The History Of IPL T20 League
Story Of IPL September 13th, 2007, on the back of India's victory of T20 World Cup in 2007 , the BCCI published a franchise-based T20 cricket League called the Indian Premier League (IPL). The first season was scheduled to launch in April 2008 at a "high-profile event" in New Delhi. BCCI vice-president Lalit Modi, who spearheaded the IPL effort, laid out the details, including the tournament format, prize money, franchise revenue arrangements and squad formation rules. It was also revealed that the IPL would be governed by a seven-member governing council comprising former Indian players and BCCI officials, and that the top two teams in the IPL would qualify for Champions League T20. Modi also clarified that they have been working on it for for two years and the IPL and the ICL. The format of the league was almost similar to the Big Bash and the NBA in the United States . To decide on the owners of the new league, an auction was held on J...