Friends,
The eighth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) begins on April 8, 2015 with the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders taking on the champions of the 2013 edition, Mumbai Indians.
IPL 2015 will involve eight teams as the tournament will start on April 8 and will end with the final on May 24. There have been lot of commotion in between as couple of IPL teams have gone through lot of changes. Yuvraj Singh will be playing for the Delhi Daredevils (DD), after he was purchased for Rs 16 crore in the auction held in February this year.
Kevin Pietersen, who was the captain of the Delhi side last time around was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for Rs 2 crores. But Pietersen will not be a part of the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), as he is pushing for England reselection and he will be available for the IPL franchise only if they qualify for the second round.
There seems to have been no chance in the points system for IPL 2015. The team that wins will get two points and the top four teams at the end of the first round — which is all teams having played their home and away games — will go into the Play-Offs.
The leading run-scorers in the tournament will be awarded with the Orange Cap, and the leading wicket-takers of the IPL 2015 will be given the Purple Cap.
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