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Facts About IPL Cricket
There was a time when cricket was classed as a gentlemen’s game but gradually as test cricket burned itself out, focus shifted to hard hitting and defensive bowling and with no replacement for legendary cricketers such as Ian Botham, Richard Hadlee and Imran Khan from the 1980's, India’s last sports success was the world cup in 1983.
Subsequently cricket has changed dramatically with the introduction of Indian premier League (IPL) in April 2008. Infusing new life into the game was not only encouraging for Indians but an excellent sign for cricket fans world-wide.
The creation of T20 format cricket was originally introduced in Wales and England to woo back crowds of people and promoters and the BBC, recognizing the huge following in the UK developed its very own variation of league matches in the T20 format and named it the Indian Premier league or IPL.
With players from different countries in each team the idea was bound to be a big success and marketed fabulously by its then chairman Mr Lalit Modi, its was actually the very first sports event carried onto ‘YouTube’ to reach viewers around the world.
Each team is owned by businessmen or celebrities, in truth anybody who is able to afford to pay players and sponsor them and IPL cricketers are actually bought through an ‘auction’ making it unique among other cricketing events.
Cricket has undoubtedly been brought back to the forefront because of IPL cricket and at the same time was able to create a sense of unity and trust amongst international cricketers who have never played together before.
The IPL cricket league is probably the most awaited sporting events of the year and is said to be viewed by more than a billion people world-wide. Nearly 70% of these viewers are from India or Pakistan where cricket has become considered as more of a religion than just a sport.
If you are interested in www.ipl.com, then go to ipl cricket games. A website devoted to IPL Cricket.
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