The game of cricket took a new step with the advent of its shortest format, the Twenty20. And now, the launch of the Indian Premier League, heralds a new direction. It is the dawn of a new era in the history of a game, so popular amongst the Indian masses.

With the mix of money, entertainment and cricket, the BCCI intends to cash in on the huge fan following created during and after the T20 world cup in South Africa. Guide to IPL unravels the fine points of this new enthralling format for the average Indian cricket fan.

The book introduces you to the players you may chose to cheer for and then goes on to describe the way a Twenty 20 game of cricket is played. What are the best shots to play, where to bowl and field and how to avoid getting out? More than that, the book highlights the birth of the IPL, the need to buy the franchises and why the men, who bought them, bought them. All this and more, in a frank one-to-one conversation, with the most sought after men in Indian cricket today, the eight franchise CEOs.

Will the IPL be a success story in its first year? All the money thrown in, will it be recovered in good enough time? Will there be any profit earned, if at all, by the franchises from the first edition? How will the entertainment aspect settle in and will it be able to produce the anticipated fireworks?

And last, if not the least, will the Indian public fancy spending their time, money and energy to cheer foreign players against their national demigods?

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