First held in 2008, it quickly became the most lucrative cricket competition in the world, with a brand value of $12 billion, according to a December 2024 report by brand valuation consultancy firm ...

The inaugural season of IPL in 2008, had seven teams competing against each other. Pune Warriors India and Kochi Tuskers Kerala joined the IPL in 2011, but after one season, the Kochi franchise ...

The same season Tendulkar ended his IPL career with a title ... they finished seventh out of the eight teams playing in that edition. They finished fifth in seasons 2008, 2016 and 2018.