IPL stands for Indian Premier League. It is a 20-20 cricket tournament introduced by the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2008. It is a cricket tournament played by men. Its first season started on 18 April 2008. Rajasthan Royals were the first winners of IPL. You all know this. But here are some things about IPL that you hardly know.
Most Valuable Player Award
Indian Premier League has been held 15 times. And the 16th IPL is going on. But do you know that only 4 Indian players have won the MVP(Most Valuable Player) award in the history of IPL. Sachin Tendulkar got this award for the first time in India.
He scored 618 runs for Mumbai Indians in the year 2010. He also won the orange cap of that tournament. Sunil Narayan is the only Indian. Who won the MVP award of IPL 2 times in his career. He won this award in 2012 and 2018 playing this match for the team Kolkata Knight Riders. Then Virat Kohli in 2016 and Harshal Patel in 2021 received this award.
What? 50 overs IPL?
In 1995, Lalit Modi first proposed the Indian Cricket League (ICL). Which was a 50 over one day tournament. However, BCCI did not take his idea seriously. ICL was started in 2007 by Zee. BCCI then decided to start its own 20-20 league.
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The team that has played most finals
There is one team in the IPL which has played in the finals the most times. The team was also banned for 2 years. However, she has played almost 80% of finals when she has played. Ah, the right Chennai Super Kings (CSK). She has played in the finals 9 times out of 15 IPLs.
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The team with the most finals wins
As you now know, CSK is the team that has played the finals most times. But CSK has not won IPL most times. Mumbai Indians is the team that has won the IPL most times. Mumbai Indians have won IPL 5 times. After that the name of CSK comes in this list. CSK has won IPL 4 times.
First bowler
When the IPL started in 2008, it was Praveen Kumar who bowled the first ball. At that time he was playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Batting against him was Sourav Ganguly. At that time he was playing for Kolkata Knight Riders. At that time KKR won this match by 140 runs.
First four-six of IPL
In 2008 when the first match was played between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Then Brendon McCullum hit the first boundary against Zaheer Khan. Brendon McCullum was also the one to hit the first sixer in Indian Premier League.
First Indian to win the Orange Cap
The Orange Cap is awarded to the player who scores the most runs in the entire tournament. This cap was first awarded to an Indian in the 2010 IPL. The first Indian to win the Orange Cap was none other than our all-time favorite Sachin Tendulkar.
First Orange Cap
Sachin Tendulkar was the first Indian player to win the Orange Cap. But who won the orange cap in 2008 IPL? The first Orange Cap Award winner in IPL was Australian cricketer Shaun Marsh. Who scored 616 runs in just 11 matches. He played for Kings XI Punjab.
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First Purple Cap of IPL
The orange cap is given to the players who score the most runs. While the Purple Cap is awarded to the player who takes the most wickets during the tournament. The first Purple Cap award was given to Pakistani fast bowler Sohail Tanvir. Who played for Rajasthan Royals.
The team that did not win the any IPL title
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are yet to win the title. But lets see if the team can win title in future.
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