Indian Premier League: On this day, IPL started on 18 April 2008. Since then, 17 seasons of this prestigious league of the country have been completed. Currently, the 18th season of IPL is being played. This journey started from the Chinnaswamy Stadium has almost changed the outline of Indian cricket. The first match of the country’s prestigious league was played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Where in the opening match, New Zealand’s opening batter Brendon McCullum was seen in the fierce rhythm. His excellent innings can be gauged from the fact that he faced a total of 73 balls during the match. Meanwhile, 158 not out at a strike rate of 216.43. After this innings, this league never looked back. Here, more than one, one kept coming and increasing the credibility of the league.

Brand value reached 1 lakh crore

According to a TAM Sports report, the total brand value of IPL has reached US $ 12 billion by 2024, which is more than the brand value of any cricket league in the world.

Happy Birthday, IPL.

– 18 years Completed of the Greatest League which started on this day in 2008. pic.twitter.com/fk4le0rnwh

– Mufaddal Vohra (@Mufaddal_vohra) April 18, 2025

Who are the star players

International and Indian players in the IPL have given a lot of color. Due to which the League has set new records of success. Let’s know which are the best players who have put four moons in this league-

Virat Kohli

Currently, Virat Kohli is the first player to score the most runs in the IPL. Kohli, who played from Royal Challengers Bangalore, has participated in 258 matches here till 2008. Meanwhile, he has managed to score 8252 runs in 250 innings at an average of 39.10. During this time, eight centuries and 58 half -centuries have been scored from his bat. With Kohli’s bat, cricket lovers have got to see 282 sixes and 725 fours in the IPL.

Shikhar Dhawan

Left -arm opener Shikhar Dhawan has also had a great performance in the IPL. But at present he is away from the league. He participated in this prestigious league of the country between 2008 and 2024. Meanwhile, 222 managed to play matches. During this time, 6769 runs in 221 innings at an average of 35.25 with his bat. Dhawan has two centuries and 51 half -centuries in the IPL.

Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma, who has won the IPL title for Mumbai Indians five times, has also been excellent in the IPL. Till the time the news was written, he has scored 6710 runs in 258 innings of 263 matches at an average of 29.30. In the IPL, Rohit’s bat has scored two centuries and 43 half -centuries so far.

David Warner

Former Australian opener batsman David Warner has been the best international player in the IPL so far. Warner has scored 6565 runs in 184 matches here. In 2016, Hyderabad also won its first trophy under Warner’s captaincy. Currently, he is attending PSL away from IPL.

Suresh Raina

Suresh Raina, popularly known as ‘Mr. IPL’ in the history of IPL, is on the fifth position in the list of players who scored the most runs here. Raina, who has said goodbye to the league, spread the fire for many teams here. But cricket lovers got to see their excellent performance from CSK. Before retiring, Raina played a total of 205 matches in the IPL between 2008 and 2021. Meanwhile, in 200 innings, he managed to score 5528 runs at an average of 32.51.

Yuzvendra Chahal

The batsman who scored the most runs in the history of IPL is Virat Kohli. At the same time, the charismatic record of taking wickets is recorded in the name of Yuzvendra Chahal. The 34 -year -old leg spinner has taken 211 wickets in 166 matches till the news is written. He is part of the Punjab Kings team in the ongoing season. During the auction, the franchise had included a huge amount of 18 crores in his fleet.

Let us tell you that IPL is like a festival for Indian cricket lovers. IPL has given fans the best players to entertainment and Indian cricket. The journey of 18 years is still very golden.

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