The Indian Premier League is a Twenty20 cricket tournament in India. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) began the tournament after a dispute with the Indian Cricket League, which was then abolished by BCCI.[1] The first season of the Indian Premier League began on 18 April 2008. It is the most popular league in cricket in the world as it is called as "India's cricket festival is IPL".
There are ten franchises that field teams to play in the IPL: