# Canonical recap data for Indian Premier League Founded (2008)
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slug: ipl-founded
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/2008/ipl-founded"
title: Indian Premier League Founded
subtitle: The franchise-based T20 cricket league transformed global sports entertainment and established India as the economic powerhouse of cricket.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 2008-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 2008
decade: 2000
country:
name: India
slug: india
summaryShort: The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional Twenty20 (T20) cricket league in India, organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Founded in 2007, it features ten city-based franchise teams. The IPL is widely regarded as the world's most commercially successful cricket league. It is the 11th rich
summaryLong: The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional Twenty20 (T20) cricket league in India, organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Founded in 2007, it features ten city-based franchise teams. The IPL is widely regarded as the world's most commercially successful cricket league. It is the 11th richest sporting league in the world by revenue. It is held annually between March and May. It has an exclusive window in the Future Tours Programme of the International Cricket Council, resulting in fewer international tours occurring during the seasons. It is also the most viewed Indian sports event, as per the Broadcast Audience Research Council.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Tata_IPL_EDEN_47th_Match_KKR_vs_SRH_02.png/1280px-Tata_IPL_EDEN_47th_Match_KKR_vs_SRH_02.png"
heroImageCredit: B0415nil · via Wikipedia
importance: 72
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Premier_League"
  title: Indian Premier League
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- sports
- festival
metaDescription: The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional Twenty20 (T20) cricket league in India, organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Founded
wikidataQid: Q396412
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20080625014234/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Premier_League"
  capturedAt: 2008-06-25
  label: Indian Premier League
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Premier_League"
