IPL 2023!

For the first time since 2019…


The IPL asserted its status as one of the largest events of sports, let alone cricket tournaments.

Rs. 50,000 crore-worth media rights deal is a testament to the growth and the fame of the IPL that has snowballed into one of the much-anticipated annual cricket rituals.

While the BCCI did a marvelous job of hosting the IPL amid the Covid pandemic, the empty stands in the UAE robbed the theatre and atmosphere that the biggest T20 league in the world has managed to create over the years.

Team buses are being greeted by a number of fans on the streets, and practice sessions draw more crowds than Test matches.

They are establishing a connection with the local crowd and adding flavors which were missed as the IPL was shifted out of the country or played only at selected centers in the country due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The world has changed a lot over the last 3 years.

To take us on a trip back in time, the IPL returns to its celebrated home-and-away format for the first time since 2019.

The crowd for ticket sales is back and so are the travel days for the megastar cricketers, who are going to have a busy 8 weeks in the T20 carnival.

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