The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional Cricket league. It is the most-watched cricket tournament globally and arguably one of the most popular sporting leagues on Earth. Starting back in 2008, it has grown to have eight different teams with over 240 players. Alongside this tournament, there are also Champions League events that are similar but contested by different countries.
The Indian Premier League was founded by BCCI (Board for Control of Cricket in India) so that it could be aired on TV channels and generate revenue from advertising and sponsorship deals. This can be seen as an attempt to offset some of cricket’s financial losses due to piracy and illegal internet streaming.
Why Is IPL So Popular?
The world’s highest-rated TV, the sporting league, has just won major broadcast deals in the UK (ITV), Telemundo, and India. The players are paid well and have a great time meeting American fans. There are also some highly attractive marketing possibilities, as with all things Indian.
This has helped to make it a very popular international product. Since its creation, IPL has grown from strength to strength across the world and received plenty of criticism for being seen as an attempt to attract more international players to play at home.
Top Players In IPL
- Shikhar Dhawan. Shikhar Dhawan is one of the most famous players of the Ipl. He also called Gabbar as his nickname in the IPL used by the commentator calling Shikhar Dhawan Gabbar. He is very famous in the Indian cricket community. And he is in the red hot form of his life. He has played 48 IPL matches and scored 1045 runs, and scored 27 sixes with an average of 29.06.
- Ajinkya Rahane. Ajinkya Rahane is an Indian international cricketer and former captain of the IPL team Rajasthan Royals, Mumbai Indians in 2013, and Rising Pune Supergiants in the 2017-18 season. He played as a top-order batsman and was known for his clean striking ability. He is one of the best players in Ipl, and he has played 52 IPL matches. He scored 1200 runs in 52 IPL with an average of 34 .he also scored five hundred from those 52 matches, proving how good a player he is.
- David Warner. David Warner was the main man for Rajasthan Royals, Mumbai Indians, and Rising Pune Supergiant. David Warner is one of the best IPL ranking players, and he is still going strong in Ipl. He has played 50 IPL matches. And he scored 1016 runs with an average of 31. He has scored six hundred from those 50 matches. He also scored 16 sixes from his 50 innings. He is the only player in Ipl to score 100 sixes.
- Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli is one of the top-most batsmen of Indians. He is an Indian batting legend and has also won many men of the matches for India, which shows that he is very good at swinging and hitting the ball. His name was given to him by Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan after he was spotted learning from his style while watching cricket while a schoolboy in Delhi.
- Ab De Villiers. AB de Villiers is a South African cricketer and former ODI captain. They play all game forms for South Africa, with world-leading Test and One Day International (ODI) batting averages. He is considered among the best batsmen in the world by former players and critics and a modern great by current players. His greatest quality is his ability to bat for long periods without fatigue.
- Corey Anderson. Corey James Anderson is a New Zealand international cricketer who plays all forms of the game for New Zealand, making his first-class debut for Northern Districts in December 2007. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler and a hard-hitting batsman. He has played 50 matches and scored 748 runs with a strike rate of 147 and 16 sixes. And he also scored 10 4 wicket hauls which prove how dangerous a player he is.
- Yuvraj Singh. Yuvraj Singh was born on 12 May 1981 in Chandigarh, India, making him 35 years old. He is a right-hand bat and also bowls right-arm off break, which gives him the ability to be very successful in bowling attacks and batting attacks. He has played 49 matches and scored 1044 runs with a strike rate of 133.82 and 7 fifties. And he also bowled four overs in those 49 matches and took one wicket with an economy of 8.33, proving how good an all-rounder he is.
