NEWS – Kolkata Knight Riders win Indian Premier League 2024

AWARDS 2024

• Winner (Rs. 20 crore) – Kolkata Knight Riders
• Runner Up (Rs. 12.5 crore) – Sunrisers Hyderabad
• Emerging Player of the Season (Rs. 10 Lakh) – Nitish Kumar Reddy (SRH)
• Ultimate Fantasy Player of the Season (Rs. 10 Lakh) – Sunil Narine (KKR)
• Most Valuable Player (Rs. 10 Lakh) – Sunil Narine (KKR)
• Orange Cap (Rs. 10 Lakh) – Virat Kohli (RCB)
• Purple Cap (Rs. 10 Lakh) – Harshal Patel (PBKS)
• Most Sixes Award (Rs. 10 Lakh) – Abhishek Sharma (SRH)
• Most Fours Award (Rs. 10 Lakh) – Travis Head (SRH)
• Best Strike Rate Award (Rs. 10 Lakh) – Jake Fraser-McGurk (DC)
• Catch of the Season (Rs. 10 Lakh) – Ramandeep Singh (KKR)
• Fair Play Award (Rs. 10 Lakh) – Sunrisers Hyderabad
• Pitch and Ground Award (Rs. 50 Lakh) – Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

INTRODUCTION TO IPL

• IPL stands for Indian Premier League, a twenty-20 cricket tournament managed by the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India).
• Started in 2008, IPL features players from all over the world in teams representing different states of India.
• The tournament is structured with auctions to form teams, leading to playoffs and a final tournament.
• Teams of IPL:
  • Chennai Super Kings
  • Delhi Capitals
  • Punjab Kings
  • Kolkata Knight Riders
  • Mumbai Indians
  • Rajasthan Royals
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad
  • Ahmedabad Lions
  • Lucknow Nawabs
• Winning Teams of IPL:
  • 2008: Rajasthan Royals
  • 2009: Deccan Chargers
  • 2010: Chennai Super Kings
  • 2011: Chennai Super Kings
  • 2012: Kolkata Knight Riders
  • 2013: Mumbai Indians
  • 2014: Kolkata Knight Riders
  • 2015: Mumbai Indians
  • 2016: Sunrisers Hyderabad
  • 2017: Mumbai Indians
  • 2018: Chennai Super Kings
  • 2019: Mumbai Indians
  • 2020: Mumbai Indians
• Major Rules of IPL:
  • Each team can have a maximum of 4 overseas players in an 11-player squad.
  • No local player quota is enforced.
  • Each team must have at least 16 players.
  • No time limit for matches, with TV timeouts for innings.
  • A-list and under-19 players can participate without restrictions.
• Prize Money Distribution:
  • Winning team: 200 million INR
  • Runner-up: Around 125 million INR
  • Second runner-up: Around 80 million INR
• IPL Team Owners (2022):
  • Chennai Super Kings: N Srinivasan
  • Delhi Capitals: Parth Jindal
  • Punjab Kings: Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia, Mohit Burman, Karan Paul
  • Mumbai Indians: Mukesh Ambani
  • Kolkata Knight Riders: Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kalanithi Maran
  • Rajasthan Royals: Manoj Badale
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore: AAnand Kripalu
  • Gujarat Titans: Steve Koltes, Donald Mackenzie, Rolly van Rappard
  • Lucknow Super Giants: Dr Sanjiv Goenka
• MISC
  • Most IPL trophies: Chennai Super Kings
  • Number of teams in IPL: 10
  • Tournament is organized by the BCCI.