Indian Premier League: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	IPL
Date	2008 - present
Areas Of Involvement	cricket • Twenty20 cricket
Related People	Jasprit Bumrah • Ravichandran Ashwin • Gautam Gambhir • Yuvraj Singh

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Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bengaluru lifts the IPL trophy while celebrating with teammates on stage after winning the 2025 IPL Final at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India.

Cricketer Virat Kohli, who plays for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, wearing a gold helmet and red jersey, plays a cricket shot during an Indian Premier League match at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

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Velocity captain Mithali Raj, Supernovas captain Harmanpreet Kaur, and Trailblazers captain Smriti Mandhana sit at a press conference table with microphones, colorful sponsor logos behind them.

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