How The IPL Became One Of The Richest Leagues In Cricket and Sports

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The Indian Premier League has only been around for 12 years, but it has fast become one of the most popular and valuable cricket leagues on the planet.
In 2018, the league was valued at $6.3 billion, nearly double what it was five years ago. The Indian Premier League is a men's T20 franchise cricket league in India. It is annually contested by ten teams based in seven cities and three states.
The league was founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India in 2007. The 2023 tournament should begin in March 2023.
Cricket has been the most popular sport in India in modern era since the British Raj, and is played almost everywhere in the country. The audience record for a single match is 465,000, set in February 1999.
People often play cricket on the street in India, where they make do with whatever they can find. The rules are easy to the point children can understand. This is the main reason why the sport is so prevalent in India.

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