Yesterday, I took leave from my office to watch the IPL match between Bangalore Royal Challengers and Kolkata Knight Riders in Bangalore. The Opening ceremony was memorable and superb and the blasting inning by Brendon McCullum was amazing, I have never seen such a wonderful performance with bat. His great inning completely destroyed the home team in the inaugural match. By the way do you know about IPL. IPL is not a new concept. Actually it is inspired from football’s English Premier League and the National Basketball League (NBA). The IPL is a professional Twenty20 cricket league created and promoted by the BCCI with eight teams containing 16 players each.

Watch out the anthem of Kolkata Knight Riders

The 8 IPL teams are —

Bangalore Royal Challengers: The Bangalore team was bought by Vijay Mallya’s UB Group for $111.6 million to own the team for 10 years. Rahul Dravid is the captain of Bangalore Royal Challengers. Venkatesh Prasad is the coach of the team.

Kings XI Punjab: The Mohali team was bought by Bollywood Actress Preity Zinta, and industrialist Nasli Wadia, along with renowned industrialists Karan Paul and Mohit Burman for $76 million for a period of 10 years. Yuvraj Singh is the captain of Kings XI Punjab. Tom Moddy is the coach of the team.

Chennai Super Kings: The Chennai team was bought by India Cements for $91 million to own the team for 10 years. Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the captain of Chennai Super Kings. Kepler Wessels is the coach of the team.

Kolkata Knight Riders: The Kolkata team is owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla and her husband Jay Mehta for $75.09 million for a 10-year period. Sourav Ganguly is the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders. Australia’s John Buchanan is the coach of the team.

Deccan Chargers: The Hyderabad team was bought by Deccan Chronicle for $107 million for a 10-year period. Team India’s Test player VVS Laxman is the captain of Deccan Chargers. India’s fielding coach, Robin Singh is the coach of the team.

Mumbai Indians: The Mumbai team is owned by Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Limited for $111.9 million for a period of 10 years. Sachin Tendulkar is the captain of Mumbai Indians. Former Team India manager, Lalchand Rajput is the coach of the team.

Delhi Daredevils: The Delhi team is owned by GMR Holdings for $84 million for a period of 10 years. Virender Sehwag is the captain of Delhi Daredevils. Australia’s Greg Shipperd is the coach of the team.

Rajasthan Royals: The Jaipur team was bought by UK-based company Emerging Media for $67 million to own the team for a period of 10 years. Former Australian spin bowler Shane Warne is both the captain and coach of Rajasthan Royals.