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
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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