Welcome to the Official YouTube channel of the Kolkata Knight Riders. Hang out, take a look around and if you do come across anything you find interesting do. “Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo Re” is the theme song of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) IPL Team. Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo Re is a Bengali Phrase whose English Translation Meaning is we will act, fight and win!

Official IPL logo Countries Administrator Format First Edition Latest Edition Next Edition Tournament format and Number of teams 8 Current champion Most successful, (3 titles each) Most runs (4985) Most wickets (154) TV Website Tournaments • • • • • • • • • • • • The Indian Premier League ( IPL) is a professional league in contested during April and May of every year by teams representing 8 Indian cities and some states. The league was founded by the (BCCI) in 2008, and is regarded as the brainchild of, the founder and former commissioner of the league. IPL has an exclusive window in. Prahar mp4 movie download. The IPL is the most-attended cricket league in the world and in 2014 ranked sixth by average attendance among all sports leagues. In 2010, the IPL became the first sporting event in the world to be broadcast live on.

The brand value of IPL in 2018 was US$6.3 billion, according to. According to BCCI, the 2015 IPL season contributed ₹11.5 billion ( US$182 million) to the of the. There have been of the IPL tournament.

The current IPL title holders are the, who won the. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • History [ ] Background [ ] The (ICL) was founded in 2007, with funding provided. The ICL was not recognised by the (BCCI) or the (ICC) and the BCCI were not pleased with its committee members joining the ICL executive board. To prevent players from joining the ICL, the BCCI increased the prize money in their own domestic tournaments and also imposed lifetime bans on players joining the ICL, which was considered a rebel league by the board. Foundation [ ]. 'The IPL has been designed to entice an entire new generation of sports fans into the grounds throughout the country. The dynamic Twenty20 format has been designed to attract a young fan base, which also includes women and children.'

— Modi during the launch of the IPL. On 13 September 2007, the BCCI announced the launch of a franchise-based competition called Indian Premier League whose first season was slated to start in April 2008, in a 'high-profile ceremony' in. BCCI vice-president, said to be the mastermind behind the idea of IPL, spelled out the details of the tournament including its format, the prize money, franchise revenue system and squad composition rules. It was also revealed that the IPL would be run by a seven-man governing council composed of former India players and BCCI officials, and that the top two teams of the IPL would qualify for that year's. Modi also clarified that they had been working on the idea for two years and that IPL was not started as a 'knee-jerk reaction' to the ICL. The league's format was similar to that of the of England and the in the United States. In order to decide the owners for the new league, an auction was held on 24 January 2008 with the total base prices of the franchises costing around $400 million.