Economics of the IPL

Welcome to CricketNext. I’m Brian/Malavika, and today we’re taking a closer look at the inner workings of one of India’s favorite things - the IPL.

The Indian Premier League had its 11th season this year. I know, it feels like it began just a few years ago and it is already 11 years old. They grow so fast, don’t they? The IPL has been around for so long that two-time champions Chennai SuperKings, who were ousted for two years, made a popular comeback. Their first match in the 2018 season was a classic…Dwayne Bravo’s big hits taking the Chennai Superkings past Mumbai in the last 3 overs…what a way to start the biggest cricketing event of the year! CSK, of course, were crowned champions once again in 2018. As the joke goes, the Chennai has played fewer IPLs than Bangalore and still has more IPL trophies.

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