IPL (Indian Premier League) is a Twenty-20 (T20) cricket league held in India annually. IPL 2018 will be held in India from 7th April to 27th May. In this article, we will read about "Indian premier league T20 2018: Teams, Captains, and Others".
IPL T20 2018 Teams, Captains and Others List
Indian Premier League (IPL)
- It was founded by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007.
- BCCI is the body responsible for the functioning and operation of the league.
- The first Tournament was held in 2008 in India across various parts of the country.
- The last tournament was held in 2017.
- The tournament is played with 8 teams (franchise) and the top four teams at the end of the tournament will receive a cash prize award, for Winner, Runner, third place and fourth place.
- So far 10 tournaments have been held and 13 teams have participated till 2017.
IPL Teams
- Current teams – Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Former Teams – Deccan Chargers; Gujarat Lions; Rising Pune Supergiant; Pune Warriors India; Kochi Tuskers Kerala;
IPL 2018 Teams
Team Name | Captain | Coach | Home Ground/City |
Chennai Super Kings | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Stephen Fleming | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
Delhi Daredevils | Gautam Gambhir | Ricky Ponting | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
Kings XI Punjab | Ravichandran Ashwin | Brad Hodge | Bindra Stadium, Punjab |
Kolkata Knight Riders | Dinesh Karthik | Jacques Kallis | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
Mumbai Indians | Rohit Sharma | Mahela Jayawardena | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
Rajasthan Royals | Ajinkya Rahane | Paddy Upton | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
Royal Challengers Bangalore | Virat Kohli | Daniel Vettori | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
Sunrises Hyderabad | Ken Williamson | Tom Moody | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad |
IPL 2018
- IPL 2018 to be held in India and it is the eleventh season of the IPL Tournament.
- Number of Teams: 08
- Number of Matches: 60
- Host Country: India
- Tournament Format: Double Round Robin and Playoffs
- IPL 2018 will be the first season in the IPL tournament history to have DRS system.
- Number of Venues: 10
- Final Match: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Winners of Previous Indian Premier League
YEAR | WINNER | WINNING CAPTAIN | RUNNER UP | NUMBER OF TEAMS PARTICIPATED | VENUE (COUNTRY) |
2008 | Rajasthan Royals | Shane Warne | Chennai Super Kings | 8 | India |
2009 | Deccan Charges | Adam Gilchrist | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 8 | South Africa |
2010 | Chennai Super Kings | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Mumbai Indians | 8 | India |
2011 | Chennai Super Kings | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 10 | India |
2012 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Gautam Gambhir | Chennai Super Kings | 9 | India |
2013 | Mumbai Indians | Rohit Sharma | Chennai Super Kings | 9 | India |
2014 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Gautam Gambhir | Kings XI Punjab | 8 | India |
2015 | Mumbai Indians | Rohit Sharma | Chennai Super Kings | 8 | India |
2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | David Warner | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 8 | India |
2017 | Mumbai Indians | Rohit Sharma | Rising Pune Supergiants | 8 | India |
- Mumbai Indians was the successful team with three titles in ten tournaments.
Various Awards in Indian Premier League
- Orange Cap: for most runs
- Purple Cap: for most wickets
- Man of the Match - for every League and Playoffs match
- Perfect Catch of the Match
- Maximum Sixes Award for the most number of sixes in a match
- Stylish Player of the day
- Maximum Season Award – for most sixes in the tournament
- Superfast Fifty Award – for scoring fastest fifty in the season
- Glam shot of the season – for Unique, admirable cricket shot
- Player of the season – best player of the season
- Emerging Player Award - for the future star of International Cricket
- Most Valuable Player Award – for earning more points in the whole season
- Fair Play Award Trophy – for the team which upheld the best spirit of the game throughout the season
- IPL TROPHY – winning team in the Final
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