cricket history in brief

 

The origins of cricket lie somewhere in the Dark Ages - probably after the Roman Empire, almost certainly before the Normans invaded England, and almost certainly somewhere in Northern Europe. All research concedes that the game derived from a very old, widespread and uncomplicated pastime by which one player served up an object, be it a small piece of wood or a ball, and another hit it with a suitably fashioned club.
How and when this club-ball game developed into one where the hitter defended a target against the thrower is simply not known. Nor is there any evidence as to when points were awarded dependent upon how far the hitter was able to despatch the missile; nor when helpers joined the two-player contest, thus beginning the evolution into a team game; nor when the defining concept of placing wickets at either end of the pitch was adopted.
550 (approx) Evidence of cricket being played in Guildford, Surrey.
1598 Cricket mentioned in Florio's Italian-English dictionary.
1610 Reference to "cricketing" between Weald and Upland near Chevening, Kent. 1611 Randle Cotgrave's French-English dictionary translates the French word "crosse" as a cricket staff.
Two youths fined for playing cricket at Sidlesham, Sussex.

1624 Jasper Vinall becomes first man known to be killed playing cricket: hit by a bat while trying to catch the ball - at Horsted Green, Sussex.
1676 First reference to cricket being played abroad, by British residents in Aleppo, Syria.
1694 Two shillings and sixpence paid for a "wagger" (wager) about a cricket match at Lewes.
1697 First reference to "a great match" with 11 players a side for fifty guineas, in Sussex.
1700 Cricket match announced on Clapham Common.

1709 First recorded inter-county match: Kent v Surrey.
1710 First reference to cricket at Cambridge University.
1727 Articles of Agreement written governing the conduct of matches between the teams of the Duke of Richmond and Mr Brodrick of Peperharow, Surrey.
1729 Date of earliest surviving bat, belonging to John Chitty, now in the pavilion at The Oval.
1730 First recorded match at the Artillery Ground, off City Road, central London, still the cricketing home of the Honourable Artillery Company.

1744 Kent beat All England by one wicket at the Artillery Ground.
First known version of the Laws of Cricket, issued by the London Club, formalising the pitch as 22 yards long.
1767 (approx) Foundation of the Hambledon Club in Hampshire, the leading club in England for the next 30 years.
1769 First recorded century, by John Minshull for Duke of Dorset's XI v Wrotham.
1771 Width of bat limited to 4 1/4 inches, where it has remained ever since.
1774 LBW law devised.
1776 Earliest known scorecards, at the Vine Club, Sevenoaks, Kent.
1780 The first six-seamed cricket ball, manufactured by Dukes of Penshurst, Kent.
1787 First match at Thomas Lord's first ground, Dorset Square, Marylebone - White Conduit Club v Middlesex.
Formation of Marylebone Cricket Club by members of the White Conduit Club.
1788 First revision of the Laws of Cricket by MCC.
1794 First recorded inter-schools match: Charterhouse v Westminster.
1795 First recorded case of a dismissal "leg before wicket".
1806 First Gentlemen v Players match at Lord's.
1807 First mention of "straight-armed" (i.e. round-arm) bowling: by John Willes of Kent.
1809 Thomas Lord's second ground opened at North Bank, St John's Wood.
1811 First recorded women's county match: Surrey v Hampshire at Ball's Pond, London.
1814 Lord's third ground opened on its present site, also in St John's Wood.
1827 First Oxford v Cambridge match, at Lord's. A draw.
1828 MCC authorise the bowler to raise his hand level with the elbow.
1833 John Nyren publishes his classic Young Cricketer's Tutor and The Cricketers of My Time.
1836 First North v South match, for many years regarded as the principal fixture of the season.
1836 (approx) Batting pads invented.
1841 General Lord Hill, commander-in-chief of the British Army, orders that a cricket ground be made an adjunct of every military barracks.
1844 First official international match: Canada v United States.
1845 First match played at The Oval.
1846 The All-England XI, organised by William Clarke, begins playing matches, often against odds, throughout the country.
1849 First Yorkshire v Lancashire match.
1850 Wicket-keeping gloves first used.
1850 John Wisden bowls all ten batsmen in an innings for North v South.
1853 First mention of a champion county: Nottinghamshire.
1858 First recorded instance of a hat being awarded to a bowler taking three wickets with consecutive balls.
1859 First touring team to leave England, captained by George Parr, draws enthusiastic crowds in the US and Canada.
1864 Overhand bowling authorised by MCC.
John Wisden's The Cricketer's Almanack first published.
1868 Team of Australian aborigines tour England.
1873 WG Grace becomes the first player to record 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in a season.
First regulations restricting county qualifications, often regarded as the official start of the County Championship.
1877 First Test match: Australia beat England by 45 runs in Melbourne.
1880 First Test in England: a five-wicket win against Australia at The Oval.
1882 Following England's first defeat by Australia in England, an "obituary notice" to English cricket in the Sporting Times leads to the tradition of The Ashes.
1889 South Africa's first Test match.
Declarations first authorised, but only on the third day, or in a one-day match.
1890 County Championship officially constituted.
Present Lord's pavilion opened.
1895 WG Grace scores 1,000 runs in May, and reaches his 100th hundred.
1899 AEJ Collins scores 628 not out in a junior house match at Clifton College, the highest individual score in any match.
Selectors choose England team for home Tests, instead of host club issuing invitations.
1900 Six-ball over becomes the norm, instead of five.
1909 Imperial Cricket Conference (ICC - now the International Cricket Council) set up, with England, Australia and South Africa the original members.
1910 Six runs given for any hit over the boundary, instead of only for a hit out of the ground.
1912 First and only triangular Test series played in England, involving England, Australia and South Africa.
1915 WG Grace dies, aged 67.
1926 Victoria score 1,107 v New South Wales at Melbourne, the record total for a first-class innings.
1928 West Indies' first Test match.
AP "Tich" Freeman of Kent and England becomes the only player to take more than 300 first-class wickets in a season: 304.
1930 New Zealand's first Test match.
Donald Bradman's first tour of England: he scores 974 runs in the five Ashes Tests, still a record for any Test series.
1931 Stumps made higher (28 inches not 27) and wider (nine inches not eight - this was optional until 1947).
1932 India's first Test match.
Hedley Verity of Yorkshire takes ten wickets for ten runs v Nottinghamshire, the best innings analysis in first-class cricket.
1932-33 The Bodyline tour of Australia in which England bowl at batsmen's bodies with a packed leg-side field to neutralise Bradman's scoring.
1934 Jack Hobbs retires, with 197 centuries and 61,237 runs, both records. First women's Test: Australia v England at Brisbane.
1935 MCC condemn and outlaw Bodyline.
1947 Denis Compton of Middlesex and England scores a record 3,816 runs in an English season.
1948 First five-day Tests in England.
Bradman concludes Test career with a second-ball duck at The Oval and a batting average of 99.94 - four runs short of 100.
1952 Pakistan's first Test match.
1953 England regain the Ashes after a 19-year gap, the longest ever.
1956 Jim Laker of England takes 19 wickets for 90 v Australia at Manchester, the best match analysis in first-class cricket.
1957 Declarations authorised at any time.
1960 First tied Test, Australia v West Indies at Brisbane.
1963 Distinction between amateur and professional cricketers abolished in English cricket.
The first major one-day tournament begins in England: the Gillette Cup.
1969 Limited-over Sunday league inaugurated for first-class counties.
1970 Proposed South African tour of England cancelled: South Africa excluded from international cricket because of their government's apartheid policies.
1971 First one-day international: Australia v England at Melbourne.
1975 First World Cup: West Indies beat Australia in final at Lord's.
1976 First women's match at Lord's, England v Australia.
1977 Centenary Test at Melbourne, with identical result to the first match: Australia beat England by 45 runs.
Australian media tycoon Kerry Packer, signs 51 of the world's leading players in defiance of the cricketing authorities.
1978 Graham Yallop of Australia wears a protective helmet to bat in a Test match, the first player to do so.
1979 Packer and official cricket agree peace deal.
1980 Eight-ball over abolished in Australia, making the six-ball over universal.
1981 England beat Australia in Leeds Test, after following on with bookmakers offering odds of 500 to 1 against them winning.
1982 Sri Lanka's first Test match.
1991 South Africa return, with a one-day international in India.
1992 Zimbabwe's first Test match.
Durham become the first county since Glamorgan in 1921 to attain firstclass status.
1993 The ICC ceases to be administered by MCC, becoming an independent organisation with its own chief executive.
1994 Brian Lara of Warwickshire becomes the only player to pass 500 in a firstclass innings: 501 not out v Durham.
2000 South Africa's captain Hansie Cronje banned from cricket for life after admitting receiving bribes from bookmakers in match-fixing scandal.
Bangladesh's first Test match.
County Championship split into two divisions, with promotion and relegation.
The Laws of Cricket revised and rewritten.
2001 Sir Donald Bradman dies, aged 92.
2003 Twenty20 Cup, a 20-over-per-side evening tournament, inaugurated in England.
2004 Lara becomes the first man to score 400 in a Test innings, against England.
2005 The ICC introduces Powerplays and Supersubs in ODIs, and hosts the inaugural Superseries.
2006 Pakistan forfeit a Test at The Oval after being accused of ball tampering

history of world cup

 

History of the Cricket World Cup

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The History of the Cricket World Cup dates back to 1975, when the first of its kind known as The Prudential World Cup was played in England.

Contents

• 1 Prior to the World Cup
• 2 The Prudential World Cups
• 3 1987–1996
• 4 Australian treble
• 5 2011
• 6 Historical formats of final tournament
  • 6.1 Early format
  • 6.2 Trial formats
  • 6.3 Super stage Era
  • 6.4 Return to a Quarter-Final format
• 7 References

Prior to the World Cup

The first cricket Test match was played in 1877 between Australia and England. Cricket was contested at the 1900 Summer Olympics where Great Britain defeated France by 158 runs.^[1] However, the International Olympic Committee cancelled cricket as an Olympic sport afterwards.
The first attempt at arranging an international cricket competition was the 1912 Triangular Tournament. It was a Test cricket tournament played in England between all three Test playing nations at the time; England, Australia and South Africa. Due to poor weather and a lack of public interest, the experiment was not repeated.^[2] From then on, international Test cricket teams only generally engaged in bilateral series as opposed to tournaments or leagues involving more than two nations.
In the early 1960s, English county cricket teams began playing a shortened version of cricket, which only lasted for one day. Starting in 1962 as a 4-team knockout competition known as the Midlands Knock-Out Cup,^[3] and the Gillette Cup in 1963, one-day cricket grew in popularity and in 1969 a national league called the Sunday League was created. The first One Day International came about from a rain-aborted Test match at Melbourne between England and Australia in 1971 and was played on the final scheduled day. The forty over match (eight balls per over) was used to fill the time as compensation for the frustrated crowd.^[4]
The success and popularity of the domestic one-day competitions in England and other parts of the world as well as the early One-day Internationals prompted the International Cricket Council to consider organising a Cricket World Cup.^[5]

The Prudential World Cups

The Prudential Cup trophy

The Men's Cricket World Cup was first held in 1975 in England, which was the only nation that was able to put forward the resources to stage an event of such magnitude.^[6] The first three tournaments were officially known as the Prudential Cup after the financial services company Prudential plc who sponsored the event. The matches were of 60 overs per team and played in traditional white uniform and red balls. They were all played during the day. Eight teams participated in the first tournament: Australia, England, the West Indies, Pakistan, India, and New Zealand (the six Test nations at the time), with Sri Lanka and a composite team from East Africa. One notable omission was the South African cricket team who were not competing due to the international sports boycott. West Indies won the first Cricket World Cup by defeating Australia by 17 runs in the final.
The next two World Cups held in 1979 and 1983 were again hosted by England. The 1979 Cricket World Cup saw the introduction of the ICC Trophy, a competition used to select non-Test playing teams for the World Cup.^[7] Sri Lanka and Canada qualified through the ICC Trophy in 1979. West Indies again won the World Cup tournament, defeating England by 92 runs. At their meeting which followed the World Cup, the International Cricket Conference agreed to make the competition a four-yearly event.
The 1983 event was hosted by England for a third consecutive time. By this time, Sri Lanka had become a Test playing nation, and Zimbabwe qualified through the ICC Trophy. India were crowned champions after upsetting the West Indies by 43 runs in the final. The odds of India winning the cup were quoted at 66 to 1 before the competition began.^[5]

1987–1996

The 1987 Cricket World Cup held in India and Pakistan was the first World Cup hosted outside of England. It was also the first tournament where the West Indies were unable to reach the final. The games were reduced from 60 to 50 overs per innings, the current standard, because of the shorter daylight hours on the subcontinent when compared to England. Australia won the championship by defeating England by 7 runs, the closest margin so far in World Cup final history.
The 1992 Cricket World Cup held by Australia and New Zealand brought many changes to the game such as coloured clothing, white balls, day/night matches and an alteration to the fielding restrictions. It was the first tournament that the South African cricket team played in, following the end of the international sports boycott. Referred as the 'Cornered Tigers' at the time, Pakistan overcame a dismal start to emerge as winners, defeating England by 22 runs in the final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.^[8]
The 1996 championship was held in the Indian subcontinent for the second time, with the inclusion of Sri Lanka as host of some of its group stage matches. It occurred behind the backdrop of political upheaval in world cricket, after a spiteful Sri Lankan tour of Australia in 1995/96. After the no balling of Sri Lankan off spinner Muttiah Muralitharan by Darrell Hair in a Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the tour ended in a spiteful ODI final in Sydney which saw physical contact between Glenn McGrath and Sanath Jayasuriya, and the refusal of the Sri Lankans to shake hands at the end of the match. Some Australian players received death threats, which were compounded by a Tamil Tiger bombing in Colombo. Australia and West Indies refused to play their respective matches against Sri Lanka there, causing both matches to be awarded to Sri Lanka by default. After protracted negotiations, Kenya and Zimbabwe agreed to fulfil their fixtures in Sri Lanka. The Australian led boycott drew heavy criticism from subcontinental cricket officials, with former Indian captain Kapil Dev calling for Australia to be expelled.
On the field, the abrasive and dry subcontinent surfaces resulted in batting conditions being optimal early in the innings before the ball became softer and more difficult to strike. Of the five leading run-scorers, four were opening batsmen, with Mark Waugh becoming the first batsman to score three centuries in a tournament. Spin bowlers were the most effective, with four of the leading six wicket-takers. The quarter finals saw co-hosts India and Pakistan meet in Bangalore. After Pakistani captain Wasim Akram withdrew due to injury, Ajay Jadeja struck 40 from the last two overs from Waqar Younis, setting Pakistan a target of 288. Pakistan were going well at 109/1, but after Aamer Sohail confronted taunted Indian bowler Venkatesh Prasad after striking a boundary, Prasad bowled him immediately after, sparking a collapse of 3/19, all to Prasad. After falling 39 runs short, the Government of Pakistan launched an inquiry into the performance, after angry protests by the public which left one person dead, and accusations of match-fixing were levelled at Wasim. In the other quarter finals, Australia and Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand and England respectively, while South Africa, who were previously undefeated, were upset by the West Indies.
In the semi-final, Sri Lanka, headed towards a crushing victory over India at Eden Gardens (Calcutta) after their hosts slumped to 120/8 from being 98/1 in pursuit of 252, were awarded victory by default after riots broke out in protest against the Indian performance. In the other semi-final in Mohali, Australia defeated the West Indies after the Caribbean team lost their last seven wickets for 29 runs in their run-chase. Sri Lanka went on to claim their inaugural championship by defeating the favourites Australia in the final by seven wickets, held in Lahore. Tension remained between the two sides after the Australian series, with Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga declaring Australian leg spinner Shane Warne in the media before the match, and proceeding to poke his tongue at Warne during the match after hitting a six. Aravinda de Silva was named man of the match, as he was in the semi-final.

Australian treble

The 1999 event returned to England after sixteen years with some matches also held in Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands. After losing two matches in the group phase, one of the favourites, Australia needed to avoid defeat in seven consecutive matches to win the title. They subsequently were required to defeat South Africa in the final Super Six match at Headingley. After South Africa had reached 271, Australia were struggling when captain Steve Waugh hit a ball straight to Herschelle Gibbs, who dropped it after trying to throw the ball into the air in celebration, eliciting the barb from Waugh that he had "dropped the World Cup". Waugh struck an unbeaten century to guide Australia to their target in their Super Six match against South Africa off the final ball of the match. Australia then faced South Africa again in the semi-final and posted a target of 213. South Africa needed nine runs from the final over with one wicket remaining, with man of the tournament Lance Klusener on strike. He struck the first two balls to the fence, leaving one run from the remaining four balls. However, a mix-up between Klusener and Allan Donald on the fourth ball saw Donald drop his bat and be stranded mid-pitch to be run out. The match was a tie, allowing Australia to advance to the final due to earlier results. In the other semi-final, Pakistan, who had qualified first in both the group and Super Six phase, defeated New Zealand by nine wickets. In the final Australia dismissed Pakistan for 132 and reached the target in just over 20 overs, with eight wickets in hand.

A large crowd of over 10,000 fans welcome to the Australian team on completing the first World Cup hat-trick - Martin Place, Sydney.

South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya hosted the 2003 Cricket World Cup. The number of teams participating in the event increased from twelve to fourteen. Because of political pressure and security concerns respectively, Zimbabwe and Kenya were awarded their matches against England and New Zealand respectively, after the latter teams forfeited the matches. Kenya's victories against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, among others, along with New Zealand's forfeit helped them get a Semi-final berth against India, the best result by an associate. India went on to defeat the Kenyans to set up a final against Australia in Johannesburg, who had defeated Sri Lanka in the other Semi-final. In the final, Australia made 359 runs for the loss of two wickets, the largest ever total in a final, to defeat India by 125 runs.^[9]
In 2007 the tournament was hosted by the West Indies; the Cricket World Cup became the first such tournament to be hosted on all six populated continents- Europe (1975, 1979, 1983, 1999); Asia (1987, 1996); Australasia (1992); Africa (2003); North and South America (2007).^[10] Ireland making their World Cup debut tied with Zimbabwe and defeated Pakistan to progress to the second round, where they went on to defeating Bangladesh to get promoted to the main ODI table.^[11] Following their defeat to Ireland, the Pakistani coach Bob Woolmer was found dead in his hotel room; contrasting reports from different sources say that he was either murdered or died of natural causes.^[12] Australia defeated Sri Lanka in the final by 53 runs (D/L), in farcical light conditions, extending their undefeated run in the World Cup to 29 matches and winning three straight World Cups.^[13]

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History of the ICC World Twenty20

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Lasith Malinga bowling from the Nursery End in the 2009 Final at Lord's.

The ICC World Twenty20 was first held in 2007. It was first decided that every two years an ICC World Twenty20 tournament is to take place, except in the event of an ICC Cricket World Cup being scheduled in the same year, in which case it will be held the year before. The first tournament was in 2007 in South Africa where India defeated Pakistan in the final. Two Associate teams had played in the first tournament, selected through the 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One, a 50-over competition. In December 2007 it was decided to hold a qualifying tournament with a 20-over format to better prepare the teams. With six participants, two would qualify for the 2009 World Twenty20 and would each receive $250,000 in prize money.^[1] The second tournament was won by Pakistan who beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in England on 21 June 2009. The 2010 ICC World Twenty20 tournament was held in West Indies in May 2010, where England defeated Australia by 7 wickets. The 2012 ICC World Twenty20 was won by the West-Indies, by defeating Sri Lanka at the finals. For the first time, a host nation competed in the final of the ICC World Twenty20. There were 12 participants for the title including Ireland and Afghanistan as 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. It was the first time the World Twenty20 tournament took place in an Asian country. Pakistan was the only team to reach the last four in the first four editions of the tournament. 2014 saw the expansion to 16 teams featuring three teams making their debuts. Sri Lanka yet again made it to the Finals this time winning after their two other appearances in previous finals. The ICC World Twenty20 has had five champions from five tournaments.

Background

When the Benson & Hedges Cup ended in 2002, the ECB needed another one day competition to fill its place. Cricketing authorities were looking to boost the game's popularity with the younger generation in response to dwindling crowds and reduced sponsorship. It was intended to deliver fast paced, exciting cricket accessible to thousands of fans who were put off by the longer versions of the game. Stuart Robertson, the marketing manager of the ECB, proposed a 20 over per innings game to county chairmen in 2001 and they voted 11–7 in favour of adopting the new format.^[2]

Regional tournaments

The first official Twenty20 matches were played on 13 June 2003 between the English counties in the Twenty20 Cup.^[3] The first season of Twenty20 in England was a relative success.^[4] The first Twenty20 match held at Lord's, on 15 July 2004 between Middlesex and Surrey, attracted a crowd of 27,509, the largest attendance for any county cricket game at the ground other than a one-day final since 1953.^[5]
Soon after with the adoption of Twenty20 matches by other cricket boards, the popularity of the format grew with unexpected crowd attendance, new regional tournaments such as Pakistan's Faysal Bank T20 Cup and Stanford 20/20 tournament and the financial incentive in the format. West Indies regional teams competed in what was named the Stanford 20/20 tournament. The event was financially backed by billionaire Allen Stanford, who gave at least US$28,000,000 funding money. It was intended that the tournament would be an annual event.^[6][7] A spin-off tournament, the Stanford Super Series was held in October 2008 between Middlesex and Trinidad and Tobago, the respective winners of the English and Caribbean Twenty20 competitions, and a Stanford Superstars team formed from West Indies domestic players.^[8][9] On 1 November, the Stanford Superstars played England in what was expected to be the first of five fixtures in as many years with the winner claiming a US$20,000,000 in each match.^[10][11]

Professional era

Main article: Indian Premier League

Indian Premier League (IPL) is a Twenty20 cricket tournament where 8 city based franchise teams from India participate for the title. The tournament started in 2008 and from then it usually takes place every year in the months of April to June.^[12] IPL is the most-watched Twenty20 cricket league in the world and also known for its commercial success. During the sixth IPL season (2013) its brand value was estimated to be around US$3.03 billion.^[13][14] Live rights to the event are syndicated around the globe, and in 2010, the IPL became the first sporting event to be broadcast live on YouTube.^[15]

Twenty20 Internationals

Main article: Twenty20 International

On 17 February 2005 Australia defeated New Zealand in the first men's full international Twenty20 match, played at Eden Park in Auckland. The game was played in a light-hearted manner – both sides turned out in kit similar to that worn in the 1980s, the New Zealand team's a direct copy of that worn by the Beige Brigade. Some of the players also sported moustaches/beards and hair styles popular in the 1980s taking part in a competition amongst themselves for best retro look, at the request of the Beige Brigade. Australia won the game comprehensively, and as the result became obvious towards the end of the NZ innings, the players and umpires took things less seriously – Glenn McGrath jokingly replayed the Trevor Chappell underarm incident from a 1981 ODI between the two sides, and Billy Bowden showed him a mock red card (red cards are not normally used in cricket) in response.

Inaugural tournaments

2007

ICC World T20 2007 BAN vs RSA

This was the first World Twenty20, where 12 teams participated, divided into four groups of three, then two groups of four in quarter-finals; top two into semi-finals. Besides the 10 full members, Kenya and Scotland were the other two teams participating in this tournament that was played on three different grounds, Wanderers, Kingsmead and Newlands. The tournament was a huge success. It had everything required for top quality entertainment, including the world's best players and packed out stadiums. The tournament got underway with a stunning display of power hitting from Chris Gayle against South Africa. He clouted 117 off 57 balls, including 10 sixes. Shaun Pollock, Makhaya Ntini- nobody was spared. If this wasn't enough, Yuvraj Singh achieved cricketing nirvana by hitting England's Stuart Broad for six sixes in an over, during a barnstorming and unlikely 12-ball fifty. It wasn't entirely all batsmen-led action however, as Brett Lee claimed the first hat-trick in Twenty20 internationals, for Australia against Bangladesh. The breathless tournament culminated in a final that thrilled from start to finish, as India and Pakistan battled it out for the trophy. The match went down to a final-over thriller, with Pakistan needing six from the last four balls. But India eventually triumphed as Misbah-ul-Haq's attempted scoop off Joginder Singh landed in the hands of Sreesanth at short fine-leg. Mathew Hayden was the top run getter with 265 runs and Umar Gul took the most wickets, 13. Craig McMillan hit 13 sixes in the tournament, highest by any player.

2009

Format in this tournament was same as the first one: four groups of three, then two groups of four in quarter-finals; top two into semi-finals. This competition was played in London, Lord's and Oval, and Nottingham. Out of the 10 full members, Zimbabwe withdrew its participation. Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland qualified for the tournament. It was full of surprise victories, as favourites fell at the hands of underdogs. The hosts, England, set the ball rolling in the first match of the tournament as they were embarrassed by Netherlands in a final-ball thriller. Australia were dominated by West Indies, largely thanks to a thunderous innings by Chris Gayle, as he hit 88 off 50 balls, including some of the largest sixes seen in England. Australia were then defeated by Sri Lanka, who bowled tightly and batted with dominance, including quick-fire half centuries from Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara. Ireland beat Bangladesh in the Group Stage to qualify for the Super Eight. Previous champions, India, lost all its matches of the Super Eight Stage. South Africa hadn't lost a group stage match going in to the semi-finals against Pakistan, but Shahid Afridi produced a match winning performance with both bat and ball. He blasted his way to 51 and bagged two wickets for 16 runs to secure victory. The final at Lord's was a repeat of a group stage match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan; the latter lost the previous encounter. Pakistan managed to remove Dilshan, the Player of the Series for his 317 runs, without scoring, which had a big impact on the Sri Lanka innings. Sangakkara put up a fight scoring an unbeaten 64, but a target of 138 wasn't going to be easy to defend. Afridi proved this to be correct, hitting an unbeaten 54, which helped Pakistan win the trophy with 8 balls to spare. Umar Gul was the top wicket taker with 13 wickets, a repeat performance of 2007 edition. Yuvraj Singh hit the most sixes in the tournament.

2010

The West Indies hosted the third World Twenty20 a little over eight months after the previous tournament. The format in this tournament too same as in the previous two. The 12 teams consisted of the ten full members and two associates. England proved the surprise package, winning their first major limited-overs trophy with a comprehensive victory over Australia in the final. The Australians had provided amazing fireworks in the semi-final when Pakistan appeared on course for a second final only for Michael Hussey to smash 26 from five deliveries (in a 24-ball 60 not out) to win the game with a ball to spare. The significant strugglers were India and South Africa; one disturbed by the short ball, the other unable to pace a run chase. In this edition too, India lost all the three matches of the Super-8 stage. To the frustration of the commercial gurus in the game, India's elimination before the semi-finals again meant lost revenue. The two Associates - Ireland and Afghanistan - far from disgraced themselves. Mahela Jayawardene scored 302 runs, maximum in this edition of World T20. Dirk Nannes, the Dutch bowler who later qualified for Australian selection was the highest wicket taker with 14 wickets. Cameron White with 12 sixes topped the number of sixes chart.

Expansion to 16 teams

2012

The 2012 edition was to be expanded into a 16 team format however this was reverted to 12.^[16] It was the first time the tournament took place in an Asian country, hosted by Sri Lanka in three cities; Colombo, Pallekele and Hambantota. It was played by the same 12 teams that played in the 2010 tournament, Ireland and Afghanistan and the ten full members. For the first time, a host nation managed to get on to the knock-out stage of the ICC World Twenty20. However the tournament was won by the West Indies, by defeating Sri Lanka by 36 runs. It was by the virtue of the power packed 78 scored by Marlon Samuels the followed some tight bowling by the slow bowlers. Ironically West Indies qualified for the Super-8 stage without winning even a single match in the initial round. Pakistan and Australia were the losing semi-finalists, with Pakistan making into last four on all the occasions and Australia missing only in 2009. India won both the matches of the first round becoming the only team not to lose even a single first round match in the first four editions of the ICC World Twenty20. Shane Watson topped the run charts with 249 runs. Chris Gayle struck 16 sixes, maximum by any player. Ajantha Mendis topped wickets chart with 16 wickets, including an all-time best performance of 6 for 8 against Zimbabwe

2014

The 2014 tournament, held in Bangladesh was the first to feature 16 teams including all ten full members and six associate members who qualified through the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. However the top eight full member teams in the ICC T20I Championship rankings on 8 October 2012 were given a place in the Super 10 stage. The remaining eight teams competed in the group stage, from which two teams advance to the Super 10 stage.^[17][18] Three new teams (Nepal, Hong Kong and United Arab Emirates) made their debut in this tournament. The tournament was won by Sri Lanka, who convincingly beat India by 6 wickets with 13 balls to spare. Imran Tahir of South Africa and Virat Kohli of India were the highest wicket taker and run scorer respectively.

Winning teams, captains, and coaches

Year	Host	Winning Team	Captain	Head coach
2007	South Africa	India	Mahendra Singh Dhoni	None
2009	England	Pakistan	Younus Khan	Intikhab Alam
2010	West Indies	England	Paul Collingwood	Andy Flower
2012	Sri Lanka	West Indies	Darren Sammy	Ottis Gibson
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(May 2015) Indian Premier League Countries India Administrator BCCI Format Twenty20 First tournament 2008[1] Next tournament 2016 [2] Tournament format Double round-robin and playoffs Number of teams 8 (current) 11(total) Current champion Mumbai Indians (2nd title) Most successful Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders(2 titles each) Qualification Top 3 teams qualify and 4th team has a chance to qualify for Champions League Twenty20 Most runs Suresh Raina (3699)[3] Most wickets Lasith Malinga (143)[4] TV Sony Six, Sony Max, Sony Kix,Sony Aath, Sky Sports (UK) Website iplt20.com 2015 Indian Premier League The Indian Premier League (IPL; currently known as the Pepsi Indian Premier League for sponsorship reasons[5]) is an annual Indian Twenty20 cricket tournament, founded in 2008 by the BCCI. It is contested between eight franchisee teams representing various Indian cities. The tournament is conducted in India between April and May.[N 1][6] IPL is the most-watched Twenty20 league in the world and in 2010, became the first sporting event to be broadcast live on YouTube. The brand value of the 2014 Indian Premier League was estimated to be around US$7.2 billion.[7] The IPL is currently supervised by BCCI Vice-President Ranjib Biswal, who serves as the League's chairman and Commissioner.[8] Sundar Raman has been the IPL chief operating officer (COO) since its first season in 2008.[9] Of the 11 teams to have competed since its inception, five have won the title at least once: Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians have won twice while Rajasthan Royals and Deccan Chargers have won one each. The Chennai Super Kings are the most successful team having won the title twice and having qualified for the finals in every season except in 2009 and 2014 . Chennai have also reached the playoffs in every season since the league's inception. The current champions of the IPL 2015 season are the Mumbai Indians who beat the Chennai Super Kings by a margin of 41 runs in the final, held at the Eden Gardens Kolkata on May 24, 2015.[10] Contents 1 History 2 First season 3 Second season 4 Third season 5 Fourth season 6 Fifth season 7 Sixth season 8 Seventh season 9 Eighth season 10 League organization 10.1 Franchises 10.2 Tournament rules 11 Teams' performances 11.1 Titles and performance 11.2 Tournament summary 12 Prize money 13 Sponsorships 13.1 Television rights 13.2 Revenue and profits 14 Media coverage 14.1 Current broadcasters 14.2 Former broadcasters 14.3 Mobile applications 14.4 Official website 14.5 IPL Spot-Fixing Controversy 15 See also 16 Notes 17 References 18 External links History Indian Cricket League (ICL) was a private cricket league funded by Zee Entertainment Enterprises that operated between 2007 and 2009 in India. The BCCI and International Cricket Council refused to recognize the ICL as a formal cricket league.[11] Faced with the threat of young players joining the ICL, the BCCI increased the prize money for domestic tournaments and imposed lifetime bans on players who joined the rebel league.[12] The BCCI put Lalit Modi in charge of starting a twenty20 league of its own. The official league named as the Indian Premier League, which launched in April 2008 is based on the franchise model.[13] First season Main article: 2008 Indian Premier League The first season and inaugural season of the tournament took place from April 18 to June 1, 2008. The group stage featured eight teams who played against each other twice, once at home and once away with the top four progressing to the semi-finals. The first season had an explosive start thanks to Brendon McCullum of Kolkata Knight Riders against Royal Challengers Bangalore.The first winner of the tournament was Rajasthan Royals, who beat Chennai Super Kings in a closely contested final. Rajasthan's Shane Watson was named as the player of the tournament. Second season Main article: 2009 Indian Premier League The 2009 Indian Premier League season, also known as IPL 2, was played in South Africa due to the general elections in India and was played for 37 days from 18 April to 24 May 2009. Deccan Chargers beat Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final to win the title for the first time. Third season Main article: 2010 Indian Premier League The third season returned to India and it was the first IPL tournament that was broadcast live on YouTube.[14] Chennai Super Kings defeated the Mumbai Indians in the finals to win their first title. Fourth season Main articles: 2011 Indian Premier League and List of 2011 Indian Premier League personnel changes In 2011, two new franchise teams, Pune Warriors India and Kochi Tuskers Kerala joined the league.[15] The format was changed with each team playing five other teams selected at random twice in a home-away format and four other teams once. Thus each team played a total of 14 matches. The season took place from 8 April to 28 May 2011. The IPL was scheduled a week after India won the 2011 Cricket World Cup on April 2, 2011 . The Chennai Super Kings won their second consecutive title after defeating the Royal Challengers Bangalore by 58 runs in the final.[16] Kochi Tuskers Kerala was terminated by BCCI at the end of the season due to financial irregularities. Fifth season Main articles: 2012 Indian Premier League and List of 2012 Indian Premier League personnel changes The fifth season featured nine teams after the termination of the Kochi franchise. The auction of the players was held on 4 February 2012. Maximum number of players in each squad was increased from 30 to 33. A total of 76 matches were played from 4 April to 27 May.[17] Delhi Daredevils, the Kolkata Knight Riders, the Mumbai Indians and the Chennai Super Kings qualified for the playoffs. The final was hosted by Chennai on 27 May, where the Chennai Super Kings played against the Kolkata Knight Riders. The Kolkata Knight Riders won the match by 5 wickets. This edition of the IPL was the most competitive with 14 matches producing results in the very last over, and a couple in the last ball.[18][19] IPL was caught in spot fixing allegations, which allegedly included five players caught on a sting operation carried by a news channel.[20][21] Sixth season Main articles: 2013 Indian Premier League and List of 2013 Indian Premier League personnel changes Pepsi replaced DLF as the title sponsor for the sixth season.[22] Nine teams participated in the sixth season. The sixth season took place from 3 April to 26 May 2013. Deccan Chargers franchise was terminated by the IPL governing council which was later replaced by Sunrisers Hyderabad owned by Sun Group. Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad were the four teams in the league stage to qualify for the playoffs. Rajasthan Royals defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 4 wickets in the eliminator before losing to Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier.[23] Mumbai Indians defeated Chennai Super Kings by 23 runs in the final for their first title. Shane Watson was named man of the tournament. Sachin Tendulkar[24] announced his retirement from IPL after the tournament.[25] The Pune Warriors India franchise was removed at the end of the season. Seventh season Main articles: 2014 Indian Premier League and List of 2014 Indian Premier League personnel changes The league ran 16 April – 1 June 2014 and due to security demands for the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections the early matches were played in the UAE, before the seventh edition of Indian Premier League returned to India for the remainder of the tournament. As Pune Warriors India removed, this left with only 8 teams participating in the 2014 season. The auction of players for the seventh season of IPL took place on 13 and 15 February 2014 in Bangalore. For the second time after 2011 IPL teams were allowed to retain up to 5 players. 7 teams retained at least 2 players from the previous squad. Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians were the four teams that made it to the playoffs. Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Kings XI Punjab by 28 runs in first qualifier to reach the final. Chennai Super Kings faced Kings XI Punjab in the second qualifier after defeating Mumbai Indians by 7 wickets in the eliminator, Kings XI Punjab defeated them by 24 runs to reach the finals.[26] In the finals held on 1 June,Kolkata Knight Riders beat Kings XI Punjab by 3 wickets, to become the winner of IPL 2014, their second IPL victory. The orange cap was won by Kolkata Knight Riders's Robin Uthappa and the purple cap was won by Chennai Super Kings's Mohit Sharma. Glenn Maxwell was named Man of the Tournament. This was the first IPL tournament where the winner of the orange cap represented the team winning the tournament.[27][28] Eighth season Main articles: 2015 Indian Premier League and List of 2015 Indian Premier League personnel changes The eighth season started on 8 April 2015 and ran until the final on 24 May 2015. Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Banglore and Rajasthan Royals qualified for the playoffs. Mumbai Indians defeated Chennai Super Kings in Qualifier-1 to enter the finals. Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Rajasthan Royals before losing to Chennai Super Kings in Qualifier-2. This is the third time in 8 seasons Mumbai and Chennai faced each other's in finals. The Mumbai Indians emerged victorious, after defeating Chennai Super Kings by 41 runs at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Dwayne Bravo of Chennai won the Purple cap for most wickets, David Warner of Hyderabad won the Orange cap for most runs, Shreyas Iyer of Delhi team won the [Emerging Player of the Season, Dwayne Bravo of Chennai team won the best catch of the season, Andre Russell of Kolkata team won the most valuable player and Chennai Super Kings won the fair play award. League organization Franchises The winning bidders for the eight franchises (or clubs) were announced on 24 January 2008.[29] While the total base price for auction was US$400 million, the auction fetched US$723.59 million.[30] Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Deccan Chargers were the founding clubs of the new professional league. On 21 March 2010, teams from Pune (Pune Warriors India) and Kochi (Kochi Tuskers Kerala) were unveiled as the two new clubs for the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League. The base price was $225 million. While Pune was bought by Sahara Adventure Sports Group for $370 million, the Kochi franchise was bought by Rendezvous Sports World Limited for $333.3 million.[31] The second franchise auction fetched total $703 million. The rights to the new Hyderabad franchise were awarded to the Sun TV Network in October 2012.[32] Mumbai Indians Royal Challengers Bangalore Delhi Daredevils Kings XI Punjab Kolkata Knight Riders Sunrisers Hyderabad Chennai Super Kings Rajasthan Royals Locations of the current IPL clubs Pune Warriors India Kochi Tuskers Kerala Deccan Chargers Locations of defunct IPL clubs Club name City Owner(s) Captain Head coach* Home ground Current Teams Chennai Super Kings Chennai India Cements MS Dhoni Stephen Fleming M. A. Chidambaram Stadium Chennai, Tamil Nadu JSCA International Cricket Stadium Ranchi, Jharkhand Delhi Daredevils New Delhi Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao (GMR) JP Duminy Gary Kirsten Feroz Shah Kotla New Delhi, Delhi Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium Raipur, Chhattisgarh Kings XI Punjab Mohali Preity Zinta (PZNZ Media), Ness Wadia (Bombay Dyeing), Mohit Burman (Dabur), The Oberoi Group George Bailey Sanjay Bangar PCA Stadium Mohali, Punjab HPCA Stadium Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh MCA Stadium Pune, Maharashtra Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Shahrukh Khan (Red Chillies Entertainment) Juhi Chawla, Jay Mehta (Mehta Group) Gautam Gambhir Trevor Bayliss Eden Gardens Kolkata, West Bengal Mumbai Indians Mumbai Mukesh Ambani (Reliance Group) Rohit Sharma Ricky Ponting Wankhede Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra Brabourne Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra DY Patil Stadium Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra Rajasthan Royals Jaipur Lachlan Murdoch (Emerging Media) Shilpa Shetty, Raj Kundra (UK Tradecorp Ltd) Steve Smith Paddy Upton Sawai Mansingh Stadium Jaipur, Rajasthan Sardar Patel Stadium Ahmedabad, Gujarat Brabourne Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra Royal Challengers Bangalore Bangalore Vijay Mallya (UB Group) Virat Kohli Daniel Vettori M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore, Karnataka Sunrisers Hyderabad Hyderabad Kalanidhi Maran (Sun Group) David Warner Tom Moody Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Hyderabad, Telangana Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Defunct Kochi Tuskers Kerala Kochi Rendezvous Sports World Mahela Jayawardene Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi Pune Warriors India Pune Sahara Adventure Sports India Aaron Finch Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune Deccan Chargers Hyderabad Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited Kumar Sangakkara Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Hyderabad, Telangana Tournament rules There are five ways that a franchise can acquire a player: In the annual auction, signing domestic players, signing uncapped players, through trading, and signing replacements.[33][34] In the trading window, the player can only be traded with his consent. The franchise will have to pay the difference between the old contract price and the new contract price. If the new contract is worth more than the older one, then the difference will be shared between the player and the franchise selling the player.[35][36] Some of the team composition rules are: A minimum squad strength of 16 players plus one physiotherapist and a coach. No more than 9 foreign players in the squad and a maximum of four foreign players should be in the playing eleven. A minimum of 14 Indian players must be included in each squad. A minimum of six players from the BCCI under-22 pool must be included in each squad. IPL games utilise television timeouts, hence there is no time limit for teams to complete their innings. However, there may be a penalty if the umpires find teams misusing this privilege at their own choice. Additionally, each team is given a two-and-a-half-minute "strategic timeout" during each innings; one must be taken by the bowling team between the 6th to 10th overs, and the batting team between the 11th to 16th overs.[37] The total spending cap for a franchise in the first player auction was US$5 million. Under-22 players are to be remunerated with a minimum annual salary of US$20,000 while for others it is US$50,000. Teams' performances Main article: List of Indian Premier League records and statistics Team 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Chennai Super Kings R 4th W W R R 3rd R Delhi Daredevils 4th 3rd 5th 10th 3rd 9th 8th 7th Kings XI Punjab 3rd 5th 8th 5th 6th 6th R 8th Kolkata Knight Riders 6th 8th 6th 4th W 7th W 5th Mumbai Indians 5th 7th R 3rd 4th W 4th W Rajasthan Royals W 6th 7th 6th 7th 3rd 5th 4th Royal Challengers Bangalore 7th R 3rd R 5th 5th 7th 3rd Sunrisers Hyderabad DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 4th 6th 6th Deccan Chargers 8th W 4th 7th 8th DNP DNP DNP Pune Warriors India DNP DNP DNP 9th 9th 8th DNP DNP Kochi Tuskers Kerala DNP DNP DNP 8th DNP DNP DNP DNP Notes: W = Winner; R = Runner-up;      = Semifinals/Knockouts; DNP = Did not play/participate; TBC = To be confirmed Titles and performance Team Span Titles Best performance Mumbai Indians 2008–2015 2 Champions (2013, 2015) Kolkata Knight Riders 2008–2015 2 Champions (2012, 2014) Chennai Super Kings 2008–2015 2 Champions (2010, 2011) Royal Challengers Bangalore 2008–2015 0 Runners-up (2009, 2011) Kings XI Punjab 2008–2015 0 Runners-up (2014) Delhi Daredevils 2008–2015 0 Semifinals (2009, 2012) Rajasthan Royals 2008–2015 1 Champions (2008) Sunrisers Hyderabad 2013–2015 0 Playoffs (2013) Deccan Chargers 2008–2012 1 Champions (2009) Pune Warriors India 2011–2013 0 8th place (2013) Kochi Tuskers Kerala 2011–2011 0 8th place (2011)      Defunct teams (no longer exists) Source: Cricinfo[38] Tournament summary Season Champions Runners-up Semi-finalists No. of teams MVP 2008 Rajasthan Royals Chennai Super Kings Kings XI Punjab Delhi Daredevils 8 Shane Watson 2009 Deccan Chargers Royal Challengers Bangalore Delhi Daredevils Chennai Super Kings 8 Adam Gilchrist 2010 Chennai Super Kings Mumbai Indians Royal Challengers Bangalore Deccan Chargers 8 Sachin Tendulkar 2011 Chennai Super Kings Royal Challengers Bangalore Mumbai Indians Kolkata Knight Riders 10 Chris Gayle 2012 Kolkata Knight Riders Chennai Super Kings Delhi Daredevils Mumbai Indians 9 Sunil Narine 2013 Mumbai Indians Chennai Super Kings Rajasthan Royals Sunrisers Hyderabad 9 Shane Watson 2014 Kolkata Knight Riders Kings XI Punjab Chennai Super Kings Mumbai Indians 8 Glenn Maxwell 2015 Mumbai Indians Chennai Super Kings Royal Challengers Bangalore Rajasthan Royals 8 Andre Russell Source: Cricinfo[38] Prize money The 8th season of Indian Premier League (IPL 2015) offered a total prize money of ₹40 crore (US$6.1 million). The winning team of IPL gets a prize money of ₹15 crore (US$2.3 million).[39] Champions: ₨ 15 Crores 1st Runner-up: ₨ 10 Crores 2nd Runner-up: ₨ 7.5 Crores Fourth place: ₨ 7.5 Crores No prize money for remaining teams It must be noted that IPL rules mandate that half of the prize money must be distributed among the players.[40] Sponsorships India's biggest property developer DLF Group paid ₹250 crores (around US$50 million) to be the main sponsor of the tournament for 5 years from 2008 to 2012.[41] From 2013 season, the U.S. food and beverage company PepsiCo took over title sponsorship for five years valued at ₹396.8 crores (around US$66 million), and also exclusive beverage supplier for the IPL teams in the 2013 season.[42][43] The IPL is expected to bring the BCCI an income of approximately US$160 crores, over a period of five to ten years. All of these revenues are directed to a central pool, 40% of which will go to IPL itself, 54% to franchises and 6% as prize money. The money will be distributed in these proportions until 2017, after which the share of IPL will be 50%, franchises 45% and prize money 5%. The IPL signed up Kingfisher Airlines as the official umpire partner for the series in a ₹1.06 billion (US$16 million) deal. This deal sees the McDowells No.1 brand on all umpires' uniforms and also on the giant screens during third umpire decisions.[44] Other sponsorships for the initial season included, a deal with Hero MotoCorp worth US$22.5 million, with PepsiCo worth US$12.5 million, and a deal with Kingfisher at US$26.5 million.[45] Television rights On 17 January 2008 it was announced that a consortium consisting of India's Sony Entertainment Television(Set Max) network and Singapore-based World Sport Group secured the global broadcasting rights of the Indian Premier League.[46] The record deal has a duration of ten years at a cost of US$1.026 billion. As part of the deal, the consortium will pay the BCCI US$918 million for the television broadcast rights and US$108 million for the promotion of the tournament.[47] The initial plan was for 20% of these proceeds would go to IPL, 8% as prize money and 72% would be distributed to the franchisees from 2008 until 2012, after which the IPL would go public and list its shares.[48] However, in March 2010, IPL decided not to go public and list its shares. Sony-WSG then re-sold parts of the broadcasting rights geographically to other companies. Revenue and profits The UK-based brand consultancy, Brand Finance, has valued the IPL at $4.13 billion in 2010.[49] It was valued at US$2.01 billion in 2009 by the same consultancy.[50] There are disputed figures for the profitability of the teams. One analyst said that four teams out of the eight made a profit in 2009.[51] While The Times said that all but Kings XI Punjab made a profit.[52] In 2010, the IPL expects to have 80 official merchandising deals. It has signed a deal with Swiss watchmaker Bandelier to make official watches for the IPL.[53] Media coverage Current broadcasters Location Television Broadcaster(s) Years Terms of Deal Refs Africa (Sub-Saharan)[List 1] SuperSport 2008-2017 [54] Bangladesh Maasranga Television 2008- [55] Bhutan SET Max (Hindi) Sony SIX (English) 2008-2017 2013- [55] Brunei Astro 2008- [55] Canada Sportsnet One Sportsnet World Omni Television ATN-Asian Radio (radio) 2011- 2011- 2011 2008- Exclusive broadcast rights [56][57] Caribbean [List 2] SportsMax 2008- [46] Europe Sky Sports 2015- [58] Hong Kong PCCW 2010- [55] India Sony MAX (Hindi) Sony SIX (English) Sony KIX (Tamil) Sony KIX (Telugu) Sony Aath (Bangla) 2008-2017 2013- 2015- 2015- 2015- ₹87 billion (US$1.3 billion) (revised) [46][59] Malaysia Astro 2008- [55] Middle East and North Africa[List 3] OSN 2015- [46][55] Nepal Sony MAX (Hindi) Sony SIX (English) 2008-2017 2013- [55] New Zealand Sky Sport 2008-2010, 2012- [55] Pakistan GEO Super 2008-2010, 2012- [55] Singapore StarHub Singtel 2008- 2015- [55] Sri Lanka Carlton Sports Network 2012- [55] United Kingdom SkySports 2015- Exclusive broadcast contract [60] United States NEO Cricket ESPN 2008-2010, 2012- 2015-2017 Merged contract in 2012. Rights to distribute on television, radio, broadband and Internet. [55][58][61] Worldwide The Times Group 2011- Global Rights to distribute on broadband, mobile and radio. [62] Former broadcasters The third season of the IPL saw interest rise dramatically in the United Kingdom, due to telecasts being moved from the subscription-based Setanta Sports to the free-to-air ITV4. Lalit Modi, then chairman and Commissioner, also expressed immense satisfaction on the way IPL has been accepted by the British audience. "ITV beats Sky Sports over the weekend in number of viewers. This is great going. This is huge by all imaginations. UK figures for viewership on ITV already 10 times that of last year. This is just fantastic news," he said.[63] Location Television broadcaster(s) Years Terms of Deal Refs Australia Network Ten One 2008 2009-10 5 years, 2008–2012 at A$10–15 million. [64][65] Canada Asian Television Network 2008-10 Exclusive broadcast deal. Middle East and North Africa[List 4] Arab Digital Distribution (CricOne) 2008-2014 [46][55] Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (Channel Eye) 2008-11 United Kingdom ITV4 Setanta Sports 2010-14 2008-09 [66] United States Dish Network DirecTV Willow 2008,2011 2008-10 2011-2014 [58] Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Sint Maarten, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States Virgin Islands Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen Mobile applications DCI Mobile Studios (A division of Dot Com Infoway Limited), in conjunction with Sigma Ventures of Singapore, have jointly acquired the rights to be the exclusive Mobile Application partner and rights holder for the Indian Premier League cricket matches worldwide for the next 8 years (including the 2017 season). Recently[when?], they have released the IPL T20 Mobile applications for iPhone, Nokia Smartphones and BlackBerry devices. It is available across all other major Mobile platforms including the Android, Windows Mobile, Palm & others.[67] Official website The IPL negotiated a contract with the Canadian company Live Current Media Inc. to run and operate its portals and the minimum guarantee has been negotiated at US$50 million over the next 10 years.[68] In 2010, the contract was nullified and the BCCI decided to run the IPL Digital properties in-house. The official website of the tournament is www.iplt20.com. Incorporating popular forms of social media, the website now contains a more holistic presence across all online mediums to empower user interaction. IPL Spot-Fixing Controversy This section does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (July 2015) The IPL is no stranger to controversy, but on May 16, 2013 it met arguably its biggest crisis when Delhi Police arrested three Rajasthan Royals players - Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan - soon after their match in Mumbai for spot-fixing. Eleven bookies were also arrested at that time, including one - Amit Singh - who was a former Royals player. Royals later suspended their players and the BCCI set up an inquiry, headed by its ACSU chief Ravi Sawani, into the allegations. The board also announced enhanced anti-corruption measures, including two more security personnel with each team. The arrests kicked off a nationwide search and arrest of bookmakers - betting is illegal in India. One of those picked up in Mumbai was a small-time actor, Virender "Vindoo" Dara Singh, arrested on charges of links with bookmakers. His testimony led the police to arrest, on May 24, 2013, Gurunath Meiyappan, a top official of Chennai Super Kings and son-in-law of BCCI president N Srinivasan. Delhi Police eventually chargesheeted the players, among 39 persons, under sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, while the BCCI handed out life bans to Sreesanth and Chavan after Sawani's probe found them guilty of fixing. On July 14,2015, a three-member panel—appointed by the Indian Supreme Court, and headed by former Chief Justice RM Lodha—suspended the Chennai Super Kings and the Rajasthan Royals for two years. It also banned two club owners, Gurunath Meiyappan and Raj Kundra, for life, due to their involvement in betting. 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