Rajasthan

• 02 Aug 2023

Rajasthan Premier League starts from August 19

Why in News?

On August 1, 2023, the Rajasthan Cricket Association formally announced the start of the Rajasthan Premier League (RPL) on the lines of the Indian Premier League i.e. IPL in Jaipur from August 19.

Key Points:

• RCA president Vaibhav Gehlot said that six teams will participate in the IPL starting in Jodhpur from August 19. For this, bidding for the purchase of the team will be started from August 1. The team will have to bid to buy.
• Vaibhav Gehlot said that big industry houses will bid for six teams - Jaipur, Jodhpur, Sikar, Kota, Bhilwara and Udaipur.
• In these teams, seven international players and 10 IPL players will also be seen playing with Rajasthani players.
• All the matches will be of international level, which will be played in the stadiums of Jaipur and Jodhpur. There will be two matches in a day. One will be played in daylight and the other under lights. A total of 34 matches will be played, each match will be of 20 overs.
• Vaibhav Gehlot said that the IPL trophy is also of international standard, for which gold work has been done on the silver trophy.