbai-indians-tops-table-9743711.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418153336/https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/sports-trends/ipl-brand-value-surges-77-mumbai-indians-tops-table-9743711.html |archive-date=18 April 2023 |access-date=18 April 2023 |website=Moneycontrol}}</ref><ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Ozanian |first=Mike |title=Indian Premier League Valuations: Cricket Now Has A Place Among World's Most Valuable Sports Teams |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2022/04/26/indian-premier-league-valuations-cricket-now-has-a-place-among-worlds-most-valuable-sports-teams/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507153431/https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2022/04/26/indian-premier-league-valuations-cricket-now-has-a-place-among-worlds-most-valuable-sports-teams/ |archive-date=7 May 2022 |access-date=18 April 2023 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>
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 |$66M
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 |$56M
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-In 2022, the BCCI took insurance of {{INRConvert|5000|c}} for the IPL. This insurance policy involves all stakeholders, including broadcasters, ancillary services providers, and sponsors. The BCCI is covered in the case of any revenue losses due to weather, riots, and other unforeseen events.<ref>{{cite web|title= IPL 2022 records largest-ever insurance cover of Rs 5,000 cr|date= 12 April 2022|url= https://www.businesstoday.in/amp/trending/entertainment/story/ipl-2022-records-largest-ever-insurance-cover-of-rs-5000-cr-329490-2022-04-12|access-date= 20 May 2022|archive-date= 20 May 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220520102335/https://www.businesstoday.in/amp/trending/entertainment/story/ipl-2022-records-largest-ever-insurance-cover-of-rs-5000-cr-329490-2022-04-12|url-status= live}}</ref>
+In 2022, the BCCI took insurance of {{INRConvert|5000|c}} 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.<ref>{{cite web|title= IPL 2022 records largest-ever insurance cover of Rs 5,000 cr|date= 12 April 2022|url= https://www.businesstoday.in/trending/entertainment/story/ipl-2022-records-largest-ever-insurance-cover-of-rs-5000-cr-329490-2022-04-12|access-date= 20 May 2022|archive-date= 20 May 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220520102335/https://www.businesstoday.in/amp/trending/entertainment/story/ipl-2022-records-largest-ever-insurance-cover-of-rs-5000-cr-329490-2022-04-12|url-status= live}}</ref>
 == Broadcasting ==
-{{Cleanup|date=April 2023|reason=Lots of un-encyclopedic material, such as discussing Jio's int streaming deal with IPL may not affect [[star Sports (Indian TV network)|star]], old data about deals its values.}}{{Update|date=October 2022}}
+{{Main|Indian Premier League on television}}
-===2008–2017: Sony Pictures Networks===
-The IPL's broadcast rights were held by a partnership between [[Sony Pictures Networks]] (SPN) and [[World Sport Group]] (WSG) under a ten-year contract valued at US$1.03&nbsp;billion; SPN held domestic rights in India while WSG handled international distribution.<ref>{{cite web |date=14 January 2008 |title=Sony and World Sports Group bag IPL television rights |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sony-and-world-sports-group-bag-ipl-television-rights-330881 |access-date=20 February 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo |archive-date=30 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430024853/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sony-and-world-sports-group-bag-ipl-television-rights-330881 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Billion dollar rights deal for IPL|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23054747-2722,00.html|work=The Australian|date=15 January 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118123649/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23054747-2722,00.html|archive-date=18 January 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> The initial plan was for twenty percent of these proceeds to go to the IPL, eight percent as prize money and seventy-two percent would be distributed to the franchisees from 2008 until 2012, after which the IPL would go public and list its shares.<ref name=":9">{{cite news|title=Does the IPL model make sense?|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/special-report/Does-the-IPL-model-make-sense/articleshow/2734443.cms|author=IndranilBasu|work=The Times of India|date=27 January 2008|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=24 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324002009/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/special-report/Does-the-IPL-model-make-sense/articleshow/2734443.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2010, however, the IPL decided not to go public and list its shares.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ipls-public-filings-who-owns-the-teams-how-they-run-them-what-issues-they-face/articleshow/20531295.cms|title=IPL's public filings: Who owns the teams, how they run them & what issues they face|work=[[The Economic Times]]|date=11 June 2013|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=17 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217142620/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ipls-public-filings-who-owns-the-teams-how-they-run-them-what-issues-they-face/articleshow/20531295.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> As of the 2016 season, [[Sony Max]], [[Sony Sports Ten 5|Sony Six]], and [[Sony ESPN]] served as the IPL's domestic broadcasters; Max and Six aired broadcasts with commentary in [[Hindi]], SIX also aired broadcasts in [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Kannada]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]], while Sony ESPN aired broadcasts in English.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/IPL-viewership-may-touch-500-million-this-year-Sony/article14226514.ece|title=IPL viewership may touch 500 million this year: Sony|work=The Hindu|date=8 April 2016|agency=PTI|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=1 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801195414/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/IPL-viewership-may-touch-500-million-this-year-Sony/article14226514.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> SPN also produced ''[[Extraaa Innings T20]]'', a combination of a post-match show with an entertainment talk show featuring celebrity guests.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MediaInfoline |date=2015-04-10 |title='Extraaa Innings T20'- more than just cricket analysis |url=https://www.mediainfoline.com/sports/extraaa-innings-t20-more-than-just-cricket-analysis |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=Media Infoline |language=en-US |archive-date=13 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313074152/https://www.mediainfoline.com/sports/extraaa-innings-t20-more-than-just-cricket-analysis |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Shah Rukh Khan to promote Chennai Express during IPL final |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/shah-rukh-khan-to-promote-chennai-express-during-ipl-final-633314 |access-date=24 May 2013 |website=NDTV |archive-date=8 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908020516/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/shah-rukh-khan-to-promote-chennai-express-during-ipl-final-633314 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-The IPL became a major television property within India; Sony Max is typically the most-watched television channel in the country during the tournament,<ref name=":1">{{cite news |author=Ahluwalia, Harveen |date=1 June 2017 |title=IPL viewership jumped 22.5% in 2017: BARC |work=Livemint |url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/Y8J13d9lObcYS7xFFcUXNI/IPL-viewership-jumped-225-in-2017-BARC.html |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=17 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217201045/https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/Y8J13d9lObcYS7xFFcUXNI/IPL-viewership-jumped-225-in-2017-BARC.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and by 2016, annual advertising revenue exceeded {{INRConvert|12|b}}. Viewership numbers were expected to increase further during the 2016 season due to the industry adoption of the new [[Broadcast Audience Research Council]] audience measurement system, which calculates viewership in both urban and rural markets rather than only urban markets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportscafe.in/articles/cricket/2016/jun/05/sony-rakes-in-rs-1-200-crore-ad-revenue-from-ipl-9|title=Sony rakes in Rs. 1,200 crore advertising revenue from IPL 9|date=5 June 2016|website=SportsCafe.in|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=21 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821093000/https://sportscafe.in/articles/cricket/2016/jun/05/sony-rakes-in-rs-1-200-crore-ad-revenue-from-ipl-9|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
-===2018–2022: Star Sports and Hotstar===
-On 4 September 2017, it was announced the IPL's then-current digital rights holder [[Disney Star|Star India]] had acquired the global media rights to the IPL under a five-year contract beginning in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |date=5 September 2017 |title=Star Sports mega deal: How buying IPL media rights will change sports broadcasting? |work=The Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/star-sports-ipl-media-rights-what-cost-monopoly-sky-sports-bcci-4829847/ |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=4 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404003645/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/star-sports-ipl-media-rights-what-cost-monopoly-sky-sports-bcci-4829847/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The contract was valued at {{INR}}163.475&nbsp;billion (US$2.55&nbsp;billion), a 158% increase over the previous deal, and the most expensive broadcast rights deal in the history of cricket. The IPL sold the rights in packages for domestic television, domestic digital, and international rights; although Sony held the highest bid for domestic television and [[Facebook]] made a US$600&nbsp;million bid for domestic digital rights&nbsp;– which US media interpreted as a sign Facebook was interested in pursuing professional sports rights&nbsp;– <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.recode.net/2017/9/4/16252170/facebook-600-million-ipl-cricket-streaming-nfl-football-verizon-mobile|title=Facebook just bid $600 million to stream Indian cricket matches. Will it try NFL games next?|author=Kafka, Peter|date=4 September 2017|website=Recode|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=17 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217030406/https://www.recode.net/2017/9/4/16252170/facebook-600-million-ipl-cricket-streaming-nfl-football-verizon-mobile|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://qz.com/india/1069691/ipl-facebook-may-have-failed-with-its-0-6-billion-bid-for-cricket-but-this-is-only-the-beginning/|title=Facebook may have failed with its $600 million bid for cricket, but this is only the beginning|author=Madhok, Diksha|work=Quartz|date=5 September 2017|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=17 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217030423/https://qz.com/india/1069691/ipl-facebook-may-have-failed-with-its-0-6-billion-bid-for-cricket-but-this-is-only-the-beginning/|url-status=live}}</ref> Star was the only bidder from the shortlist of 14 to make bids in all three categories.<ref name=":22">{{cite news |title=Star India wins IPL rights for US $2.55 billion |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/star-india-wins-ipl-rights-for-us-2-55-billion-1119351 |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=25 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225032725/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/star-india-wins-ipl-rights-for-us-2-55-billion-1119351 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite news |date=4 September 2017 |title=IPL television and broadcast rights sold for massive £1.97bn to Star India |work=[[The Guardian]] |agency=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/sep/04/ipl-rights-sold-star-india-cricket-twenty-20 |issn=0261-3077 |oclc=183261689 |access-date=4 September 2017 |archive-date=4 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904130121/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/sep/04/ipl-rights-sold-star-india-cricket-twenty-20 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite news |title=Six stand-out numbers from the IPL media rights sale |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/six-stand-out-numbers-from-the-ipl-media-rights-sale-1119374 |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=9 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609071450/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/six-stand-out-numbers-from-the-ipl-media-rights-sale-1119374 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-[[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]] broadcast matches on television and [[Hotstar]] streamed matches in India and other markets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/tech/should-you-subscribe-to-hotstar-vip-or-hotstar-premium-ahead-of-ipl-2019-2074341.html|title=Should You Subscribe to Hotstar VIP or Hotstar Premium Ahead of IPL 2019?|website=News18|date=22 March 2019|access-date=28 March 2019|archive-date=28 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328154814/https://www.news18.com/news/tech/should-you-subscribe-to-hotstar-vip-or-hotstar-premium-ahead-of-ipl-2019-2074341.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Tewari|first=Saumya|date=5 April 2018|title=Star India wins five-year BCCI media rights contract for Rs6,138.1 crore|url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/xJJ2zGJulpHZ92od0TmjhJ/BCCI-media-rights-Star-wins-auction-for-nearly-1-billion.html|access-date=28 March 2019|website=Mint|archive-date=28 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328113108/https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/xJJ2zGJulpHZ92od0TmjhJ/BCCI-media-rights-Star-wins-auction-for-nearly-1-billion.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2018, Star and mobile carrier [[Jio]] reached a five-year sub-licencing agreement under which all domestic cricket matches aired by Hotstar would also be available via the [[Jio TV]] service for Jio Prime mobile subscribers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-21 |title=Reliance Jio signs partnership deal with Star India to broadcast all India cricket matches |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/reliance-jio-signs-partnership-deal-with-star-india-to-broadcast-all-india-cricket-matches-5368742/ |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=17 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017032503/https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/reliance-jio-signs-partnership-deal-with-star-india-to-broadcast-all-india-cricket-matches-5368742/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Throughout the 2019 season, international streaming viewership on Hotstar broke records, exceeding 10&nbsp;million concurrent viewers multiple times. The [[2019 Indian Premier League final|2019 final]] broke these records, peaking at 18.6&nbsp;million concurrent streaming viewers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://social.techcrunch.com/2019/05/12/hotstar-disneys-indian-streaming-service-sets-new-global-record-for-live-viewership/|title=Hotstar, Disney's Indian streaming service, sets new global record for live viewership|website=TechCrunch|date=12 May 2019 |access-date=13 May 2019}}</ref>
-=== 2023–2027: Star Sports and JioCinema ===
+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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sim |first=Josh |date=30 May 2024 |title=IPL 2024 scores 620m viewers for JioCinema |url=https://www.sportspro.com/news/ipl-2024-season-jiocinema-viacom-18-viewership-streaming/ |access-date=16 June 2025 |website=SportsPro |language=en-GB}}</ref> The 2025 final was seen on [[Star Sports (India)|Star Sports]] by 169 million viewers, making it the most-watched cricket broadcast to-date on [[linear television]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Farooqui |first=Javed |date=13 June 2025 |title=IPL 2025 final draws 169 million TV viewers |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/ipl-2025-final-draws-169-million-tv-viewers/articleshow/121817543.cms?from=mdr |access-date=16 June 2025 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>
-The next cycle of IPL media rights will last from 2023 to 2027 and was put to auction.<ref name=":02">{{cite web |title=It's a big deal! IPL 2023-27 India subcontinent TV and digital rights sold for US$ 5.1 billion |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2023-27-india-subcontinent-tv-and-digital-rights-sold-for-us-5-1-billion-1319721 |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=ESPNcricinfo |archive-date=11 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111152203/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2023-27-india-subcontinent-tv-and-digital-rights-sold-for-us-5-1-billion-1319721 |url-status=live }}</ref> In this auction, the broadcasting rights were divided into four packages. Package A was for domestic television rights, and Package B was for domestic digital rights. Package C was for the digital rights of eighteen non-exclusive matches, and Package D was for international television and digital rights, further divided into four groups. On 13 June 2022, it was reported the packages for domestic television and streaming rights had fetched at least {{INR}}397.75 billion (nearly US$5.1 billion) in total, doubling the value of the 2018–2022 contract.<ref name=":02" />
-The next day, it was announced that Star Sports had renewed its contract for television rights by winning package A, and that a [[Viacom18]] consortium had exclusively acquired the streaming rights by winning both Package B and C.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IPL Media Rights: BCCI hits a six while Viacom18 and Star India scramble for the ball |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/brandwagon/ipl-media-rights-bcci-hits-a-six-while-viacom18-and-star-india-scramble-for-the-ball/2566141/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=Financialexpress |date=20 June 2022 |language=en |archive-date=3 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103092653/https://www.financialexpress.com/brandwagon/ipl-media-rights-bcci-hits-a-six-while-viacom18-and-star-india-scramble-for-the-ball/2566141/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The two contracts for Package A and B are cumulatively valued at around US$6.2 billion; with the new contracts, the IPL overtook the [[Premier League]] in English football as the second highest-valued sports media property worldwide, behind only the [[National Football League|NFL]], whose new media contracts taking effect in the [[2023 NFL season|2023 season]] cumulatively fetched US$111 billion.<ref>{{cite web |last=Livemint |date=2022-06-14 |title=Viacom18, Disney Star win big as IPL media rights sold for ₹48,390 crore |url=https://www.livemint.com/sports/cricket-news/viacom18-disney-star-win-big-as-ipl-media-rights-sold-for-rs-48-390-crore-bcci-secretary-jay-shah-11655211425507.html |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=mint |language=en |archive-date=14 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614233122/https://www.livemint.com/sports/cricket-news/viacom18-disney-star-win-big-as-ipl-media-rights-sold-for-rs-48-390-crore-bcci-secretary-jay-shah-11655211425507.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Patrick Frater, Naman |date=2022-06-14 |title=Viacom18, Disney Carve up $6.2 Billion IPL Cricket Rights |url=https://www.sportico.com/business/media/2022/indian-premier-league-cricket-viacom18-disney-1234678715/ |access-date=2022-06-19 |website=Sportico.com |language=en-US |archive-date=17 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617165210/https://www.sportico.com/business/media/2022/indian-premier-league-cricket-viacom18-disney-1234678715/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2022-06-14 |title=Indian Cricket Rights Cost Broadcasters More Than English Soccer |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-14/indian-cricket-rights-cost-broadcasters-more-than-english-soccer |access-date=2022-06-19 |website=Bloomberg |archive-date=4 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204162347/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-14/indian-cricket-rights-cost-broadcasters-more-than-english-soccer |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Belson |first1=Ken |last2=Draper |first2=Kevin |date=2021-03-18 |title=N.F.L. Signs Media Deals Worth Over $100 Billion |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/18/sports/football/nfl-tv-contracts.html |access-date=2022-07-17 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=17 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717164520/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/18/sports/football/nfl-tv-contracts.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
+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.<ref name=":82">{{Cite news |last=Livemint |date=14 February 2025 |title=JioHotstar streaming platform launched as JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar merges content |url=https://www.livemint.com/technology/tech-news/jiohotstar-streaming-platform-launched-merging-content-from-jiocinema-and-disney-hotstar-11739495401060.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250528000715/https://www.livemint.com/technology/tech-news/jiohotstar-streaming-platform-launched-merging-content-from-jiocinema-and-disney-hotstar-11739495401060.html |archive-date=28 May 2025 |access-date=16 June 2025 |work=Mint |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 February 2025 |title=Meet JioHotstar, the new streaming platform that combines content from JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/jiohotstar-jio-cinema-disney-hotstar-streaming-platform-9834789/ |access-date=14 February 2025 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> 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).<ref>{{cite web |last=Livemint |date=14 June 2022 |title=Viacom18, Disney Star win big as IPL media rights sold for ₹48,390 crore |url=https://www.livemint.com/sports/cricket-news/viacom18-disney-star-win-big-as-ipl-media-rights-sold-for-rs-48-390-crore-bcci-secretary-jay-shah-11655211425507.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614233122/https://www.livemint.com/sports/cricket-news/viacom18-disney-star-win-big-as-ipl-media-rights-sold-for-rs-48-390-crore-bcci-secretary-jay-shah-11655211425507.html |archive-date=14 June 2022 |access-date=14 June 2022 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Frater |first1=Patrick |last2=Ramachandran |first2=Naman |date=14 June 2022 |title=Viacom18, Disney Carve up $6.2 Billion IPL Cricket Rights |url=https://www.sportico.com/business/media/2022/indian-premier-league-cricket-viacom18-disney-1234678715/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617165210/https://www.sportico.com/business/media/2022/indian-premier-league-cricket-viacom18-disney-1234678715/ |archive-date=17 June 2022 |access-date=19 June 2022 |website=Sportico.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":02">{{cite web |title=It's a big deal! IPL 2023–27 India subcontinent TV and digital rights sold for US$ 5.1 billion |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2023-27-india-subcontinent-tv-and-digital-rights-sold-for-us-5-1-billion-1319721 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111152203/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2023-27-india-subcontinent-tv-and-digital-rights-sold-for-us-5-1-billion-1319721 |archive-date=11 November 2022 |access-date=14 June 2022 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=14 June 2022 |title=Indian Cricket Rights Cost Broadcasters More Than English Soccer |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-14/indian-cricket-rights-cost-broadcasters-more-than-english-soccer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204162347/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-14/indian-cricket-rights-cost-broadcasters-more-than-english-soccer |archive-date=4 December 2022 |access-date=19 June 2022 |website=Bloomberg}}</ref>
-In February 2023, Viacom18 announced it would stream the 2023 IPL for free on [[JioCinema]] with feeds in 12 languages, including English and regional languages, and in [[4K resolution]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kar |first=Ayushi |date=2023-02-02 |title=We want to eliminate all barriers for IPL consumption: Viacom18 Sports CEO |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/we-want-to-eliminate-all-barriers-for-ipl-consumption-viacom18-ceo-sports/article66463093.ece |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=www.thehindubusinessline.com |language=en |archive-date=10 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210021930/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/we-want-to-eliminate-all-barriers-for-ipl-consumption-viacom18-ceo-sports/article66463093.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Lata |date=2023-02-03 |title=Viacom18's free IPL streaming queers pitch for rivals |url=https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/viacom18s-free-ipl-streaming-queers-pitch-for-rivals-11675437503172.html |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=mint |language=en |archive-date=10 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210021930/https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/viacom18s-free-ipl-streaming-queers-pitch-for-rivals-11675437503172.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-02-22 |title=IPL 2023 to stream in 4K resolution for free with JioCinema: Here's everything you need to know |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/ipl-2023-to-stream-in-4k-resolution-for-free-with-jiocinema-heres-everything-you-need-to-know/articleshow/98144300.cms |access-date=2023-03-13 |issn=0013-0389 |archive-date=11 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311070932/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/ipl-2023-to-stream-in-4k-resolution-for-free-with-jiocinema-heres-everything-you-need-to-know/articleshow/98144300.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> The same month, [[The Walt Disney Company]] reported its loss of the IPL had contributed to a net loss of 2.4 million [[Disney+]] subscribers worldwide, primarily in India.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maglio |first=Tony |date=2023-02-08 |title=Disney+ Lost 2.4 Million Subscribers in Q1: What Happened |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2023/02/disney-plus-lost-millions-of-subscribers-1234807625/ |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=IndieWire |language=en |archive-date=10 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210021930/https://www.indiewire.com/2023/02/disney-plus-lost-millions-of-subscribers-1234807625/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-09 |title=Jio effect: Hotstar sheds 3.8 mn subscribers in Dec quarter after losing IPL rights |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/corporate/story/jio-effect-hotstar-sheds-38-mn-subscribers-in-dec-quarter-after-losing-ipl-rights-369648-2023-02-09 |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=Business Today |language=en |archive-date=10 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210021931/https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/corporate/story/jio-effect-hotstar-sheds-38-mn-subscribers-in-dec-quarter-after-losing-ipl-rights-369648-2023-02-09 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+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&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite web |date=14 January 2008 |title=Sony and World Sports Group bag IPL television rights |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sony-and-world-sports-group-bag-ipl-television-rights-330881 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430024853/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sony-and-world-sports-group-bag-ipl-television-rights-330881 |archive-date=30 April 2021 |access-date=20 February 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=15 January 2008 |title=Billion dollar rights deal for IPL |url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23054747-2722,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118123649/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23054747-2722,00.html |archive-date=18 January 2008 |work=The Australian}}</ref> Coverage was split between SPN channels such as [[Sony Max]] (which primarily carried coverage in the [[Hindi]] language), [[Sony Sports Network|Sony Six]] (Hindi, [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Kannada]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]]), and [[Sony ESPN]] (English).<ref name=":03">{{cite news |date=8 April 2016 |title=IPL viewership may touch 500 million this year: Sony |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/IPL-viewership-may-touch-500-million-this-year-Sony/article14226514.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801195414/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/IPL-viewership-may-touch-500-million-this-year-Sony/article14226514.ece |archive-date=1 August 2020 |access-date=20 February 2019 |work=The Hindu |agency=PTI}}</ref> SPN also produced ''[[Extraaa Innings T20]]'', an [[aftershow]] that combined [[Post-game show|post-match]] analysis with entertainment features such as celebrity guests and interviews.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MediaInfoline |date=10 April 2015 |title='Extraaa Innings T20'- more than just cricket analysis |url=https://www.mediainfoline.com/sports/extraaa-innings-t20-more-than-just-cricket-analysis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313074152/https://www.mediainfoline.com/sports/extraaa-innings-t20-more-than-just-cricket-analysis |archive-date=13 March 2023 |access-date=13 March 2023 |website=Media Infoline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Shah Rukh Khan to promote Chennai Express during IPL final |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/shah-rukh-khan-to-promote-chennai-express-during-ipl-final-633314 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908020516/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/shah-rukh-khan-to-promote-chennai-express-during-ipl-final-633314 |archive-date=8 September 2017 |access-date=24 May 2013 |website=NDTV}}</ref>
-Ahead of the 2023 IPL, Star launched HD feeds of Star Sports 1 in Tamil and Telugu and announced its free-to-air channel [[Star Utsav Movies]] would carry twelve matches. It was anticipated viewership of Star Sports' broadcasts may not be heavily impacted by the Jio deal due to its existing market reach (including as rights holder of India's home matches) and viewers who preferred linear television due to being less familiar with [[Over-the-top media services in India|over-the-top services]], or concerns over technical issues associated with such services. JioCinema reported the IPL had 1.4 billion views on the service over the opening weekend, which was higher than the entirety of the 2022 season on Disney+ Hotstar.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sim |first=Josh |date=2023-03-06 |title=IPL matches to be shown on Disney Star FTA channel |url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/ipl-disney-star-utsav-movies-fta-tv-channel-broadcast/ |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=SportsPro |language=en-GB |archive-date=13 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313074805/https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/ipl-disney-star-utsav-movies-fta-tv-channel-broadcast/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-05 |title=IPL 2023: Jio Cinema's viewership is already higher than Disney+ Hotstar's peak viewership last year |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/world/story/ipl-2023-jio-cinemas-viewership-is-already-greater-than-disney-hotstars-peak-viewership-last-year-376261-2023-04-05 |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=Business Today |language=en |archive-date=7 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407205757/https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/world/story/ipl-2023-jio-cinemas-viewership-is-already-greater-than-disney-hotstars-peak-viewership-last-year-376261-2023-04-05 |url-status=live }}</ref> The 2023 final set a record for the most concurrent viewers of a livestreamed event, peaking at over 32 million viewers (surpassing a record of 25.3 million set by Hotstar during the [[2019 Cricket World Cup]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Manish |date=2023-05-29 |title=Reliance's JioCinema breaks world record with free cricket streaming |url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/29/jiocinema-concurrent-global-record/ |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 July 2019 |title=Hotstar sets global streaming record during India-New Zealand semi-final |url=http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/hotstar-global-streaming-record-india-new-zealand-semi-final |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718183201/http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/hotstar-global-streaming-record-india-new-zealand-semi-final |archive-date=18 July 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019 |website=SportsPro Media}}</ref>
+The media rights were then held by Star India from 2018 to 2022, under a contract valued at US$2.55&nbsp;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.<ref name=":22">{{cite news |title=Star India wins IPL rights for US $2.55 billion |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/star-india-wins-ipl-rights-for-us-2-55-billion-1119351 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225032725/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/star-india-wins-ipl-rights-for-us-2-55-billion-1119351 |archive-date=25 February 2021 |access-date=20 February 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite news |date=4 September 2017 |title=IPL television and broadcast rights sold for massive £1.97bn to Star India |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/sep/04/ipl-rights-sold-star-india-cricket-twenty-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904130121/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/sep/04/ipl-rights-sold-star-india-cricket-twenty-20 |archive-date=4 September 2017 |access-date=4 September 2017 |work=[[The Guardian]] |issn=0261-3077 |oclc=183261689 |agency=[[Reuters]]}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite news |title=Six stand-out numbers from the IPL media rights sale |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/six-stand-out-numbers-from-the-ipl-media-rights-sale-1119374 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609071450/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/six-stand-out-numbers-from-the-ipl-media-rights-sale-1119374 |archive-date=9 June 2021 |access-date=20 February 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=5 September 2017 |title=Star Sports mega deal: How buying IPL media rights will change sports broadcasting? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/star-sports-ipl-media-rights-what-cost-monopoly-sky-sports-bcci-4829847/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404003645/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/star-sports-ipl-media-rights-what-cost-monopoly-sky-sports-bcci-4829847/ |archive-date=4 April 2019 |access-date=20 February 2019 |work=The Indian Express}}</ref> 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),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Lata |date=3 February 2023 |title=Viacom18's free IPL streaming queers pitch for rivals |url=https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/viacom18s-free-ipl-streaming-queers-pitch-for-rivals-11675437503172.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210021930/https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/viacom18s-free-ipl-streaming-queers-pitch-for-rivals-11675437503172.html |archive-date=10 February 2023 |access-date=10 February 2023 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maglio |first=Tony |date=8 February 2023 |title=Disney+ Lost 2.4 Million Subscribers in Q1: What Happened |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2023/02/disney-plus-lost-millions-of-subscribers-1234807625/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210021930/https://www.indiewire.com/2023/02/disney-plus-lost-millions-of-subscribers-1234807625/ |archive-date=10 February 2023 |access-date=10 February 2023 |website=IndieWire |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=9 February 2023 |title=Jio effect: Hotstar sheds 3.8 mn subscribers in Dec quarter after losing IPL rights |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/corporate/story/jio-effect-hotstar-sheds-38-mn-subscribers-in-dec-quarter-after-losing-ipl-rights-369648-2023-02-09 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210021931/https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/corporate/story/jio-effect-hotstar-sheds-38-mn-subscribers-in-dec-quarter-after-losing-ipl-rights-369648-2023-02-09 |archive-date=10 February 2023 |access-date=10 February 2023 |website=Business Today |language=en}}</ref>
 === List of broadcasters ===
-{{More citations needed|section|date=June 2022}}
-In June 2022 media-rights auction, Sky Sports and Viacom18 acquired the rights for the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, while Times Internet gained the rights for the Middle East, North Africa, and the US.<ref>{{cite web |date=15 June 2022 |title=It's a deal! - Everything you need to know about final IPL media rights figures |website=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/its-a-deal-everything-you-need-to-know-about-final-ipl-media-rights-figures/articleshow/92222684.cms |access-date=14 February 2023 |archive-date=21 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921023514/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/its-a-deal-everything-you-need-to-know-about-final-ipl-media-rights-figures/articleshow/92222684.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
 {| class="wikitable"
 |-
 ! Territory
-! Channels and Online streaming
+! Channels
 ! Years
 |-
 | rowspan="2" |India
-| [[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]]
+| [[Disney Star|Star Sports 1 <br />Star Sports 1 Hindi <br />Star Sports 1 Kannada<br />Star Sports 1 Tamil <br />Star Sports 1 Telugu HD<br />Star Gold<br />Star Bharat <br />Star Utsav Movies <br />Star Jalsa Movies <br />Star Maa Movies<br />Star Suvarna Plus <br />Star Vijay Super]]<br />[[Colors Tamil]]<br />[[Asianet Movies]]
-| [[2023 Indian Premier League|2023–2027]]<ref name="IPLRights" />
+| [[2024 Indian Premier League|2024–2027]]
 |-
-| [[JioCinema|Jio Cinema (Internet)]]
+| [[JioHotstar]] (Digital)
-| [[2023 Indian Premier League|2023–2027]]<ref name="auto"/>
+| [[2024 Indian Premier League|2024–2027]]
+|-
+| rowspan="2" |Afghanistan
+| [[Ariana Television Network|ATN HD<br />ATN News HD]]
+| [[2024 Indian Premier League|2024]]
+|-
+|Ariana Television (Digital)
+| [[2024 Indian Premier League|2024]]
+|-
+| rowspan="2"|Australia
+| [[Foxtel]] <br/> [[Fox Cricket]]<br/>[[Kayo Sports]]
+| 2023–present<ref name="IPLRights">{{cite web|last1=Frater|first1=Patrick|last2=Ramachandran|first2=Naman|title=India Media Landscape Redrawn as Viacom18, Disney Carve up $6.2 Billion IPL Cricket Rights|url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/asia/indian-premier-league-cricket-viacom18-disney-1235293584/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=14 June 2022|access-date=18 August 2022|archive-date=18 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818195257/https://variety.com/2022/digital/asia/indian-premier-league-cricket-viacom18-disney-1235293584/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+|-
+| [[Kayo Sports#Kayo Freebies|Kayo Freebies]] (Digital)
+| 2023–present<ref name="IPLRights" />
 |-
 | rowspan="2" |Bangladesh
-|[[T Sports]], [[GTV (Bangladeshi TV channel)|GTV]]
+| [[T Sports|T Sports HD]]
-|2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=Log into Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F869111713427646%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02dx4s9wRi4ECDKM7yWkWzSQANnJKgrYQQkiYFhT9U74f6vqLDur6bBdyoKPA9HToMl |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=Facebook |language=en}}</ref>
+| [[2024 Indian Premier League|2024]]
 |-
-|[[T Sports]] App
+| [[T Sports|T Sports APP]]
-|2023
+| [[2024 Indian Premier League|2024]]
 |-
-| Afghanistan
+| Indonesia
-| [[Ariana Television Network]]
+|[[Vidio]] (Digital)
-| [[2022 Indian Premier League|2022]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ariananews.af/afghans-welcome-atns-move-to-secure-broadcasting-rights-for-this-years-ipl/ | title=Afghans welcome ATN's move to secure broadcasting rights for this year's IPL {{pipe}} Ariana News | date=22 March 2022 | access-date=9 July 2022 | archive-date=9 July 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709122333/https://www.ariananews.af/afghans-welcome-atns-move-to-secure-broadcasting-rights-for-this-years-ipl/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
+|2023<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vidio |title=Liga kriket terbaik di dunia hadir di Vidio! |trans-title=The best cricket league in the world comes to Vidio! |url=https://mobile.twitter.com/vidio/status/1644976439085891584 |website=Twitter |language=id |access-date=10 April 2023 |archive-date=9 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409195953/https://mobile.twitter.com/vidio/status/1644976439085891584 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 |-
-| Africa
+| New Zealand
-| [[MultiChoice|SuperSport]]
+| [[Sky Sport (New Zealand)|Sky Sport]]
-| [[2023 Indian Premier League|2023]]
+| 2025–present
 |-
-| Australia
+|Nepal
-| [[Kayo Sports]], [[Foxtel|Fox Sport's Foxtel]] (Internet)
+|[[Kantipur Television|Kantipur Max]]
-| [[2023 Indian Premier League|2023]]<ref name="IPLRights" />
+|2025
 |-
-| Indonesia
+|Pakistan
-|[[Vidio|Vidio (Internet)]]
+| Tapmad APP
-|2023–present<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vidio |title=Liga kriket terbaik di dunia hadir di Vidio! |trans-title=The best cricket league in the world comes to Vidio!  |url=https://mobile.twitter.com/vidio/status/1644976439085891584 |website=Twitter |language=id |access-date=10 April 2023}}</ref>
+| [[2024 Indian Premier League|2024]]
 |-
 | Ireland
-| rowspan="2" | [[Sky Sports]], [[DAZN]]
+| rowspan="2" | [[Sky Sports]]<br/>[[DAZN]]
 | rowspan="2" | 2023–present
 |-
 | United Kingdom
 |-
-| [[Middle East]] and North Africa
+| South Africa
-| [[Times Internet]]
+| [[SuperSport (South African broadcaster)|SuperSport]]
 | [[2023 Indian Premier League|2023]]<ref name="IPLRights" />
 |-
-| New Zealand
+| rowspan="3" |Sri Lanka
-| [[Sky Sport (New Zealand)|Sky Sport]]
+|[[Star Sports (India)|Star Sports 1 <br/> Star Sports 1 HD <br/> Star Sports 2 <br/> Star Sports Select HD 1 <br/> Star Sports Select HD 2]]
-| 2021–present
+|
 |-
-| South Africa
+| [[Supreme TV]]
-| [[SuperSport (South African broadcaster)|SuperSport]]
+| 2023–present
-| [[2023 Indian Premier League|2023]]<ref name="IPLRights" />
 |-
-| [[Sub-Saharan Africa]]
+| [[SandBrix]] (Digital)
-| [[SuperSport (South African TV channel)|SuperSport]]
+| 2025
-| 2021–present
 |-
 | United States
 | [[Willow (TV channel)|Willow TV]]
 | [[2023 Indian Premier League|2023]]<ref name="IPLRights" />
+|-
+| Middle East and North Africa
+| [[Times Internet]]
+| [[2023 Indian Premier League|2023]]<ref name="IPLRights" />
+|-
+| Sub-Saharan Africa
+| [[SuperSport (South African TV channel)|SuperSport]]
+| 2021–present
 |}
 == Controversies ==
-===IPL spot fixing===
+=== Spot-fixing and betting cases ===
-In the [[2012 Indian Premier League spot-fixing case|2012 IPL spot-fixing case]], the BCCI gave a lifetime ban to [[Deccan Chargers]] player [[TP Sudhindra]] and suspended four other players.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BCCI bans five cricketers for spot-fixing in Indian Premier League |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/bcci-bans-five-cricketers-for-spot-fixing-in-ipl-107658-2012-06-30 |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=India Today |language=en |archive-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128190320/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/bcci-bans-five-cricketers-for-spot-fixing-in-ipl-107658-2012-06-30 |url-status=live }}</ref> In a [[sting operation]], [[Pune Warriors India]] player [[Mohnish Mishra]] was recorded stating IPL franchise owners pay their players through [[Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015|black money]]. His franchise later said Mishra had apologized for his incorrect statement.<ref>{{Cite news |title=BCCI suspends 5 cricketers after sting operation |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/bcci-suspends-5-cricketers-after-sting-operation/article3422290.ece |website=The Hindu |date=15 May 2012 |access-date=2 February 2023 |archive-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226131849/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/bcci-suspends-5-cricketers-after-sting-operation/article3422290.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=IPL spot-fixing: Mohnish Mishra admits and aplogises |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2012/ipl-spot-fixing-mohnish-mishra-admits-and-aplogises-1554456 |date=16 May 2012 |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |website=NDTV |access-date=3 April 2023 |archive-date=3 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403020120/https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2012/ipl-spot-fixing-mohnish-mishra-admits-and-aplogises-1554456 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 20 May 2012, police detained [[Rahul Sharma (cricketer, born 1986)|Rahul Sharma]] and [[Wayne Parnell]] when they caught during a raid at a [[rave party]] at a suburb of Mumbai; both players denied taking drugs or drinking alcohol.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roy |first=Ayan |title=IPL... |url=https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-and-its-women--a-tale-of-sex--storms-and-scandals-199017 |access-date=2 Feb 2023 |website=Mid-day |date=3 February 2013 |archive-date=2 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202181513/https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-and-its-women--a-tale-of-sex--storms-and-scandals-199017 |url-status=live }}</ref> However it was later proven that in reality, they had taken banned drugs after police tested their urine and blood samples in a lab.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Juhu rave party IPL cricketers tested positive for drugs. |url=https://www.mid-day.com/amp/sports/cricket/article/juhu-rave-party--ipl-cricketers-test-positive-for-drugs-173462&ved=2ahUKEwjaro2A_e79AhVr8jgGHUTCBHA4ChAWegQIBBAB&usg=AOvVaw1qMfY2HE9zdyKdfSmMlOcZ |website=www.Mid-day.com}}</ref>
+In the [[2012 Indian Premier League spot-fixing case|2012 IPL spot-fixing case]], the BCCI imposed a lifetime ban on [[Deccan Chargers]] player [[TP Sudhindra]] and suspended four other players.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BCCI bans five cricketers for spot-fixing in Indian Premier League |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/bcci-bans-five-cricketers-for-spot-fixing-in-ipl-107658-2012-06-30 |access-date=28 January 2023 |website=India Today |date=July 2012 |language=en |archive-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128190320/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/bcci-bans-five-cricketers-for-spot-fixing-in-ipl-107658-2012-06-30 |url-status=live }}</ref> In a [[sting operation]], [[Pune Warriors India]] player [[Mohnish Mishra]] was recorded alleging that IPL franchise owners paid players [[Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015|black money]], over and above their salaries. Mishra later apologized for his "frivolous and incorrect statements".<ref>{{Cite news |title=BCCI suspends 5 cricketers after sting operation |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/bcci-suspends-5-cricketers-after-sting-operation/article3422290.ece |website=The Hindu |date=15 May 2012 |access-date=2 February 2023 |archive-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226131849/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/bcci-suspends-5-cricketers-after-sting-operation/article3422290.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=IPL spot-fixing: Mohnish Mishra admits and aplogises |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2012/ipl-spot-fixing-mohnish-mishra-admits-and-aplogises-1554456 |date=16 May 2012 |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |website=NDTV |access-date=3 April 2023 |archive-date=3 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403020120/https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2012/ipl-spot-fixing-mohnish-mishra-admits-and-aplogises-1554456 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-In the [[2013 Indian Premier League spot-fixing and betting case|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. Police also arrested [[Gurunath Meiyappan]], Chennai Super Kings' ''team principal'' and son-in-law of then BCCI president N. Shrinivasan for illegally betting on IPL matches and passing team information to the bookmakers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-gurunath-meiyappan-case-672225|title=The Gurunath Meiyappan case|website=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=19 October 2022|archive-date=19 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019050508/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-gurunath-meiyappan-case-672225|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/on-this-day-in-2013-ipl-spot-fixing-scandal-rocks-cricketing-world-sreesanth-among-three-players-arrested-10674031.html/amp&ved=2ahUKEwij_-7Gz9L6AhWxR2wGHburAN0QFnoECHQQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0gvM0apv7rUaLFGmzDXUD2]{{dead link|date=October 2022}}</ref>
+In the [[2013 Indian Premier League spot-fixing and betting case|2013 IPL spot-fixing and betting case]], Delhi police arrested [[Rajasthan Royals]] players [[Ajit Chandila]], [[Ankeet Chavan]] and [[S. Sreesanth]] on charges of spot-fixing; they received lifetime bans from the BCCI. The police also arrested [[Gurunath Meiyappan]], the team principal of [[Chennai Super Kings]] and son-in-law of then BCCI president [[N. Srinivasan]], for illegally betting on IPL matches and passing team information to bookmakers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-gurunath-meiyappan-case-672225 |date=21 September 2013 |title=The Gurunath Meiyappan case|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=19 October 2022|archive-date=19 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019050508/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-gurunath-meiyappan-case-672225|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 May 2022 |title=On this day in 2013: IPL spot-fixing scandal rocks cricketing world; Sreesanth among three players arrested |url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/on-this-day-in-2013-ipl-spot-fixing-scandal-rocks-cricketing-world-sreesanth-among-three-players-arrested-10674031.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028121623/https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/on-this-day-in-2013-ipl-spot-fixing-scandal-rocks-cricketing-world-sreesanth-among-three-players-arrested-10674031.html |archive-date=28 October 2023 |website=Firstpost}}</ref> In 2015, the [[Lodha Committee]], appointed by the Supreme Court of India, banned Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings for two years. Meiyappan and Rajasthan Royals co-owner [[Raj Kundra]] were found guilty of betting and banned from any involvement with the game. Justice [[Rajendra Mal Lodha|RM Lodha]] said, "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."<ref>{{Cite news |title=CSK, RR suspended from IPL for 2 years; Meiyappan, Kundra banned for life |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/csk-rr-suspended-from-ipl-for-2-years-meiyappan-kundra-banned-for-life/articleshow/48067702.cms |website=[[Times of India]]|date=14 July 2015|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118161958/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/csk-rr-suspended-from-ipl-for-2-years-meiyappan-kundra-banned-for-life/articleshow/48067702.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=18 November 2022 }}</ref>
-The Supreme Court of India appointed [[Lodha Committee]] banned [[Rajasthan Royals]] (RR) and [[Chennai Super Kings]] (CSK) for two years due to the RR proprietor and CSK team principal Meiyappan was found guilty of betting and bringing IPL and the game into disrepute. After this, BCCI banned Meiyappan from involving in the game. Justice [[R.M. Lodha|R.M.Lodha]] said due to all this fixing-betting matter, the reputation of the game has 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." He further elaborated his Committee's observations and said it had proved beyond doubt that Gurunath Meiyappan, the CSK's team principal, was heavily involved in betting on his team.<ref>{{Cite news |title=RR... |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/news/csk-rr-suspended-from-ipl-for-2-years-meiyappan-kundra-banned-for-life/articleshow/48067702.cms |website=[[Times of India]]|date=14 July 2015 }}</ref>
+===Strategic timeouts===
+In the [[2009 Indian Premier League|2009 season]], the IPL introduced the "strategic [[Time-out (sport)|timeout]]", a seven-and-a-half minute break at the end of the tenth over in each innings.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Indian Premier League introduces compulsory time-outs during matches |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/apr/16/indian-premier-league-cricket |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=18 July 2025 |location=Cape Town |first=Lawrence |last=Booth |date=16 April 2009}}</ref> Teams and players, including [[Sachin Tendulkar]], disapproved of it for interrupting the flow of play,<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 April 2009 |title=Timeout hampering teams' momentum, says Tendulkar |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/story/timeout-hampering-teams-momentum-says-tendulkar-45054-2009-04-19 |website=[[India Today]] |agency=IANS |publisher=AtMigration |access-date=18 July 2025}}</ref> while critics labelled it a "commercial use of an extended drinks break" as every 10-second advertisement slot was sold for over ₹5 lakh.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=Controversial IPL strategic time outs now armed with a sponsor |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ipl-8-sponsor-strategic-time-outs-240036-2015-02-12 |first1=Rasesh |last1=Mandani |date=12 February 2015 |website=India Today |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116212551/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ipl-8-sponsor-strategic-time-outs-240036-2015-02-12 |archive-date=16 November 2023 |access-date=18 July 2025}}</ref><ref name=":13" /> The then-president of the IPL insisted that the break was intended to allow teams to strategise during the game. Following widespread criticism, in the [[2010 Indian Premier League|2010 season]], the duration of the timeout was reduced to five minutes, split in two halves during each innings.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Gollapudi |first=Nagraj |title=IPL sets down time-out ruling |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-sets-down-time-out-ruling-450810 |date=4 March 2010 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=3 April 2023 |archive-date=3 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403015123/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-sets-down-time-out-ruling-450810 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Cricinfo staff |date=18 February 2010 |title=IPL shortens match timeouts |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-shortens-match-timeouts-448906 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 July 2025}}</ref>
-===Strategic timeouts===
+IPL stakeholders have described strategic timeouts as unavoidable, as they provide the BCCI with sponsorship revenue and allow broadcasters additional time for advertisements.<ref name=":12" /> In 2022, commentator [[Sunil Gavaskar]] said that strategic timeouts, among other factors, caused IPL matches to stretch to nearly 4 hours, instead of the stipulated time of 3 hours and 10 minutes.<ref name=Hindu>{{Cite web |title=Gavaskar: IPL teams should stick to the time limit. |url=https://www.sportstar.thehindu.com/columns/onthewriteline-sunil-gavaskar/gavaskar-says-ipl-teams-should-stick-to-time-limit-2022-season/article38486951.ece/amp/ |website=[[The Hindu]] Sportstar |access-date=23 May 2023 |archive-date=14 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514235225/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/columns/onthewriteline-sunil-gavaskar/gavaskar-says-ipl-teams-should-stick-to-time-limit-2022-season/article38486951.ece/amp/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
-In its [[2010 Indian Premier League|3rd season]] in 2010, the IPL administration brought a new rule: "strategic [[Time-out (sport)|timeout]]" of seven minutes and fifty seconds duration in each inning. Franchises and [[Sachin Tendulkar]] disapproved of it. Many saw it as BCCI's use of 'extended drinks break' to earn money; it faced widespread backlash.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=Controversial IPL strategic time outs now armed with a sponsor |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ipl-8-sponsor-strategic-time-outs-240036-2015-02-12 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref><ref name=":13" /> Then IPL president said the rule is intended to allow teams to make strategies amid the game. Still, critics disagreed with this argument and said the strategic time-out is a way to generate money. Later, the BCCI reduced its duration but still applied it.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Gollapudi |first=Nagraj |title=IPL sets down time-out ruling |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-sets-down-time-out-ruling-450810 |date=4 March 2010 |website=Cricinfo ESPN |access-date=3 April 2023 |archive-date=3 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403015123/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-sets-down-time-out-ruling-450810 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-These timeouts boost the IPL revenue; every 10-second slot gets sold for ₹5 lakhs or more.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Controversial IPL strategic time outs now armed with a sponsor |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ipl-8-sponsor-strategic-time-outs-240036-2015-02-12 |website=[[India Today]] |access-date=24 May 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='Strategic time-out' or time-waste? |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/strategic-timeout-or-time-waste |website=Sportskeeda |date=2 May 2015 |access-date=24 May 2023 }}</ref> Due to these time-outs, an IPL match halts four times for more than 10 minutes. As per [[Sunil Gavaskar]], along with many other reasons, Strategic Timeouts (ST) delay the IPL matches, and they did not end at the stipulated time of 3 hours 10 minutes, instead end after 4 hours.<ref name=Hindu>{{Cite web |title=Gavaskar: IPL teams should stick to the time limit. |url=https://www.sportstar.thehindu.com/columns/onthewriteline-sunil-gavaskar/gavaskar-says-ipl-teams-should-stick-to-time-limit-2022-season/article38486951.ece/amp/ |website=Sport star [[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Amid Super Giants against Mumbai Indians eliminator game [[2023 IPL|2023]], on-air he uttered, ''"How many times batsmen get out after a strategic timeout,"'' indicating it plays negative role in immediate fall of wickets by disrupting concentration of the batters.<ref>[[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]] 1 live commentary, date -24 May 2023, Sunil Gavaskar: How many times does a wicket fall after strategic timeouts?</ref>
+===Incidents with players===
-Some cricketers have criticized strategic timeouts for interrupting the flow of play. In the past, it even faced a [[Public interest litigation in India|Public Interest Litigation]] (PIL) with the possibility that ST breaks were being used by bookies to connect with the players. In the past, IPL's stakeholders admitted that STs are unavoidable because it gives BCCI and broadcasters additional time for more ads. In 2013, after a [[spot-fixing]] matter, then-president [[N. Srinivasan|N. Shrinivasan]] got sacked due to a pending inquiry, and [[Jagmohan Dalmiya|Jagmohan Dalmia]] got appointed as interim president. Dalmia expressed openly that he wants to end STs and take other measures to restrain malpractices in IPL.<ref name=":12" />
+During the 2008 season, Mumbai Indians player [[Harbhajan Singh]] slapped [[S. Sreesanth]] at the end of a match, resulting in Harbhajan being fined and banned from the remaining games of the season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Harbhajan banned for rest of IPL season |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/harbhajan-banned-for-rest-of-ipl-season-347804 |access-date=27 January 2026 |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=28 April 2008 |language=en}}</ref> Years later, Harbhajan apologized to Sreesanth on television.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Forget it man!': Harbhajan Singh interrupts after Sehwag reminds Sreesanth of 'slapgate' incident |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/forget-it-man-harbhajan-singh-interrupts-after-sehwag-reminds-sreesanth-of-slapgate-incident-watch-ipl-2023-101680615664073.html |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=5 April 2023 |access-date=7 August 2023 |archive-date=7 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807070401/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/forget-it-man-harbhajan-singh-interrupts-after-sehwag-reminds-sreesanth-of-slapgate-incident-watch-ipl-2023-101680615664073.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='If I had to Correct one Mistake, it's How I treated Sreesanth': Harbhajan on Infamous Slapgate Incident |url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/if-i-had-to-correct-one-mistake-its-how-i-treated-sreesanth-harbhajan-one-infamous-slapgate-incident-watch-5313979.html |website=[[News18]]}}</ref>
-===Incidents with players===
+In 2010, the BCCI banned [[Ravindra Jadeja]] from the IPL for one year after he violated league guidelines by negotiating a more lucrative contract with other teams instead of renewing his contract with the Rajasthan Royals.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2010 |title=IPL slaps one-year ban on Ravindra Jadeja |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-slaps-one-year-ban-on-ravindra-jadeja/story-cDImazEWOCpsUGRVRxEDXK.html |access-date=11 April 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=20 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320064351/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-slaps-one-year-ban-on-ravindra-jadeja/story-cDImazEWOCpsUGRVRxEDXK.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
-In 2008 edition, after a game [[Harbhajan Singh|Harbhajan]] who was playing for Mumbai Indians slapped [[S. Sreesanth|S Sreesanth]], IPL fined and banned him from the remaining entire edition. However years later he apologized Sreesanth for it on TV and said he is ashamed for doing it.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Foreget... |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/forget-it-man-harbhajan-singh-interrupts-after-sehwag-reminds-sreesanth-of-slapgate-incident-watch-ipl-2023-101680615664073.html |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=If... |url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/amp/news/if-i-had-to-correct-one-mistake-its-how-i-treated-sreesanth-harbhajan-one-infamous-slapgate-incident-watch-5313979.html&ved=2ahukewj2zsv49smaaxu1r2wghamsa3e4fbawegqibbab&usg=aovvaw3rrrga9ikykvnstpqocqvk |website=[[News18]]}}</ref>
+===Team ownership controversies===
+In April 2010, IPL commissioner [[Lalit Modi]] revealed that [[Sunanda Pushkar]], who was described at the time as a "close friend" of the Minister of State for External Affairs [[Shashi Tharoor]], held [[sweat equity]] shares in [[Rendezvous Sports World]] (RSW), the proprietor of the newly auctioned franchise [[Kochi Tuskers Kerala]]. Since Tharoor had mentored RSW's successful bid for the Kochi franchise, members of his [[Indian National Congress]] party demanded his resignation. Pushkar gave up her 4.7% sweat equity estimated to be worth ₹70 crore, while Tharoor resigned over charges of [[conflict of interest]] and allegations that Pushkar was acting as a proxy for him.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 April 2010 |title=Shashi Tharoor resigns, PM accepts |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/kochi-ipl-row-shashi-tharoor-resigns-pm-accepts/articleshow/5829192.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100421021113/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kochi-IPL-row-Shashi-Tharoor-resigns-PM-accepts/articleshow/5829192.cms |archive-date=21 April 2010 |website=[[Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Indian minister quits over Kochi franchise deal |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/indian-minister-tharoor-quits-over-ipl-kochi-franchise-deal-456550 |access-date=27 January 2026 |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=18 April 2010}}</ref> Tharoor married Pushkar in August later that year.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bhattacharya |first1=Suryatapa |title=Tharoor and Pushkar finally tie the knot |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/tharoor-and-pushkar-finally-tie-the-knot-1.557281 |access-date=27 January 2026 |work=The National |date=22 August 2010 |language=en}}</ref>
-In an interview [[Yuzvendra Chahal]] revealed two incidents of physical harassment that happened with him, while he was with Mumbai Indians. In 2013, in a party of the team in a building, a drunken teammate took him to balcony overpowered him and hung him from 15th floor of the building. Yuzvendra said, he narrowly survived that day.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IPL... |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/dangled-from-15th-floor-balcony-chahal-recalls-2013-close-shave/amp_articleshow/90731938.cms&ved=2ahUKEwj6urjM98mAAxU2amwGHUSjAj4QFnoECCEQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2o29nugDt4zfv0Y5rX4UtV |website=[[Times of India]]}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Sehwag wants... |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/virender-sehwag-wants-yuzvendra-chahal-to-reveal-drunk-mumbai-indians-player-s-identity-from-balcony-episode-this-cannot-be-treated-as-fun-101649419221987-amp.html&ved=2ahUKEwj6urjM98mAAxU2amwGHUSjAj4QFnoECDEQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2jxzHpAIeRkGaYcmaBkYSC |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Life ban for that person involved [ ...]furious Ravi Shastri reacts to Yuzvendra's 2012 balcony episode. |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/life-ban-for-that-person-involved-send-him-to-a-rehab-centre-furious-ravi-shastri-reacts-to-yuzvendra-chahal-s-2013-balcony-episode-101649502939927-amp.html&ved=2ahUKEwjp2Kbs-MmAAxUDdmwGHeTnBrE4ChAWegQIDBAB&usg=AOvVaw31ru4iepgHzrq1PQj9Cb1u |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> In an anathor incident two teammates including [[Andrew Symonds]] tied him, gagged his mouth and thrown him in a room of hotel, he remained whole night alone in that room, when the hotel room service arrived at morning, they untied his hands and legs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Was tied... |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/ipl/watch-yuzvendra-chahal-recalls-recalls-how-a-drunk-teammate-almost-killed-him-7859184/lite/&ved=2ahUKEwjp2Kbs-MmAAxUDdmwGHeTnBrE4ChAWegQIAhAB&usg=AOvVaw3jGDvMDrYRyn7yBcG5ONbJ |website=[[Indian express]]}}</ref> He did not revealed the names of the offenders involved in the first incident. Reacting to these revelations, [[Virender Sehwag]] expressed that he want Yuzvendra to reveal the offender's name and furious [[Ravi Shastri]] expressed that the offender should be banned.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" />
+In April 2010, the BCCI president [[Shashank Manohar]] claimed in a press conference that the IPL Governing Council did not know the true owners of the Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP). He stated that during the franchise bidding process, only [[Preity Zinta]] had initially come forward to bid for KXIP, but the franchise agreement was later signed by a different company in which she held no ownership stake. He cited similar irregularities in the bidding process for RR, adding that the BCCI's permission had not been sought before the owners of RR sold a part stake to [[Shilpa Shetty]] and [[Raj Kundra]], and that the mandatory 5% share transfer fee had not been paid.<ref>{{cite news |date=27 April 2010 |title=BCCI to Modi: Who owns RR? |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/bcci-to-modi-who-owns-rr/articleshow/5861722.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419120745/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/bcci-to-modi-who-owns-rr/articleshow/5861722.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=19 April 2024 |access-date=31 May 2025 |newspaper=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=BCCI not given fee for IPL share transfers |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/bcci-not-given-fee-for-ipl-share-transfers/story-S64Rdo5nmRmsWLQ2U8mHjO.html |access-date=27 January 2026 |work=Hindustan Times |date=26 April 2010 |language=en}}</ref> Both franchises were briefly terminated in October 2010 over alleged violations of the franchise agreement,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shah |first1=Gouri |last2=Narayan |first2=Khushboo |title=Rajasthan Royals, Kings XI expelled |url=https://www.livemint.com/Home-Page/JDAqiUOv3RUxwcDHMUuViP/Rajasthan-Royals-Kings-XI-expelled.html |access-date=27 January 2026 |work=mint |date=10 October 2010 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=IPL terminates Punjab, Rajasthan franchises |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-news-ipl-terminates-punjab-rajasthan-franchises-480748 |access-date=27 January 2026 |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=10 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Rao |first1=K Shriniwas |title=Rajasthan Royals, Kings XI Punjab in shock |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/rajasthan-royals-kings-xi-punjab-in-shock/articleshow/6726370.cms |access-date=27 January 2026 |work=The Times of India |date=11 October 2010}}</ref> before the terminations were overturned by the [[Bombay High Court]] in December 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=BCCI loses appeal against Kings XI Punjab |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/33800/bcci-loses-appeal-against-kings-xi-punjab |access-date=27 January 2026 |work=Cricbuzz |date=16 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=BCCI not to move Supreme Court against Royals, Kings XI |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/bcci-not-to-move-supreme-court-against-royals-kings-xi-1586067 |access-date=27 January 2026 |work=NDTV |date=18 December 2010}}</ref>
-====Ravindra Jadeja ban====
+In April 2010, former BCCI president [[A. C. Muthiah]] filed a Supreme Court petition against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) owner [[N. Srinivasan]], claiming that the then-BCCI president Srinivasan altered BCCI's rules to allow himself to purchase an IPL team and that owning an IPL team was a case of [[conflict of interest]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Muthiah-Srinivasan rivalry resurfaces |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/muthiah-srinivasan-rivalry-resurfaces/articleshow/5850931.cms |access-date=27 January 2026 |work=The Economic Times |date=24 April 2010}}</ref> A few months later, Indian media, citing an alleged leaked e-mail, accused former IPL commissioner [[Lalit Modi]] of helping Srinivasan's team buy [[Andrew Flintoff]] in the 2009 player auction.<ref>{{Cite news |title=N Srinivasan accused of playing foul to cement Flintoff's place in CSK |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/n-srinivasan-accused-of-playing-foul-to-cement-flintoffs-place-in-csk/articleshow/6442735.cms?from=mdr |access-date=28 January 2023 |archive-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128193757/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/n-srinivasan-accused-of-playing-foul-to-cement-flintoffs-place-in-csk/articleshow/6442735.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live }}</ref> During a hearing of the [[2013 Indian Premier League spot-fixing and betting case|2013 betting case]] in which Srinivasan's son-in-law and CSK's team principal [[Gurunath Meiyappan]] was suspended by the [[Lodha Committee]],<ref>{{Cite news |title=IPL scam: Lodha panel suspends CSK, RR franchises for two years |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/IPL-spot-fixing-scam-CSK-RR-suspended-for-two-years/article60493001.ece |access-date=2 February 2023 |website=The Hindu |date=14 July 2015 |archive-date=9 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409052931/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/IPL-spot-fixing-scam-CSK-RR-suspended-for-two-years/article60493001.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> the Supreme Court criticized Srinivasan for owning an IPL team while serving as the BCCI president.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bose |first=Soumitra |title=N. Srinivasan Slammed by Supreme Court, Asks 'How Can BCCI Chief Own an IPL Team?' |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/supreme-court-tells-n-srinivasan-no-distinction-between-bcci-ipl-it-has-become-a-mutual-benefit-society-1509154 |date=24 November 2014 |website=[[NDTV]] |access-date=3 April 2023 |archive-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128192043/https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/supreme-court-tells-n-srinivasan-no-distinction-between-bcci-ipl-it-has-become-a-mutual-benefit-society-1509154 |url-status=live }}</ref> As of 2024, Srinivasan's family was reported to exercise control over [[Chennai Super Kings Cricket]] through a significant ownership stake;<ref>{{cite news |title=CSK to remain in fold of Srinivasan's family |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/csk-ownership-remains-with-srinivasan-family/articleshow/112091083.cms |access-date=27 January 2026 |work=The Times of India |date=29 July 2024}}</ref> his daughter [[Rupa Gurunath]] often appears in stadiums during CSK's games.
-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 back door.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-02-13 |title=IPL slaps one-year ban on Ravindra Jadeja |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-slaps-one-year-ban-on-ravindra-jadeja/story-cDImazEWOCpsUGRVRxEDXK.html |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
+===Slow over rates===
+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 Indian Premier League|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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Madhan |date=1 April 2024 |title=IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals Skipper Rishabh Pant Slapped with 12 Lakh Fine for Slow Over Rate Against CSK |url=https://crictips.com/news/ipl-2024-delhi-capitals-skipper-rishabh-pant-slapped-with-12-lakh-fine-for-slow-over-rate-against-csk/ |access-date=16 April 2024 |website=CricTips |language=en-GB |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609190112/https://crictips.com/news/ipl-2024-delhi-capitals-skipper-rishabh-pant-slapped-with-12-lakh-fine-for-slow-over-rate-against-csk/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Millions of viewers feel that IPL matches should be fast-paced.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IPL is losing the game of clock |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-is-losing-the-game-of-the-clock-101680630300397.html |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=4 April 2023 |access-date=23 May 2023 |archive-date=23 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523224332/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-is-losing-the-game-of-the-clock-101680630300397-amp.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
-===Rajasthan Royals ownership dispute===
+===Security issues===
-{{Cleanup section|reason=grammar and style|date=May 2023}}
+Ahead of the [[2009 Indian Premier League|2009 season]], the Indian government declined to provide security for the IPL, citing that central security forces would be engaged in the [[2009 Indian general election|general elections]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Indian government withholds security clearance for the IPL |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/mar/13/indian-premier-league-security-clearance-denied |access-date=27 January 2026 |work=The Guardian |date=13 March 2009}}</ref> As a result, the BCCI shifted the season to [[South Africa]].<ref>{{cite news |title=South Africa to host IPL |url=http://content.cricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/396617.html |access-date=26 September 2021 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> A similar decision by the Indian government in [[2014 Indian Premier League|2014]], when the IPL again coincided with the [[2014 Indian general election|general elections]],<ref name="host">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/content/story/721055.html |title=Government says it can't provide IPL security during polls |date=21 February 2014 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222231824/http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/content/story/721055.html |archive-date=22 February 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> led to the opening 20 matches being held in the [[United Arab Emirates]], with the tournament returning to India on 2 May 2014.<ref name="BBCUAE">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/26542931 |title=Indian Premier League to open in United Arab Emirates |date=12 March 2014 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=12 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313000245/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/26542931 |archive-date=13 March 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
-In April 2010, IPL president [[Shashank Manohar]] said in a press conference that we (IPL) don't know who the owners of Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Punjab team are. I did not find [[Shilpa Shetty]] in the papers. She says she is an owner of Rajasthan Royals. The initial bid for RR was made by a person named Manoj Bhandale. After that, other firms from Mauritius were added as share holders. In response, Shilpa Shetty tweeted that she was a proprietor of RR. Regarding the Punjab team, the IPL president revealed that in the team bidding event, only [[Preity Zinta]] was interested in buying that team. She said she would form a firm. She did it and signed bid agreement with BCCI. However, Preity did not have a single share in her name in that firm. Manohar alleged that Shetty and Zinta violated the agreement as prior permission of BCCI is mandatory before transferring ownership shares with other people.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://m.economictimes.com/tdp-leader-thota-sita-ramalaxmi-pitches-for-bhimavaram-as-export-excellence-town/articleshow/39745082.cms | title=TDP leader Thota Sita Ramalaxmi pitches for Bhimavaram as 'export excellence town' | newspaper=The Economic Times | date=6 August 2014 }}</ref>
-===N. Srinivasan-CSK===
+On 9 May 2025, the [[2025 Indian Premier League|2025 season]] was suspended for one week during the [[India–Pakistan relations|India-Pakistan]] [[2025 India–Pakistan conflict|conflict]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-2025-likely-to-be-suspended-as-military-tensions-escalate-between-india-and-pakistan-101746771194814.html|title=IPL 2025 suspended indefinitely as military tensions escalate between India and Pakistan: Report|work=Hindustan Times |date=9 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-suspended-over-india-pakistan-border-tensions-1485448|title=IPL 2025 suspended 'for one week' amid India-Pakistan border tensions|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> As several airports in North India were closed, the [[Indian Railways]] organized special [[Vande Bharat Express|Vande Bharat Express trains]] for players, support staff, commentators, production crew members, and operations staff on the request of the BCCI.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/sports/ipl-thanks-rail-ministry-for-arranging-special-arranging-trains-for-players-11746833961569.html|title='Jis tarah se manage kiya, woh bahut achcha tha': BCCI lauds Railways for arranging special trains for players|date=10 May 2025}}</ref>
-In 2010, an e-mail leaked in Indian media, according to an ''[[The Economic Times|Economic Times]]'' article, said former IPL president [[Lalit Modi]] helped then-BCCI president [[N. Srinivasan|N Shrinivasan]] to buy [[Andrew Flintoff]] in the auction for his team [[Chennai Super Kings]] (CSK).<ref>{{Cite news |title=N Srinivasan accused of playing foul to cement Flintoff's place in CSK |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/n-srinivasan-accused-of-playing-foul-to-cement-flintoffs-place-in-csk/articleshow/6442735.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-01-28 |archive-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128193757/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/n-srinivasan-accused-of-playing-foul-to-cement-flintoffs-place-in-csk/articleshow/6442735.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live }}</ref> Shrinivasan was criticized for owning an IPL team due to his [[conflict of interest]]s. Former BCCI president [[A. C. Muthiah|A. Muthiah]] filed a lawsuit against Shrinivasan in the [[Supreme Court of India]]; he claimed Shrinivasan 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.<ref>{{Cite news |title=IPL scam: Lodha panel suspends CSK, RR franchises for two years |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/IPL-spot-fixing-scam-CSK-RR-suspended-for-two-years/article60493001.ece |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=The Hindu |date=14 July 2015 |archive-date=9 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409052931/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/IPL-spot-fixing-scam-CSK-RR-suspended-for-two-years/article60493001.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> The supreme court criticized Shrinivasan for buying an IPL team while serving as BCCI president; a judge commented; "How can a BCCI chief own a team?".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bose |first=Soumitra |title=N. Srinivasan Slammed by Supreme Court, Asks 'How Can BCCI Chief Own an IPL Team?' |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/supreme-court-tells-n-srinivasan-no-distinction-between-bcci-ipl-it-has-become-a-mutual-benefit-society-1509154 |date=24 November 2014 |website=[[NDTV]] |access-date=3 April 2023 |archive-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128192043/https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/supreme-court-tells-n-srinivasan-no-distinction-between-bcci-ipl-it-has-become-a-mutual-benefit-society-1509154 |url-status=live }}</ref> However he still own the team and his daughter [[Rupa Gurunath]] often appear in stadiums amid CSK's games.
-===Australian players dispute with their board===
+===Exclusion of Pakistani and Bangladeshi players===
-Due to the BCCI giving one-tenth of foreign players' salaries to their respective country's national cricket boards, a dispute between Australian cricketers and [[Cricket Australia]] started. The [[Australian Cricketers' Association]] also opposed the arrangement.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Australian stars in contrast dispute with cricket Australia over IPL cash grab. |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/indian-premier-league/australia-stars-in-contract-dispute-after-cricket-australia-makes-ipl-cash-grab/news-story/69aca1333b2bbc3e07df1a9d1192bd0e |website=[[Fox Sports]] |date=7 September 2010 |access-date=15 November 2022 |archive-date=15 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115192541/https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/indian-premier-league/australia-stars-in-contract-dispute-after-cricket-australia-makes-ipl-cash-grab/news-story/69aca1333b2bbc3e07df1a9d1192bd0e |url-status=live }}</ref>
+Following the [[2008 Mumbai attacks|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 exclusion of Pakistani players from playing in the IPL, as none of them were picked by any team during the [[List of 2009 Indian Premier League personnel changes#Auction|2009 IPL auction]].<ref>[https://www.sportingnews.com/uk/cricket/news/ipl-2023-why-arent-pakistan-players-indian-premier-league/fhamxhorobjqnxcioy8s5ipb#:~:text=Due%20to%20the%202008%20Mumbai,banned%20from%20joining%20the%20IPL. IPL 2023: Why aren't Pakistan players in the Indian Premier League?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121094650/https://www.sportingnews.com/uk/cricket/news/ipl-2023-why-arent-pakistan-players-indian-premier-league/fhamxhorobjqnxcioy8s5ipb#:~:text=Due%20to%20the%202008%20Mumbai,banned%20from%20joining%20the%20IPL. |date=21 November 2023 }} The Sporting News, 27 May 2023.</ref> While they had been selected by several teams for the inaugural [[2008 Indian Premier League|IPL season in 2008]], their [[List of 2009 Indian Premier League personnel changes#Withdrawals|contracts were terminated]] before the 2009 edition, and have been excluded for subsequent editions.<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/shaheen-afridi-box-office-babar-azam-rizwan-worrisome-experts-manjrekar-moody-pakistan-cricketers-for-ipl-perfect-world-101685872234883.html 'Shaheen Afridi would be box office. Babar, Rizwan worrisome': Experts pick PAK cricketers for IPL in ‘perfect world’] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111072149/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/shaheen-afridi-box-office-babar-azam-rizwan-worrisome-experts-manjrekar-moody-pakistan-cricketers-for-ipl-perfect-world-101685872234883.html |date=11 November 2023 }}. Hindustan Times, 4 June 2023.</ref> Among the critics of the BCCI and IPL owners has been 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".<ref>[https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/if-india-doesnt-allow-pakistan-players-in-ipl-imran-khan-slams-bcci-3909778 'If India Doesn't Allow Pakistan Players In IPL...': Imran Khan Slams BCCI] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111072149/https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/if-india-doesnt-allow-pakistan-players-in-ipl-imran-khan-slams-bcci-3909778 |date=11 November 2023 }}. NDTV Sports Desk, 1 April 2023.</ref> Certain Pakistani players, including [[Hasan Ali (cricketer)|Hasan Ali]] and [[Sohail Tanvir]] expressed disappointment about not getting an opportunity to be a part of the IPL.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://scroll.in/field/951505/not-given-up-hopes-of-being-recalled-by-pakistan-for-t20-world-cup-says-sohail-tanvir|title= Regret that other Pakistan players and I can't play in IPL, says pacer Sohail Tanvir|date= 29 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/every-player-wants-to-play-ipl-star-pakistan-pacer-expresses-desire-to-play-in-worlds-most-popular-league/articleshow/105539548.cms|title= Every Player wants to play in IPL:Star Pakistani Pacer|newspaper= The Times of India|date= 27 November 2023}}</ref> 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 [[Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan in 2008–09|2009]] series.<ref>{{cite news |first=Steve |last=Herman |title=India Cancels Cricket Tour of Pakistan |date=18 December 2008 |publisher=Voice of America |url=http://voanews.com/english/2008-12-18-voa16.cfm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222054330/http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-12-18-voa16.cfm |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 December 2008 |work=VOA News | access-date = 3 January 2009}}</ref>
-===Shashi Tharoor, Sunanda Pushkar Kochi team ownership===
+For the [[2010 Indian Premier League|2010 IPL season]] auction, as no franchise bid for any Pakistani player, it led to major protests in Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2010/1/22/pakistan-protest-over-ipl-snub|title= Pakistan protest over IPL snub |date=22 January 2010 |website=[[Al Jazeera]] }}</ref> As a result of not being selected, several players such as [[Shahid Afridi]] and [[Abdul Razzaq (cricketer)|Abdul Razzaq]] expressed disappointment, while former leg spinner [[Abdul Qadir (cricketer)|Abdul Qadir]] stated that Pakistan should form its own league.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/23392/pak-players-angry-at-ipl-snub|title= Pak players angry at IPL snub |date=19 January 2010 |website=cricbuzz.com}}</ref> Subsequently, it led to the formation of [[Pakistan Super League]], which had its first season in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.reuters.com/article/sports/pakistan-keen-to-build-on-super-league-success-idUSKCN0VW2HZ/|title= Pakistan keen to build on Super League success}}</ref>
-In 2010, the IPL president revealed that the Minister of State for External Affairs [[Shashi Tharoor|Shashi Tharoor's]] friend [[Sunanda Pushkar]] have [[sweat equity]] share in [[Rendezvous Sports World]] (RSW), the proprieter of [[Kochi Tuskers Kerala]] team. Opposition BJP agitated against Congress party. Later it was revealed that Pushkar has ₹70 Cr. equity in RSW. Tharoor offered to leave his equity but many within Congress felt that by doing this Tharoor pleaded guilty. Due to pressure, Congress demanded his resignation. He was the first minister of [[United Progressive Alliance (India)|United Progressive Alliance 2]] who got slammed for his illigal moves.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Shashi Tharoor resigns, PM accepts |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/india/kochi-ipl-row-shashi-tharoor-resigns-pm-accepts/articleshow/5829192.cms |website=[[Times of India]]|date=19 April 2010 }}</ref>
+During the [[List of 2025 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2025 IPL auction]] on 24 and 25 November 2024 at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 13 Bangladeshi players were registered, out of which 12 were auctioned.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.sentinelassam.com/sports-news/franchises-overlook-bangladeshi-cricketers-in-indian-premier-league-ipl-auction|title= Franchises overlook Bangladeshi cricketers in Indian Premier League (IPL) auction|date= 27 November 2024}}</ref> However, none of the players were sold, prompting a backlash from Bangladeshi fans and cricketers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news24online.com/sports/no-bids-no-spotlight-not-a-single-player-from-bangladesh-in-ipl-2025/392070/|title=No Bids, No Spotlight: Not A Single Player From Bangladesh In IPL 2025 News24 – |date=27 November 2024 }}</ref> After the auction concluded, the exclusion of Bangladeshi players was largely supported by Indians following the [[2024 Bangladesh anti-Hindu violence|violence against Hindus in Bangladesh]] in the aftermath of [[Resignation of Sheikh Hasina|resignation]] of [[Sheikh Hasina]] on 5 August 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.msn.com/en-in/sports/cricket/bangladesh-s-ipl-2025-snub-bangladeshis-cry-foul-claim-bcci-instructed-teams-not-to-buy-players-watch/ar-AA1uKY0G|title= Bangladesh's IPL 2025 snub: Bangladeshis cry foul, claim BCCI instructed teams not to buy players (WATCH)|website= [[MSN]]}}</ref>
-===Slow over rates===
+Following the [[List of 2026 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2026 IPL auction]] in December 2025 at Abu Dhabi, controversy arose after [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] bought Bangladeshi cricketer [[Mustafizur Rahman]], due to the geopolitical tensions caused by the [[2025 Bangladesh anti-Hindu violence|violence against Hindus]] and [[lynching of Dipu Chandra Das]] in [[December 2025 Bangladesh violence|December 2025]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=KKR And Mustafizur Rahman Controversy Explained: What Is It About?|url=https://www.news18.com/cricket/kkr-and-mustafizur-rahman-controversy-explained-what-is-it-about-ws-kln-9804495.html|work=[[News18]]|language=en|date=2 January 2026|access-date=3 January 2026}}</ref> Following an outcry and widespread condemnation across India, the BCCI on 3 January 2026 requested the team to release Rahman.<ref>{{Cite web|title=KKR release Mustafizur from IPL 2026 squad following BCCI instructions|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2026-bcci-asks-kkr-to-release-mustafiqur-rahman-from-their-squad-because-of-recent-developments-1517878|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|language=en|access-date=3 January 2026}}</ref> The incident led to the [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]] request the [[International Cricket Council]] to shift their matches against India in the [[2026 Men's T20 World Cup]], co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, to be solely held in Sri Lanka, similar to that of Pakistan's.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 January 2026 |title=Bangladesh govt asks cricket board to shift T20 World Cup games out of India after Mustafizur controversy |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/bangladesh-govt-asks-cricket-board-to-shift-t20-world-cup-games-out-of-india-after-mustafizur-controversy/articleshow/126330617.cms?from=mdr |access-date=4 January 2026 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 January 2026 |title="Won't Tolerate Insult": Bangladesh Prepare Big IPL Move After Mustafizur Rahman's Release |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2026/wont-tolerate-insult-bangladesh-prepare-big-ipl-move-after-mustafizur-rahmans-release-10271012 |work=[[NDTV Sports]] |language=en}}</ref> Due to unresolved disagreements between the ICC and BCB, the Bangladesh team was later officially replaced by the Scotland team.<ref name=BAN-W2>{{Cite web |date=24 January 2026 |title=T20 World Cup 2026: ICC replace Bangladesh with Scotland |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/137422/t20-world-cup-2026-icc-replace-bangladesh-with-scotland |access-date=24 January 2026 |publisher=[[Cricbuzz]] |language=en}}</ref>
-IPL frequently gets criticism due to the slow pace of its matches. During the 2023 season, [[Jos Buttler]] mentioned on Twitter to speed up the pace of the play. An IPL match should end within 3:10 hours of the stipulated time, but it often ends after 4 hours. As per Gavaskar, strategic timeouts, reserve players running on the field with drinks and messages amid games, and batsmen asking for helmet results in these delays. Field umpires sometimes penalize teams by restricting them to field just four fielders outside the 30-yard area, or match referee penalizes by cutting captain's - team members' match fees, but it has not solved the problem. Games often run at a slow speed and finish late. Millions of viewers feel that IPL matches should be fast-paced.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IPL is losing the game of clock |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-is-losing-the-game-of-the-clock-101680630300397-amp.html |website=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=4 April 2023 }}</ref>
-===Negative impact on international cricket===
+===Clash with PSL and KPL===
-As per [[Kapil Dev]], nowadays players avoiding to play for [[India national cricket team|Indian team]] but they play all the games of IPL. He pointed, due to the league, injuries of Indian players are increased.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lokmat.com/cricket/news/wasted-time-on-jasprit-bumrah-kapil-dev-make-shoking-statement-a-a593/|title= बुमराहवर आपण वेळ वाया घालवतोय, क. देव यांचं धक्कादायक विधान. |website= [[Lokmat]]|date= 31 July 2023 }}</ref>
+The IPL has occasionally clashed with the [[Pakistan Super League]] (PSL) and the [[Kashmir Premier League (Pakistan)|Kashmir Premier League]], due to scheduling overlaps and geopolitical sensitivities. Several players have reportedly been warned by the BCCI against participating in the KPL, given the political sensitivity surrounding the Kashmir region.<ref>{{cite news|title=India threatened me through ECB against joining KPL 2021, Monty Panesar says|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/363848-india-threatened-me-through-ecb-against-joining-kpl-2021-monty-panesar-says|date=6 August 2021|work=[[Geo News]]|language=en}}</ref> Former South African player [[Herschelle Gibbs]] publicly accused the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] of pressuring him not to play in the inaugural KPL and threatening to deny him entry into India for any cricket‑related work if he participated.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rashid Latif, Herschelle Gibbs slam BCCI for allegedly warning cricket boards against participation in the Kashmir Premier League|url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/rashid-latif-herschelle-gibbs-slam-bcci-for-allegedly-warning-cricket-boards-against-participation-in-the-kashmir-premier-league-4030118.html|date=1 August 2021|work=[[News18]]|language=en}}</ref>
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+Additionally, some players eligible for the PSL have reportedly chosen to play in the IPL instead, citing higher financial incentives and greater international exposure.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/rashid-latif-on-ipl-vs-psl-debate-psl-not-even-in-top-five-leagues/articleshow/120185602.cms|title= Rashid Latif on IPL vs PSL debate:PSL not even in top 5 leagues}}</ref> This trend has limited the PSL's ability to attract and retain top foreign talent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.khelopakistan.com/psl-2026-schedule-march-26-may-3-ipl-clash/|title=PSL 2026 Schedule Announced, Overlapping with IPL|website=Khel Pakistan|access-date=27 January 2026}}</ref>
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