Question: Who is chairman of Indian Premier League ?
a) Brijesh Patel
b) Sourav C Ganguly
c) Jay shah
d) None of these
Ans :a
Related Facts :
- Tata Group will replace Chinese mobile manufacturer, Vivo as the title sponsor of the Indian Premier League from 2022.
- The Tata Group’s association as title sponsors of IPL was discussed during the league’s Governing Council meeting earlier in the day.
- VIVO had signed a 5-year deal in 2018 worth Rs 440 crore annually until 2022.
- However, the Chinese mobile manufacturer had a year of its contract paused in 2020 due to border tensions.
- Till the end of the 2023 edition, Tata Group will replace Vivo as the title sponsor of the cash-rich league.
- High light points :
- The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional men’s Twenty20 cricket league, contested by ten teams based out of ten Indian cities.
- The league was founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007.
- There have been fourteen seasons of the IPL tournament. The current IPL title holders are the Chennai Super Kings, winning the 2021 season.
- The venue for the 2020 season was moved due to the COVID-19 pandemic and games were played in the United Arab Emirates.
- The 15th edition of the Indian Premier League will have as many as 10 teams as two new teams, one from Ahmedabad and the other from Lucknow, are all set to join the cash-rich league.
- The Ahmedabad team will be owned by CVC Capital
- the RPSG Group won the Lucknow franchise with a bid of Rs 7090 crore.
By Pawan kumar