• Wednesday, April 24, 2024

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Cash-rich IPL marches into season 10

Sunrisers Hyderabad will be looking to defend their title.

By: Sarwar Alam

The 10th season of the Indian Premier League starts in Wednesday, marking a decade of scandal and success for the flashy Twenty20 competition beloved by India and watched across the globe. The latest edition of the glitzy league — famous for its pyrotechnics, cheerleaders and huge signing bonuses — gets under way with defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad hosting Royal Challengers Bangalore. Since its debut in 2008 the shorter-format league has evolved into India’s most popular sporting event, filling stadiums and attracting TV audiences well beyond that enjoyed by Test and one-day competitions in the cricket-mad subcontinent. “Its unique selling proposition…

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