Indian Premier League#Teams' performances

In April 2007, the Essel Group launched the Indian Cricket League (ICL), in partnership with IL&FS.{{cite news |last1=Mitra |first1=Moinak |title=Concrete shape to come from IL&FS |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/concrete-shape-to-come-from-ilfs/articleshow/1858753.cms |access-date=26 March 2025 |work=The Economic Times |date=5 April 2007}}{{cite news |title=Subhash wants to do Kerry Packer in Indian cricket |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/subhash-wants-to-do-kerry-packer-in-indian-cricket/articleshow/1853257.cms |access-date=26 March 2025 |work=The Economic Times |date=4 April 2007}} The ICL was not recognized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) or the International Cricket Council (ICC). Moreover, the BCCI was unhappy about its committee members joining the ICL executive board.{{cite news|author=Press Trust of India|url=http://inhome.rediff.com/cricket/2007/jun/13icl.htm|title=BCCI shoots down ICL|website=Rediff.com|date=13 June 2007|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=18 December 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071218211734/http://inhome.rediff.com/cricket/2007/jun/13icl.htm|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=ICL announces team lists|url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2007/nov/14icl.htm|access-date=20 February 2019|work=Rediff|date=14 November 2007|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191527/http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2007/nov/14icl.htm|url-status=live}} In response, the BCCI increased the prize money for its domestic tournaments and imposed lifetime bans on players who joined the ICL, which it considered a rebel league.{{cite news|author=Press Trust of India|url=https://www.rediff.com/cricket/2007/aug/21hike.htm|title=BCCI hikes domestic match fees|website=Rediff.com|date=21 June 2007|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602144302/https://www.rediff.com/cricket/2007/aug/21hike.htm|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Indian Premier League: How it all started|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ipl-history/Indian-Premier-League-How-it-all-started/articleshow/19337875.cms|access-date=20 February 2019|work=The Times of India|date=2 April 2013|archive-date=12 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912100617/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ipl-history/Indian-Premier-League-How-it-all-started/articleshow/19337875.cms|url-status=live}}

On 13 September 2007, as the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 began, the BCCI launched the Indian Premier League, an annual franchise-based Twenty20 cricket competition.{{r|launch}} The inaugural season was scheduled to start in April 2008, commencing with a "high-profile ceremony" in New Delhi. BCCI Vice-president Lalit Modi, who led the IPL initiative, provided details of the tournament, including its format, prize money, franchise revenue system, and squad composition rules. The league, to be managed by a seven-person governing council, would also serve as the qualifying mechanism for that year's Champions League Twenty20.{{cite news|author=Alter, Jamie|title=Franchises for board's new Twenty20 league|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/franchises-for-board-s-new-twenty20-league-310819|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=17 February 2019|date=13 September 2007|archive-date=13 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513165421/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/franchises-for-board-s-new-twenty20-league-310819|url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Raw talent plus IPL cash point to an era of Indian dominance on cricket's world stage |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jan/20/indian-cricket-team-talent-ipl-premier-league-test-series-win-australia |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210427100915/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jan/20/indian-cricket-team-talent-ipl-premier-league-test-series-win-australia |archive-date=27 April 2021 |date=11 January 2021 |last=Bull |first=Andy |work=The Guardian}}

To determine team ownership, an auction for the franchises was held on 24 January 2008. The reserve prices for the eight franchises totalled $400 million, but the auction ultimately raised $723.59 million.{{cite news |date=24 January 2008 |title=ESPNcricinfo{{spd}}Big business and Bollywood grab stakes in IPL |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-announces-franchise-owners-333193 |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=18 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418005531/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-announces-franchise-owners-333193 |url-status=live }} The league officially commenced in April 2008, featuring Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Mumbai Indians (MI), Delhi Daredevils (DD), Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), Deccan Chargers (DC), Rajasthan Royals (RR), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).{{Cite web |title=Indian Premier League, 2007/08 – Cricket Squad Info {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/content/squad?object=313494 |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=Cricinfo |language=en |archive-date=19 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019050506/https://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/content/squad?object=313494 |url-status=live }}

In 2009, the BCCI and other national boards offered amnesty to rival ICL's players and officials, provided they terminated their contracts. The resulting player exodus and financial difficulties forced ICL to shut down later that year.{{cite news |title=BCCI amnesty for 79 players |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bcci-amnesty-for-79-players-407033 |access-date=26 March 2025 |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=2 June 2009 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Shankar |first1=Ajay S. |title=Will the ICL survive? |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/will-the-icl-survive-407101 |access-date=26 March 2025 |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=2 June 2009 |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=7 May 2014 |title=Biggest Innovation: Everyone wants a piece of the IPL |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/biggest-india-innovation-indian-premier-league-46696-2014-05-07 |access-date=26 June 2023 |website=Business Today |language=en |archive-date=26 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626003557/https://www.businesstoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/biggest-india-innovation-indian-premier-league-46696-2014-05-07 |url-status=live }}

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New franchises, Pune Warriors India and Kochi Tuskers Kerala, joined the league before the fourth season in 2011.{{cite news |author1=Ravindran, Siddarth |author2=Gollapudi, Nagraj |date=21 March 2010 |title=Pune and Kochi unveiled as new IPL franchises |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pune-and-kochi-unveiled-as-new-ipl-franchises-452856 |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=9 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609115437/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pune-and-kochi-unveiled-as-new-ipl-franchises-452856 |url-status=live }} The Sahara Adventure Sports Group purchased the Pune franchise for $370 million, while Rendezvous Sports World bought the Kochi franchise for $333.3 million. The Kochi franchise was terminated after just one season due to their failure to pay the BCCI the 10% bank guarantee element of the franchise fee.{{cite news |date=19 September 2011 |title=Kochi franchise terminated by BCCI |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-news-kochi-franchise-terminated-by-bcci-532973 |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=10 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810205658/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-news-kochi-franchise-terminated-by-bcci-532973 |url-status=live }}

In September 2012, the Deccan Chargers franchise agreement was terminated after the BCCI failed to find new owners.{{cite web |date=14 September 2012 |title=BCCI terminates Deccan Chargers franchise |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bcci-terminates-deccan-chargers-franchise-582292 |access-date=20 February 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo |archive-date=8 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208202224/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bcci-terminates-deccan-chargers-franchise-582292 |url-status=live }} In October, an auction was held for a replacement franchise; Sun TV Network won the bid for what became the Hyderabad franchise;{{cite news|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=25 October 2012|access-date=20 February 2019|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/588090.html|title=Sun TV Network win Hyderabad IPL franchise|archive-date=16 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916093358/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/588090.html|url-status=live}} the team was named Sunrisers Hyderabad.{{cite news |date=18 December 2012 |title=Hyderabad IPL franchise named Sunrisers |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/hyderabad-ipl-franchise-named-sunrisers-597700 |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=26 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126101453/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/hyderabad-ipl-franchise-named-sunrisers-597700 |url-status=live }}

Pune Warriors India withdrew from the IPL in May 2013 due to financial differences with the BCCI.{{cite web |date=21 May 2013 |title=Pune Warriors pull out of IPL |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pune-warriors-pull-out-of-ipl-637032 |access-date=20 February 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo |archive-date=13 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813083756/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pune-warriors-pull-out-of-ipl-637032 |url-status=live }} The BCCI officially terminated the franchise in October, and the league reverted to eight teams.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/BCCI-terminates-contract-with-Sahara-Pune-Warriors-out-of-IPL/articleshow/24769374.cms|author=K Shriniwas Rao|title=BCCI terminates contract with Sahara, Pune Warriors out of IPL|work=The Times of India|agency=TNN|date=27 October 2013|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=12 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912051703/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/BCCI-terminates-contract-with-Sahara-Pune-Warriors-out-of-IPL/articleshow/24769374.cms|url-status=live}}

In June 2015, the two-time champions Chennai Super Kings and the inaugural season champions Rajasthan Royals were suspended for two seasons following their involvement in a spot-fixing and betting scandal.{{cite news|title=IPL scandal: Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals suspended|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-33517583|work=BBC News|date=14 July 2015|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=23 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123115736/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-33517583|url-status=live}} The two teams were replaced for two seasons by franchises based in Pune and Rajkot.{{cite news|title=Pune, Rajkot to host new IPL franchises|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/949987.html|access-date=20 February 2019|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=8 December 2015|archive-date=20 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520050002/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/949987.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/indian-premier-league-announce-two-new-teams-pune-rajkot-for-two-seasons-chennai-rajasthan-suspended/2015-12-09|title=IPL announce two new teams for 2016|website=cricket.com.au|access-date=19 October 2022|archive-date=15 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015130206/https://www.cricket.com.au/news/indian-premier-league-announce-two-new-teams-pune-rajkot-for-two-seasons-chennai-rajasthan-suspended/2015-12-09|url-status=live}}

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the venue for the 2020 season was moved and games were played in the United Arab Emirates.{{cite web|date=2 August 2020|title=IPL 2020 in UAE: From new match timings to coronavirus replacements approved by Governing Council – 10 points|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ipl-2020-uae-governing-council-meeting-10-points-updates-schedule-timings-squads-1707092-2020-08-02|access-date=3 August 2020|website=India Today|language=en|archive-date=2 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802171006/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ipl-2020-uae-governing-council-meeting-10-points-updates-schedule-timings-squads-1707092-2020-08-02|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Karhadkar|first=Amol|title=IPL 2020: Final on November 10, 24-player limit for each squad|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/ipl-2020-governing-council-squad-strength-24-players-schedule-sponsors-vivo-uae-final-november-10/article32254069.ece|access-date=3 August 2020|website=Sportstar|date=2 August 2020|language=en|archive-date=4 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804092604/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/ipl-2020-governing-council-squad-strength-24-players-schedule-sponsors-vivo-uae-final-november-10/article32254069.ece|url-status=live}} In August 2021, the BCCI announced that two new franchises, based in two of six shortlisted cities, would join the league in the 2022 season.{{cite web|last=Gollapudi|first=Nagraj|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-to-become-10-team-tournament-from-2022-1275505|title=IPL to become 10-team tournament from 2022|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=31 August 2021|access-date=21 September 2021|archive-date=20 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920221207/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-to-become-10-team-tournament-from-2022-1275505|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Tagore|first=Vijay|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/119038/new-ipl-team-auction-likely-on-october-17-through-sealed-covers-cricbuzzcom|title=New IPL team auction likely on October 17 through closed bids|work=Cricbuzz|date=14 September 2021|access-date=21 September 2021|archive-date=21 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921071138/https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/119038/new-ipl-team-auction-likely-on-october-17-through-sealed-covers-cricbuzzcom|url-status=live}} In closed bidding held in October, the RPSG Group and CVC Capital won the bids for the teams, paying {{INRConvert|7000|c}} and {{INRConvert|5200|c}}, respectively.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/119555/rpsg-cvc-capital-win-bids-for-lucknow-ahmedabad-ipl-teams|title=RPSG, CVC Capital win bids for Lucknow, Ahmedabad IPL teams|work=Cricbuzz|date=25 October 2021 |access-date=25 October 2021|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160632/https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/119555/rpsg-cvc-capital-win-bids-for-lucknow-ahmedabad-ipl-teams|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2022-lucknow-and-ahmedabad-become-home-to-the-two-newest-ipl-franchises-1285125|title=Lucknow and Ahmedabad become home to the two newest IPL franchises|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=25 October 2021|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160802/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2022-lucknow-and-ahmedabad-become-home-to-the-two-newest-ipl-franchises-1285125|url-status=live}} The teams were subsequently named Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans.

Several IPL franchise owners have expanded their business by acquiring teams in other franchise leagues, such as the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), South Africa's SA20, the UAE's International League T20 (ILT) and the USA's Major League Cricket (MLC).

In addition to these acquisitions, Delhi Capitals also bought a stake in MLC's Seattle Orcas.{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2023-03-17 |title=Delhi Capitals joins hands with Satya Nadella to own Major League Cricket team in U.S. |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/delhi-capitals-joins-hands-with-satya-nadella-to-own-major-league-cricket-team-in-us/article66630496.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601014520/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/delhi-capitals-joins-hands-with-satya-nadella-to-own-major-league-cricket-team-in-us/article66630496.ece |archive-date=1 June 2023 |access-date=2024-05-29 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}

In 2025, stakes in teams from The Hundred became available. RPSG Group (owners of the Super Giants) bought a 70% stake in Manchester Originals for around £81m, while Mumbai Indians bought at 49% stake in the Oval Invincibles for £60m.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-03 |title=The Hundred: Lucknow Super Giants buy stake in Manchester Originals |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/c4g305xvl3lo |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} Yorkshire sold 100% of Northern Superchargers to Sun Group (Sunrisers Hyderabad) for £100m.{{Cite web |title=Sun Group secures 100% stake in Northern Superchargers |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sun-group-secures-stake-in-northern-superchargers-1471960 |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}} The GMR Group (Delhi Capitals) had already acquired Hampshire in a 2024 deal, including the club's 51% stake in the Southern Brave{{Cite news |last=Hughes |first=Matt |date=2024-08-01 |title=Delhi Capitals owners agree £120m deal to buy majority share in Hampshire |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2024/08/01/delhi-capitals-owners-agree-deal-buy-shares-hampshire-ipl/ |access-date=2025-02-04 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}} and bought the remaining 49% for around £48m.{{Cite news |last=Martin |first=Ali |date=2025-02-12 |title=Southern Brave sale completes Hundred's £1bn revamp of English cricket |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/feb/12/hampshire-snap-up-southern-brave-stake-as-hundred-sale-hits-1billion |access-date=2025-02-15 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}

The IPL's headquarters are located in the Cricket Centre, next to the Wankhede Stadium in Churchgate, Mumbai. The Governing Council is responsible for the league's functions, including the organization of tournaments. {{as of|March 2025}}, its members included:{{Cite web |title=Indian Premier League Official Website |url=https://www.iplt20.com/about/governing-council?id=275 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404223452/https://www.iplt20.com/about/governing-council?id=275 |archive-date=4 April 2023 |access-date=9 April 2023 |website=www.iplt20.com |language=en}}

• Arun Singh Dhumal – Chairman{{Cite web |last=Acharya |first=Shayan |date=18 October 2022 |title=Led by President Roger Binny, meet BCCI's new team |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/roger-binny-announced-bcci-president-jay-shah-secretary-profiles-elections-agm-mumbai/article66025270.ece |access-date=7 February 2023 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en |archive-date=7 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207171203/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/roger-binny-announced-bcci-president-jay-shah-secretary-profiles-elections-agm-mumbai/article66025270.ece |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=18 October 2022 |title=BCCI AGM: Roger Binny elected BCCI president, takes over from Sourav Ganguly; Arun Dhumal appointed IPL chairman |url=https://www.zeebiz.com/trending/sports/news-bcci-agm-roger-binny-elected-bcci-president-takes-over-from-sourav-ganguly-arun-dhumal-appointed-ipl-chairman-203793 |access-date=7 February 2023 |website=Zee Business |archive-date=7 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207172704/https://www.zeebiz.com/trending/sports/news-bcci-agm-roger-binny-elected-bcci-president-takes-over-from-sourav-ganguly-arun-dhumal-appointed-ipl-chairman-203793 |url-status=live }}
• Devajit Saikia – Honorary Secretary BCCI, Member
• Prabhtej Singh Bhatia – Honorary Treasurer BCCI, Member
• Avishek Dalmiya – Member
• Vankina Chamundeswara Nath – Indian Cricketers' Association's representative, Member
• CM Sane – CAG Nominee, Member

A team can acquire players through the annual {{vanchor|player auction}}, trading with other teams during trading windows, and signing replacements for unavailable players. Players sign up for the auction{{Cite web |title=IPL Auction |url=https://www.iplt20.com/auction |website=IPLT20 website |access-date=25 May 2023 |archive-date=11 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511191056/https://www.iplt20.com/auction |url-status=live }} and set their base price and are bought by the highest-bidding franchise. Unsold players at the auction can become replacement signings. Trades require player consent, and any contract differences are covered by the franchise. There are typically three trading windows: two before the auction and one before the tournament. No trading is allowed outside these windows or during the tournament, but replacements can be signed before or during the event.

Other notable rules, as of the 2024 season, include:

• The salary cap of the entire squad have been allotted a purse of ₹120 crore each.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-25 |title=Is there a salary cap for IPL teams? Detailing how teams can increase their auction purse {{!}} Sporting News India |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/in/cricket/news/salary-cap-ipl-teams-teams-can-increase-their-auction-purse/f7bc5a9cf2c0876d1bf1cbad |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=www.sportingnews.com |language=en-in |archive-date=21 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521094942/https://www.sportingnews.com/in/cricket/news/salary-cap-ipl-teams-teams-can-increase-their-auction-purse/f7bc5a9cf2c0876d1bf1cbad |url-status=live }}
• Under-19 players cannot be picked unless they have previously played first-class or List A cricket.{{cite web|title=Instances in IPL when team played less than 4 overseas players|url=https://www.crictracker.com/instances-ipl-team-played-less-4-overseas-players/|access-date=20 February 2019|work=CricTracker|date=5 May 2016|archive-date=7 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707120342/https://www.crictracker.com/instances-ipl-team-played-less-4-overseas-players/|url-status=live}}

Player contracts run for one year but can be extended by one or two years if the franchises take up the option. Since the 2014 season, player contracts have been denominated in the Indian rupee, before which the contracts were in the US dollar. Overseas players can be remunerated in the currency of the player's choice, at the exchange rate on either the contract due date or the actual payment date.{{cite web |date=24 December 2013 |title=Player regulations for IPL 2014 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/player-regulations-for-ipl-2014-703647 |access-date=20 February 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo |archive-date=30 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630015430/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/player-regulations-for-ipl-2014-703647 |url-status=live }} Before the 2014 season, Indian domestic players were not included in the player auction pool. They could be signed up by franchises at a discrete amount while a fixed sum of {{INRConvert|10|l}} to {{INRConvert|30|l}} would be deducted per signing from the franchise's salary purse. This received significant opposition from franchise owners, who complained richer franchises were "luring players with under-the-table deals." The IPL later decided to include domestic players in the player auction.{{cite web |date=30 January 2014 |title=IPL longlist features 651 uncapped players |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-longlist-features-651-uncapped-players-714115 |access-date=20 February 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo |archive-date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206125545/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-longlist-features-651-uncapped-players-714115 |url-status=live }}

The BCCI give 10% of foreign players' salaries to their country's national cricket board.{{Cite web |title=Australia stars in contrast dispute after Cricket Australia makes IPL cash grab. |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/indian-premier-league/australia-stars-in-contract-dispute-after-cricket-australia-makes-ipl-cash-grab/news-story/69aca1333b2bbc3e07df1a9d1192bd0e |website=Fox Sports |date=7 September 2010 |access-date=15 November 2022 |archive-date=15 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115192541/https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/indian-premier-league/australia-stars-in-contract-dispute-after-cricket-australia-makes-ipl-cash-grab/news-story/69aca1333b2bbc3e07df1a9d1192bd0e |url-status=live }}

Based on a 2024 report by Forbes India, the average IPL salary among the top 10 highest-paid players is ₹12.37 crore,{{Cite web |title=Top 10 Most Expensive Players In IPL 2024 |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/explainers/most-expensive-players-ipl/92165/1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521102116/https://www.forbesindia.com/article/explainers/most-expensive-players-ipl/92165/1 |archive-date=21 May 2024 |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=Forbes India |language=en}} the second-highest of sports leagues in the world. Because players in the IPL are contracted only for the duration of the tournament – less than two months – the weekly IPL salaries are extrapolated pro data to obtain an average annual salary, unlike other sports leagues in which players are contracted by a single team for the entire year.{{cite news|title=IPL cricketers world's No.2 sports earners|url=https://www.emirates247.com/sports/ipl/ipl-cricketers-world-s-no-2-sports-earners-2015-05-21-1.591446|date=21 May 2015|access-date=20 February 2019|work=Emirates 24/7|archive-date=3 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403133437/https://www.emirates247.com/sports/ipl/ipl-cricketers-world-s-no-2-sports-earners-2015-05-21-1.591446|url-status=live}}

According to a report by The Telegraph, IPL players are paid 18% of the revenue, which is the lowest amount compared to other major sports leagues, in which players receive at least 50% of the revenue. The Federation of International Cricketers' Associations said that IPL players must be paid fairly.{{cite news |last1=Staff |first1=The Wire |date=2 May 2023 |title=IPL Cricketers Get Only 18% of Revenue as Wages, Must Be 'Paid Fairly': International Federation |work=The Wire |url=https://thewire.in/sport/ipl-cricketers-get-only-18-of-revenue-as-wages-must-be-paid-fairly-international-federation |access-date=3 May 2023 |archive-date=3 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503090353/https://thewire.in/sport/ipl-cricketers-get-only-18-of-revenue-as-wages-must-be-paid-fairly-international-federation |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Wigmore |first1=Tim |title=Think IPL players are well paid? They should be paid three times more |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2023/03/29/think-ipl-players-paid-should-paid-three-times/ |access-date=3 May 2023 |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=29 March 2023 |archive-date=3 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503091848/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2023/03/29/think-ipl-players-paid-should-paid-three-times/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Wigmore |first1=Tim |title=IPL cricketers should be paid fairly and proportionately, says players' union |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2023/05/01/ipl-cricketers-not-paid-enough-says-players-union/ |access-date=3 May 2023 |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=1 May 2023 |archive-date=3 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503093353/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2023/05/01/ipl-cricketers-not-paid-enough-says-players-union/ |url-status=live }}

The 2022 season of the IPL offered total prize money of {{INRConvert|46.5|c|lk=on|year=2022}}, with the winning team netting {{INRConvert|20|c|year=2022}} and the second-placed team {{INRConvert|13|c|year=2022}}.{{Cite web |last=Livemint |date=29 May 2022 |title=IPL final 2022: Prize money and all other awards. All you need to know |url=https://www.livemint.com/sports/cricket-news/ipl-final-2022-prize-money-and-all-other-awards-all-you-need-to-know-11653808121321.html |access-date=11 April 2023 |website=mint |language=en |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411094230/https://www.livemint.com/sports/cricket-news/ipl-final-2022-prize-money-and-all-other-awards-all-you-need-to-know-11653808121321.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=29 May 2022 |title=IPL 2022 Final Prize Money: All You Need To Know About Prize Money, Other Awards |url=https://news.abplive.com/sports/ipl-2022-final-prize-money-winners-runners-up-ipl-season-15-final-rr-vs-gt-cash-prize-bcci-1534490 |access-date=11 April 2023 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411094231/https://news.abplive.com/sports/ipl-2022-final-prize-money-winners-runners-up-ipl-season-15-final-rr-vs-gt-cash-prize-bcci-1534490 |url-status=live }} League rules mandate that half of any prize money must be distributed amongst the franchise's players.{{cite web |author=Amrit Mathur |date=22 April 2013 |title=IPL-onomics: where Indian players call the shots |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/amrit-mathur-on-the-economics-of-the-ipl-indian-players-call-the-shots-631508 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=6 February 2023 |archive-date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206124501/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/amrit-mathur-on-the-economics-of-the-ipl-indian-players-call-the-shots-631508 |url-status=live }}

The IPL has several rules which vary from the established laws of cricket or those used in other Twenty20 leagues:

• IPL games incorporate television timeouts. Each team is given a two-and-a-half-minute "strategic time-out" during each innings. One must be taken by the bowling team at the end of either 6th, 7th, 8th or 9th over and the other by the batting team at the end of either 13th, 14th, 15th or 16th over. A penalty may be imposed if umpires find teams misusing this privilege.{{cite web|url=https://www.iplt20.com/about/match-playing-conditions/law-15-intervals|title=Law 15 – Intervals|publisher=Indian Premier League|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=17 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217085050/https://www.iplt20.com/about/match-playing-conditions/law-15-intervals|url-status=dead}}
• Since the 2018 season, the Decision Review System (DRS) has been used in all IPL matches, allowing each team two opportunities in each innings to review an on-field umpire's decision.{{cite news|title=DRS to be used in IPL|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/drs-to-be-used-in-ipl/article23314621.ece|access-date=20 February 2019|work=The Hindu|agency=PTI|date=21 March 2018|archive-date=20 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220114513/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/drs-to-be-used-in-ipl/article23314621.ece|url-status=live}} From the 2023 season, this was extended to allow the review of wides and no-balls.
• If the bowling team does not complete its overs in the allocated time, it may place only four fielders outside of the fielding restrictions circle for the remainder of the innings,{{Cite web |date=22 March 2023 |title=IPL 2023 new rules: Playing XI, Impact Player to be revealed after toss; penalties for unfair keeper, fielder movement |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-2023-new-rules-playing-xi-impact-player-to-be-revealed-after-toss-penalties-for-unfair-keeper-fielder-movement-101679487255661.html |access-date=30 March 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=23 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323061508/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-2023-new-rules-playing-xi-impact-player-to-be-revealed-after-toss-penalties-for-unfair-keeper-fielder-movement-101679487255661.html |url-status=live }} or the match referee may impose financial sanctions on the bowling team after the match, with players fined a proportion of their match fee.{{Cite news |title=Explained: How the IPL slow over rate penalties works. |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/explained-how-the-ipl-slow-over-rate-penalties-work/articleshow/99755239.cms |website=Times of India |access-date=22 April 2024 |archive-date=21 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521104428/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/explained-how-the-ipl-slow-over-rate-penalties-work/articleshow/99755239.cms |url-status=live }}
• Teams can use a substitute, termed an "impact player", from a list of five players named as possible substitutes. The substitution can be made before the start of the innings, when a wicket falls, when a batter retires or at the end of an over. Both teams can introduce a substitute once per match.{{Cite web |title=Impact player, two team sheets: What are IPL 2023's new rules? |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2023/3/31/impact-player-two-team-sheets-what-are-ipl-2023s-new-rules |website=Al-Jazeera |access-date=31 March 2023 |archive-date=31 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331110223/https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2023/3/31/impact-player-two-team-sheets-what-are-ipl-2023s-new-rules |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Impact Player in IPL 2023 – all you need to know about the new rule |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2023-impact-player-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-rule-1350616 |date=21 December 2022 |website=ESPN |access-date=3 April 2023 |archive-date=4 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404172616/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2023-impact-player-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-rule-1350616 |url-status=live }}
• Teams can declare their playing eleven to the match referee before or after the toss.
• A five-run penalty is imposed if a fielder or wicket-keeper makes an unfair movement while the bowler is bowling and the ball is designated as dead ball.{{Cite web |title=Impact Player to be Indian unless the team starts with less than four foreigners |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/124905/impact-player-to-be-indian-unless-team-starts-with-less-than-four-foreigners |access-date=30 March 2023 |website=Cricbuzz |date=21 December 2022 |language=en |archive-date=30 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330094024/https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/124905/impact-player-to-be-indian-unless-team-starts-with-less-than-four-foreigners |url-status=live }}
• Teams can include a maximum of four overseas players in their playing eleven. If a team wants an overseas player as impact player, then it must include a maximum of three overseas players in their playing eleven.
• Teams must include 25 players, with a maximum of eight overseas players.{{Cite web |title=आयपीएलच्या प्रत्येक संघात जास्तीत जास्त किती खेळाडू असू शकतात, जाणून घ्या नियम |trans-title=How many maximum players have to be in an IPL squad, Know the rules. |url=https://maharashtratimes.com/sports/cricket/iplt20/news/how-many-players-can-be-maximum-in-a-team-of-ipl-know-the-rules/articleshow/96460178.cms |website=MT |access-date=31 March 2023 |archive-date=31 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331110224/https://maharashtratimes.com/sports/cricket/iplt20/news/how-many-players-can-be-maximum-in-a-team-of-ipl-know-the-rules/articleshow/96460178.cms |url-status=live }}
• From the 2024 season, bowlers will be allowed to deliver two bouncers an over. This change in playing conditions was trialled during the 2023–24 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, India's domestic T20 tournament.{{Cite web |title=IPL to allow two bouncers per over |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2024-to-allow-two-bouncers-per-over-1413422 |access-date=19 December 2023 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en |archive-date=18 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218233215/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2024-to-allow-two-bouncers-per-over-1413422 |url-status=live }}

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The IPL began in 2008 IPL with eight teams. Over the years, the league saw several team changes. Deccan Chargers, were terminated in 2012 due to financial issues and were replaced by Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2013. Kochi Tuskers Kerala debuted in 2011 but lasted only one season before being terminated for contract breaches. Pune Warriors India participated from 2011 IPL to 2013 IPL but withdrew due to financial disputes. In 2016, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) were suspended for two years due to the 2013 betting scandal, leading to the temporary inclusion of Rising Pune Supergiant and Gujarat Lions, both of which played in 2016 IPL and 2017 IPL before being dissolved when CSK and RR returned in 2018 IPL. In 2022 IPL, the league expanded again with the introduction of Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants, making it a ten-team tournament. Over time, some teams underwent rebranding, such as Delhi Daredevils becoming Delhi Capitals in 2019 and Kings XI Punjab rebranding as Punjab Kings in 2021. Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians remain the most successful franchises, winning five IPL titles each.{{Cite journal |last1=Gokul |first1=G. |last2=Sundararaman |first2=Malolan |date=2023-11-09 |title=Determining the playing 11 based on opposition squad: An IPL illustration |journal=Journal of Sports Analytics |language=en |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=191–203 |doi=10.3233/JSA-220638 |issn=2215-020X|doi-access=free }} As of the 2025 season, the league consists of 10 teams.

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IPL teams choose players through a structured auction process and retention rules. Before the auction, teams retain a few key players and can use the Right to Match (RTM) card to re-sign their former players. During the auction, players are listed with a base price, and franchises bid within their fixed budget to build a balanced squad of batters, bowlers, all-rounders, and wicketkeepers, ensuring they follow squad composition rules (minimum 18, maximum 25 players, with a limit of 8 overseas players). File:Preity Zinta at IPL Players Auction.jpg owner, Preity Zinta during an IPL Auction]] Teams rely on scouting networks to analyze player performance in domestic and international leagues, focusing on stats, fitness, and potential. If a player gets injured, teams can sign replacements from unsold players, and they also use a trading window to exchange players before and after the auction.

The IPL has several rules for an IPL Auction:

• Total Purse: For the 2025 IPL season, the total salary cap for each team is Rs. 120 crore.
• Minimum Spending: Each team must spend at least 75% of their total salary cap.
• Squad Size: Minimum: 18 players, Maximum: 25 players and Maximum: 8 overseas players
• Retention & Auction: Teams can retain some players before the auction (retention costs are deducted from the salary cap). Remaining salary cap is used in the auction to buy new players.{{cite news|title=IPL Auction and retention FAQs|url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/98827/ipl-2018-auction-rules-explainer-ms-dhoni-steven-smith-csk-rr|access-date=26 December 2017|work=Cricbuzz}}

Here is a table listing the most expensive player acquisitions in each Indian Premier League (IPL) season, along with their respective teams and purchase prices.

• Active teams are listed alphabetically. Defunct teams are listed by order of entry to the league, then alphabetically.

• {{color box|border=darkgray|gold}} C: Champions
• {{color box|border=darkgray|silver}} RU: Runner-up
• {{color box|border=darkgray|c96}} 3rd: Team won the 3rd place playoff; only took place in 2010
• {{color box|border=darkgray|cfc}} 4th: Team lost the 3rd place playoff
• {{color box|border=darkgray|cfc}} SF or PO: Team qualified for the semi-final or playoff stage of the competition

• {{color box|border=darkgray|cfc}} Indicates qualified for playoffs

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This section shows records from the league stage only (i.e. excluding playoffs & finals) from 2008 to 2024. Stats are correct as of conclusion of league stage of IPL 2024.

{{updated|26 May 2024}}

• Source: [https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/trophy/team-results-summary/indian-premier-league-117 ESPNCricinfo.com]

{{Main|List of Indian Premier League seasons and results|List of Indian Premier League records and statistics}}

Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians have each won five titles, the most in the tournament. Kolkata Knight Riders have won three titles,{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2024-1410320/kolkata-knight-riders-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad-final-1426312/match-report |title=KKR's bowlers rip through SRH to win third IPL title |work=ESPNCricinfo |date=26 May 2024 |access-date=26 May 2024 |archive-date=26 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526172105/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2024-1410320/kolkata-knight-riders-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad-final-1426312/match-report |url-status=live }} while Rajasthan Royals, Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans have each won a single title.{{cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/sports/ipl/first-ipl-winning-rajasthan-royals-team-find-out-where-they-are-now/1116052/|title=First IPL winning Rajasthan Royals team: Find out where they are now|date=30 March 2018 |access-date=19 October 2022|archive-date=16 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016121212/https://www.financialexpress.com/sports/ipl/first-ipl-winning-rajasthan-royals-team-find-out-where-they-are-now/1116052/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/story/this-day-that-year-srh-win-ipl-1st-batsman-dismissed-in-test-is-born-1244963-2018-05-29|title=This day, that year: SRH win IPL, 1st batsman dismissed in Test is born|website=India Today|date=29 May 2018 |access-date=19 October 2022|archive-date=16 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016121338/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/story/this-day-that-year-srh-win-ipl-1st-batsman-dismissed-in-test-is-born-1244963-2018-05-29|url-status=live}} The reigning champions are the Kolkata Knight Riders, who defeated the Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets in the 2024 IPL final to secure their third title.

^† Team now defunct

{{Main|List of Indian Premier League records and statistics}}

A summary of the most notable statistical records associated with the tournament is provided below:

{{updated|May 2025}}

File:IPL 2021.jpg is highest run scorer in IPL]]

File:Yuzvendra Chahal in PMO New Delhi.jpg is highest wicket taker in IPL]]

• Source: Records extracted from ESPNcricinfo[https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/trophy/indian-premier-league-117] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606130028/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/trophy/indian-premier-league-117|date=6 June 2023}} espncricinfo.com

:{{as of|2025|5|7}}

• Source: Cricinfo{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/trophy/individual-most-matches-career/indian-premier-league-117 |title= Most Matches Played| work=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=29 March 2024}}
• Currently active IPL players appear in boldface.

{{Main|List of Indian Premier League awards}}

The Orange Cap is awarded to the highest run-scorer at the end of each season. It is an ongoing competition with the current highest-run scorer wearing the cap whilst fielding. The eventual winner keeps the cap for the season. Brendon McCullum was the first player to wear the Orange Cap and Shaun Marsh the inaugural winner of the award. Australian batsman David Warner has won the award three times, more than any other player.{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=29 March 2023 |title=IPL Orange Cap Winners list in Indian Premier League, from 2008 to 2022 |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/faqs/indian-premier-league-orange-cap-winners-most-runs-season-batters-ipl-2023-buttler-gayle-warner-kohli/article66641048.ece |access-date=11 April 2023 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411095701/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/faqs/indian-premier-league-orange-cap-winners-most-runs-season-batters-ipl-2023-buttler-gayle-warner-kohli/article66641048.ece |url-status=live }} Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who scored 741 runs during the 2024 season, is the most recent winner of the award.{{Cite news |date=3 April 2023 |title=IPL 2023: Here is a look at all orange cap winners from 2008 to 2022 |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/ipl-2023-here-is-a-look-at-all-orange-cap-winners-from-2008-t0-2022/articleshow/99137624.cms |url-status=live |access-date=9 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409083125/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/ipl-2023-here-is-a-look-at-all-orange-cap-winners-from-2008-t0-2022/articleshow/99137624.cms |archive-date=9 April 2023 |issn=0013-0389}}{{cite web|url=https://www.iplt20.com/stats/2015/most-runs|title=IPLT20.com – Indian Premier League Official Website|website=IPLT20 – 2015 Orange Cap Final Leaderboard|access-date=17 February 2019|archive-date=17 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217143725/https://www.iplt20.com/stats/2015/most-runs|url-status=live}}

The Purple Cap is awarded to the highest wicket-taker at the end of each season. It is an ongoing competition and the bowler who is the leading wicket-taker wears a purple cap whilst fielding. The eventual winner keeps the cap for the season. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Dwayne Bravo are the only players to have won the award twice.{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=29 March 2023 |title=IPL: Purple Cap Winners list in Indian Premier League, from 2008 to 2022 |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/faqs/indian-premier-league-purple-cap-winners-most-wickets-season-bowlers-ipl-2023-chahal-harshal-rabada-bhuvneshwar/article66641052.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409082857/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/faqs/indian-premier-league-purple-cap-winners-most-wickets-season-bowlers-ipl-2023-chahal-harshal-rabada-bhuvneshwar/article66641052.ece |archive-date=9 April 2023 |access-date=9 April 2023 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.iplt20.com/stats/2015/most-wickets|title=IPLT20.com – 2015 Purple Cap Final Leaderboard|website=IPLT20|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=6 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106010949/https://www.iplt20.com/stats/2015/most-wickets|url-status=live}} Harshal Patel of Punjab Kings who took 24 wickets during the 2024 season, is the most recent winner of the award.

The Most Valuable Player award, formerly called the "Man of the Tournament" until the 2012 season, is awarded using a ratings system introduced in 2013. Sunil Narine won the award in 2024.

The Fair Play Award is given after each season to the team considered to have the best fair play record. After each match, the two on-field umpires and the third umpire score the performance of both teams, with the highest-scoring team at the end of the season receiving the award.{{cite web|url=https://cricketaddictor.com/cricket-news/ipl-2021-revealed-this-is-how-fair-play-points-are-calculated-in-indian-premier-league/|title=IPL 2021: Revealed! This Is How Fair Play Points Are Calculated In Indian Premier League|work=Cricket Addictor|date=18 April 2021|access-date=5 October 2021|archive-date=5 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005045051/https://cricketaddictor.com/cricket-news/ipl-2021-revealed-this-is-how-fair-play-points-are-calculated-in-indian-premier-league/|url-status=live}} The 2024 winners were Sunrisers Hyderabad.

The Emerging Player Award was presented to the best under-19 player in 2008 and the best under-23 player in 2009 and 2010. In 2011 and 2012, the award was known as "Rising Star of the Year," and in 2013 the "Best Young Player of the Season." Since 2014, the award has been called the Emerging Player of the Year. Mustafizur Rahman is the only foreign player to win this award.{{cite news |title=Fizz adjudged IPL's first foreign Emerging Player |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/cricket/fizz-adjudged-ipls-first-foreign-emerging-player-1231564 |access-date=23 September 2021 |work=The Daily Star |date=30 May 2016 |language=en |archive-date=2 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002160234/https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/cricket/fizz-adjudged-ipls-first-foreign-emerging-player-1231564 |url-status=live }} The 2024 winner was Nitish Kumar Reddy.

The Maximum Sixes Award is presented to the player who hits the most sixes at the end of the season.{{cite news|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/ipl-2022-sets-a-new-record-of-sixes-rajasthan-royals-top-list-news-199331#:~:text=IPL%202022%20Sets%20A%20New%20Record%20Of%20Sixes%2C%20Rajasthan%20Royals,bottom%20spot%20on%20the%20list.|title=IPL 2022 Sets A New Record Of Sixes, Rajasthan Royals Top List|work=Outlook India|access-date=22 November 2022|date=30 May 2022|archive-date=22 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122142508/https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/ipl-2022-sets-a-new-record-of-sixes-rajasthan-royals-top-list-news-199331#:~:text=IPL%202022%20Sets%20A%20New%20Record%20Of%20Sixes%2C%20Rajasthan%20Royals,bottom%20spot%20on%20the%20list.|url-status=live}}

{{Update section|date=May 2022}}

{{See also|List of professional sports leagues by revenue}}

From 2008 to 2012, the IPL title sponsor was DLF, India's largest real estate developer, which bid {{INRConvert|200|c}} for the rights for five seasons.{{cite news|author1=Bhat, Varada|author2=Kamath, Raghavendra|title=DLF unlikely to continue with IPL title sponsorship|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/dlf-unlikely-to-continue-with-ipl-title-sponsorship-112042700057_1.html|access-date=20 February 2019|work=Business Standard|date=27 April 2012|archive-date=18 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218021132/https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/dlf-unlikely-to-continue-with-ipl-title-sponsorship-112042700057_1.html|url-status=live}} After the 2012 season, PepsiCo bought the title sponsorship rights for {{INRConvert|397|c}} for the next five seasons{{cite news |last1=Gollapudi |first1=Nagraj |date=21 November 2012 |title=IPL sells title rights to PepsiCo for $71m |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pepsico-buys-ipl-title-sponsorship-for-rs-396-crore-592291 |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=20 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620101908/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pepsico-buys-ipl-title-sponsorship-for-rs-396-crore-592291 |url-status=live }} but terminated the deal in October 2015, two years before the expiry of the contract, due to the two-season suspension of the Chennai and Rajasthan franchises from the league.{{cite news |date=9 October 2015 |title=PepsiCo set to end IPL sponsorship two years early |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pepsico-set-to-end-ipl-sponsorship-two-years-early-927319 |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206130647/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pepsico-set-to-end-ipl-sponsorship-two-years-early-927319 |url-status=live }} The BCCI transferred the title sponsorship rights for the remaining two seasons of the contract to Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo for {{INRConvert|200|c}}.{{cite news|author=Laghate, Gaurav|title=Title sponsorship: Mobile companies gear up for IPL Innings|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/advertising/title-sponsorship-mobile-companies-gears-for-ipl-innings/articleshow/59260453.cms?from=mdr|access-date=20 February 2019|work=The Economic Times|date=22 June 2017|archive-date=1 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901063734/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/advertising/title-sponsorship-mobile-companies-gears-for-ipl-innings/articleshow/59260453.cms?from=mdr|url-status=live}}

In June 2017, Vivo retained the rights for the next five seasons from 2018 to 2022 with a winning bid of {{INRConvert|2199|c}}.{{cite news |last1=Venugopal |first1=Arun |date=27 June 2017 |title=Vivo retains IPL title rights till 2022 after massive bid |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/vivo-retains-ipl-title-rights-till-2022-after-massive-bid-1106833 |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=22 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822145409/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/1106833.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news|author=Choudhary, Vidhi|title=Vivo sponsorship may make IPL world's richest sports league|url=https://www.livemint.com/Home-Page/Q4W9gw4FYoJlAyIRypDZ2M/Vivo-wins-IPL-title-sponsorship-for-Rs2200-crore-for-the-ne.html|access-date=20 February 2019|work=Livemint|date=28 June 2017|archive-date=17 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217142644/https://www.livemint.com/Home-Page/Q4W9gw4FYoJlAyIRypDZ2M/Vivo-wins-IPL-title-sponsorship-for-Rs2200-crore-for-the-ne.html|url-status=live}} On 4 August 2020, Vivo canceled the title sponsorship rights due to the military stand-off between India and China at the Line of Actual Control in July 2020.{{Cite news|title=Vivo withdraws IPL sponsorship, sources say, amid China backlash|department=Cricket News|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/its-official-vivo-will-not-be-ipl-title-sponsors-this-year-says-bcci/articleshow/77390968.cms|access-date=18 August 2020|newspaper=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=13 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813230859/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/vivo-withdraws-ipl-sponsorship-sources-say-amid-china-backlash/articleshow/77390968.cms|url-status=live}} The withdrawal was also a result of Vivo's market losses due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; Vivo intended to return as the title sponsor for the following three years.{{cite web|date=9 August 2020|title=Explained: IPL's financial model, and how the withdrawal of Vivo impacts the balance sheets of franchises|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/ipl-2020-uae-financial-model-vivo-sponsorship-6544090/|access-date=9 August 2020|website=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-date=8 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808064704/https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/ipl-2020-uae-financial-model-vivo-sponsorship-6544090/|url-status=live}} Dream11 became the title sponsors for the 2020 IPL for an amount of {{INRConvert|222|c|year=2020}}.{{cite web|title=IPL title sponsor: Dream 11 replaces Vivo as IPL 2020 title sponsor, to pay BCCI Rs 222 crore|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/article/ipl-title-sponsor-dream-11-replaces-vio-as-ipl-2020-title-sponsor-to-pay-bcci-250-crore/638828|access-date=18 August 2020|website=www.timesnownews.com|date=18 August 2020 |language=en|archive-date=18 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818140314/https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/article/ipl-title-sponsor-dream-11-replaces-vio-as-ipl-2020-title-sponsor-to-pay-bcci-250-crore/638828|url-status=live}} Vivo returned as the title sponsor for the 2021 IPL season{{cite web |title=Vivo back as IPL title sponsor for 2021 season |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-vivo-back-as-title-sponsor-1252177 |access-date=26 March 2022 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en |archive-date=26 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326220431/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-vivo-back-as-title-sponsor-1252177 |url-status=live }} but withdrew again, and was replaced by the Tata Group for the next two seasons.{{cite web |title=Tata Group replaces Vivo as IPL title sponsors for 2022 and 2023 seasons |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tata-group-replaces-vivo-as-ipl-title-sponsors-for-2022-and-2023-seasons-1296383 |access-date=26 March 2022 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en |archive-date=18 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318082841/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tata-group-replaces-vivo-as-ipl-title-sponsors-for-2022-and-2023-seasons-1296383 |url-status=live }} InsideSport reported the BCCI would receive {{INRConvert|498|c}} for the 2022 and 2023 seasons from title sponsors. Vivo had previously agreed to pay a higher amount for the last two seasons of its sponsorship contract due to the league's expansion from the 2022 season. According to InsideSport, due to the new deal's structure, Tata would pay {{INRConvert|335|c}} per year while Vivo would pay the deficit of {{INRConvert|163|c}} per season.{{cite web |date=25 March 2022 |title=IPL 2022: BCCI to earn record 1000 Crore from IPL Sponsors |url=https://www.insidesport.in/ipl-2022-sponsors-jackpot-for-bcci-ipl-sponsorship-earnings-crossed-1000-cr-for-a-single-season-confirms-ipl-gc/ |access-date=26 March 2022 |language=en-US |archive-date=27 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327034754/https://www.insidesport.in/ipl-2022-sponsors-jackpot-for-bcci-ipl-sponsorship-earnings-crossed-1000-cr-for-a-single-season-confirms-ipl-gc/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=IANS |date=26 March 2022 |title=For the first time in 15 years, IPL sponsorships cross Rs 1,000 crore |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/sports/for-the-first-time-in-15-years-ipl-sponsorships-cross-rs-1-000-crore-122032600420_1.html |access-date=26 March 2022 |archive-date=26 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326103600/https://www.business-standard.com/article/sports/for-the-first-time-in-15-years-ipl-sponsorships-cross-rs-1-000-crore-122032600420_1.html |url-status=live }}

Saudi Aramco brought the rights to advertise on the Purple and Orange caps in 2022.{{cite web |title=Redirect Notice |url=https://www.insidesport.in/ipl-2022-bcci-gets-another-deal-on-the-eve-of-ipl-saudi-oil-company-aramco-signs-as-orange-purple-cap-partner-for-65-cr-per-annum/ |access-date=24 May 2022 |website=www.Insidesport.in |date=9 May 2022 |archive-date=26 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626011944/https://www.insidesport.in/ipl-2022-bcci-gets-another-deal-on-the-eve-of-ipl-saudi-oil-company-aramco-signs-as-orange-purple-cap-partner-for-65-cr-per-annum/ |url-status=live }}

The BCCI pays ten per cent of the auctioned value of players to their national cricket boards. In January 2018, IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla said the IPL would double the amount paid to cricket boards that made their players available for an entire season.{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/bcci-doubles-boards-share-for-providing-players-for-ipl/articleshow/62668234.cms |title=BCCI double Boards' share for providing players for IPL |website=The Times of India |date=27 January 2018 |access-date=22 November 2022 |archive-date=22 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122133014/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/bcci-doubles-boards-share-for-providing-players-for-ipl/articleshow/62668234.cms |url-status=live }} In 2022, Australian Cricketers' Association expressed its unhappiness about this.

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The IPL tournament rapidly grew in value between 2016 and 2018. Financial experts valued the IPL at US$4.16 billion in 2016; that number grew to $5.3 billion in 2017 and $6.13 billion in 2018. A report from Duff & Phelps said one of the contributing factors in the rapid growth of the IPL's value was a new television deal with Star India Private Limited, which engaged more viewers because the IPL was transmitted to regional channels in eight languages; under the previous deal, the transmissions were limited to sports networks with English-language commentary.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/brand-ipl-now-soars-to-6-3-billion/articleshow/65321837.cms|title=Ipl brand Valuation gets stronger soars to $6.3 billion|author=Gaurav Gupta|date=8 August 2018|work=The Times of India|access-date=20 March 2019|archive-date=9 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809000445/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/brand-ipl-now-soars-to-6-3-billion/articleshow/65321837.cms|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/advertising/brand-ipl-gets-stronger-valuation-soars-to-5-3-billion/articleshow/60199993.cms|title=Brand IPL gets stronger, valuation soars to $5.3 billion|author=Laghate, Gaurav|date=24 August 2017|work=The Economic Times|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402044133/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/advertising/brand-ipl-gets-stronger-valuation-soars-to-5-3-billion/articleshow/60199993.cms|url-status=live}}

In December 2022, the IPL became a decacorn valued at US$10.9 billion, registering a 75% growth in dollar terms since 2020 when it was valued at $6.2 billion, according to a report by consulting firm D & P Advisory.{{cite news |last=Faruooqi |first=Javed |date=21 December 2022 |title=IPL crosses $10 billion valuation to become a decacorn: D and P Advisory |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/ipl-crosses-10-billion-valuation-to-become-a-decacorn-d-and-p-advisory/articleshow/96385715.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322222710/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/ipl-crosses-10-billion-valuation-to-become-a-decacorn-d-and-p-advisory/articleshow/96385715.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=22 March 2023 |access-date=22 March 2023 |website=Economic Times}}

In 2022, the BCCI took insurance of {{INRConvert|5000|c}} for the IPL. This insurance policy involves all stakeholders, including broadcasters, ancillary services providers, and sponsors. The BCCI is covered in the case of any revenue losses due to weather, riots, and other unforeseen events.{{cite web|title= IPL 2022 records largest-ever insurance cover of Rs 5,000 cr|date= 12 April 2022|url= https://www.businesstoday.in/trending/entertainment/story/ipl-2022-records-largest-ever-insurance-cover-of-rs-5000-cr-329490-2022-04-12|access-date= 20 May 2022|archive-date= 20 May 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220520102335/https://www.businesstoday.in/amp/trending/entertainment/story/ipl-2022-records-largest-ever-insurance-cover-of-rs-5000-cr-329490-2022-04-12|url-status= live}}

The next cycle of IPL media rights will last from 2023 to 2027 and will be put to auction.{{cite web |title=It's a big deal! IPL 2023–27 India subcontinent TV and digital rights sold for US$ 5.1 billion |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2023-27-india-subcontinent-tv-and-digital-rights-sold-for-us-5-1-billion-1319721 |access-date=14 June 2022 |work=ESPNcricinfo |archive-date=11 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111152203/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2023-27-india-subcontinent-tv-and-digital-rights-sold-for-us-5-1-billion-1319721 |url-status=live }} In this auction, the broadcasting rights were divided into four packages. Package A was for domestic television rights, and Package B was for domestic digital rights. Package C was for the digital rights of eighteen non-exclusive matches, and Package D was for international television and digital rights, further divided into four groups. On 13 June 2022, it was reported the packages for domestic television and streaming rights had fetched at least {{INR}}397.75 billion (nearly US$5.1 billion) in total, doubling the value of the 2018–2022 contract.

The next day, it was announced that Star Sports had renewed its contract for television rights by winning package A, and that a Viacom18 consortium had exclusively acquired the streaming rights by winning both Package B and C.{{Cite web |title=IPL Media Rights: BCCI hits a six while Viacom18 and Star India scramble for the ball |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/brandwagon/ipl-media-rights-bcci-hits-a-six-while-viacom18-and-star-india-scramble-for-the-ball/2566141/ |access-date=3 December 2022 |website=Financialexpress |date=20 June 2022 |language=en |archive-date=3 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103092653/https://www.financialexpress.com/brandwagon/ipl-media-rights-bcci-hits-a-six-while-viacom18-and-star-india-scramble-for-the-ball/2566141/ |url-status=live }} The two contracts for Package A and B are cumulatively valued at around US$6.2 billion; with the new contracts, the IPL overtook the Premier League in English football as the second highest-valued sports media property worldwide, behind only the NFL, whose new media contracts taking effect in the 2023 season cumulatively fetched US$111 billion.{{cite web |last=Livemint |date=14 June 2022 |title=Viacom18, Disney Star win big as IPL media rights sold for ₹48,390 crore |url=https://www.livemint.com/sports/cricket-news/viacom18-disney-star-win-big-as-ipl-media-rights-sold-for-rs-48-390-crore-bcci-secretary-jay-shah-11655211425507.html |access-date=14 June 2022 |website=mint |language=en |archive-date=14 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614233122/https://www.livemint.com/sports/cricket-news/viacom18-disney-star-win-big-as-ipl-media-rights-sold-for-rs-48-390-crore-bcci-secretary-jay-shah-11655211425507.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |first1=Patrick |last1=Frater |last2=Ramachandran |first2=Naman |date=14 June 2022 |title=Viacom18, Disney Carve up $6.2 Billion IPL Cricket Rights |url=https://www.sportico.com/business/media/2022/indian-premier-league-cricket-viacom18-disney-1234678715/ |access-date=19 June 2022 |website=Sportico.com |language=en-US |archive-date=17 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617165210/https://www.sportico.com/business/media/2022/indian-premier-league-cricket-viacom18-disney-1234678715/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |date=14 June 2022 |title=Indian Cricket Rights Cost Broadcasters More Than English Soccer |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-14/indian-cricket-rights-cost-broadcasters-more-than-english-soccer |access-date=19 June 2022 |website=Bloomberg |archive-date=4 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204162347/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-14/indian-cricket-rights-cost-broadcasters-more-than-english-soccer |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last1=Belson |first1=Ken |last2=Draper |first2=Kevin |date=18 March 2021 |title=N.F.L. Signs Media Deals Worth Over $100 Billion |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/18/sports/football/nfl-tv-contracts.html |access-date=17 July 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=17 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717164520/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/18/sports/football/nfl-tv-contracts.html |url-status=live }}

In February 2023, Viacom18 announced it would stream the 2023 IPL for free on JioCinema with feeds in 12 languages, including English and regional languages, and in 4K resolution.{{Cite web |last=Kar |first=Ayushi |date=2 February 2023 |title=We want to eliminate all barriers for IPL consumption: Viacom18 Sports CEO |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/we-want-to-eliminate-all-barriers-for-ipl-consumption-viacom18-ceo-sports/article66463093.ece |access-date=10 February 2023 |website=www.thehindubusinessline.com |language=en |archive-date=10 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210021930/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/we-want-to-eliminate-all-barriers-for-ipl-consumption-viacom18-ceo-sports/article66463093.ece |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Lata |date=3 February 2023 |title=Viacom18's free IPL streaming queers pitch for rivals |url=https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/viacom18s-free-ipl-streaming-queers-pitch-for-rivals-11675437503172.html |access-date=10 February 2023 |website=mint |language=en |archive-date=10 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210021930/https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/viacom18s-free-ipl-streaming-queers-pitch-for-rivals-11675437503172.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=22 February 2023 |title=IPL 2023 to stream in 4K resolution for free with JioCinema: Here's everything you need to know |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/ipl-2023-to-stream-in-4k-resolution-for-free-with-jiocinema-heres-everything-you-need-to-know/articleshow/98144300.cms |access-date=13 March 2023 |issn=0013-0389 |archive-date=11 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311070932/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/ipl-2023-to-stream-in-4k-resolution-for-free-with-jiocinema-heres-everything-you-need-to-know/articleshow/98144300.cms |url-status=live }} The same month, The Walt Disney Company reported its loss of the IPL had contributed to a net loss of 2.4 million Disney+ subscribers worldwide, primarily in India.{{Cite web |last=Maglio |first=Tony |date=8 February 2023 |title=Disney+ Lost 2.4 Million Subscribers in Q1: What Happened |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2023/02/disney-plus-lost-millions-of-subscribers-1234807625/ |access-date=10 February 2023 |website=IndieWire |language=en |archive-date=10 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210021930/https://www.indiewire.com/2023/02/disney-plus-lost-millions-of-subscribers-1234807625/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=9 February 2023 |title=Jio effect: Hotstar sheds 3.8 mn subscribers in Dec quarter after losing IPL rights |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/corporate/story/jio-effect-hotstar-sheds-38-mn-subscribers-in-dec-quarter-after-losing-ipl-rights-369648-2023-02-09 |access-date=10 February 2023 |website=Business Today |language=en |archive-date=10 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210021931/https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/corporate/story/jio-effect-hotstar-sheds-38-mn-subscribers-in-dec-quarter-after-losing-ipl-rights-369648-2023-02-09 |url-status=live }}

Ahead of the 2023 IPL, Star launched HD feeds of Star Sports 1 in Tamil and Telugu and announced its free-to-air channel Star Utsav Movies would carry twelve matches. It was anticipated that viewership of Star Sports' broadcasts may not be heavily impacted by the Jio deal due to its existing market reach (including as rights holder of India's home matches) and viewers who preferred linear television due to being less familiar with over-the-top services, or concerns over technical issues associated with such services. JioCinema reported the IPL had 1.4 billion views on the service over the opening weekend, which was higher than the entirety of the 2022 season on Disney+ Hotstar.{{Cite web |last=Sim |first=Josh |date=6 March 2023 |title=IPL matches to be shown on Disney Star FTA channel |url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/ipl-disney-star-utsav-movies-fta-tv-channel-broadcast/ |access-date=13 March 2023 |website=SportsPro |language=en-GB |archive-date=13 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313074805/https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/ipl-disney-star-utsav-movies-fta-tv-channel-broadcast/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=5 April 2023 |title=IPL 2023: Jio Cinema's viewership is already higher than Disney+ Hotstar's peak viewership last year |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/world/story/ipl-2023-jio-cinemas-viewership-is-already-greater-than-disney-hotstars-peak-viewership-last-year-376261-2023-04-05 |access-date=9 April 2023 |website=Business Today |language=en |archive-date=7 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407205757/https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/world/story/ipl-2023-jio-cinemas-viewership-is-already-greater-than-disney-hotstars-peak-viewership-last-year-376261-2023-04-05 |url-status=live }} The 2023 final set a record for the most concurrent viewers of a livestreamed event, peaking at over 32 million viewers (surpassing a record of 25.3 million set by Hotstar during the 2019 Cricket World Cup).{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Manish |date=29 May 2023 |title=Reliance's JioCinema breaks world record with free cricket streaming |url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/29/jiocinema-concurrent-global-record/ |access-date=30 May 2023 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US |archive-date=29 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529223637/https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/29/jiocinema-concurrent-global-record/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=17 July 2019 |title=Hotstar sets global streaming record during India-New Zealand semi-final |url=http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/hotstar-global-streaming-record-india-new-zealand-semi-final |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718183201/http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/hotstar-global-streaming-record-india-new-zealand-semi-final |archive-date=18 July 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019 |website=SportsPro Media}}

In the 2012 IPL spot-fixing case, the BCCI gave a lifetime ban to Deccan Chargers player TP Sudhindra and suspended four other players.{{Cite web |title=BCCI bans five cricketers for spot-fixing in Indian Premier League |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/bcci-bans-five-cricketers-for-spot-fixing-in-ipl-107658-2012-06-30 |access-date=28 January 2023 |website=India Today |date=July 2012 |language=en |archive-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128190320/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/bcci-bans-five-cricketers-for-spot-fixing-in-ipl-107658-2012-06-30 |url-status=live }} In a sting operation, Pune Warriors India player Mohnish Mishra was recorded stating that IPL franchise owners pay their players through black money. Mishra later apologized for his incorrect statement.{{Cite news |title=BCCI suspends 5 cricketers after sting operation |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/bcci-suspends-5-cricketers-after-sting-operation/article3422290.ece |website=The Hindu |date=15 May 2012 |access-date=2 February 2023 |archive-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226131849/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/bcci-suspends-5-cricketers-after-sting-operation/article3422290.ece |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=IPL spot-fixing: Mohnish Mishra admits and aplogises |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2012/ipl-spot-fixing-mohnish-mishra-admits-and-aplogises-1554456 |date=16 May 2012 |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |website=NDTV |access-date=3 April 2023 |archive-date=3 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403020120/https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2012/ipl-spot-fixing-mohnish-mishra-admits-and-aplogises-1554456 |url-status=live }} On 20 May 2012, police detained Rahul Sharma and Wayne Parnell when they were caught during a raid at a rave party in a suburb of Mumbai; both the players denied taking drugs or drinking alcohol.{{Cite web |last=Roy |first=Ayan |title=IPL and its women: A tale of sex, storms and scandals |url=https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-and-its-women--a-tale-of-sex--storms-and-scandals-199017 |access-date=2 February 2023 |website=Mid-day |date=3 February 2013 |archive-date=2 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202181513/https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-and-its-women--a-tale-of-sex--storms-and-scandals-199017 |url-status=live }} However, it was later proven that in reality, they had taken banned drugs after police tested their urine and blood samples in a lab.{{Cite web |title=Juhu rave party IPL cricketers tested positive for drugs. |url=https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/juhu-rave-party--ipl-cricketers-test-positive-for-drugs-173462 |website=Mid-Day |date=20 July 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208061657/https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/juhu-rave-party--ipl-cricketers-test-positive-for-drugs-173462 |archive-date= 8 December 2023 }}

In the 2013 IPL spot-fixing and betting case, Delhi police arrested players Ajit Chandila, Ankeet Chavan and S. Sreesanth on allegations of spot-fixing; they received a lifetime ban from the BCCI. The police also arrested Gurunath Meiyappan, Chennai Super Kings' team principal and son-in-law of then BCCI president N. Srinivasan, for illegally betting on IPL matches and passing team information to bookmakers.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-gurunath-meiyappan-case-672225 |date=21 September 2013 |title=The Gurunath Meiyappan case|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=19 October 2022|archive-date=19 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019050508/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-gurunath-meiyappan-case-672225|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=16 May 2022 |title=On this day in 2013: IPL spot-fixing scandal rocks cricketing world; Sreesanth among three players arrested |url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/on-this-day-in-2013-ipl-spot-fixing-scandal-rocks-cricketing-world-sreesanth-among-three-players-arrested-10674031.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028121623/https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/on-this-day-in-2013-ipl-spot-fixing-scandal-rocks-cricketing-world-sreesanth-among-three-players-arrested-10674031.html |archive-date=28 October 2023 |website=Firstpost}}

The Lodha Committee, appointed by the Supreme Court of India, banned Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for two years. CSK's team principal, Gurunath Meiyappan, was found guilty of betting and bringing the IPL and the game into disrepute. After this, the BCCI banned Meiyappan from involving in the game. Justice RM Lodha said that due to all this fixing-betting matter, the reputation of the game had been hurt quite grievously. "Disrepute has been brought to cricket, the BCCI and the IPL to such an extent that there are doubts abound in the public whether the game is clean or not," Justice Lodha said. He further elaborated on his committee's observations and said it had been proven beyond doubt that Meiyappan, CSK's team principal, was heavily involved in betting on his team.{{Cite news |title=CSK, RR suspended from IPL for 2 years; Meiyappan, Kundra banned for life |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/csk-rr-suspended-from-ipl-for-2-years-meiyappan-kundra-banned-for-life/articleshow/48067702.cms |website=Times of India|date=14 July 2015|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118161958/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/csk-rr-suspended-from-ipl-for-2-years-meiyappan-kundra-banned-for-life/articleshow/48067702.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=18 November 2022 }}

In its 3rd season in 2010, the IPL administration brought a new rule: "strategic timeout" of seven minutes and fifty seconds duration in each inning. Franchises and Sachin Tendulkar disapproved of it. Many saw it as the BCCI's use of 'extended drinks break' to earn money; it faced widespread backlash.{{Cite web |title=Controversial IPL strategic time outs now armed with a sponsor |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ipl-8-sponsor-strategic-time-outs-240036-2015-02-12 |first1=Rasesh |last1=Mandani |date=12 February 2015 |agency=AtMigration |website=India Today |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116212551/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ipl-8-sponsor-strategic-time-outs-240036-2015-02-12 |archive-date= 16 November 2023 }} Then-IPL president said that the rule is intended to allow teams to make strategies during the game. Still, critics disagreed with this argument and said that the strategic timeout is a way to generate money. Later, the BCCI reduced its duration but still applied it.{{Cite web |last=Gollapudi |first=Nagraj |title=IPL sets down time-out ruling |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-sets-down-time-out-ruling-450810 |date=4 March 2010 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=3 April 2023 |archive-date=3 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403015123/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-sets-down-time-out-ruling-450810 |url-status=live }}

These timeouts boost the IPL's revenue; every 10-second slot gets sold for ₹5 lakhs or more. Due to these timeouts, an IPL match halts four times for more than 10 minutes. As per Sunil Gavaskar, along with many other reasons, strategic timeouts delay the IPL matches, causing them to not end at the stipulated time of 3 hours and 10 minutes but rather after 4 hours.{{Cite web |title=Gavaskar: IPL teams should stick to the time limit. |url=https://www.sportstar.thehindu.com/columns/onthewriteline-sunil-gavaskar/gavaskar-says-ipl-teams-should-stick-to-time-limit-2022-season/article38486951.ece/amp/ |website=Sport star The Hindu |access-date=23 May 2023 |archive-date=14 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514235225/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/columns/onthewriteline-sunil-gavaskar/gavaskar-says-ipl-teams-should-stick-to-time-limit-2022-season/article38486951.ece/amp/ |url-status=live }} During the Super Giants versus Mumbai Indians eliminator game in 2023, he uttered on-air, "How many times batsmen get out after a strategic timeout," indicating that it plays a negative role in immediate fall of wickets by disrupting concentration of the batters.Star Sports 1 live commentary, date −24 May 2023, Sunil Gavaskar: How many times does a wicket fall after strategic timeouts?

Some cricketers have criticized strategic timeouts for interrupting the flow of play. In the past, it even faced Public Interest Litigation (PIL) with the possibility that ST breaks were being used by bookies to connect with players. In the past, IPL's stakeholders admitted that STs are unavoidable because they provide the BCCI and broadcasters with additional time for more ads. In 2013, after a spot-fixing matter, then-president N. Srinivasan got sacked due to a pending inquiry, and Jagmohan Dalmia got appointed as interim president. Dalmia expressed openly that he wants to end STs and take other measures to restrain malpractices in the IPL.

In the 2008 edition, after a game, Harbhajan Singh, who was playing for Mumbai Indians, slapped S. Sreesanth. The IPL fined and banned him from the remaining entire edition. However, years later, he apologized to Sreesanth for it on TV and said that he was ashamed for doing it.{{Cite web |title='Foreget... |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/forget-it-man-harbhajan-singh-interrupts-after-sehwag-reminds-sreesanth-of-slapgate-incident-watch-ipl-2023-101680615664073.html |website=Hindustan Times |date=5 April 2023 |access-date=7 August 2023 |archive-date=7 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807070401/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/forget-it-man-harbhajan-singh-interrupts-after-sehwag-reminds-sreesanth-of-slapgate-incident-watch-ipl-2023-101680615664073.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=If... |url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/if-i-had-to-correct-one-mistake-its-how-i-treated-sreesanth-harbhajan-one-infamous-slapgate-incident-watch-5313979.html |website=News18}}

In a 2022 interview, Yuzvendra Chahal revealed two incidents of physical harassment that happened with him while he was with Mumbai Indians. In 2013, at a party of the team in a building, a drunken teammate took him to the balcony, overpowered him and hung him from the 15th floor of the building. Yuzvendra said he narrowly survived that day.{{Cite web |title=IPL... |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/dangled-from-15th-floor-balcony-chahal-recalls-2013-close-shave/articleshow/90731938.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408154126/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/dangled-from-15th-floor-balcony-chahal-recalls-2013-close-shave/articleshow/90731938.cms |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 April 2022 |website=Times of India |access-date=22 April 2024 }}{{Cite web |title=Sehwag wants... |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/virender-sehwag-wants-yuzvendra-chahal-to-reveal-drunk-mumbai-indians-player-s-identity-from-balcony-episode-this-cannot-be-treated-as-fun-101649419221987.html |website=Hindustan Times }}{{Cite web |title=Life ban for that person involved [ ...]furious Ravi Shastri reacts to Yuzvendra's 2012 balcony episode. |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/life-ban-for-that-person-involved-send-him-to-a-rehab-centre-furious-ravi-shastri-reacts-to-yuzvendra-chahal-s-2013-balcony-episode-101649502939927.html |website=Hindustan Times }} In another incident, two teammates, including Andrew Symonds, tied him up, gagged his mouth and threw him into a hotel room. He remained alone in that room the entire night. When the hotel room service arrived in the morning, they untied his hands and legs.{{Cite web |title=Was tied... |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/ipl/watch-yuzvendra-chahal-recalls-recalls-how-a-drunk-teammate-almost-killed-him-7859184/lite/ |website=Indian express |date=9 April 2022 }} He did not reveal the names of the offenders involved in the first incident. Reacting to these revelations, Virender Sehwag expressed that he wanted Yuzvendra to reveal the offender's name, and furious Ravi Shastri expressed that the offender should be banned.

In 2010, the BCCI banned Ravindra Jadeja from the IPL for one year after he violated the IPL guidelines by not signing a renewal contract with his team Rajasthan Royals, and instead negotiated a more lucrative contract with other teams through the back door.{{Cite web |date=13 February 2010 |title=IPL slaps one-year ban on Ravindra Jadeja |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-slaps-one-year-ban-on-ravindra-jadeja/story-cDImazEWOCpsUGRVRxEDXK.html |access-date=11 April 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=20 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320064351/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-slaps-one-year-ban-on-ravindra-jadeja/story-cDImazEWOCpsUGRVRxEDXK.html |url-status=live }}

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In April 2010, the BCCI president Shashank Manohar said in a press conference that the IPL governing council didn't know who the owners of Rajasthan Royals (RR) and the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) were. The initial bid for RR was made by a person named Manoj Bhandale. After that, other firms from Mauritius were added as shareholders. In response, Shilpa Shetty tweeted that she was a proprietor of RR. Regarding the KXIP, Manohar revealed that in the team bidding event, only Preity Zinta was interested in buying that team. She said that she would form a firm. She did it and signed a bid agreement with the BCCI. However, Preity did not have a single share in her name in that firm. Manohar alleged that Shetty and Zinta violated the agreement as prior permission of the BCCI is mandatory before transferring ownership shares with other people.{{cite news |date=27 April 2010 |title=BCCI to Modi: Who owns RR? |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/bcci-to-modi-who-owns-rr/articleshow/5861722.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419120745/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/bcci-to-modi-who-owns-rr/articleshow/5861722.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=19 April 2024 |access-date= |newspaper=The Economic Times }}

In 2010, an e-mail leaked in Indian media, according to an Economic Times article, said that former IPL president Lalit Modi helped then-BCCI president N. Srinivasan to buy Andrew Flintoff in the auction for his team Chennai Super Kings (CSK).{{Cite news |title=N Srinivasan accused of playing foul to cement Flintoff's place in CSK |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/n-srinivasan-accused-of-playing-foul-to-cement-flintoffs-place-in-csk/articleshow/6442735.cms?from=mdr |access-date=28 January 2023 |archive-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128193757/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/n-srinivasan-accused-of-playing-foul-to-cement-flintoffs-place-in-csk/articleshow/6442735.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live }} Srinivasan was criticized for owning an IPL team due to his conflict of interests. Former BCCI president A. Muthiah filed a lawsuit against Srinivasan in the Supreme Court of India; he claimed that Srinivasan altered the BCCI's rules to allow himself to purchase a team. The Lodha Committee banned CSK from the IPL for two years when their team principal, Gurunath Meiyappan, was found guilty of betting and providing inside information to bookies.{{Cite news |title=IPL scam: Lodha panel suspends CSK, RR franchises for two years |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/IPL-spot-fixing-scam-CSK-RR-suspended-for-two-years/article60493001.ece |access-date=2 February 2023 |website=The Hindu |date=14 July 2015 |archive-date=9 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409052931/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/IPL-spot-fixing-scam-CSK-RR-suspended-for-two-years/article60493001.ece |url-status=live }} The supreme court criticized Srinivasan for buying an IPL team while serving as the BCCI president; a judge commented, "How can a BCCI chief own a team?"{{Cite web |last=Bose |first=Soumitra |title=N. Srinivasan Slammed by Supreme Court, Asks 'How Can BCCI Chief Own an IPL Team?' |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/supreme-court-tells-n-srinivasan-no-distinction-between-bcci-ipl-it-has-become-a-mutual-benefit-society-1509154 |date=24 November 2014 |website=NDTV |access-date=3 April 2023 |archive-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128192043/https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/supreme-court-tells-n-srinivasan-no-distinction-between-bcci-ipl-it-has-become-a-mutual-benefit-society-1509154 |url-status=live }} However, he still owns the team and his daughter Rupa Gurunath often appears in stadiums during CSK's games.

Due to the BCCI giving one-tenth of foreign players' salaries to their respective countries' national cricket boards, a dispute between Australian cricketers and Cricket Australia started. The Australian Cricketers' Association also opposed the arrangement.

In 2010, the IPL president revealed that Sunanda Pushkar, wife of the Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor, had sweat equity shares in Rendezvous Sports World (RSW), the proprietor of Kochi Tuskers Kerala. The opposition party BJP agitated against the Indian National Congress. Later, it was revealed that Pushkar had equity worth ₹70 crore in RSW. Tharoor offered to leave his equity, but many within the Congress party felt that by doing this, Tharoor pleaded guilty. Due to pressure, the Congress party demanded his resignation. He was the first minister of the United Progressive Alliance 2 who got slammed for his illegal moves.{{Cite news |date=19 April 2010 |title=Shashi Tharoor resigns, PM accepts |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/kochi-ipl-row-shashi-tharoor-resigns-pm-accepts/articleshow/5829192.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100421021113/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kochi-IPL-row-Shashi-Tharoor-resigns-PM-accepts/articleshow/5829192.cms |archive-date=21 April 2010 |website=Times of India}}

Field umpires sometimes penalize teams by restricting them to having only four fielders outside the 30-yard area, or match referees penalize captains and team members by reducing their match fees, but these measures have not solved the problem. Games often run at a slow speed and finish late. During the 2024 season, Rishabh Pant, captain of Delhi Capitals, and Shubman Gill of Gujarat Titans were fined ₹12 lakhs each for their teams' slow over rates during matches against Chennai Super Kings.{{Cite web |last=Madhan |date=2024-04-01 |title=IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals Skipper Rishabh Pant Slapped with 12 Lakh Fine for Slow Over Rate Against CSK |url=https://crictips.com/news/ipl-2024-delhi-capitals-skipper-rishabh-pant-slapped-with-12-lakh-fine-for-slow-over-rate-against-csk/ |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=CricTips |language=en-GB |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609190112/https://crictips.com/news/ipl-2024-delhi-capitals-skipper-rishabh-pant-slapped-with-12-lakh-fine-for-slow-over-rate-against-csk/ |url-status=live }} Millions of viewers feel that IPL matches should be fast-paced.{{Cite web |title=IPL is losing the game of clock |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-is-losing-the-game-of-the-clock-101680630300397.html |website=Hindustan Times |date=4 April 2023 |access-date=23 May 2023 |archive-date=23 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523224332/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-is-losing-the-game-of-the-clock-101680630300397-amp.html |url-status=live }}

Former India captain Kapil Dev claimed that there was an increasing risk of injury to Indian players from playing in the IPL. He felt that some players avoided the national team's matches but appeared in all of their IPL fixtures.{{cite web |title='A little bit of injury, you will play IPL. A little bit of injury, you won't play for India': Kapil Dev drops bombshell |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/a-little-bit-of-injury-you-will-play-ipl-a-little-bit-of-injury-you-wont-play-for-india-kapil-dev-drops-bombshell-101690727395367.html |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=29 March 2024 |language=en |date=31 July 2023 |archive-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329121515/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/a-little-bit-of-injury-you-will-play-ipl-a-little-bit-of-injury-you-wont-play-for-india-kapil-dev-drops-bombshell-101690727395367.html |url-status=live }}

During the IPL season of 2009, the then UPA Government refused to provide security by the Indian paramilitary forces, due to the Lok Sabha elections, further complicated by the attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan on 3 March 2009.{{cite news |title=South Africa to host IPL |url=http://content.cricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/396617.html |access-date=26 September 2021 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}} As a result of this, the BCCI shifted the season to South Africa.{{cite web| url=http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/345624.html | title=IPL second season set for April 2009 | access-date=2008-06-02 | date=8 April 2008| publisher=ESPNcricinfo| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080609091354/http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/345624.html| archive-date= 9 June 2008 | url-status= live}}

A similar situation occurred during the 2014 season due to the 2014 elections, as then Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde declined to provide security.{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/content/story/721055.html |title=Government says it can't provide IPL security during polls |date=21 February 2014 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222231824/http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/content/story/721055.html |archive-date=22 February 2014 |url-status=live}} However, due to different schedule, the tournament was jointly hosted by India and the United Arab Emirates, and the opening 20 matches were held in the UAE at three different stadiums in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah, with the tournament returning to India on 2 May.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/26542931 |title=Indian Premier League to open in United Arab Emirates |date=12 March 2014 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=12 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313000245/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/26542931 |archive-date=13 March 2014 |url-status=live}}

On 9 May 2025, IPL 2025 was suspended for one week caused by the India-Pakistan border tensions, which resulted from the Pahalgam terrorist attack. The decision was taken by the IPL Governing Council after consulting all relevant stakeholders.{{cite web|url= https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-2025-likely-to-be-suspended-as-military-tensions-escalate-between-india-and-pakistan-101746771194814.html|title= IPL 2025 suspended for one week as military tensions escalate between India and Pakistan}}{{cite web|url= https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-suspended-over-india-pakistan-border-tensions-1485448|title= IPL 2025 suspended 'for one week' amid India-Pakistan border tensions}} The geopolitical tensions caused by the conflict led to closure of several airports in North India, following which the Indian Railways organized special Vande Bharat trains for players on the request of BCCI.{{cite web|url= https://www.livemint.com/sports/ipl-thanks-rail-ministry-for-arranging-special-arranging-trains-for-players-11746833961569.html|title= 'Jis tarah se manage kiya, woh bahut achcha tha': BCCI lauds Railways for arranging special trains for players}}

Following the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai by Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, geopolitical tensions surged between India and Pakistan. The aftermath of the attack led to the unofficial exclusion of Pakistani players from playing in the IPL, as none of them were picked by any team during the 2009 IPL auction.[https://www.sportingnews.com/uk/cricket/news/ipl-2023-why-arent-pakistan-players-indian-premier-league/fhamxhorobjqnxcioy8s5ipb#:~:text=Due%20to%20the%202008%20Mumbai,banned%20from%20joining%20the%20IPL. IPL 2023: Why aren't Pakistan players in the Indian Premier League?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121094650/https://www.sportingnews.com/uk/cricket/news/ipl-2023-why-arent-pakistan-players-indian-premier-league/fhamxhorobjqnxcioy8s5ipb#:~:text=Due%20to%20the%202008%20Mumbai,banned%20from%20joining%20the%20IPL. |date=21 November 2023 }} The Sporting News, 27 May 2023. While they had been selected by several teams for the inaugural IPL season (2008), their contracts were terminated before the 2009 edition. This situation endured "due to political tensions".[https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/shaheen-afridi-box-office-babar-azam-rizwan-worrisome-experts-manjrekar-moody-pakistan-cricketers-for-ipl-perfect-world-101685872234883.html 'Shaheen Afridi would be box office. Babar, Rizwan worrisome': Experts pick PAK cricketers for IPL in ‘perfect world’] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111072149/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/shaheen-afridi-box-office-babar-azam-rizwan-worrisome-experts-manjrekar-moody-pakistan-cricketers-for-ipl-perfect-world-101685872234883.html |date=11 November 2023 }}. Hindustan Times, 4 June 2023. Among the critics of the BCCI and IPL owners was retired cricketer and former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, who stated that they "take it out on Pakistan players". He accused the BCCI of "arrogance" but also stated that "Pakistan should not worry about it".[https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/if-india-doesnt-allow-pakistan-players-in-ipl-imran-khan-slams-bcci-3909778 'If India Doesn't Allow Pakistan Players In IPL...': Imran Khan Slams BCCI] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111072149/https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/if-india-doesnt-allow-pakistan-players-in-ipl-imran-khan-slams-bcci-3909778 |date=11 November 2023 }}. NDTV Sports Desk, 1 April 2023. Certain Pakistani players expressed disappointment about not getting an opportunity to be a part of the IPL.{{cite web|url= https://scroll.in/field/951505/not-given-up-hopes-of-being-recalled-by-pakistan-for-t20-world-cup-says-sohail-tanvir|title= Regret that other Pakistan players and I can't play in IPL, says pacer Sohail Tanvir|date= 29 January 2020}}{{cite news|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/every-player-wants-to-play-ipl-star-pakistan-pacer-expresses-desire-to-play-in-worlds-most-popular-league/articleshow/105539548.cms|title= Every Player wants to play in IPL:Star Pakistani Pacer|newspaper= The Times of India|date= 27 November 2023}}

During the 2025 IPL auction on 24 and 25 November 2024 at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 13 Bangladeshi players were registered, out of which 12 were auctioned.{{cite web|url= https://www.sentinelassam.com/sports-news/franchises-overlook-bangladeshi-cricketers-in-indian-premier-league-ipl-auction|title= Franchises overlook Bangladeshi cricketers in Indian Premier League (IPL) auction|date= 27 November 2024}} However, none of the players were sold, prompting a backlash from Bangladeshi fans and cricketers.{{cite web|url= https://news24online.com/sports/no-bids-no-spotlight-not-a-single-player-from-bangladesh-in-ipl-2025/392070/|title= No Bids, No Spotlight: Not A Single Player From Bangladesh In IPL 2025}} After the auction concluded, the exclusion of Bangladeshi players was largely supported by Indians following the violence against Hindus in Bangladesh in the aftermath of resignation of Sheikh Hasina on August 5, 2024.{{cite web|url= https://www.msn.com/en-in/sports/cricket/bangladesh-s-ipl-2025-snub-bangladeshis-cry-foul-claim-bcci-instructed-teams-not-to-buy-players-watch/ar-AA1uKY0G|title= Bangladesh's IPL 2025 snub: Bangladeshis cry foul, claim BCCI instructed teams not to buy players (WATCH)|website= MSN}}

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