Corruption in Indian Premier League

Presented by:- Ankit Kr. Bajpai

Introduction
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a Twenty20 cricket championship league in India. It was initiated by Lalit Modi and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), after an altercation between the BCCI and the Indian Cricket League. The league is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, and is currently supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner. It is contested by eight teams as of 2013, consisting of players from around the cricketing world. The Premier League is generally considered to be the highest-profile showcase in the world for Twenty20 (T20) cricket, the shortest form of professional cricket with just 20 overs per innings, but the IPL is perhaps as well known for its commercial success as for the cricket played - during the sixth IPL season, in 2013, its brand value was estimated to be around US$2.99 billon. Live rights to the event are syndicated around the globe, and in 2010, the IPL became the first sporting event to be broadcast live on YouTube. In 2012 the naming rights for the series was awarded to Pepsi. Two eligible bids were received, with Pepsi winning over Airtel with a bid of INR396.8 crores. However, the league has been the subject of several controversies where allegations of cricket betting, money laundering and spot fixing were witnessed.

Background
Indian Premier League(IPL) was initiated by Board of Cricket for Control in India(BCCI) under the entrepreneurship of Mr. Lalit Modi, who introduced glamour & fame in the league after the failure of ICL, which came to an end after its altercation with the BCCI.
The Auction was an open auction with each player being individually put up for bidding by the franchises. The highest bid that was accepted by the auctioneer was the buyer at that price. There were around 78 players in the Auction a combination of Indian national team and foreign cricketers. Each player has an annual "base player fee". The base player fee is the fee at which the bidding for that player starts. This base player fee assumes that the player is available for the entire season of the DLF Indian Premier League season, including if applicable the Champions Tournament. This fee was to be adjusted on a pro-rata basis, depending on the players availability for the DLF IPL season in the later year.

Effects of IPL
Positives

Negatives

Promotion of Cricket Hunt for talent Unity in International Cricket

Players invoked money. Match & Spot Fixing. Hike in no. of bookies.

Promotion of tourism
Renovation & Introduction of new stadiums. New package of entertainment with Bollywood tarka.

Soft target of International Mafia.

Hampering Test & ODI Cricket. Long Tournament causing injuries & effecting National & International Matches. Controversies on Cheer Leaders.

Teams Involved

Spot Fixing

Cricket Betting
IPL has had a number of controversies relating to players being involved with the betting aspects of the game. In particular, numerous players have been approached by bookmakers and bribed to, throw matches, aspects of matches (e.g. the toss) or provide other information.

BCCIs Action

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