Thursday 5 April 2012

IPL (Indian Premier League)

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner. It is currently contested by nine teams, consisting of players from around the world. It was started after an altercation between the BCCI and the Indian Cricket League In 2010, IPL became the first sporting event ever to be broadcast live on YouTube in association with Indiatimes. Its brand value is estimated to be around $3.67 billion in fourth season.According to the Annual Review of Global Sports Salaries by sportingintelligence.com, IPL is the second highest-paid league, based on first-team salaries on a pro rata basis, second only to theNBA. It is estimated that the average salary of an IPL player over a year would be $3.84 million. Rajasthan Royals were the winners in the first season..  Hyderabad deccan chargers were the winners of the second season..  Mumbai Indians are currently the champions of IPL after winning the fourth season.. Lets see if dey r able to defend der title..
All the best to all d teams..

- An article by vishAwish.com

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