IPL’s journey from idea to sporting giant is fascinating. This episode with Cyrus Broacha dives deep into the league's roots in the 1990s, exploring the initial concept, the BCCI's hesitation, and the rise of T20 cricket. We'll hear how Lalit Modi, Piyush Pandey, and others navigated the system, adapted the concept, and finally launched the IPL in 2007.

Keep watching to hear more about -

The original 50 over domestic league.

The short-lived "rebel league," the ICL.

How the IPL became a cultural and commercial juggernaut valued at $10 billion.

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In this episode Cyrus Broacha breaks down the reasoning and history behind the controversial ‘Impact Player Rule’ in the IPL. Why do stalwarts like Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Axar Patel object to it? And does the rule hamper or elevate the overall standard of the game? Tune in to find out.

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On this episode of ‘A Century of Cricket’ host Cyrus Broacha takes a look at players who made such a dazzling impression with their IPL performances that they eventually got a call up from the selectors of their national team to represent their country,

From Aussie orange cap winner Shaun Marsh, to the fantastic Indian spinner R. Ashwin, to the unflappable Sunil Narine from the West Indies, dig into the why’s and how’s of their performances that made the world and the selectors wake up and take notice.

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