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Why Four IPL Owners Now Run England’s Biggest Domestic Cricket Franchises

If you’ve followed the IPL for any length of time, the 2026 team sheet for The Hundred will feel oddly…
Admin • Jul 27, 2026
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What It Feels Like To Win The IPL — Players Reveal Cricket’s Greatest High

Introduction  The IPL Final ends. The last ball is bowled. The winning side erupts. And then what? Television cameras capture…
Admin • Jul 23, 2026
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The Most Googled Night In Cricket — IPL’s Greatest Individual Performances

Introduction  Every sport has performances so extraordinary that they enter a different category from normal excellence. They are not just…
Admin • Jul 23, 2026
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The Man Who Paid ₹742 Crore and Built Cricket’s Greatest Dynasty — The Mumbai Indians Story

Introduction  In January 2008, Mukesh Ambani sat in a Mumbai hotel ballroom and paid Rs. 742 crore for the right to run…
Admin • Jul 23, 2026
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Pune Warriors India — The ₹1,533 Crore Franchise That Played 3 Seasons and Vanished 

Introduction  In 2010, Sahara India Pariwar paid approximately Rs. 1,533 crore â€” then a record for an IPL franchise — for the rights to operate a team…
Admin • Jul 23, 2026
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Champions At 3pm, Gone By 3pm — The Day Deccan Chargers Ceased to Exist

Introduction  On September 14, 2012, the Deccan Chargers franchise — winner of the 2009 IPL title, finalists in 2010, a…
Admin • Jul 23, 2026
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The Night 250,000 People Came and Cricket Broke Their Hearts — RCB’s Title Tragedy 

Introduction  The story of RCB’s 2025 IPL title has two parts. The first is pure joy: an 18-year wait, ended.…
Admin • Jul 23, 2026
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30 Balls. Then 35. Then 39. — The Story of IPL’s Most Explosive Centuries

Introduction  To score a century in a T20 match is special. To score it in 40 balls — needing to…
Admin • Jul 23, 2026
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The Franchise That Holds Both The Highest and Lowest IPL Score — The RCB Paradox

Introduction  If you wanted to build a cricket franchise that perfectly captures the chaos and beauty of the sport, you…
Admin • Jul 23, 2026
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From $1.5 Million to ₹27 Crore — The Wild Story of IPL’s Most Expensive Players 

Introduction  January 2008. A hotel ballroom in Mumbai. A roomful of franchise owners who are about to bid on cricket…
Admin • Jul 23, 2026
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