Cricket in its original form is a game that goes on for five days. However, in keeping with modern traditions of quick-fix solutions, a shorter version evolved – it was the one-day concept and labeled as the ODI or One Day International.

That held sway for a time but the fans wanted still more action-packed games and the Twenty20 version was born. It is the shortest, its duration is just over four hours and is packed with action from the word “Go.”

India Today reports the Indian Premier League IPL began in 2008 and has gone from strength to strength.

It is into its 12th year with eight teams in the fray. These are Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Delhi Capitals (DC), Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Mumbai Indians (MI), Rajasthan Royals (RR), Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH). Indian Premier League is today considered the best Twenty20 league in the world.

Indian Premier League is a global affair

The teams are owned by well-known names of the film world or by renowned corporate houses and players are a mix of Indians and foreigners from cricket playing nations like England, Australia, New Zealand, West Indies, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan etcetera.

With the 2019 edition of the Indian Premier League starting on March 23, we take a look at all the winners from the previous editions.

India Today says Chennai Super Kings won the trophy three times in 2010, 2011 and 2018 and finished runners-up on four occasions.

Mumbai Indians also has a similar win record – three times in 2013, 2015 and 2017. Kolkata Knight Riders took it home twice in 2012 and 2014, while Rajasthan Royals, Deccan Chargers and Sun Risers Hyderabad have claimed the trophy once each in 2008, 2009 and 2016 respectively.

Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Capitals have not yet opened their account of wins.

Twenty20 is a game where batsmen dominate

Cricket is a game of the bat and the ball and Twenty20, the shortest form of the game, is one where the batsmen dominate. The fans love to see the ball being pelted to all corners of the field, especially over the boundary ropes and the bowler sighs and grimaces.

In IPL 2018, Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings in the initial stage. However, CSK had the last laugh when they beat SRH in the final.

According to NDTV the batsman who scores maximum runs gets the Orange Cap in recognition of his talents. The winners of this distinction were a mix of Indians and foreigners with Chris Gayle and David Warner winning it twice. The former from Royal Challengers Bangalore did it in 2011 and 2012, while David Warner of Sun Risers Hyderabad won it in 2015 and 2017.
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