The Indian Premier League IPL is the annual sports festival of India. People all over the country love to watch it and everyone has their own favourite team. They support them with great love and passion. There are 8 teams participating in the league that are Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore. There are the top players of the world participating and trying to win the trophy. IPL acts as a great booster to the Indian economy. This is conducted by BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) and people love to go and watch the competitive cricket.
IPL 2021 has arrived and everyone is watching it from thier homes because of the corona virus but it is still loved and watch by millions.
It is one of the biggest festival of Indian summer. It takes place from April and roughly end around last week of May. The teams are led by the best captains of the world like MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Eoin Morgan, David Warner and also there are some young captains like Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson.
People of every age whether a child or an old man love watching IPL and supporting their teams. It takes place at different venues and each team playes against each other team twice in a season. There are few double headers played as well which starts at 3:30 IST. Star broadcast has the right to broadcast the IPL matches. IPL is the best T20 league of the world and was started in 2008 after the first T20 Worldcup 2007. Indians love T20 cricket and it has a great fan base all over the world.
IPL 2021 is seen as an advantage by various countries in the world because the T20 Worldcup 2021 is going to be held in India.
The most successful team of the IPL is Mumbai Indians led by Rohit Sharma. The team consists of star players like Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah etc. Mumbai has won 5 IPL titles and all of them are won by the same captain.
There are a few teams searching for their first title like Punjab Kings, Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
People are locked in their homes due to the corona virus and IPL is acting as a great time pass for the people to avoid irritation and suffocation.