After the grand success of ICC World cup 2011 in India , Srilanka & Bangladesh, another cricket fever, the fourth edition of much anticipated Indian Premier League will start on Friday April 8 with 10 teams to feature this season.The two inclusions in the league are Kochi Tuskers Kerala and Pune Warriors. The opening match will be played between defending champion Chennai Super Kings, who will lead by Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kolkata Knight Riders who will have the new skipper this time i.e. Gautam Gambhir.
The twenty20 cricket has changed the way cricket is watched and played.Initiated by Board of cricket council of India (BCCI) the IPL is now one of the most successful cricketing event till date.According to global sports salaries review, IPL is the second highest-paid league, based on first-team salaries on a pro rata basis, second only to the NBA.
The fourth season of IPL is going to air on April 08 2011 and here is the list of participating teams and other realated information
Franchise | City | Inception | Owner(s) | Captain | Coach |
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Mumbai Indians | Mumbai | 2008 | Mukesh Ambani(Owner of Reliance Industries) | Sachin Tendulkar | Robin Singh |
Royal Challengers Bangalore | Bangalore | 2008 | Vijay Mallya (UB Group) | Daniel Vettori | Ray Jennings |
Deccan Chargers | Hyderabad | 2008 | Deccan Chroniclegroup | Kumar Sangakkara | Darren Lehmann |
Chennai Super Kings | Chennai | 2008 | India Cements(N.Srinivasan) | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Stephen Fleming |
Delhi Daredevils | New Delhi | 2008 | GMR Group | Virender Sehwag | Greg Shipperd |
Kings XI Punjab | Chandigarh | 2008 | Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta, Dabur, Apeejay Surendera Group | Adam Gilchrist | Michael Bevan |
Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata | 2008 | Red Chillies Entertainment (Shah Rukh Khan) | Gautam Gambhir | Dav Whatmore |
Rajasthan Royals | Jaipur | 2008 | Emerging Media (Lachlan Murdoch), Shilpa Shetty, Raj Kundra | Shane Warne | Shane Warne |
Pune Warriors India | Pune | 2011 | Sahara | Yuvraj Singh | Geoff Marsh |
Kochi Tuskers Kerala | Kochi | 2011 | Kochi Cricket Private Limited | Mahela Jayawardene | Geoff Lawson |
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