Who was the Winner of the First IPL? – A Detailed View

The Rajasthan Royals won the first IPL season. As of May 2022, the IPL tournament had completed fifteen seasons. The most recent season saw the Gujarat Titans win their first championship. Each team plays every other game twice during the IPL competition in double round-robin style and a home-and-away.

The Rajasthan Royals, a cricket team that competes in the Indian Premier League, are based in Jaipur, Rajasthan (IPL). The team is situated at the Sawai Mansingh Grounds in Jaipur and was established in 2008 as one of the original eight IPL franchises. The Royals are renowned for discovering undiscovered talent with significant potential as well as for their participation in a lot of scandals and controversies. Despite not being considered a playoff team by the media or the public, the squad led by Shane Warne won the inaugural IPL. Under Rahul Dravid’s captaincy, the Royals finished as runners-up in the 2013 Champs League Twenty20.

In response to a 2013 betting scandal, the Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings were given a two-year suspension on July 14, 2015, and were consequently unable to compete in the IPL tournaments of 2016 and 2017. For the 2018 season, they entered the competition once more. Ajinkya Rahane, who has 3098 runs for the squad, holds the record for runs scored, while Shane Watson, with 67, has the record for wickets taken.

In September 2007, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the establishment of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a Twenty20 league that will begin play in 2008. In the IPL’s first season, which began in 2008, the Rajasthan Royals were one of the original eight clubs. The franchise team from Jaipur was purchased by Emerging Media at $67 million, making it the least costly team in the league.

Manoj Badale-led Developing Media IPL Ltd, which controls a 65% share as of 2021, is the franchise’s owner. RedBird Capital Partners and Lachlan Murdoch are important minority stakeholders. Previous disputes over the franchise’s ownership resulted in the team’s temporary removal from the league in 2010. In 2009, the franchise generated a $7.5 million pre-tax profit.

Season 2010 

In 2010, the BCCI made the decision to ban Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab from the IPL. Captain Shane Warne expressed his confusion about the dismissal and his suspicion of possible foul play and possible ulterior motives on the part of the BCCI. The Mumbai High Court heard the case after the Rajasthan Royals filed an appeal against the ruling. The Mumbai High Court postponed that case till 29 October 2010, but also because they didn’t want it to conflict with Deepavali from 1 to 14 November, the postponement date was changed to 15 November.

Prior to the 2021 Indian Premier League auction, Rajasthan released eight players on January 20, 2021, including their captain, Steve Smith. Sanju Samson was named the team’s captain for the 2021 season on the same day as the other announcements. Prior to the 2022 Indian Premier League auction, Rajasthan kept their captain Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, and teenager Yashasvi Jaiswal on November 30, 2021, releasing every other player as of that day.

Following strong performance during the regular stage and placing second on the points chart. The squad came in second place after losing to Gujarat Titans twice in as many days, first in Eliminator 1 and then again in the final match. With 864 runs scored in 17 innings, Jos Buttler won the MVP title and the Orange Cap, and Yuzvendra Chahal earned the Purple Cap for collecting the most wickets during the season.

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