The Indian Premier League (IPL) commenced in 2008, and 12 years ago none of the Indian fans ever imagined that the T20 league will go on to become one of the most followed tournaments around the world. The cash-rich league has managed to replicate the kind of success global football leagues had achieved over the years. However, the IPL soon became a huge brand and emerged as the trendsetter for domestic cricket leagues for almost all cricket playing nations.

Today, the IPL has been perceived as the biggest cricket leagues around the world by players and organizers around the world, with boards also ready to make changes in their international calendars to accommodate the cash-rich league in the cricketing schedule. The IPL betting for it happening this year was not in favour of the BCCI due to the increasing cases coronavirus in India, but the postpone of the T20 World made it possible.