Going through the 'Latest 50 Diary Posts' forum. I was searching for a small or a detailed description of the IPL 2008. Though, RSD had written something on it, This is entirely a different post. If you are interested in knowing about it, ReaD oN!
What is IPL?
The IPL is a remade coloured sketch of cricket made by the BCCI to glamourize and internationalize the game called Cricket in form of the latest in-thing called the T20. The fun begins tonight at 18:30 Hours [GMT +5:30] only on Set Max.
The Teams:
Mumbai - Mukesh Ambani [Mumbai Indians]
Bangalore - Vijay Mallaya [Royal Challengers]
Hyderabad - Deccan Chronicle [Deccan Chargers]
Chennai - India Cements [Super Kings]
Delhi - GMR Infrastructure [Dare Devils]
Mohali - Preity Zinta [Kings XI Punjab]
Kolkata - Shahrukh Khan [Knight Riders]
Jaipur - Emerging media [Rajhasthan Royals]
What will actually happen?
Each team will play the other seven teams home and away , the top four teams at the end of the group stages will proceed through to the semi finals. And the winner team will get a Prize money of Rs. 6 Crores.
Temporary Schedule: [ 3 Day ]
18th April 2008 - Bangalore Vs. Kolkata
19th April 2008 - Mohali Vs. Chennai
- Delhi Vs. Jaipur
20th April 2008 - Kolkata Vs. Hyderabad
- Mumbai Vs. Bangalore
For more precise schedules, Refer ->
http://in.sports.yahoo.com/cricket/ipl/fixtures-results.html The stage is set, Let the game begin~ So, which TEAM are you supporting? 8)
PS: Source thing, Wikipedia.