IPL …. Cricket at its Best !!

Started on the theme of EPL (English Premier League) ,IPL (Indian Premier League) has already proved its success with its popularity and viewership increasing every year at a steep rate . In India , people go crazy about cricket and when it comes to IPL ,there is no stopping them .With its T20 format , it’s no exaggeration to say that it is ruling all other formats of cricket even when it’s not recognised by the ICC.

IPL started in the year 2008 with a bang ; people watching it all over the world in large number , no doubt it was super hit . It comprises of 8 teams ,namely : Delhi Daredevils , Mumbai Indians , Kolkata Knight Riders , Chennai Super Kings , Kings XI Punjab , Rajasthan Royals , Deccan Chargers and Royal Challengers . Each team has its franchisee(s) ,who in other words the BOSS of the team ; franchisee(s) decides which player to purchase during the auction and which player to play in final XI out of the purchased players , but it’s a mandatory that every team can play only four foreign players ; rest will be Indian players.

Every team has an official home ground and plays total 14 matches before semis ; 2 matches against every other seven teams in which seven are played on its home ground and other seven on opposition’s home grounds. Then , top four teams make into the semis and then ,two to the finals. In the first edition of IPL ,Rajasthan Royals was considered to be the weakest team and guess what, it won the IPL edition one ; that’s the beauty of cricket , isn’t it ?

Some people might think that IPL is ruining the future of Test and ODI Cricket , but they are ignoring the other perspective that introduction of IPL , based on T20 format , has made the Test and ODI cricket even more interesting ; batsmen are looking for scoring at a much higher strike rate , bowlers have discovered some new weapons against batsmen like slower bouncer ,etc,. So ,IPL is good for the future of cricket. After the success of 1^st and 2^nd edition of IPL, 3^rd edition is running currently and no doubt , it’s proving more successful than the last two editions .

Not only, IPL is entertaining the people all over the world ,but also serving the cricket like a loyal servant . With two new teams being added in the 4^th edition , IPL will be trying to overshadow the craze of its master ,EPL.