Dates | 29 March – 26 May 2024 |
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Administrator(s) | Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Group stage and playoffs |
Host(s) | India |
Participants | 10 |
Matches | 74 |
Official website | iplt20 |
The 2024 Indian Premier League (also referred to as IPL 2024) will be the 17th season of the Indian Premier League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in India. It is organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India.[1]
Participating teams
The same 10 teams from the previous season have returned with few changes to the team personnel.
Personnel changes
Support staff changes
- Gautam Gambhir was appointed as the Mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders.[2]
- Justin Langer replaced Andy Flower as the Head Coach of Lucknow Super Giants.[3]
- Sanjay Bangar was appointed by Punjab Kings as the Head of Cricket Development.
- Andy Flower replaced Sanjay Bangar as the Head Coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore.[4]
- Daniel Vettori replaced Brian Lara as Head Coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad.[5]
Captaincy changes
- Shubman Gill was named as the captain of Gujarat Titans after their previous captain, Hardik Pandya, was acquired by Mumbai Indians.[6]
- Shreyas Iyer returned as the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders after missing out last year due to a back injury, replacing Nitish Rana who will serve as the vice captain.[7]
- Rohit Sharma was replaced by Hardik Pandya as the captain of Mumbai Indians.[8]
- David Warner is set to return to captaincy after missing out last year with injury, Rishabh Pant replacing as the captain of Delhi Capitals.
Auction records
- The IPL Auction for the first time was held outside India. It was held at Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, UAE on 19 December 2023.[9]
- Mitchell Starc became the most expensive player in the history of IPL when he was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹24.75 crore (US$3.1 million) surpassing both Pat Cummins who was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹20.50 crore (US$2.6 million) (US$2.4 million) in the same auction and Sam Curran who was bought at ₹18.50 crore by Punjab Kings in 2023 auction.[10]
Rules
A New law has been introduced this season:
- Bowlers will be allowed to deliver two bouncers an over. This change in playing conditions was trialled during the 2023–24 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, India's domestic T20 tournament.[11]
References
- ↑ "IPL Auction Set for December 23 in Kochi". ESPN. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ↑ "Gambhir returns to Kolkata Knight Riders as team mentor". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ↑ "Lucknow Super Giants part ways with Andy Flower, appoint Justin Langer as new coach". Indian Express. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ↑ "Royal Challengers Bangalore end stint of Mike Hesson, Sanjay Bangar". Times Of India. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ↑ "Daniel Vettori named new Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ↑ "Hardik Pandya traded to Mumbai Indians, Kane Williamson named captain of Gujarat Titans". Times of India. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ↑ "Iyer confirmed as Knights captain". The Times of India. 15 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ↑ "Rohit Sharma announced as captain for the IPL 2024 season". Mumbai Indians. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ↑ IPL 2024 Auction Live Streaming: When and where to watch IPL Auction live on TV and online Hindustan Times. 19 December 2023.
- ↑ Starc shatters Cummins' record for most expensive player at IPL auction ESPNcricinfo. 19 December 2023.
- ↑ "IPL to allow two bouncers per over". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
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