IPL 2024: Everything You Need to Know
The 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL 17), branded as Tata IPL 2024, marks the 17th season of this prestigious franchise Twenty20 cricket league in India, organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The defending champions are the Chennai Super Kings, who clinched their fifth title in the previous season by defeating the Gujarat Titans, thus joining the Mumbai Indians as the most successful franchise in the tournament's history.
The format of the tournament sees the teams divided into two groups, A and B, each comprising five teams. Teams play twice against all five teams in the other group (home and away) and once against all four teams in their group, resulting in a total of 14 matches per team. The top four teams based on aggregate points progress to the playoffs. The playoffs consist of "Qualifier 1" where the top two teams face off, and "Eliminator" where the third and fourth-placed teams compete. The loser of Qualifier 1 gets another chance to qualify for the final by playing against the winner of the Eliminator in "Qualifier 2." The winner of Qualifier 2 advances to the final match, where the IPL champions are crowned. IPL 2024 Schedule is expected to be announced soon by BCCI.
Several new rules have been introduced for the 2024 season, including the allowance for bowlers to deliver two bouncers per over, following a successful trial during the 2023–24 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, India's domestic T20 tournament.
There have been significant changes in team management and captaincy roles. Gautam Gambhir has been appointed as the Mentor of the Kolkata Knight Riders, while Justin Langer replaces Andy Flower as the Head Coach of Lucknow Super Giants. Sanjay Bangar takes on the role of Head of Cricket Development for Punjab Kings, while Andy Flower replaces him as the Head Coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore. Daniel Vettori steps in as Head Coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad, replacing Brian Lara.
In terms of captaincy changes, Shubman Gill takes over as captain of Gujarat Titans, replacing Hardik Pandya. Shreyas Iyer returns as captain of Kolkata Knight Riders, with Nitish Rana serving as vice-captain. Rohit Sharma is replaced by Hardik Pandya as captain of Mumbai Indians, while Rishabh Pant is expected to return as captain of Delhi Capitals, replacing David Warner, who stood in for him during the 2023 season due to injuries.
The Tata Group has renewed their contract as the title sponsor for the IPL for a five-year tenure (2024-28), with a record-breaking sponsorship amount of ₹ 2500 Crore. Star Sports will continue as the TV broadcaster for the season, while Jio Cinema will serve as the digital broadcaster.
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