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In this month of April as in years before, the Indian Premier League (IPL) is again set to enthral the cricket fans across the globe.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the schedule for the 10th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 tournament.
For the second consecutive year, BCCI has confirmed Vivo as title sponsor of the 10th edition of Indian Premier League’s T20 event.
Like last year, this year too, the former IPL three times champions Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royal will not participate in the tournament.
The Teams participating in
Vivo Indian Premier League 2017 (IPL 10)
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The eight teams participating in IPL 2017 are:
1 – Delhi Daredevils
2 – Gujarat Lions
3 – Kings XI Punjab
4 – Kolkata Knight Riders
5 – Mumbai Indians
6 – Rising Pune Supergiants
7 – Royal Challengers Bangalore
8 – Sunrisers Hyderabad
The Captains of the teams participating in
Vivo Indian Premier League 2017 (IPL 10)
On February 19, 2017, Mahendra Singh Dhoni was removed as captain of IPL franchise Rising Pune Supergiants and replaced by Australian Steve Smith.
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Captains of the IPL 2017 teams. Left to Right:
- Delhi Daredevils: Zaheer Khan (India)
- Gujarat Lions: Suresh Raina (India)
- Kings XI Punjab: David Miller (South Africa)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir (India)
- Rising Pune Supergiants: Steve Smith (Australia)
- Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (India)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (India)
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner (Australia)
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the list of broadcasters and digital streaming platforms around the world. Several broadcasting networks and television channels will bring live coverage of Vivo IPL 2017 across the globe.
In India, Sony Pictures Network (SPN) has bagged the global rights to broadcast all the IPL matches live on Sony SIX, Sony SIX HD, Sony Max, Sony Max HD for India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives & their respective territories, Commonwealth & possessions.
Broadcasting Rights
Vivo Indian Premier League 2017 (IPL 10)
| Country/Region | Broadcaster |
| India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives & their respective territories, Commonwealth & possessions | Sony Pictures Network (SPN) – Sony SIX, Sony SIX HD, Sony Max, Sony Max HD, Hotstar |
| Indian subcontinent | Cricketgateway.com |
| Afghanistan | Lemar TV & Cricketgateway.com |
| Australia | Cricketgateway.com |
| Bangladesh | Bong BD and Cricketgateway.com |
| Caribbean | Sportsmax and Flow TV |
| Canada | Cricketgateway.com & Ethnic channel group |
| European territory | Talk Radio |
| Hong Kong | Now TV & Cricketgateway.com |
| Malaysia | Astro & Cricketgateway.com |
| (MENA Counties) – Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE and Yemen only | OSN Rights |
| New Zealand | Sky NZ |
| SEA | Cricketgateway.com |
| Singapore | Singtel, Starhub, Eleven sports (OTT) and Cricketgateway.com |
| South Africa & Sub-Saharan Africa Sport | SuperSport |
| South America | Cricketgateway.com |
| United Kingdom Republic of Ireland, Isle of Man & Channel Island & the European territories & possessions only | Sky Sports |
| United States & its territories & possessions | ESPN and Willow TV |
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