IPL 2013 Indian Premier League News

2013 Indian Premier League

2013 Indian Premier League
Dates	3 April 2013 – 26 May 2013
Administrator(s)	BCCI
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Group stage and playoffs
Host(s)	India
Champions	TBD
Participants	9
Matches played	76
Official website	iplt20.com

The 2013 season of the Indian Premier League, abbreviated as IPL 6 or IPL 2013, will be the sixth season of the Indian Premier League. Indian Premier League was established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007 and the debut season of IPL took place in 2008. This will be the first season with PepsiCo as the title sponsor.
Nine teams will compete in 76 matches from 3 April 2013 to 26 May 2013. The opening ceremony of the IPL 6 will be held at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on evening of Tuesday, April 2 of 2013.
Kolkata Knight Riders will enter the season 6 of IPL as defending champion, having won IPL 2012, defeating Chennai Super Kings on 27 May 2012 at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai....


Sponsorship

DLF Ltd, PepsiCo is ranked as the title sponsor of the 2013 season. 250 crore to DLF for the end of the previous season, after their initial five-year contract, renewed their contract. Their choice of the real estate market in the recession and the decline was attributed to expect during the last two years of the IPL's television ratings. 396.8 billion, PepsiCo's contract is for five years and finished the 2017 season.

Deccan Chargers deletions

Deccan Chargers, the 2009 Indian Premier League, the Champions League, Kochi Tuskers Kerala will be terminated from the IPL became the second team. Several attempts were made ​​by the Supreme Court of India, the Bombay High Court and failed to save the owners of the team. Immediately after the Chargers' end, BCCI is also a place in the team was invited bidders. 85.05 crore Sun TV Network of the Year and won the bid was announced in October 2012. The new team was named Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Personnel Changes

2013 Indian Premier League, a list of staff changes
In October 2012, the teams and their players to reduce costs, the number of players were released from their contracts allowed. The release of players to enter the auction. This season, the domestic players, and will appear in the auction. Players' auction was held on February 3, 2013. 37 players were sold at auction.