Indian Street Premier League
| Countries | India |
|---|---|
| Format | T10 cricket |
| First edition | 2024 |
| Tournament format | Round-robin and knockout |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Current champion | Chennai Singams(1st title) |
| Most successful | Tigers of Kolkata, Majhi Mumbai, Chennai Singams (1 title each) |
| TV | Star Sports (TV) JioHotstar (Internet) |
| Website | ispl-t10.com |
The Indian Street Premier League (ISPL) is a T10 tennis ball cricket league held in India, founded in 2024. The league aims to help uncover emerging cricketing talent, with matches played using tennis balls. Actor Salman Khan has been a brand ambassador of ISPL since 2025. He is also the owner of the league's Delhi franchise.
History
The ISPL was inspired by a cricket talent hunt which took place in 2021 in the Dharavi slums, with the idea being to help poorer athletes have a chance to play professional cricket.[1] Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has been named as the core committee member of the tournament alongside BCCI treasurer Ashish Shelar, Amol Kale & Suraj Samat who is the League Commissioner and Core Committee Member of the Indian Street Premier League (ISPL)[2][3] Former India national cricket team head coach Ravi Shastri has been appointed as the chief mentor of the tournament.[4][5][6]
The first season was held in March 2024 at Dadoji Kondadev Stadium, Maharashtra.[7] It had an overall viewership of 11 million, and attendance of 500,000.[8] The winners of the first season were Tiigers of Kolkata while the Season 2 in Year 2025 was won by Majhi Mumbai owned by Amitabh Bachchan.[9][10][11]
The ISPL has announced plans to start a 6-team Middle East edition in the future.[12]
The second season was held in January and February 2025.[13]
Organisation
Player acquisition
The player auction for the 2024 season was held on 25 February 2024.[14] In which, 96 players were selected from a pool of 350 players. Each team had a total salary cap of ₹1 crore (US$120,000). A total of ₹4.91 crore (US$580,000) was spent on the players selected.[15][16][17]
Prize money
The inaugural ISPL season offered the champions with ₹1 crore (US$120,000), and the runners-up with ₹50 lakh (US$59,000).
Rule variations
ISPL matches play under T10 rules with these changes:
- Instead of a coin toss, the team captains stand opposite each other and walk directly towards each other, each step from heel-to-toe. The team captain who steps on the other team captain's foot wins the toss.[18][19]
- Each squad in the ISPL can have a maximum of 18 players, including at least two U-19 players and two players from each zone (North, East, South, West, and Central).[20]
- There is a mandatory powerplay during the first two overs of each innings, where only two fielders are allowed outside the 30-yard circle, while three fielders are allowed outside of the circle in the batting powerplay. An optional one-over batting powerplay may be taken between the third and ninth over.
- Two overs in each inning have to be bowled with a tape ball instead of a tennis ball.[19]
- One 50-50 must be declared by the batting team in an inning. This involves the batting team stating the number of runs they believe they will score in the next over, with a minimum of 16. The batting team picks out of a selection of five of the bowling team's bowlers.[21] If the batting team scores the predicted number of runs or higher, 150% of the runs scored will be added to their score. If they do not, 50% of the runs scored will be added to their score.[22][19]
- A six which leaves the field area and lands amongst the spectators scores nine runs.[23]
Teams
A bid of ₹1,165 crore (US$140 million) was made for the six teams,[24] with Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar having the highest bid of ₹251 crore (US$30 million) for the Srinagar based team.[25]
| Team | City | State | Owner(s)[26] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangalore Strikers | Bengaluru | Karnataka | Hrithik Roshan |
| Chennai Singams | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Suriya |
| Falcon Risers Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Telangana | Ram Charan |
| Tiigers of Kolkata | Kolkata | West Bengal | Aksha Kamboj Saif Ali Khan Kareena Kapoor Khan[27] |
| Majhi Mumbai | Mumbai | Maharashtra | Amitabh Bachchan |
| Srinagar Ke Veer | Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir | Akshay Kumar |
| Ahmedabad Lions | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | Ajay Devgn |
| Delhi Superheros | Delhi | Delhi | Salman Khan |
Seasons
| Season | Venue | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winners | Result | Runners-up | ||
| 2024 | Dadoji Kondadev Stadium, Maharashtra | Tiigers of Kolkata 62/0 (7.4 overs) |
Won by 10 wickets | Majhi Mumbai 58/9 (10 overs) |
| 2025 | Dadoji Kondadev Stadium, Maharashtra | Majhi Mumbai 121/7 (9.3 overs) |
Won by 3 wickets Scorecard |
Srinagar Ke Veer 120/5 (10 overs) |
Broadcasting
Star Sports is the broadcasting partner of the league, while JioHotstar is the digital streaming partner.
References
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- ^ "League Commissioner Suraj Samat highlights Sachin Tendulkar's impact on ISPL". The Times of India. 26 January 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
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- ^ "Match results". ispl-t10.com. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ Farooqui, Javed (15 March 2024). "Tendulkar-backed ISPL to launch Middle East edition". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Indian Street Premier League set for season 2, new innovative features added". India Today. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ K, Mathew. "ISPL T10 2024 Players Auction Set for 25th February: All you need to know about the league". www.sky247.net. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Tomar, Payal (26 February 2024). "ISPL: All you need to know about the inaugural Auction of Indian Street Premier League". Inside Sport India. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "ISPL 2024 Most Expensive Players: Top 10 Auction Buys of Indian Street Premier League". MyKhel.
- ^ The SportsGrail (26 February 2024). "Indian Street Premier (ISPL) T10 2024 all teams squad and auction full sold players list price". The SportsGrail. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ Sharma, Arjun (6 March 2024). "WATCH: ISPL introduces one-of-a-kind Tip-Top toss in cricket". SportsTiger. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "ISPL Rules: The Unique Rules and Regulations of Indian Street Premier League - Explained". myKhel.
- ^ "ISPL Auction: What are the rules, purse, base price, squad sizes - everything you need to know". The Times of India. 8 December 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ "ISPL Rules and Regulations: Know About Indian Street Premier League T10 Cricket Tournament Format | 🏏 LatestLY". LatestLY. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ The SportsGrail (7 March 2024). "Indian Street Premier League (ISPL) rules and regulations and tournament format explained". The SportsGrail. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "What is ISPL? Unique rules and format of the Indian Street Premier League backed by Sachin Tendulkar | Cricket News". www.cricketnews.com. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ "Indian Street Premier league co-owners bid a record Rs 1,165 cr for six city teams". The Economic Times. 31 January 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ Webdunia. "Indian Street Premier League receives Rs 1165 cr bid, Akshay Kumar's Team Srinagar garners highest bid of Rs 251 crore". Webdunia. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
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