The Times of India lists abiding memories of the IPL over 12 editions.
RAJASTHAN’S INCREDIBLE RUN
Shane Warne’s Rajasthan Royals, not the most fancied lot at the beginning of the competition, scripted a fairy tale win to stretch the bounds of the possible in the extremely first IPL in2008 Naturally, the tone had been embeded in the very first game on April 18, with KKR’s Brendon McCullum smashing an incredible ton.
SLAP AND TEARS
That image from 2008 of temperamental quick bowler Sreesanth weeping after being slapped by Harbhajan Singh, while his Kings XI Punjab colleague VRV Singh consoled him, will stay engraved in our minds. Harbhajan was suspended for the season. Sreesanth admitted later on he had actually been heckling his senior India colleague.
FOREIGN COASTS
The second season accompanied the basic elections and the federal government refused to dedicate security workers. Showcasing its monetary might, the IPL was vacated India, to South Africa, by then commissioner Lalit Modi.
THE MONGOOSE BAT
Australia’s Matthew Hayden revealed his ‘Mongoose Bat’ in 2010, clobbering bowlers with what appeared like a cross in between a club and a baseball bat. The Mongoose had two d