Yimaphi amadolobha abamba iqhaza ku-IPL yokuqala?
Context:Ngo-13 Septhemba 2007, ngemuva kokunqoba kweNdiya kwiNdebe Yomhlaba ye-T20 ka-2007, i-BCCI yamemezela umncintiswano wekhilikithi we-Twenty20 osuselwa e-franchise obizwa nge-Indian Premier League. Isizini yokuqala yayihlelelwe ukuqala ngo-Ephreli 2008, "emcimbini ophezulu" eNew Delhi. Iphini likamongameli we-BCCI uLalit Modi, obehola imizamo ye-IPL, uchaze imininingwane yalo mqhudelwano, kuhlanganise nefomethi yayo, umklomelo wemali, uhlelo lwengeniso ye-franchise kanye nemithetho yokwakheka kweqembu. Kwabuye kwavezwa ukuthi i-IPL izophathwa yibhodi elibusayo lamadoda ayisikhombisa eliqukethe abadlali baseNdiya kanye nezikhulu ze-BCCI nokuthi amaqembu amabili aphezulu e-IPL azofanelekela i-Champions League Twenty20 yalowo nyaka. UModi wabuye wacacisa ukuthi bebelokhu besebenza ngalo mqondo iminyaka emibili nokuthi i-IPL ayizange iqale "njengendlela yokusabela" ku-ICL. Ifomethi yeligi yayifana nePremier League yaseNgilandi ne-NBA e-United States. Ukuze kunqunywe abanikazi beligi entsha, kwabanjwa indali ngoJanuwari 24, 2008 ngenani eliphelele lama-franchises abiza cishe amaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-400. Ekupheleni kwendandatho, kwamenyezelwa abanqobile, kanye namadolobha amaqembu azosuselwa kuwo: iBangalore, iChennai, iDelhi, iHyderabad, iJaipur, iKolkata, iMohali, neMumbai. Ekugcineni, ama-franchises wonke athengiswa ngamaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-723.59. I-Indian Cricket League yasheshe yavalwa ngo-2008.
IBangalore, iChennai, iDelhi, iHyderabad, iJaipur, iKolkata, iMohali, iMumbai