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Indian Premier League, the 20-20 thriller cricket league, is claimed as the biggest cricket event on the face of the planet. In fact it is inspired by the English Premier League, one of the most successful football leagues in the world. In the last three years it has expanded its market and contributed a lot of talented players to the Indian team. According to global sports salaries review, IPL is the second highest-paid league, based on first-team salaries on a pro rata basis, second only to the NBA. It is estimated that the average salary of an IPL player over a year would be $3.84million.
Twenty- twenty itself is a vibrant format. 20 overs and 10 wickets, that is enough for the batsmen to go crazy with the bat, hit the maximum not worrying about the overs. For this reason big hitting batsmen are in big demand in 20 -20 teams. The IPL 20 twenty matches provide tremendous entertainment in terms of hard hitting, good bowling and fielding, presence of cheerleaders and film stars.
Indian pitches are traditionally good for batting. The new venues being made such as the one for Kochi Tuskers Kerala in Kochi are not expected to be different. This has really geared up the approach of batsman. The recent performance of the Indian cricket team owes a lot to the India premier league.
The IPL was initiated by BCCI with a clear objective to help improve the domestic game at the grass root level. Not to mention the mentoring that this talent would receive from the best coaches and support staff to help them improve their game. IPL has already contributed some great players like Suresh Raina, Ravichandran Aswin etc. The organisers can definitely be proud of what they have added to world cricket in general and Indian cricket in particular.
Roumers are spreading that England is also planning a similar league. Sooner or later, every Board will see its potential and try to start one. Experts in the field are sure that one day, Twenty20 leagues will have a more important place in cricket in every country. Test matches and one day matches may become less popular in history.
