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Cricket is India's most popular sport, and as much as we enjoy other leagues, the IPL holds a special place in our hearts. A true IPL fan keeps up with the latest update on the sport. Here are some fascinating IPL facts that will amaze you. Checkout https://www.fun88.com/in/ for more interesting facts.
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'MUMBAI INDIANS' WERE GOING TO BE NAMED 'MUMBAI RAZORS' As the logo of the team is 'Sudarshan Chakra', the name made complete sense. But Sachin Tendulkar had a different name in his mind. Together, the players made it a popular brand and it has become the most successful team in IPL.
The Only Team To Never Have Played IPL Finale The Indian Premier League finale has been played 12 times, and there is one team that has never appeared in the IPL finale. It is the Delhi Daredevils. They topped the league table in 2009 and 2012 but remain the only team in IPL history to have never made it to the finale of the tournament.
Most Runs Scored In IPL Most Runs Conceded By A Bowler In An Innings Most Sixes In IPL Most Catches In IPL Most Wickets In The History Of IPL Most Dot Balls In IPL Virat Kholi has played 177 matches in the IPL's 12 seasons, scoring 5,412 runs at a strike rate of 131.61, making him the tournament's leading run scorer. Chris Gayle has given so many explosive performances that he has the most sixes. He has hit 326 sixes in just 125 matches he played. In the 12 seasons of IPL Suresh Raina has managed to take 102 catches while playing 193 matches. Harbhajan Singh has played a total of 160 matches and has bowled 1,249 dot balls. This is the most number of dot balls delivered by any player in the history of this tournament. Ishant Sharma maintained the record for 5 years until Basil Thampi was battered by RCB's batting line-up in IPL 2018, conceding 70 runs in 4 overs with an economy rate of 17.5. Malinga has played 122 matches in IPL and has taken a total of 170 wickets
Only two Indian players have ever won the IPL's most valuable player award: Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli.
Chennai Super Kings is the only team whose captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, has been constant since the first match. Kings XI Punjab is the only team that has changed its captain 11 times in the course of IPL.
IPL Cheerleaders IPL is the first sporting event in India to introduce the concept of cheerleaders. Every team has its own cheerleaders. They wear their uniforms with the colour of the team. The BCCI does not allow the Cheerleaders to interact with players of IPL.
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