Here is your complete guide to IPL 2015

It is the month of April and the Indian Premier League (IPL 8) is back. This year's Twenty20 tournament will be played from 8 April to 24 May. (Squads)

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Despite controversies, IPL generates huge interest among the fans and this year too is likely to be the same. All 8 teams are ready for the battle.

Here is your complete guide to IPL 2015 (IPL 8)

Opening match - Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Vs Mumbai Indians (MI) - 8 April (8 PM IST), Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Final - 24 May (8 PM IST), Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Opening ceremony - 7 April (7.30 PM IST), Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

Last year's champions - KKR

Total matches - 60

Total match-days - 47

Which channels will telecast matches Live? - Sony Max and Sony Six

Match start times - 4 PM and 8 PM IST

Most expensive player - Yuvraj Singh of Delhi Daredevils (DD) - Rs 16 crores

Prize money - Winner - Rs 15 crores; Runner-up - Rs 10 crores

Awards - Orange Cap (most runs scored); Purple Cap (most wickets taken); Most Valuable Player; Fair Play, Emerging Player; Catch of the tournament.

Stadiums - 12

Ahmedabad - Sardar Patel Stadium (Capacity - 54,000)

Bengaluru - M Chinnaswamy Stadium (36,760)

Chennai - MA Chidambaram Stadium (37,220)

Delhi - Ferozeshah Kotla (55,000)

Hyderabad - Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium (55,000)

Kolkata - Eden Gardens (66,349)

Mohali - Punjab Cricket Association Stadium (40,000)

Mumbai - Wankhede Stadium (33,482)

Mumbai - Brabourne Stadium (20,000)

Pune - MCA International Stadium (36,000)

Raipur - Chhattisgarh International Cricket Stadium (50,000)

Visakhapatnam - ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium (25,000)

The 8 captains

CSK - MS Dhoni (India)

DD - JP Duminy (South Africa)

KXIP - George Bailey (Australia)

KKR - Gautam Gambhir (India)

MI - Rohit Sharma (India)

RCB - Virat Kohli (India)

RR - Shane Watson (Australia)

SRH - David Warner (Australia)

The 8 coaches

CSK - Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)

DD - Gary Kirsten (South Africa)

KXIP - Sanjay Bangar (India)

KKR - Trevor Bayliss (Australia)

MI - Ricky Ponting (Australia)

RCB - Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)

RR - Paddy Upton (South Africa)

SRH - Tom Moody (Australia)

Official Twitter handle - @IPL

Official hashtag - #PepsiIPL

Past champions

- Rajasthan Royals

- Deccan Chargers

- Chennai Super Kings

- CSK

2012 - Kolkata Knight Riders

- Mumbai Indians

- KKR

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