In this article, we will see 50 frequently asked questions about the Indian Premier League. The Indian Premier League, or IPL is a BCCI founded T20 men's cricket league of India. It was founded in the year 2007 but the inaugural title started only from the year 2008. It usually held annually during the summer time between march to may. Brijesh Patel is the incumbent chairman of IPL. So far there have been 15 seasons of IPL tournament played with the last one played in the year 2022.
This tournament is so popular in India and around the world that there are always lot of frequently asked questions about this league. Here we will see some of those frequently asked questions in below section.
50 Frequently Asked Questions about the Indian Premier League(IPL)
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1. What is the full form of IPL ?
Ans. Indian Premier League
2. Which IPL team has most fans in 2021 ?
Ans. Chennai Super Kings(CSK) ranked first in the fan following list.
3. Who is the winner of IPL 2021 ?
Ans. Chennai Super Kings(CSK) is the winner of IPL 2021.
4. Who won IPL 2022 ?
Ans. Gujarat Titans playing their first title won the tournament in 2022.
5. Who is the king of IPL ?
Ans. Few of the players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Chris Gayle are known to be the King of the IPL.
6. How many times CSK won IPL ?
Ans. The Chennai Super Kings have won the IPL title four times in 2010, 2011, 2018, and 2021.
7. How many matches in IPL 2022 for each team ?
Ans. Each Team played 14 Games in IPL 2022.
8. Which IPL team has most fans ?
Ans. Chennai Super Kings(CSK) has most fans in all the IPL teams.
9. Who is the captain of RCB in IPL 2022 ?
Ans. Faf Du Plessis
10. Which team won IPL 2021 ?
Ans. Chennai Super Kings(CSK)
11. Which team won IPL 2022 ?
Ans. Gujarat Titans(GT) won IPL 2022.
12. How many teams has Parthiv Patel represented before IPL 2018 ?
Ans, Parthiv Patel was picked up by 6 teams before IPL 2018.
13. Who is the dangerous batsman in IPL ?
Ans. Few of the players like AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina and Virat Kohli are known to be the dangerous batsmen in IPL.
14. How many times SRH win IPL ?
Ans. The Sunrisers won their maiden IPL title in the year 2016.
15. How many times RCB won IPL ?
Ans. Although RCB managed to reach in the final but they never won an IPL title.
16. Who is the most dangerous batsman in IPL ?
Ans. AB De Villiers is known to be the most dangerous batsman in the IPL.
17. Who is the God of IPL ?
Ans. Rohit Sharma emerged as the new God of IPL.
18. How to book IPL tickets ?
Ans. There are two primary ways to book IPL tickets:-
- First ways to book is directly from the Stadium Counter.
- And second way is through Bookmyshow official website.
19. Who is the winner of IPL 2020 ?
Ans. Mumbai Indians is the winner of IPL 2020.
20. Who won IPL 2021 final ?
Ans. CSK won the match against KKR by 27 runs.
21. How many times MI won IPL ?
Ans. Mumbai Indians have won 5 IPL titles till date.
22. Who is the dangerous batsman in IPL history ?
Ans. Some of the popularly known dangerous batsman in IPL history are AB De Villiers, Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Andre Russell and Kieron Pollard.
23. What is bio bubble in IPL ?
Ans. A bio bubble is a cordoned off area for players and staff in a team, to protect them from being infected with Covid 19.
24. Who has most runs in IPL ?
Ans. Virat Kohli with total of 6411 runs.
25. Who is the owner of Lucknow IPL Team ?
Ans. Sanjiv Goenka, founder and chairman of the RP Sanjiv Goenka Group, is the Lucknow IPL team owner.
26. Who is worst captain in IPL ?
Ans. Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakarra is known for losing maximum number of matches under his Captaincy.
27. Which team won the inaugural IPL in 2008 ?
Ans. Rajasthan Royals(RR) won the inaugural IPL in 2008.
28. Who hit the longest six in IPL ?
Ans. The record for longest six in the IPL was set by Albie Morkel.
29. How many times KKR won IPL ?
Ans. Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) won 2 IPL trophies till date.
30. How many teams qualify for IPL playoffs in 2020 ?
Ans. Four top ranked team qualified for IPL playoffs in 2020.
31. How many teams qualify for IPL playoffs in 2021 ?
Ans. Four top ranked team qualified for IPL playoffs in 2021.
32. How many teams qualify for IPL playoffs in 2022 ?
Ans. Four top ranked team qualified for IPL playoffs in 2022.
33. Who is the purple cap winner of IPL 2020 ?
Ans. Kagiso Rabada
34. Who is the purple cap winner of IPL 2021 ?
Ans. Harshal Patel
35. Who is the purple cap winner of IPL 2022 ?
Ans. Yuzvendra Chahal won the Purple Cup in IPL 2022.
36. Who started IPL ?
Ans. The league was founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. Brijesh Patel is the incumbent chairman of IPL.
37. Who took the first hat trick of IPL(Indian Premier League) ?
Ans. Lakshmipathy Balaji was the first bowler who took the hat-trick in the inaugural edition of IPL in 2008.
38. How many centuries of Virat Kohli in IPL ?
Ans. So far, Virat Kohli has score 5 centuries in Indian Premier League(IPL).
39. How many times MI qualify for playoffs in IPL history ?
Ans. Mumbai Indians(MI) qualifies 7 times for playoffs in IPL history.
40. How many times RR won IPL ?
Ans. Rajasthan Royals(RR) won only 1 time in the year 2008.
41. When did Sachin retire from IPL ?
Ans. Sachin retired from all forms of cricket after playing his last IPL in 2013.
42. What is RTM card in IPL ?
Ans. RTM card also known Right to Match card. After the highest bid for a particular player is determined, the team that previously owned the said player has the right to match the bid and get the player back into their team
43. What is the highest score in IPL ?
Ans. The highest score in IPL is 263/5 made by Royal Challengers Bangalore against Pune Warriors in 2013.
44. Where was the first IPL match played in India ?
Ans. The 1st ever IPL match was played on 18th april 2008 at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru (India) between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
45. Who has the most wickets in IPL ?
Ans. Dwayne Bravo with 180 wickets is the highest wicket taker in the IPL history.
46. Who won IPL 2008 ?
Ans. Rajasthan Royals(RR) won the IPL 2008 title.
47. Who won IPL 2009 ?
Ans. Hyderabad Deccan Chargers won the IPL 2009 title.
48. What is written on IPL trophy ?
Ans. The IPL trophy has a message inscribed in Sanskrit which reads "Yatra Pratibha Avsara Prapnotihi".
49. Which ball is used in IPL ?
Ans. Kookaburra Turf White is the Official Ball Used in IPL.
50. What is fair play award in IPL ?
Ans. The fair-play award is given to the team that has the best on-field behavior throughout the whole season of the Indian Premier League.