The Indian ideal League is a expert Twenty20 cricket league in India organised by way of the Board of Cricket control in India. founded in 2007, the league functions ten country or city–based totally franchise teams. The IPL is the most popular and richest cricket league within the international and is held among March and might.
The IPL’s headquarters are positioned within the Cricket Centre, next to the Wankhede Stadium in Churchgate, Mumbai. The Governing Council is answerable for the league’s capabilities, along with the enterprise of tournaments. As of April 2024, its members included:[53]
Arun Singh Dhumal – Chairman[54][55]
Jay Shah – Honorary Secretary BCCI, Member
Ashish Shelar – Honorary Treasurer BCCI, Member
Avishek Dalmiya – Member
Vankina Chamundeswara Nath – Indian Cricketers’ association‘s consultant, Member
CM Sane – Comptroller and Auditor general of India Nominee, Member
The IPL has numerous policies which range from the installed legal guidelines of cricket or the ones utilized in other Twenty20 leagues:
IPL video games comprise television timeouts. each group is given a -and-a-half-minute “strategic time-out” throughout every innings. One should be taken with the aid of the bowling group at the end of either 6th, seventh, eighth or 9th over and the opposite by the batting group on the give up of either 13th, 14th, 15th or 16th over. A penalty can be imposed if umpires discover teams misusing this privilege.[70]
because the 2018 season, the selection review gadget (DRS) has been used in all IPL matches, permitting every group possibilities in every innings to check an on-area umpire’s selection.[71] From the 2023 season, this was prolonged to permit the review of wides and no-balls.[72]
If the bowling team does no longer complete its overs in the allocated time, it is able to location most effective four fielders outside of the fielding regulations circle for the the rest of the innings,[72] or the fit referee may additionally impose monetary sanctions on the bowling group after the suit, with gamers fined a percentage of their suit fee.[73]
teams can use a replacement, termed an “impact player“, from a list of five players named as viable substitutes. The substitution can be made earlier than the begin of the innings, whilst a wicket falls, while a batter retires or on the quit of an over. each groups can introduce a replacement as soon as in step with healthy.[74][75]
teams can claim their playing 11 to the fit referee earlier than or after the toss.[74]
A five-run penalty is imposed if a fielder or wicket-keeper makes an unfair motion while the bowler is bowling and the ball is certain as dead ball.[76][72][74]
groups can consist of a maximum of 4 overseas players in their playing 11. If a crew wants an distant places participant as effect participant, then it have to include a maximum of three overseas players in their gambling 11.[75]
teams have to consist of 25 players, with a maximum of 8 overseas gamers.[77]
From the 2024 season, bowlers will be allowed to deliver two bouncers an over. this change in playing situations was trialled throughout the 2023–24 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, India’s home T20 tournament.[78]
The 18th edition of the Indian most excellent League 2025, which runs from March 22 to may 25, is already off to a blazing begin with exhilarating motion and strength-packed overall performance. Led by Pat Cummins, Sunrisers Hyderabad sit down at pinnacle of the IPL points table after registering an exemplary win towards Rajasthan Royals in a document-breaking contest on 23 March, 2025.
The Orange Cap is provided to the best run-scorer on the cease of every season. it is an ongoing competition with the cutting-edge highest-run scorer carrying the cap whilst fielding. The eventual winner continues the cap for the season. Brendon McCullum was the primary player to wear the Orange Cap and Shaun Marsh the inaugural winner of the award. Australian batsman David Warner has gained the award 3 times, greater than some other participant.[85] Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who scored 741 runs in the course of the 2024 season, is the maximum current winner of the award.[86][87]
The pink Cap is provided to the best wicket-taker at the give up of every season. it’s miles an ongoing opposition and the bowler who’s the main wicket-taker wears a pink cap whilst fielding. The eventual winner continues the cap for the season. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Dwayne Bravo are the best players to have gained the award two times.[88][89] Harshal Patel of Punjab Kings who took 24 wickets all through the 2024 season, is the most recent winner of the award.
The maximum treasured participant award, formerly known as the “guy of the tournament” till the 2012 season, is offered the usage of a scores system added in 2013. Sunil Narine won the award in 2024.
The honest Play Award is given after every season to the group taken into consideration to have the pleasant fair play report. After each match, the two on-field umpires and the 0.33 umpire rating the performance of both teams, with the highest-scoring team on the give up of the season receiving the award.[90] The 2024 winners were Sunrisers Hyderabad.
The emerging participant Award became supplied to the best under-19 player in 2008 and the first-class underneath-23 player in 2009 and 2010. In 2011 and 2012, the award turned into called “rising big name of the yr,” and in 2013 the “satisfactory young player of the Season.” given that 2014, the award has been known as the emerging player of the year. Mustafizur Rahman is the best foreign player to win this award.[91] The 2024 winner became Nitish Kumar Reddy.
The maximum Sixes Award is provided to the player who hits the maximum sixes on the cease of the season.[92]