All about IPL 2020

 2020 IPL is actually SPL (start-up premier league)

The 2020 Indian Premier League, also known as IPL 13 is the thirteenth season of the IPL.

 

Facts & figure:

·       2020 has taken place in Kolkata on 19th December 2020.

·       Pat Cummins of Australia is the most expensive player in the IPL 2020.

·       Piyush Chawla is the most expensive Indian player who is bought by the Chennai Super Kings in Rs. 6.75 crores.

·       There are 60 matches would be played between 8 teams in the 13th edition of IPL 2020.

Other Facts about Auction  

Players on the Auction list	338
Foreign Players	148
Indian players	190
Total players sold	61
Foreign Players sold	28
Indian Players sold	33
All-rounders	24
Bowlers	18
Batsmen	13
Keepers	6

 

Some General facts about the Indian Premier League (IPL)

Host Nation:             India

Administrator:          BCCI

Format:                   T20

First edition:            2008

Latest edition:          2020

Total Teams:            8

Most successful Team:   Mumbai Indians (4 titles)

Most wickets:    Lasith Malinga (170)

Most runs:      Virat Kohli (5412)

Most Sixes:     Chris Gayle (326)

Most Four:     Shikhar Dhawan (524)

Most expensive Player ever: Yuvraj Singh Rs. 16 cr (2015)

 

Comparison with last year:

·       No press conferences and pre-match presentations were held.

·       No Crowds will be there in the stadium for cheering their teams.

·       Players will not be allowed to interact with pitch curators or groundmen to get inputs about the venue.

·       No player will be allowed to use others kit.

 

•        The Indian Premier League Governing Council (IPL GC) announced India’s largest learning platform Unacademy as Official Partner for IPL beginning with the 2020 edition which will be held in the UAE from September 19th onwards. The partnership will cover three seasons of IPL.
•        Title Sponsor (2020 – Dream11, 2019 -VIVO)

·       Social Distancing has to be maintained.

·       In a detailed Standard Operating (SOPs) sent to the IPL franchises, exclusively available with India Today, the BCCI has listed safety protocols that need to be followed by the franchises from before boarding their chartered planes to the UAE till the final ball is bowled in the tournament.

·       Regular testing to prevent the reduce the risk of asymptomatic spread of the novel coronavirus is going to be a permanent feature throughout IPL2020 scheduled to be held in the UAE from September 19 to November 10.

·       Timing of the game changed (2020 – 7:30 pm, 2019 – 8:00 pm).

·       Fans will not be present in the stadium for the first time.

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