As we all know India’s favorite IPL is going to start on the 31st of March, 2023. Fans are waiting for the day when they see their favorite players on the ground.
The most awaited cricket twenty-20 tournament, Indian Premier League, is coming with so much new excitement where ten teams will take part in the tournament. IPL is a men’s T20 franchise cricket league in India.
The league was founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI) in 2007. The IPL 2023 will come as fresh air to many parts of the country. This will be the first time Indian Premier League(IPL) will be played across the country since the COVID-19 pandemic. This year two new teams joined the league as players.
The IPL 2023 will be organized from 31st March 2023 and its final match will be played on 28th May 2023.
The Indian Premier League has revolutionized Indian cricket, and its impact on the league cannot be emphasized. The league has not only given cricketers a platform to demonstrate their abilities, but it has also produced a new type of entertainment that has captured millions of spectators worldwide.
What is IPL?
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket competition in India. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) launched it in 2007. The IPL is noted for its high-intensity matches, celebrity team owners, and ability to draw some of the finest cricketers from across the world.
The first edition of the Indian Premier League was launched in 2008 and the upcoming edition is 2023. Its headquarter is in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Every year, between March and May, ten teams from various locations in India compete in the IPL. Each team plays 14 matches in a round-robin style, with the top four teams progressing to the playoffs. The playoffs consist of two qualifiers, an elimination round, and a final to decide the league champion.
The IPL is the world’s most popular cricket league. In 2014, it was rated sixth among all the sports leagues in terms of average attendance. And in 2010, the IPL became the first sporting event in the world to be broadcast live on YouTube.
What is so special in IPL?
One of the IPL’s distinguishing elements is its player auction, in which clubs compete for the greatest cricketers from across the world. The auction is usually held a few months before the tournament begins, and teams have a given budget for purchasing players.
Apart from the high-quality cricket, the IPL is also known for its glitz and glamour.
Bollywood stars, business tycoons, and even worldwide sports figures own teams in the league, which adds to the excitement and buzz surrounding the competition. The IPL has also provided a platform for new and future Indian players to display their talent and establish a name for themselves in the cricketing world.
The IPL has seen its fair share of problems throughout the years, including claims of match-fixing and corruption. Nonetheless, the league has taken efforts to address these concerns, including the implementation of stringent mechanisms to promote fair play and transparency.
Teams in IPL 2023
A total of 10 IPL teams are taking part in IPL, 2023, including:
- Chennai Super Kings
- Delhi Capitals
- Gujrat Titans
- Lucknow Super Giants
- Kolkata Knight Riders
- Mumbai Indians
- Punjab Kings
- Rajasthan Royals
- Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Sunrisers Hyderabad
The most successful team among them is Mumbai Indians with a total of 5 titles, followed by Chennai Super Kings, who have won the title of IPL four times. Virat Kohli is the most scoring player who has scored 6624 runs.
In IPL 2023, Gujarat Titans will lock horns with Chennai Super Kings in the first match on 31st March 2023 at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium, Ahmedabad. Fans are looking super excited for the grand opening of the IPL 2023. However, the rules are slightly different as the BCCI(Board of Cricket Control) has made some rules and new formats for the upcoming Indian Premier League. This IPL will continue for 52 days.
New Rules and Regulations by BCCI
BCCI has added a new rule for the upcoming IPL, 2023. This rule allows every team to replace one of their on-field players with any of the extra players of the team anytime during the match. This rule is called as “Impact Player Rule” by BCCI. But the replaced player will no longer be a part of the game.
IPL is going to start very soon, only a few days are left to go. The changes and addition in rules make IPL 2023 different from IPL 2022.
Here are the other rules and changes made by the BCCI(Board of Cricket Control) in IPL(Indian Premier League) 2023.
IPL 2023 Wide Ball Evaluation
With the Decision Review System, players can appeal the umpire’s wide and no-ball calls (DRS). The Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023 became the first tournament to introduce and apply the new rule. The regulation will be implemented in IPL matches from March 31, 2023, onwards.
IPL 2023 Impact Player Rule
This new rule is added by BCCI, which allows every team to replace a player from their on-field players with any of the substitute players of their team. And also this rule includes that the player who will be replaced cannot participate as a player in the team, not even as a substitute player of the team.
IPL 2023 Venues
As the BCCI has changed the format of the league stage matches to home and away matches, each team has a home venue, which means each team will play a total of 14 league-stage matches, which will include 7 home and 7 away matches.
These new rules will make IPL 2023 a different kind of its own thing. These rules are adding some value to this most loved cricket tournament.
