Cricket is one of the most prevalent sports in the world .The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a men's T20 franchise cricket league in India. It is annually contested by ten teams bases on seven cities and three states. The league was founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007.Brijesh Patel is the incumbent chairman of IPL. The IPL is the most-attended cricket league in the world. In 2014, it was ranked sixth by average attendance among all sports leagues.It is usually held annually in summer across India between March to May.
In 2010, the IPL became the first sporting event in the world to be broadcast live on YouTube. The brand value of the IPL in 2022 was ₹90,038 crore (US$11 billion). According to BCCI, the 2015 IPL season contributed ₹1,150 crore (US$140 million) to the GDP of the Indian economy. So far there have been fifteen seasons of the IPL tournament. The current IPL title holder franchise is Gujarat Titans, winning the 2022 season and their first season.
TATA IPL 2023 Player Auction
The TATA IPL 2023 Player Auction saw a total of 80 players sold and INR 1,67,00,00,000 spent collectively amongst the ten franchises in Kochi. The auction was heavily dominated by the all-rounders, who were in massive demand. English all-rounder Sam Curran, smashed an all-time record and became the most expensive player in the history of IPL auctions. The all-rounder announced his return to the Punjab Kings with a topmost bid of INR 18.50 Crore. Meanwhile, Cameron Green and Ben Stokes earned big after being bought by Mumbai Indians for INR 17.50 Crore and Chennai Super Kings for 16.25 Crore respectively. Indian batting star Mayank Agarwal made his way to the Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 8.25 crore along with explosive English batter Harry Brook who made merry at the auction too. Pace sensation Shivam Mavi became the most expensive bowler after defending champions Gujarat Titans acquired his services for INR 6 crores. In the auction total 80 players sold out out which 29 overseas players and the total amount spent is ₹1,67,00,00,000.
Top five buys for this auction are as follows-
Punjab Kings : Sam Curran - ₹18,50,00,000
Mumbai Indians : Cameron Green - ₹17,50,00,000
Chennai Super Kings : Ben Stokes - ₹16,25,00,000
Lucknow Super Giants : Nicholas Pooran - ₹16,00,00,000
Sunrisers Hyderabad : Harry Brook - ₹13,25,00,000
In IPL 2023 all ten teams are ready to showcase their game at the end of March. As BCCI announced the IPL 2023 schedule today on Friday, February 17, and the first match will take place on March 31 between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings at Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad. In IPL 2023, there will be 12 venues where the matches will be played. The tournament is back in home and away format after 3 years. Each of the 10 teams will play 7 matches each away and home in the league this year.As the Season opener is on 31st March, Final on 21st May. Now, the countdown for the best league will start world wide. Like every year, IPL is expected to entertain cricket fans this year as well.