ORGANISED BY: Board of Control for Cricket in India
DESCRIPTION:
* This is the seventh edition of the cash-rich T20 cricket tournament.
* Mumbai Indians will be the defending champions, having won the 2013 season after defeating Chennai Super Kings in the final.
* There will be eight teams this season, one fewer than 2013 after the withdrawal of the Pune Warriors India.
* A part of this season will be held outside India after Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde denied the provision of security the league demanded as it would clash with the 2014 general election.
* The first phase of the IPL 2014, featuring 20 matches, will be played in the United Arab Emirates, from April 16 to 30.
* The three UAE venue are: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi; Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah and Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai.
* From May 2 onwards the 36 games of the regular season and the 4 playoffs will be played in India across 10 venues.
* The players auction took place on February 12 and 13.
* Unlike previous seasons, the auction was in Indian rupees rather than United States dollars.
* A total of 154 players including 50 overseas players were sold.
* The list consisted of 80 capped players (of which 34 were Indians) and 74 uncapped players.
* As many as 127 players (including 10 who have only been part of the squad) have previously been part of IPL teams.
* Altogether 66 players will represent the same side that they played for in 2013.
* Yuvraj Singh fetched the highest bid of INR 14 crore (US$2.3 million).
* Kevin Pietersen was the costliest foreign player.
* Among uncapped players, Karan Sharma was the most expensive at INR 3.75 crore (US$630,000).
* Many prominent Indian players and most Sri Lankan and English players were unsold.
SCHEDULE:
April 16 (Match No 1): Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Abu Dhabi, 8 PM
April 17 (Match No 2): Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sharjah, 8 PM
April 18 (Match No 3): Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab, Abu Dhabi, 4 PM
April 18 (Match No 4): Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals, Abu Dhabi 8 PM
April 19 (Match No 5): Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians, Dubai, 4 PM
April 19 (Match No 6): Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils, Dubai, 8 PM
April 20 (Match No 7): Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab, Sharjah 8 PM
April 21 (Match No 8): Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils, Abu Dhabi, 8 PM
April 22 (Match No 9): Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Sharjah, 8 PM
April 23 (Match No 10): Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings, Dubai 8 PM
April 24 (Match No 11): Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Sharjah, 8 PM
April 25 (Match No 12): Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Daredevils, Dubai 4 PM
April 25 (Match No 13): Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians, Dubai, 8 PM
April 26 (Match No 14): Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Abu Dhabi, 4 PM
April 26 (Match No 15): Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Abu Dhabi 8 PM
April 27 (Match No 16): Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians, Sharjah, 4 PM
April 27 (Match No 17): Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings, Sharjah, 8 PM
April 28 (Match No 18): Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab, Dubai 8 PM
April 29 (Match No 19): Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, Abu Dhabi, 8 PM
April 30 (Match No 20): Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Dubai 8 PM.
May 2 (Match No 21): Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Ranchi) 8 pm
May 3 (Match No 22): Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab (Mumbai) 4 pm
May 3 (Match No 23): Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals (Delhi) 8 pm
May 4 (Match No 24): Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Bangalore) 8 pm
May 5 (Match No 25): Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Ahmedabad) 4 pm
May 5 (Match No 26): Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings (Chennai) 8 pm
May 6 (Match No 27): Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Mumbai) 8 pm
May 7 (Match No 28): Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Delhi) 4 pm
May 7 (Match No 29): Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings (Cuttack) 8 pm
May 8 (Match No 30): Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Ahmedabad) 8 pm
May 9 (Match No 31): Royals Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab (Bangalore) 8 pm
May 10 (Match No 32): Delhi Daredevils vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Delhi) 4 pm
May 10 (Match No 33): Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings (Mumbai) 8 pm
May 11 (Match No 34): Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Cuttack) 4 pm
May 11 (Match No 35): Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals (Bangalore) 8 pm
May 12 (Match No 36): Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians (Hyderabad) 8 pm
May 13 (Match No 37): Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals (Ranchi) 4 pm
May 13 (Match No 38): Royals Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils (Bangalore) 8 pm
May 14 (Match No 39): Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab (Hyderabad) 4 pm
May 14 (Match No 40): Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians (Kolkata) 8 pm
May 15 (Match No 41): Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils (Ahmedabad) 8 pm
May 18 (Match No 42): Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Chennai) 4 pm
May 18 (Match No 43): Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Hyderabad) 8 pm
May 19 (Match No 44): Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians (Ahmedabad) 4 pm
May 19 (Match No 45): Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab (Delhi) 8 pm
May 20 (Match No 46): Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Hyderabad) 4 pm
May 20 (Match No 47): Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings (Kolkata) 8 pm
May 21 (Match No 48): Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians (Mohali) 8 pm
May 22 (Match No 49): Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Kolkata) 4 pm
May 22 (Match No 50): Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Chennai) 8 pm
May 23 (Match No 51): Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils (Mumbai) 4 pm
May 23 (Match No 52): Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals (Mohali) 8 pm
May 24 (Match No 53): Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings (Bangalore) 4 pm
May 24 (Match No 54): Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Kolkata) 8 pm
May 25 (Match No 55): Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils (Mohali) 4 pm
May 25 (Match No 56): Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals (Mumbai) 8 pm
May 27 (Match No 57): Qualifier 1 (Chennai) 8 pm
May 28 (Match No 58): Eliminator (Chennai) 8 pm
May 30 (Match No 59): Qualifier 2 (Mumbai) 8 pm
June 1 (Match No 60): FINAL (Mumbai) 8 pm