The IPL 2020 is set to begin in the UAE from September 19 with the final scheduled on November 8, though that date may change. The IPL Governing Council is expected to meet on Sunday (August 2) to give a pathway for the IPL 13. The fans can now genuinely hope that the IPL 2020 is back on track and dream of seeing some of their favourite stars in action. Over the last 12 editions, the IPL has given us countless moments of joys and anguish and here MyKhel is picking up a few quirky episodes.
1. Kohli, Tendulkar only Indian MVPs in IPL Season
The most valuable player is a coveted award given to players for making an outstanding impact on the tournament. It could be a player from any team and not necessarily from the champion side. Even though it is the Indian Premier League, an Indian player grabbed the award only twice. And how apt it is that the winners were Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli.
2. Kohli’s unique record Virat Kohli remained with Royal Challengers
Bangalore since his maiden appearance in the tournament with them and his long stint has helped him create some unique records. He is the only player to have involved in three double century stands in the IPL.
3. The Sangakkara, ABD league
Kumar Sangakkara and AB de Villiers had given us some brilliant moments with the bat. Sangakkara has retired from cricket and De Villiers even though he does not play international cricket anymore, still enthrals us in the IPL. But they have also set some unique records as wicketkeepers – Sangakkara for erstwhile Deccan Chargers and AB for Royal Challengers.
4. Dream 11 IPL 2020 costliest for fans
An online survey has found out that IPL costs a fan 0.9 per cent of his/her annual salary to watch all the home games. And this rise to 2.2% of the annual salary if a fan wants to watch all the home matches of the Royal Challengers Bangalore. The Kolkata Knight Riders is emerged the team with the cheapest average ticket at Rs 400.
Interesting facts about the IPL auction 2020
Indian Premier League, 2020 will commence from 28 March to 24 May 2020. There are 60 matches would be played between 8 teams in the 13th edition of IPL 2020.
The auction for the 13th edition of IPL 2020 has taken place on 19 December 2020. Let us have a look at the interesting facts about the auction of IPL 2020.
All the franchises have spent a total of Rs. 136 crore on 61 domestic and international players. There are 12 players from Australia who have been purchased in Rs.56 cr. Pat Cummins is the costliest player in IPL 2020.
Costliest Players in the 2020 IPL Auction
| Player | Team (Rs.) | Price |
| 1. Pat Cummins | 15.50 crore | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 2. Glenn Maxwell | INR 10.75 crore | Kings XI Punjab |
| 3. Chris Morris | INR 10 crore | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 4. Sheldon Cottrell | INR 8.5 crore | Kings XI Punjab |
| 5. Nathan Coulter-Nile | INR 8 crore | Mumbai Indians |
Pat Cummins is the second costliest player in the auction history of IPL. The costliest player in the IPL history is Yuvraj Singh who was purchased in Rs. 16 crore by Delhi Daredevils in 2015.
Costliest Indian players in IPL 2020
| Player | Team (Rs.) | Price |
| 1. Piyush Chawla | 6.75 crore | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2. Varun Chakrawarthy | 4 crore | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 3. Jaydev Unadkat | 3 crore | Rajasthan Royals |
| 4. Robin Uthappa | 3 crore | Rajasthan Royals |
| 5. Yashasvi Jaiswal | 2.4 crore | Rajasthan Royals |
This year Piyush Chawla is the most expensive Indian player but last year Jaydev Unadkat & Varun Chakrawarthy were the most expensive Indian players.
Other Facts about Auction
| Players on the Auction list | 338 |
| Foreign Players | 148 |
| Indian players | 190 |
| Total players sold | 61 |
| Foreign Players sold | 28 |
| Indian Players sold | 33 |
| All-rounders | 24 |
| Bowlers | 18 |
| Batsmen | 13 |
| Keepers | 6 |
The above table shows that around 338 players were supposed to be auctioned but just 61 players were purchased by 8 franchises which includes 33 Indian and 28 foreign players.
Biggest Gainers in the IPL Auction 2020 are;
| Player | Sold/Base Price (Rs.) | Gain |
| 1. Sheldon Cottrell | 8.5 cr/50 lac | 17 times |
| 2. Shimron Hetmyer | 7.75 cr/50 lac | 15.5 times |
| 3. Varun Chakravarthy | 4 cr/30 lac | 13.3 times |
| 4. Yashasvi Jaiswal | 2.4 cr/20 lac | 12 times |
| 5. Ravi Bishnoi | 2 cr/20 lac | 10 times |
The above table shows that the base price of Sheldon Cottrell was just 50 lac but he is bought in Rs. 8.5 cr that is around 17 times of his base price. Actually, he is rewarded for his world cup performance and a good performance against India and West Indies Series.
So these were some interesting facts about the IPL 2020.
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