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IPL 2023 final between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings (Image Credit: Twitter)
The player auction of the IPL 2024 recently concluded with all 10 teams making their composition for the next season. The next season will be played next year depending on the dates of the General Elections in India. Meanwhile, in this listicle, we will discuss five facts about the cash-rich league that fans are yet to know.
Five interesting facts about IPL
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- Sourav Ganguly played the first ball of the IPL
The former India and Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Sourav Ganguly faced the first ball of the inaugural season of the tournament. He opened the batting with former New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum, who scored the maiden IPL hundred in the very game against Royal Challengers Bangalore. This inning helped the tournament boost further into the Indian audiences.
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2. Praveen Kumar
The former India swing bowler started his IPL journey with the RCB. He bowled the first ball of the game against KKR in which McCullum scored 158 not out set off the tournament, Meanwhile, Kumar is also one of those bowlers who has an IPL hat-trick. He played for SRH, MI, etc during his IPL career.
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3. Zaheer Khan took the first wicket in the form of Sourav Ganguly
In the first-ever game of the IPL, Khan took the wicket of his former India skipper Ganguly in the last over of the powerplay. At that point, 61 runs were on the board already. The left-hander, Ganguly was caught at slips by Jacques Kallis, who went on to play for KKR from 2011 to 2014.
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4. Brendon McCullum
The fans might remember his first IPL hundred on the opening game of season one. In that game, he smashed 158 off 73 balls unbeaten including 10 fours and 13 sixes. This helped the team reach 222/3 at the end of the innings. In reply, the Royal Challengers managed only 84 combined, 74 runs less than McCullum.
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5. Brad Hogg is the oldest player to play in the IPL
The former Australia left-arm leg-spinner and two-time ODI World Cup winner played for Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders. At the age of 45 in 2015, he played his last for the two-time IPL winners