INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE 2018 [WIKI][TIME TABLE][FIXTURE][PLAYER LIST]

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE 

2018 LATEST RULES, MATCH FIXTURE ,SCHEDULE

The Indian Premier League (IPL), officially Vivo Indian Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Twenty20 cricketleague in India contested during April and May of every year by teams representing Indian cities. The league was founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007, and is regarded as the brainchild of Lalit Modi, the founder and former commissioner of the league.^[3] IPL has an exclusive window in ICC Future Tours Programme.^[4]

The IPL is the most-attended cricket league in the world and ranks sixth among all sports leagues.^[5] In 2010, the IPL became the first sporting event in the world to be broadcast live on YouTube.^[6][7] The brand value of IPL in 2017 was US$5.3 billion, according to Duff & Phelps.^[8] According to BCCI, the 2015 IPL season contributed ₹11.5 billion (US$182 million) to the GDP of the Indian economy.^[9]

The current IPL title holders are the Mumbai Indians, who won the 2017 season.

SEASON 11 [2018]:-

The 2018 season of the Indian Premier League, also known as IPL 11, will be the eleventh season of the IPL, a professional Twenty20 cricket league established by the BCCI in 2007. The season, which will be held from 4 April to 27 May, will see the return of the Chennai Super Kings and the Rajasthan Royals after serving two years of suspension for the involvement of their respective owners in the 2013 IPL betting case.

Star Sports bagged the media rights at ₹16,347.5 crore ($2.55 billion) for five years starting from 2018.

FORMAT:-

Eight teams are scheduled to play in 2018. The tournament involves each team playing every other team twice in a home-and-away, double round-robin format. At the conclusion of the double round-robin league, the top four teams on the basis of aggregate points qualify for the playoffs. In this stage, the top two teams compete with each other (in a match titled "Qualifier 1"), as do the remaining two teams (in a match titled "Eliminator"). While the winner of Qualifier 1 directly qualifies for the final match, the losing team gets another chance to qualify for the final match by playing the winning team of the Eliminator match; this match is titled Qualifier 2. The winner of this subsequent Qualifier 2 match moves onto the final match. The team that wins the final match is crowned the Indian Premier League

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LATEST CHANGES IN 2018:-

Mumbai: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 could bring in a couple of big changes in as it is now learnt that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is keen to change the timing of the start of the matches.

Traditionally, the IPL games, when played in India, have either started at 4 P.M. or 8 P.M. However, IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla, during the IPL Governing Council’s meeting earlier this month, had floated a proposal of 7 P.M. start of the matches. However, the plan will only go through if the broadcasters Star Sports approve the proposal.

This is the same meeting after which it was emerged that the teams like Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) were averse to the idea of players’ retention, putting the MS Dhoni and co’s return to Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) in jeopardy.

“It was just a thought (starting game at 7pm) and everyone welcomed it but first we need to speak to broadcaster and take their nod. We will work on modalities then. There have been many centers where traveling is major concern. All the issues were discussed and we all thought to start the game but early,” IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla was quoted as saying by The Indian Express.

Shukla also revealed that the IPL team owners have reacted positively to the idea mid-season player transfers.

If the idea is put into practice, a player can make a move to another IPL team during the season is he has not got an opportunity to play for a side even once during the first seven games for that side.

“Every IPL owner agreed to have this in forthcoming season. It will give chance to those players who are good but are not getting opportunities to be part of playing XI of any IPL side. We are having an IPL governing council meeting soon to finalize all these points,” added Shukla.

IPL 2018 SECHDULES:-

Date	Time	Match	Venue
5th April 2017	8 PM	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Hyderabad
6th April 2017	8 PM	Rising Pune Supergiants vs Mumbai Indians	Pune
7th April 2017	8 PM	Gujarat Lions vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Rajkot
8th April 2017	4 PM	Kings XI Punjab vs Rising Pune Supergiants	Indore
8th April 2017	8 PM	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils	Bangalore
9th April 2017	4 PM	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Gujarat Lions	Hyderabad
9th April 2017	8 PM	Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Mumbai
10th April 2017	8 PM	Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Indore
11th April 2017	8 PM	Rising Pune Supergiants vs Delhi Daredevils	Pune
12th April 2017	8 PM	Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Mumbai
13th April 2017	8 PM	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab	Kolkata
14th April 2017	4 PM	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians	Bangalore
14th April 2017	8 PM	Gujarat Lions vs Rising Pune Supergiants	Rajkot
15th April 2017	4 PM	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Kolkata
15th April 2017	8 PM	Delhi Daredevils  vs Kings XI Punjab	Delhi
16th April 2017	4 PM	Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Lions	Mumbai
16th April 2017	8 PM	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rising Pune Supergiants	Bangalore
17th April 2017	4 PM	Delhi Daredevils  vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Delhi
17th April 2017	8 PM	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab	Hyderabad
18th April 2017	8 PM	Gujarat Lions vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Rajkot
19th April 2017	8 PM	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Daredevils	Hyderabad
20th April 2017	8 PM	Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians	Indore
21st April 2017	8 PM	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Lions	Kolkata
22nd April 2017	4 PM	Delhi Daredevils  vs Mumbai Indians	Delhi
22nd April 2017	8 PM	Rising Pune Supergiants vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Pune
23rd April 2017	4 PM	Gujarat Lions vs Kings XI Punjab	Rajkot
23rd April 2017	8 PM	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Kolkata
24th April 2017	8 PM	Mumbai Indians vs Rising Pune Supergiants	Mumbai
25th April 2017	8 PM	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Bangalore
26th April 2017	8 PM	Rising Pune Supergiants vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Pune
27th April 2017	8 PM	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Lions	Bangalore
28th April 2017	4 PM	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils	Kolkata
28th April 2017	8 PM	Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Indore
29th April 2017	4 PM	Rising Pune Supergiants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Pune
29th April 2017	8 PM	Gujarat Lions vs Mumbai Indians	Rajkot
30th April 2017	4 PM	Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils	Indore
30th April 2017	8 PM	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Hyderabad
1st May 2017	4 PM	Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Mumbai
1st May 2017	8 PM	Rising Pune Supergiants vs Gujarat Lions	Pune
2nd May 2017	8 PM	Delhi Daredevils  vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Delhi
3rd May 2017	8 PM	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rising Pune Supergiants	Kolkata
4th May 2017	8 PM	Delhi Daredevils  vs Gujarat Lions	Delhi
5th May 2017	8 PM	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab	Bangalore
6th April 2017	4 PM	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rising Pune Supergiants	Hyderabad
6th April 2017	8 PM	Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils	Mumbai
7th April 2017	4 PM	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Bangalore
7th April 2017	8 PM	Kings XI Punjab vs Gujarat Lions	Indore
8th May 2017	8 PM	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians	Hyderabad
9th May 2017	8 PM	Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Indore
10th May 2017	8 PM	Gujarat Lions vs Delhi Daredevils	Rajkot
11th May 2017	8 PM	Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab	Mumbai
12th May 2017	8 PM	Delhi Daredevils  vs Rising Pune Supergiants	Delhi
13th May 2017	4 PM	Gujarat Lions vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Rajkot
13th May 2017	8 PM	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians	Kolkata
14th May 2017	4 PM	Rising Pune Supergiants vs Kings XI Punjab	Pune
14th May 2017	8 PM	Delhi Daredevils  vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Delhi
16th May 2017	8 PM	TBD vs TBD	TBD
17th May 2017	8 PM	TBD vs TBD	TBD
19th May 2017	8 PM	TBD vs TBD	TBD

2018 TEAMS WITH PLAYER LIST:-

Delhi Daredevils: Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer and Chris Morris

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya

Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, AB de Villiers

Kolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Narine and Andre Russell.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner and Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Rajasthan Royals: Steve Smith

Kings XI Punjab: Axar Patel.

Stokes will be playing for IPL. He has confirmed his participation.

What BCCI thinks about IPL 2018 Teams and Players:

All players were supposed to go back into the auction pool after the 10-year cycle but the chairman indicated that retention policy may still be considered. There will be an auction but the retention policy is yet to be decided. The mega auction will be just before the next edition. A scenario where teams can retain 2-3 players are likely to happen.

Team Name	Home Ground (Venue)	Captain	Coach
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)	Eden Garden, Kolkata	Gautam Gambhir	Jacques Kallis
Delhi Daredevils (DD)	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	JP Duminy	Paddy Upton
Mumbai Indians (MI)	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	Rohit Sharma	Mahela Jayawardene
Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS)	MCA Stadium, Pune	MS Dhoni	Stephen Fleming
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP)	Dharamshala Stadium	David Miller	Sanjay Bangar
Gujarat Lions (GL)	Saurashtra Cricket Association	Suresh Raina	Brad Hodge
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	Virat Kohli	Daniel Vettori
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium	David Warner	Tom Moody

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WORLD BOOK FAIR 2018 - delhi is set once again for this world famous fair

WORLD BOOK FAIR 2018

The New Delhi World Book Fair, is hosted at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi and it is India's second oldest book fair after the Kolkata Book Fair. The first New Delhi World Book Fair was held from March 18 to April 4, 1972 in roughly 6790 sq. mts. area with 200 participants. It was inaugurated by V. V. Giri, then President of India.^[1]

This annual (previously biennial) event takes place in winters, and is organized by the National Book Trust (NBT), India. Since 2013, New Delhi World Book Fair is organised by National Book Trust (NBT) in association with India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO)annually at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi under MOU with ITPO.

Apart from publication, NBT promotes national readership policies and also supports the growing markets of neighbouring countries. The National Centre for Children's Literature (NCCL), a wing of NBT organizes events for children in the Children's pavilion to promote children's literature and the national 'Readers Club' movement.

India is the third biggest market for English publications with almost 12,000 publishers that publish around 90,000 titles a year in more than 18 languages. India's main publishing output is in the various Indian languages. The 2006 NDWBF witnessed 1,294 exhibitors on 38,000 sq. mts. (2004: 1,205 / 32.546) and attracted 1 million visitors including those from foreign countries such as USA, Bangladesh, France, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Germany.

HISTORY:-

2012

The 20th New Delhi World Book Fair 2012 was held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from February 25 to March 4, 2012. The fair was inaugurated by the then HRD Minister Kapil Sibal. A corporate social responsibility initiative was undertaken by the publishing industry to launch the Pink Ribbon Book Tag at the Book Fair to support the Indian Cancer Society for a humanitarian cause. The theme of the 20th World Book Fair was 'Towards 100 years of Indian Cinema'.

2013

The 21st edition was scheduled during February 4–10, 2013 at Pragati Maidan. Under an MoU, the annual event was organized jointly by the National Book Trust (NBT) & India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO) with the theme being 'Indigenous Voices: Mapping India's Folk & Tribal Literature' and France as the guest country.

The then HRD Minister Shashi Tharoor inaugurated the Fair, presided by Dr. Karan Singh, M.P. & Chairman Indian Council for Cultural Relations. Some of the events held for the first time included cosplay, school librarians' meet, artist & illustrators' gallery and the counsellors desk in the Children & Youth pavilion. An annual National Debut Youth Fiction Writers meet was also held to promote greater interest in readership.

2014

The 22nd edition was held during February 15–23, 2014 at Pragati Maidan. The Guest of Honour country was Poland, while the theme was 'Kathasagara: Celebrating Children's Literature'.^[2][3]

2015

The 23rd edition was held during February 14–22, 2015 at Pragati Maidan. The guest of honour country was Singapore with Korea as the focus country. The theme of the Fair was 'Suryodaya: Emerging voices from North East India'. The slogan of the fair was Books opening the mind. Doors opening the future. The Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani inaugurated the Fair, while HRD Minister of State Upendra Kushwaha inaugurated the Children's pavilion. National Book Trust under the Young India Library series was to put up for sale a new edition of a book on parables covering a new dimension of Swami Vivekananda for developing scientific temper in children.

2016

The 24th New Delhi World Book Fair was held during January 9–17, 2016 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi with China as the Guest of Honour Country. The theme of the 2016 edition was cultural diversity 'Vivid Bharat - Diverse India'. The message of the Sino-Indo partnership for the New Delhi Book Book Fair 2016 was the connecting rainbow -"Renaissance of Civilizations- Understanding through exchanges".The Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani inaugurated the fair.

2017

The 25th New Delhi World Book Fair is organised between January 7–15 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi . The organizer of the NDWBF 2017 is National Book Trust- NBT, Ministry of Human Development, Government of India in collaboration with ITPO India Trade Promotion Organisation. The theme presentation of the 2017 edition is 'Manushi - Books Written on and by Women'.The focus of the Book Fair is on the 'Culture of Reading'. The Minister of State HRD Dr Mahenra Nsth Pandey will inaugurate the fair. The highlights of the fair will include 60 years of NBT history in the theme pavilion & children activities in the Children Pavilion including activities to celebrate Swami Vivekananda's birth anniversary as 'National Youth Day' on 12 January 2017. The book fair will witness author interactions, book releases, national seminars on -Best practices in Developing Reading skills & Research perspective in Developing Content for Children". The Director of the NDWBF 2017 Dr Rita Chowdhury, Director of NBT, and under chairmanship of Shri Baldeo Bhai Sharma, Chairman of National Book Trust, Ministry of Human Resource Development,Government of India will overlook the functioning of the fair.

2018

The 26th New Delhi World Book Fair is about to organise between January 6–14 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi and it will be Organise by the National Book Trust (NBT) in association with India Trade Promotion Organisation, the fair, this year, is themed around environment issues such as climate change, global warming, and water pollution.^[4]

About The New Delhi Book Fair 2018 

The New Delhi book fair 2018 is an event which is much awaited by many people in our country. It is the place to be if you are a fan of reading. It is not just about reading, many sellers come in to expand business and if you are a potential buyer then this is the place for you too. The event brings many opportunities for many people.

• The buzz about the theme of New Delhi book fair 2018 is suggesting that it is Environment and climate change which is a very popular as well as apt theme given the conditions of Delhi.
• The agenda is to “break the barriers and build bridges” between different cultures, languages, religions etc.
• At the World Book Fair Delhi, you will get books coming in from national and international sellers who are just trying to promote their business.
• The main focus will be on books from the European origin.
• There is also a guest of honor from the European origin.
• You can buy books, attend seminars and lectures from authors and even participate in cultural programmes. It’s all a huge package of fun and entertainment and especially knowledge.

Major Attractions of Bookfair 2018

If you all are eager to indulge into the knowledge spree with the most awaited book fair 2018, you must keep a check on all the major beneficiaries and attractions of the event: -

Varied Genres 

As it is a book fair, presence of numerous books from almost all the genres is a must. There are different sections for different genres like Cooking books, Astrology, Romantics, Sci-Fi and a lot more. Apparently, it is the best sight for a lover of books to get into a mountain full of books.

Literature through and through

Not just Indian, but there is British, European, Urdu and all the popular literature categories which are displayed to convey the vast origins of everything. Here, you can actually get into a new world of literature which is not just words but develops a whole new personality.

Stationery Stalls

There are stationery stalls from big brands like Kangaroo, Ballarpur Papers etc. which provide all the stationery items like Notebooks, pens, Diaries and more. There are these really innovative and quirky set of notebooks attracting the writers. Premier ball pens and fountain pens are exhibited, pricing from Rs.1500/- to Rs.7500000/- (literally!) for the lovers of exclusivity

Educational shows and seminars

Big stars from the literature world are invited in-house for seminars and lectures for all the visitors. These seminars are organized around the theme of the event. Moreover, documentaries and movies related to literature like Shakuntalam are projected for more knowledge and interest.

Online Ticket Booking For World Book Fair Delhi 2018

Here are the dates and venue details which are to be noted down: -

DATE: 6^th – 14^th January 2018

VENUE: Pragati Maidan, New Delhi

TIME: 11AM- 8PM

Ticket Packages/Prices:

Categories	Offer Price	Details
Adults	Rs.30/-	Know More
Children	Free Entry	Know More

Cost per ticket: Rs.30/-

Special mention: kids and school-children can get free entry with their identity cards.

How To Book Tickets For New Delhi Book Fair 2018?

The ticket booking procedure is very easy for the book fair.

• Tickets can be booked through the ITPO's website. (Click here to book online)
• Further, you can also avail the tickets through select metro stations (Click Here to Know about them)
• Tickets can be bought from Gate 1 & 10 of the Pragati Maidan as well.(Click Here to Know more)