This received significant opposition from franchise owners who complained that richer franchises were "luring players with under-the-table deals" following which the IPL decided to include domestic players in the player auction.

[129] Swadeshi Jagran Manch, an affiliate of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) said that the 2020 Vivo IPL should not feature the Chinese company Vivo.[130]. For more Premier League history, click here. Composer Pranav Ajayrao Malpe is glad that the Music Composers Association of India (MCAI) has discredited plagiarism charges against the anthem he has created for the 2020 edition of Indian Premier League (IPL). [84], The IPL's broadcast rights were originally held by a partnership between Sony Pictures Networks and World Sport Group, under a ten-year contract valued at US$1.03 billion. [84][85] The report also stated that the game continued to recover from recent controversy, stating "This IPL season has grabbed the eyeballs for all the right reasons with a relatively controversy free tournament, coupled with some scintillating on-field performances which have brought the spotlight back on the game. However, a penalty may be imposed if the umpires find teams misusing this privilege. The teams that finish in the bottom three of the league table at the end of the campaign are relegated to the Championship, the second tier of English football. "[99][98][100] The deal led to concerns that Star India now held a monopoly on major cricket rights in the country, as it is also the rights-holder of ICC competitions and the Indian national team. [83], The tournament has grown rapidly in value over the years 2016–18, as seen in a series of jumps in value from one season to the next. [78] In June 2017, Vivo retained the rights for the next five seasons (2018–2022) with a winning bid of ₹2,199 crore (US$310 million), in a deal more expensive than Barclays' Premier League title sponsorship contract between 2013 and 2016. The league has delivered financially for the players, franchisees, sponsors and India as a whole, prompting a strong desire among a range of stakeholders to appropriately value it. ", "Facebook may have failed with its $600 million bid for cricket, but this is only the beginning", "Star India wins IPL rights for US $2.55 billion", "IPL television and broadcast rights sold for massive £1.97bn to Star India", "Five stand-out numbers from the IPL media rights sale", "Star Sports mega deal: How buying IPL media rights will change sports broadcasting? [104] Matches are also available on Jio TV and Airtel TV apps on smartphones. Who is YouTuber Vijay P Nair Who Recently Got Beaten by Women's Rights Activists in Kerala? Players sign up for the auction and also set their base price, and are bought by the franchise that bids the highest for them. Use of the CNN name and/or logo on or as part of NEWS18.com does not derogate from the intellectual property rights of Cable News Network in respect of them. Some of the team composition rules (as of 2020 season) are as follows: The term of a player contract is one year, with the franchise having the option to extend the contract by one or two years. CNN and the CNN logo are registered marks of Cable News Network, LP LLLP, displayed with permission. Six clubs are 'ever-present', having been in the Premier League since it formed: Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. [101], For its inaugural season, Star aimed to put a larger focus on widening the IPL's appeal with a "core" cricket audience.

[33], According to a 2015 survey by Sporting Intelligence and ESPN The Magazine, the average IPL salary when pro-rated is US$4.33 million per year, the second highest among all sports leagues in the world. Delhi-based rapper KRSNA on Tuesday had accused Indian Premier League (IPL) of plagiarising his 2017 track, "Dekh kaun aaya waapas" to create this year's IPL anthem, "Aayenge hum wapas".