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T20 Cricket History

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Cricket is the most popular sports in South Asia, especially in India & Pakistan. In old days, Cricket was only played in the form of Test Cricket (5 days event). At that time, Cricket was played & viewed by a selected segment of society. It gained popularity with the introduction of One Day International Cricket but the real boost to its popularity came with the start of T20 Cricket, a reasonably short form of cricket.

Cricket is the most popular sports in South Asia, especially in India & Pakistan. In old days, Cricket was only played in the form of Test Cricket (5 days event). At that time, Cricket was played & viewed by a selected segment of society. It gained popularity with the introduction of One Day International Cricket but the …show more content…

Soon after this success, “Indian Cricket League” (ICL) was founded with the financial support of “Zee Entertainment Enterprises”. However, this couldn’t attract the attention of Cricket fans, as it was recognized neither by International Cricket Council (ICC) nor by the BCCI (Board of Control of Cricket in India).

In September 2007, the BCCI officially launched the “Indian Premier League” (IPL), a franchise based T20 Cricket League. The first tournament of IPL was eventually played in April 2008 and quickly gained the ultimate popularity, not only in India but all around the Cricketing nations.

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Soon it attained the highest viewership base and become the sixth most popular league in all sports. IPL is the first-ever sporting event broadcasted live on YouTube in 2010. IPL tournament is staged in April & May each year. Till date, 10 seasons of IPL have been played successfully.

How Many Teams Participate In IPL
Initially, 8 teams were formed to contest the League. Later on, two more teams were inducted and a couple of teams were abandoned, whereas a couple more have been suspended for two seasons. The last championship was contested by following eight teams, in 2017.

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Chennai Super Kings
Delhi Daredevils
Kings XI Punjab
Kolkata Knight Riders
Mumbai

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