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The tenth season of the Indian Premier League threw many surprises, especially in the uncapped category. 
 <keyword id="1054396" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="uncapped-players">Uncapped players</keyword> are those who have never played for the Indian cricket team but have represented their respective states. 
 
During <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=ipl+2017&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">IPL 2017 </a>auction, the teams made highest bids for the uncapped players and spent millions on them. A total of 66 players were bought in total among the pool of 351. The uncapped players were also a highlight with various franchises banking on the fresh blood. 
 
As the teams have spent crores on them, the expectations from the uncapped players are really high.Yes, there are four uncapped players who turned into millionaires overnight. Here’s the list

4 uncapped players who became millionaires overnight, thanks to IPL 2017

(Image: India times) 
 
The Indian Premier League (IPL) never stops to amuse us. From the matches to after parties or sponsors to cheer leaders, IPL has surprise factors to everything. And then there are some facts that are fascinating. 
 
Here we list out six fascinating facts that you have never thought of. We have sourced the information from a <a href="https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-amazing-facts-about-the-IPL">Quora thread.</a>

Six most amusing facts about the
IPL

(Image: <a href="http://ipl2017.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/rps.jpg">source</a>) Quite surprising, but Rising Pune Supergiants is all set to play the <keyword id="215177" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vivo">Vivo</keyword> <keyword id="6354312" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="IPL">IPL</keyword> grand finale tomorrow. The power packed team would face <keyword id="13880" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mumbai-Indians">Mumbai Indians</keyword> at <keyword id="15989" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hyderbad">Hyderbad</keyword> tomorrow. Pune was criticized by fans when MS <keyword id="6397" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dhoni">Dhoni</keyword> was removed from captaincy at the onset of this season. However trusting Australian captain <keyword id="84726" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Steve-Smith">Steve Smith</keyword> has actually paid off for <keyword id="345290" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sanjeev-Goenka">Sanjeev Goenka</keyword>, the owner of the franchise. 
 
Mumbai Indians with Net Run Rate (NRR) of +0.784 is much ahead of Pune, which stands at +0.176. However the Pune ‘supergiants’ are keeping themselves in a fit regime to take on the Indians. With the Telegana heat at its worst, the weather tomorrow would range between 30 degrees Celsius to 42 degrees. At such weather, fitness of the Pune team would definitely come handy to defeat the Indians. 
 
Here are the fitness regimes of the prime players of the Pune squad.

Here's the fitness regime of the prime players of Pune Supergiants

(Image: India Times) 
 Living the life of an <keyword id="6354312" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="IPL">IPL</keyword> cheerleader isn’t easy. Dancing cheerfully when a batsman gets out or hits a six isn’t always the best way to know the inside story. <keyword id="215177" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vivo">Vivo</keyword> IPL 2017 is in the 10th edition of the game and the cheerleaders have been here since the inception of the Indian Premier League. 
 
An extension of the club leagues in the West, IPL’s culture of cheerleaders is typically racist. There are white women, skimpily dressed with pom pom. While many have criticised the concept as they felt it objectifies women, not much heed has been paid to. 
 In a recent <keyword id="334157" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Reddit">Reddit</keyword> Ask Me Anything (<keyword id="53774" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="AMA">AMA</keyword>), one of the cheerleaders of a popular team in the IPL, has answered various questions anonymously 
We find out how is it to live the life of an IPL cheerleader in India. 
Go through the slideshow below and find yourself. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/how-it-is-to-live-the-life-of-an-ipl-cheerleader/articleshow/58416848.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">This is how the life of an IPL Cheerleader looks like. Click here.</a>

Confession of an IPL Cheerleader

<keyword id="6354884" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Delhi-Daredevils">Delhi Daredevils</keyword> will play against <keyword id="445656" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kings-Eleven-Punjab">Kings Eleven Punjab</keyword> at Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla today at <keyword id="3133036" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="VIVO-IPL">Vivo IPL</keyword> 2017. Daredevils has too many all rounder players at the disposal. Having bought too many expensive players this season, Delhi isn’t using all of them together. However Punjab also has adequate number of expensive players with them and currently stands a step ahead of Delhi as far as match statistics are concerned. While Punjab has earned 4 points after playing 3 matches, Delhi has 2 points after 2 matches. Today’s match will decide the fate of both the team in the current season of IPL. Here we find out if the expensive players of both the teams are worth the money already. Check out the slideshow to find it out. 
	
	
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 <keyword id="783062" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Pat-Cummins">Pat Cummins</keyword> Worth the money: Yet to be proved Pat Cummins is proving his worth. In the last match against Rising Pune Supergiants, Cummins has bowled 3.1 overs and taken 2 wickets. An economy of 7.50 is bad when compared to Amit Mishra (ECON 3.67), but stands winner for bowling right at the time of the need. With proper leadership under Zaheer Khan, we are yet to find Cummins’ actual potential. 
	
	
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 <keyword id="3531662" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="t-natarajan">T Natarajan</keyword> Worth the money: Yet to be proved T <keyword id="6372060" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Natarajan">Natarajan</keyword> is playing his debut IPL this season for Kings XI Punjab. Having sold for Rs 3 crore, Natarajan has already made to the headlines for having potential. However in the last match, his economy of 13 against Royal Challengers Bangalore isn’t what we were looking for. Having bowled just an over, it’s too early to judge the left-arm medium pacer.

Are Pat Cummins and T Natarajan worth the crores they were bought for?

IPL 2017, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab: Shakib Al Hasan to replace injured Lynn

<keyword id="6354884" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Delhi-Daredevils">Delhi Daredevils</keyword> (DD) playing their first match in <keyword id="215177" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Vivo">Vivo</keyword> <keyword id="3790674" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="ipl-2017">IPL 2017</keyword> has only one thing to worry about. And same is the case with <keyword id="6354506" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Royal-Challengers-Bangalore">Royal Challengers Bangalore</keyword> (RCB). And it’s injury. 
 In the opening match, <keyword id="77602" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="AB-de-Villiers">AB de Villiers</keyword> and <keyword id="6354486" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Virat-Kohli">Virat Kohli</keyword>’s RCB couldn’t stand a chance against <keyword id="1494441" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sunrisers-Hyderabad">Sunrisers Hyderabad</keyword>. And that’s one of strength for <keyword id="229350" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Zahir-Khan">Zahir Khan</keyword>’s DD to keep <keyword id="6362899" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Gayle">Gayle</keyword> and <keyword id="6411673" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Watson">Watson</keyword> under pressure. Moreover, Delhi Daredevils has recently been under fire from former Indian captain <keyword id="6359039" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sourav-Ganguly">Sourav Ganguly</keyword> who had recently tagged Delhi Daredevils as one of the weaker teams. In reply to it, <keyword id="3115268" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="amit-misra">Amit Misra</keyword> told the press, “I feel very motivated when someone says something like this. He was a great player, so I don’t want to say anything about him, but I feel the team has been doing really well since I joined in 2015.” 
 While <keyword id="6377546" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mishra">Mishra</keyword> may be motivated, it’s not easy for mentor <keyword id="2727" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rahul-Dravid">Rahul Dravid</keyword> to do the needful. Delhi isn’t getting ace batsman <keyword id="1528090" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Quinton-de-Kock">Quinton de Kock</keyword> for the full season. For personal reasons, <keyword id="69475" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="JP-Duminy">JP Duminy</keyword> is out of the squad. All rounder <keyword id="982208" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Shreyas-Iyer">Shreyas Iyer</keyword> is unable to play because of a sudden chicken pox. Wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant’s father’s sudden demise has left people guessing whether he would be playing today. While Pant is back with the team after his father’s last rites, this may serve as booster for the team. <keyword id="4394386" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="angela-matthews">Angela Matthews</keyword> and <keyword id="967087" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mohammed-Shami">Mohammed Shami</keyword> are also unable to play because of injury. Currently Delhi has to depend on pacer Zahir Khan and Pat Cummins.

Vivo IPL 2017: Injury is the main concern for today's Delhi
Daredevils

(Image: <a href="https://www.iplsn.com/amp/blog/no-ipl-2017-or-no-champions-trophy-2017-says-bcci">Source</a>) 
With money spinning all around, the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/how-does-ipl-make-money-lets-find-it-here/articleshow/58111135.cms">Indian Premiere League</a> is the best business model ever. Even at the bad times (read demonetization), when most businesses are struggling hard to get back to shape, the <keyword id="6354312" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="IPL">IPL</keyword> isn’t really bothered. For cricket crazy India, IPL is the best way to get high. 
 
<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/how-does-ipl-make-money-lets-find-it-here/articleshow/58111135.cms">ALSO READ: HERE'S HOW MUMBAI INDIANS DANCE</a> 
 <keyword id="3186877" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sony-Pictures-Networks-India">Sony Pictures Networks India</keyword> (SPN), the official broadcaster of<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/how-does-ipl-make-money-lets-find-it-here/articleshow/58111135.cms"> IPL 2017</a> has roped in <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/how-does-ipl-make-money-lets-find-it-here/articleshow/58111135.cms">12 plus sponsors</a> for this season. According to media reports, the broadcaster is eyeing over Rs 1,300 crore of revenue from the series. Last season, SPN had bagged Rs 1,100 crore of revenue. 
 <keyword id="215177" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Vivo">Vivo</keyword> has been the title sponsor of the IPL since 2015, after <keyword id="54572" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="PepsiCo">Pepsico</keyword> walked out before termination of their partnership. Ever since, the Chinese phonemaker has become synonymous to IPL in India. Also Vivo has replaced <keyword id="1731609" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Oppo">Oppo</keyword> this year to bag the sponsor tag from this year. The long time sponsor <keyword id="15492" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vodafone">Vodafone</keyword> is in this season. Amongst these, <keyword id="18635" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Amazon">Amazon</keyword> is also partnering as the third prime sponsor. 
 Ceat tyres, Vimal Paan Masala, Yamaha Motors, Parle Frooti, <keyword id="51958" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="20" keywordseo="YES">Yes</keyword> Bank and Polycab are the associate sponsors of IPL 2017. 
 
Check out the slideshow below to find how much money these sponsors are plugging in this season.

How much money did Vivo, Vodafone
and other sponsors pump in IPL 2017?

<keyword id="6354884" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Delhi-Daredevils">Delhi Daredevils</keyword> and <keyword id="13880" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mumbai-Indians">Mumbai Indians</keyword> are all set for a major face off tonight. While Mumbai is at a better position than Delhi, in the last season, both teams won their respective home games. Daredevils won by ten runs at the Feroz Shah Kotla and Mumbai by a thumping 80-run margin in Visakhapatnam, their second home. 
 The two top players of today’s match from two teams are <keyword id="368" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Harbhajan-Singh">Harbhajan Singh</keyword> and <keyword id="1528090" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Quinton-de-Kock">Quinton de Kock</keyword> respectively. Here we analyse who is richer.

Delhi VS Mumbai: Who's richer - Harbhajan Singh or Quin De Kock

<keyword id="6354925" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kolkata">Kolkata</keyword> <keyword id="655681" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Knight-Rider">Knight Rider</keyword> skipper <keyword id="13839" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Gautam-Gambhir">Gautam Gambhir</keyword> is a serious man. No matter how much captain cool he is, you would never find Gautam <keyword id="17803" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="gambhir">Gambhir</keyword> tapping his foot during any of the <keyword id="6354312" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="IPL">IPL</keyword> afterparties. But thanks to <keyword id="3133036" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="VIVO-IPL">Vivo IPL</keyword>, Gambhir actually danced some steps. 
 In his column on <keyword id="6518498" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hindustan-Times">Hindustan Times</keyword>, Gambhir wrote, neither his wife <keyword id="11285" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Natasha">Natasha</keyword> nor Team owner <keyword id="6357753" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="shahrukh-khan">Shahrukh Khan</keyword> has been able to make Gambhir dance ever. 
 
<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/vivo-ipl-2017-injury-is-the-main-concern-for-todays-delhidaredevils/articleshow/58078710.cms">ALSO READ: Vivo IPL 2017: Injury is the main concern for today's Delhi Daredevils</a> 
 "Let me share a little story," wrote Gambhir. "I am a quintessential Punjabi who loves his butter chicken and daal. I love my Punjabi music but not those DJ kinds. But I never dance which is very un-Punjabi and akin to an Aussie cricketer who doesn't sledge! I never ever have, not even to please my wife or erstwhile female interests. Not even Mr. <keyword id="6355601" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Khan">Khan</keyword> (Shah Rukh) could make me dance at any of <keyword id="6354544" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="KKR">KKR</keyword>'s IPL after-match parties.” 
 "But then there is always a first. <keyword id="51958" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="20" keywordseo="YES">Yes</keyword>, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/vivo-ipl-2017-injury-is-the-main-concern-for-todays-delhidaredevils/articleshow/58078710.cms">yours truly</a> shook his leg and that too for a sponsor's shoot. Yes, I did. I know my wife Natasha will kill me for this as I have turned down her demands, instructions, and even appeals to shake a leg with her. I didn't even dance at my brother-in-law's bachelor's party which Natasha says is "criminal"." 
 
"Anyways, post my debut gig, my <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/vivo-ipl-2017-injury-is-the-main-concern-for-todays-delhidaredevils/articleshow/58078710.cms">KKR mates </a>are out to get me. That smirk never leaves <keyword id="18938" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Yusuf-Pathan">Yusuf Pathan</keyword>'s face, <keyword id="1013835" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Surya-Kumar-Yadav">Surya Kumar Yadav</keyword> is offering me dance tips in exchange of batting tips. One other gentleman has quietly told me never to dance again. Well...” Gambhir, like a true captain, has pushed KKR to a 10-wicket victory against <keyword id="1641060" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Gujarat-lions">Gujarat Lions</keyword> last night. 
 
(Image: India Times)

Gautam Gambir is quite tensed as his wife might kill him.
Here’s why

Living the life of an <keyword id="6354312" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="IPL">IPL</keyword> cheerleader isn’t easy. Dancing cheerfully when a batsman gets out or hits a six isn’t always the best way to know the inside story. <keyword id="215177" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vivo">Vivo</keyword> IPL 2017 is in the 10th edition of the game and the cheerleaders have been here since the inception of the Indian Premier League. 
 
<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/how-is-to-live-the-life-of-an-ipl-cheerleader/articleshow/58389968.cms">ALSO READ: CONFESSION OF AN IPL CHEERLEADER</a> 
 
An extension of the club leagues in the West, IPL’s culture of cheerleaders is typically racist. There are white women, skimpily dressed with pom pom. While many have criticised the concept as they felt it objectifies women, not much heed has been paid to. 
 In a recent <keyword id="334157" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Reddit">Reddit</keyword> Ask Me Anything (<keyword id="53774" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="AMA">AMA</keyword>), one of the cheerleaders of a popular team in the IPL, has answered various questions anonymously 
We find out how is it to live the life of an IPL cheerleader in India. 
 
Go through the slideshow below and find yourself.

How it is to live the life of an IPL cheerleader?

(Image Credit: India Times) 
 Built on the same concept as the English Premier League of the west, <keyword id="6354831" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Premier-League">Indian Premier League</keyword> (<keyword id="6354312" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="IPL">IPL</keyword>) is quite different in terms of <keyword id="6355515" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Business">business</keyword>. With players getting adequate fees, sponsors getting their returns and audiences getting their dope – IPL are the best feasible business model ever. With the 10th edition of <keyword id="215177" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vivo">Vivo</keyword> IPL 2017running, we analyze why IPL is the most successful business model ever. 
 
According to a <a href="https://www.quora.com/How-does-IPL-work-financially">Quora</a> post, there are quite some steps to financial gains. 
 
Let’s find it here:

How does IPL make money? Let's find it here

The <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Indian+Premier+League&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Indian Premier League</a> (IPL) is the most-attended cricket league on Earth. It ranks sixth among <keyword id="6356028" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Sports">sports</keyword> leagues, and became the first sporting event in history to be broadcast live on YouTube back in 2010. 
 Brand IPL is a beast. It was pegged at a whopping $3.2 billion in 2014, and <keyword id="6354756" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="BCCI">BCCI</keyword> claims the 2015 <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Indian+Premier+League&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">IPL</a> season contributed over $182 million to the Indian economy. 
 
In 2016, the title sponsor of the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Indian+Premier+League&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">IPL</a> is <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Vivo+Electronics&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Vivo Electronics</a>. That means the league is now officially known as the <keyword id="215177" type="COMPANY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Vivo">Vivo</keyword> <keyword id="6354831" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Indian-Premier-League">Indian Premier League</keyword>. Just like the IPL, the history of IPL’s title sponsorship is also muddled in a bit of controversy, confusion and drama. 
 
Back in 2008, DLF, Indian's biggest real estate company, paid a hefty sum of Rs. 200 Crores (around $36.25 million), to own the title rights for the first five years of the tournament. However, after the given period, DLF decided not to renew its contract. This forced <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=BCCI&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">BCCI</a> to issue a new tender, with a base price of Rs. 300 Crores. 
 
This was also the time when the match fixing scandal struck hard, and there was widespread skepticism about the future of the tournament. 
 
In the 2013 season of the IPL, Ankeet Chavan, Ajit Chandila and S Sreesanth were arrested over charges of spot- fixing. 
 
There were allegations that <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Chennai+Super+Kings+&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Chennai Super Kings </a>team principle Gurunath Meiyappan and <keyword id="13802" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Rajasthan-Royals">Rajasthan Royals</keyword> co-owner Raj Kundra were involved in betting. 
 
The BCCI banned the three cricketers for life, CSK and Rajasthan Royals were banned from the tournament for two years and Meiyappan and Kundra, were banned for life. 
 
Anyway, Pepsi struck a new title sponsorship deal in 2012. The amount was almost double the original title sponsorship deal <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=DLF&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">DLF</a> signed back in 2008, and everybody was happy. Officials were positive that despite all the negative colours IPL had been painted in, the league will endure. 
 
The deal was clinched for a solid Rs 396.8 Crores (around $71.77 million) for the next five years (2013-17). <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Airtel&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Airtel</a>, India’s largest telecom company also bid Rs. 316 Crores (around $57.27 million), but was obviously outbid. 
 
However, in 2015, the beverage giant pulled out from a five-year deal that was to end in 2017. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=PepsiCo&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">PepsiCo</a>'s decision to end its deal with IPL was reportedly caused by the spot-fixing scandal which shook the game in 2013. 
 
In 2016, mobile company Vivo replaced <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=PepsiCo&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">PepsiCo</a> as the title sponsor of the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Indian+Premier+League&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Indian Premier League </a>(IPL), and the game continues. 
 
Image credit: Indiatimes

IPL Sponsorships – How it changed
hands and the drama associated with it

Mobile company <keyword id="215177" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Vivo">Vivo</keyword> today replaced <keyword id="54572" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="PepsiCo">PepsiCo</keyword> as the title sponsor of the high-profile Indian Premier League, a change necessitated by the beverage giant's sudden pullout from a five-year deal that was to end in 2017. 
 "The <keyword id="6354312" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="IPL">IPL</keyword> title sponsorship right has been assigned to M/S Vivo mobiles. Vivo is to give the Bank Guarantee in next ten days," the <keyword id="6354756" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="BCCI">BCCI</keyword> said in a statement announcing decisions taken at its all-powerful working committee meeting. 
 
PepsiCo's decision to end its deal with IPL was reportedly caused by the spot-fixing scandal which shook the game in 2013. 
 
Although the company did not come on record to specify the reasons but it was reported that PepsiCo felt the spot- fixing scandal had brought the IPL in disrepute. 
 
In the 2013 season of the IPL, Ankeet Chavan, Ajit Chandila and S Sreesanth were arrested over charges of spot- fixing. This was followed by allegations that Chennai Super Kings team principle Gurunath Meiyappan, and Raj Kundra, co- owner of Rajasthan Royals, were involved in betting. 
 
The BCCI banned the three cricketers for life and the Supreme Court appointed the Justice Mudgal committee to investigate the scandal. 
 
The Supreme Court appointed the Justice RM Lodha panel and the quantum of punishment was decided, with CSK and Rajasthan Royals banned from the tournament for two years. Meiyappan and Kundra, on the other hand, were banned for life. 
 Among other decisions taken at today's meeting, <keyword id="69300" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="nike">Nike</keyword> was retained as the apparel sponsor of the Indian cricket team. 
 
Image credit: Indiatimes

Vivo replaces PepsiCo as title sponsor of the Indian Premier League

If there is one player that wins in every match that is played in the Indian Premier League, it’s the official broadcaster <keyword id="6411012" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Sony-Pictures">Sony Pictures</keyword> Networks India. 
 
This year as well, the channel is all set to win big in terms of advertising revenue, with a target of Rs 1,300 crore in advertising revenues from this year's Indian Premier League, as against Rs 1,100 crore that it earned in the last season. 
 
Also read: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/This-is-what-IPL-teams-would-have-been-called-if-they-were-named-honestly/articleshow/51825365.cms">This is what IPL teams would have been called if they were named honestly</a> 
 
Sony is close to achieving this target, having signed three more associate sponsors - Voltas, Havells and MakeMyTrip, making the total number of sponsors to 12, so far, with Vivo, Vodafone, Amazon as co-presenting sponsors and CEAT Tyres, Vimal Pan Masala, Yamaha Motors, Parle Agro's Frooti, Yes Bank and Polycab as associate sponsors. 
 
Also read: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/meet-mohammed-siraj-hyderabad-auto-drivers-son-bought-by-sunrisers-hyderabad-for-rs-2-6-crore-in-ipl-auction/articleshow/57267925.cms">Meet Mohammed Siraj, Hyderabad auto driver's son, bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 2.6 crore in IPL auction</a> 
 
"We have locked in 12 sponsors now and talks with a couple of categories like payment gateways, auto and FMCGs are still going on," Rohit Gupta, president of network sales and international business at Sony Pictures Networks (SPN), told ET. "We have also got Reliance Jio and Oppo as large spot buyers, committing for more spots than even the associate sponsors. Between sponsors and spot buyers, we have 75% of the inventory already sold," he continued. 
 Last year, SPN had sold the entire advertising inventory even before <keyword id="6354312" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="IPL">IPL</keyword> began; however, this time at least 15-20% of the available spots will be kept aside to be used later. Another change in this year’s strategy would be an increase in the price, taking it to Rs 6,25,000 per 10 seconds from the earlier Rs 6 lakh. 
 
Also read: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/ipl-2017-msdhoni-is-no-more-the-captain-of-rising-punesupergiants-heres-who-replaced-him/articleshow/57234303.cms">IPL 2017: MS Dhoni is no more the captain of Rising Pune Supergiants. Here’s who replaced him</a> 
 
Sony has been officially broadcasting IPL since its inception in 2008, and this is the last year of the 10-year rights cycle. 
 
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