Indian Premier League

The BCCI announced that the prize money for the Twenty20 league IPL will be Rs 12 crore.

The league chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi also announced that the winning team of the inaugural DLF Indian Premier League will earn the top prize of Rs 4.8 crore. The runners-up will earn Rs 2.4 crore, while the two losing semi-finalists will each earn Rs 1.2 crore for their efforts.

The total prize money will then further be divided among the other teams with the team finishing fifth collecting Rs 80 lakh, while the sixth place will earn Rs 70 lakh. The team finishing seventh on the league table will get Rs 50 lakh while the eighth place will earn Rs 40 lakh.

Lalit Modi said, “The Rs 4.8 crore winners’ purse makes the DLF IPL truly one of the richest events for a domestic Twenty20 league anywhere in the world. With just a few days left until the first ball is bowled in Bangalore the excitement is almost palpable and India, as indeed cricket lovers across the world cannot wait to see who will emerge the victor on June 1, 2008. May the best team win.”

The league will begin on April 18 and will host 59 matches over 44 days. The first match will be played between Shah Rukh Khan’s Kolkata Knight Riders and Vijay Mallya’s Bangalore Royal Challengers at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.

Source : Business Standard.

April 2008

Fri 18

Floodlit Match
19:00 local, 13:30 GMT IPL Bangalore v IPL Kolkata
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Sat 19

09:30 GMT IPL Mohali v IPL Chennai
Venue TBC
Mohali

Sat 19

Floodlit Match
14:30 GMT IPL Delhi v IPL Jaipur
Venue TBC
Delhi

Sun 20
09:30 GMT IPL Mumbai v IPL Bangalore
Venue TBC
Mumbai

Sun 20

Floodlit Match
14:30 GMT IPL Kolkata v IPL Hyderabad
Venue TBC
Kolkata

Mon 21

Floodlit Match
13:30 GMT IPL Jaipur v IPL Mohali
Venue TBC
Jaipur

Tue 22

Floodlit Match
13:30 GMT IPL Hyderabad v IPL Delhi
Venue TBC
Hyderabad

Wed 23

Floodlit Match
13:30 GMT IPL Chennai v IPL Mumbai
Venue TBC
Chennai

Thu 24

Floodlit Match
13:30 GMT IPL Hyderabad v IPL Jaipur
Venue TBC
Hyderabad

Fri 25

Floodlit Match
13:30 GMT IPL Mohali v IPL Mumbai
Venue TBC
Mohali

Sat 26
09:30 GMT IPL Bangalore v IPL Jaipur
Venue TBC
Bangalore

Sat 26

Floodlit Match
14:30 GMT IPL Chennai v IPL Kolkata
Venue TBC
Chennai

Sun 27
09:30 GMT IPL Mumbai v IPL Hyderabad
Venue TBC
Mumbai

Sun 27

Floodlit Match
14:30 GMT IPL Mohali v IPL Delhi
Venue TBC
Mohali

Mon 28

Floodlit Match
13:30 GMT IPL Bangalore v IPL Chennai
Venue TBC
Bangalore

Tue 29

Floodlit Match
13:30 GMT IPL Kolkata v IPL Mumbai
Venue TBC
Kolkata

Wed 30

Floodlit Match
13:30 GMT IPL Delhi v IPL Bangalore
Venue TBC
Delhi

May 2008 Thu 1
09:30 GMT IPL Hyderabad v IPL Mohali
Venue TBC
Hyderabad

Thu 1

Floodlit Match
14:30 GMT IPL Jaipur v IPL Kolkata
Venue TBC
Jaipur

Fri 2

Floodlit Match
13:30 GMT IPL Chennai v IPL Delhi
Venue TBC
Chennai

Sat 3
09:30 GMT IPL Hyderabad v IPL Bangalore
Venue TBC
Hyderabad

Sat 3

Floodlit Match
14:30 GMT IPL Mohali v IPL Kolkata
Venue TBC
Mohali

Sun 4
09:30 GMT IPL Mumbai v IPL Delhi
Venue TBC
Mumbai

Sun 4

Floodlit Match
14:30 GMT IPL Jaipur v IPL Chennai
Venue TBC
Jaipur

Mon 5

Floodlit Match
13:30 GMT IPL Bangalore v IPL Mohali
Venue TBC
Bangalore

Tue 6

Floodlit Match
13:30 GMT IPL Chennai v IPL Hyderabad
Venue TBC
Chennai

Wed 7

Floodlit Match
13:30 GMT IPL Mumbai v IPL Jaipur
Venue TBC
Mumbai

Thu 8
09:30 GMT IPL Delhi v IPL Chennai
Venue TBC
Delhi

Thu 8

Floodlit Match
14:30 GMT IPL Kolkata v IPL Bangalore
Venue TBC
Kolkata

Fri 9

Floodlit Match
13:30 GMT IPL Jaipur v IPL Hyderabad
Venue TBC
Jaipur

Sat 10
09:30 GMT IPL Bangalore v IPL Mumbai
Venue TBC
Bangalore

Sat 10

Floodlit Match
14:30 GMT IPL Chennai v IPL Mohali
Venue TBC
Chennai

Sun 11
09:30 GMT IPL Hyderabad v IPL Kolkata
Venue TBC
Hyderabad

Sun 11

Floodlit Match
14:30 GMT IPL Jaipur v IPL Delhi
Venue TBC
Jaipur

Mon 12

Floodlit Match
13:30 GMT IPL Mohali v IPL Bangalore
Venue TBC
Mohali

Tue 13

Floodlit Match
13:30 GMT IPL Kolkata v IPL Delhi
Venue TBC
Kolkata

Wed 14
09:30 GMT IPL Mumbai v IPL Chennai
Venue TBC
Mumbai

Wed 14

Floodlit Match
14:30 GMT IPL Mohali v IPL Jaipur
Venue TBC
Mohali

Thu 15

Floodlit Match
13:30 GMT IPL Delhi v IPL Hyderabad
Venue TBC
Delhi

Fri 16

Floodlit Match
13:30 GMT IPL Mumbai v IPL Kolkata
Venue TBC
Mumbai

Sat 17
09:30 GMT IPL Delhi v IPL Mohali
Venue TBC
Delhi

Sat 17

Floodlit Match
14:30 GMT IPL Jaipur v IPL Bangalore
Venue TBC
Jaipur

Sun 18
09:30 GMT IPL Hyderabad v IPL Mumbai
Venue TBC
Hyderabad

Sun 18

Floodlit Match
14:30 GMT IPL Kolkata v IPL Chennai
Venue TBC
Kolkata

Mon 19

Floodlit Match
13:30 GMT IPL Bangalore v IPL Delhi
Venue TBC
Bangalore

Tue 20

Floodlit Match
13:30 GMT IPL Kolkata v IPL Jaipur
Venue TBC
Kolkata

Wed 21
09:30 GMT IPL Mumbai v IPL Mohali
Venue TBC
Mumbai

Wed 21 Floodlit Match
14:30 GMT IPL Chennai v IPL Bangalore
Venue TBC
Chennai

Thu 22

Floodlit Match
13:30 GMT IPL Delhi v IPL Kolkata
Venue TBC
Delhi

Fri 23

Floodlit Match
13:30 GMT IPL Mohali v IPL Hyderabad
Venue TBC
Mohali

Sat 24
09:30 GMT IPL Delhi v IPL Mumbai
Venue TBC
Delhi

Sat 24

Floodlit Match
14:30 GMT IPL Chennai v IPL Jaipur
Venue TBC
Chennai

Sun 25
09:30 GMT IPL Bangalore v IPL Hyderabad
Venue TBC
Bangalore

Sun 25

Floodlit Match
14:30 GMT IPL Kolkata v IPL Mohali
Venue TBC
Kolkata

Mon 26

Floodlit Match
13:30 GMT IPL Jaipur v IPL Mumbai
Venue TBC
Jaipur

Tue 27

Floodlit Match
13:30 GMT IPL Hyderabad v IPL Chennai
Venue TBC
Hyderabad

Fri 30

Floodlit Match 1st Semi-Final - TBC v TBC
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Sat 31

Floodlit Match 2nd Semi-Final - TBC v TBC
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

June 2008 Sun 1

Floodlit Match Final - TBC v TBC
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

1. Rahu Dravid - India - $1,035,000.
2. Anil Kumble - India - $500,000.
3. Zaheer Khan - India - $450,000.
4. Wasim Jaffer - India - $150,000.
5. Jacques Kallis - South Africa - $900,000.
6. Cameron White - Australia - $500,000.
7. Mark Boucher - South Africa - $450,000.
8. Nathan Bracken - Australia - $325,000.
9. Dale Steyn - South Africa - $325,000.
10. Shivnarine Chanderpaul - West Indies - $200,000.
11. Misbah-ul-Haq - Pakistan - $120,000.
12. Abdur Razzak - Pakistan - $50,000.
13. Praveen Kumar - India - $300,000.
14. Ross Taylor - New Zealand - $100,000.
15. Balachandra Akhil - India.
16. KP Appanna - India.
17. Jagadeesh Arunkumar - India.
18. Sunil Joshi - India.
19. Virat Kohli - India.
20. Devraj Patil -India.
21. Bharat Chipli -India.
22. Shreevats Goswami -India.

1. Bangalore Royal Challengers. Captain - Rahul Dravid. Coach - Venkatesh Prasad(Ind).
2. Chennai Super Kings. Captain - Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Coach - Kepler Wessels(SA).
3. Delhi DareDevils. Captain - Virender Sehwag. Coach - Greg Shipperd(Aus).
4. Deccan Chargers. Captain - V. V. S. Laxman. Coach - Robin Singh(Ind).
5. Rajasthan Royals. Captain - Shane Warne. Coach - Shane Warne(Aus).
6. Kolkata Knight Riders. Captain - Sourav Ganguly. Coach - John Buchanan(Aus).
7. IPL Mohali. Captain - Yuvraj Singh. Coach - Tom Moody(Aus).
8. Mumbai Indians. Captain - Sachin Tendulkar. Coach - Lalchand Rajput(Ind).

Indian Premier League was launched by The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sept 14, 2007. To capitalize the much debated excitement of the latest Twenty20 cricket, BCCI unveiled the new era of Indian cricket.

There will be 8 teams consisting of 16 players each which will play against each other, among them the top four will reach the semi-finals.  The prize money will be $5 million which is the highest offered in any type of cricket tournament.

The former Indian captain Rahul Dravid welcomed the decision, “Cricket has been crying out for something like this and I am sure this is just the beginning,” the Indian skipper said.