Indian Premier League Teams

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is undoubtedly the biggest and the richest T20 league in the world. Founded in the year 2008, the tournament has gone from strength to strength with each passing season.

At present, it is one of the richest leagues not in cricket but in the whole sporting world. It is played every year, usually from March to May.

The inaugural season of the tournament was played in 2008 with a total of eight IPL teams.

The eight Indian Premier League teams were Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians (MI), Delhi Capitals (DC) (then Delhi Daredevils), Punjab Kings (PBKS) (then Kings XI Punjab), now-defunct Deccan Chargers (DC), Rajasthan Royals (RR), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).

Over the years, a number of teams have been added and terminated from the IPL due to various reasons.

After three highly successful seasons of the league, the BCCI decided to expand the IPL in 2011 by introducing two new teams - Kochi Tuskers Kerala and Pune Warriors India. The Kochi-based franchise was bought by Rendezvous Sports World while the Pune-based outfit was bought by the Sahara Adventure Sports Group.

However, the experiment did not prove successful. The Kochi Tuskers were terminated after just one season while Pune Warriors India withdrew from the league in 2013.

In 2012, the BCCI also terminated the contract of Deccan Chargers. In the same year, they were replaced by Sunrisers Hyderabad. From 2014, the league once again reverted to its eight IPL teams.

In 2016 and 2017 when Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were suspended, two new IPL men's T20 teams were introduced to the league - Gujarat Lions and Rising Pune Supergiant. They played two seasons before being disbanded following the return of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals.

Recent IPL teams:

A couple of recent Indian Premier League teams have been added to the competition in recent years. The two teams are Gujarat Titans and Lucknow SuperGiants. Both the teams were added to the IPL in the year 2022 as a part of BCCI's expansion plan.

The base for Gujarat Titans is Ahmedabad while the base for Lucknow SuperGiants is Lucknow. The Gujarat-based outfit plays its home games at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

On the other hand, the Lucknow-based franchise plays its home games at the Ekana Cricket Stadium. Gujarat Titans are owned by CVC Capital Partners while Lucknow SuperGiants are owned by RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group.

All IPL cricket teams:

At present, there are ten IPL's men T20 teams. Apart from the eight teams that were founded in the year 2008, two new IPL teams were added in the year 2022. Here are the names of all IPL cricket teams:

• Chennai Super Kings
• Delhi Capitals
• Gujarat Titans
• Kolkata Knight Riders
• Lucknow Super Giants
• Mumbai Indians
• Punjab Kings
• Rajasthan Royals
• Royal Challengers Bengaluru
• Sunrisers Hyderabad

Defunct IPL teams:

Here are all the IPL cricket teams that were disbanded:

• Kochi Tuskers Kerala
• Deccan Chargers
• Pune Warriors India
• Gujarat Lions
• Rising Pune Supergiant

IPL teams records:

• Rajasthan Royals are the inaugural winners of the IPL.
• Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings are the most successful side in the history of the league. Both the teams have won the tournament five times so far.
• Chennai Super Kings were the first team to defend their IPL title before Mumbai Indians replicated their feat.
• Only three teams have won the IPL more than once - Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders.
• Sunrisers Hyderabad holds the record for the highest team total in IPL - 287/3 vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
• Royal Challengers Bengaluru hold the record for lowest team total in IPL - 49/10 vs Kolkata Knight Riders.