IPL is, undoubtedly, one of the most lucrative T-20 leagues across the world alongside Australia’s Big Bash and England’s Natwest T-20 Bash. The Indian T-20 league has only gotten bigger and bigger over time ie. since its debut in 2008 till now. With the addition of two more teams, (RSPG group bagging Lucknow for Rs 7,090 crore & CVC group getting Ahmedabad for 5,625 crore) the IPL has become a 10-team affair from 8. This is indeed a breath of fresh air as the league was in dire need of some dynamism. However, in the previous IPL editions, some teams were disqualified from the league for various reasons or installed temporarily. Therefore, the time is ripe, at present, to go through the teams that fell off the IPL radar after promising and not-so-promising beginnings.
Kochi Tuskers Kerala
The Kerala franchise happened to be one of the new teams to be added in the 2011 season. This team was owned by Kochi Cricket Pvt Ltd, an umbrella group comprising several companies. However, the franchise was terminated by the BCCI in the year 2012 following its debut in the 2011 edition. The Kerala team failed to pay the bank guarantee amount, aka franchise fee, to the governing body of Indian cricket, leading to its ouster from the league.
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Pune Warriors India
This was another franchise that was added in the year 2011 to make the league bigger and vibrant. The Pune team was owned by Sahara Group Sports Limited, a group company of the Indian business conglomerate Sahara India Pariwar. But it withdrew abruptly during the 2013 IPL edition over a monetary dispute with the BCCI, which then officially eliminated the franchise in October 2013. This team also bore the brunt of Chris Gayle in 2013, the Windies cricketer playing for KingsXI Punjab then when the “Universal Boss” smashed the fastest ton in the IPL (175).
The Deccan Chargers
The team featured in the IPL from the start in 2008. The Hyderabad franchise was owned by Deccan Chronicle Holdings. The team after finishing last in the inaugural season, came back with a vengeance to clinch the title in 2009, held in South Africa, under the leadership of former Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist. However, in September 2012, the franchise was banned by the IPL Governing Council for being violative of contractual norms. In July 2020 Bombay High Court termed the ban illegal and BCCI had to pay a compensation of Rs 4814.67 crore with 10 percent interest from 2012 onwards.
RPS & Gujarat Lions
When fixing allegations linking the key members of the management led to the suspension of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, BCCI brought in two new teams to make up for the two notable absences. The new entrants to the IPL were Rising Pune Supergiant, owned by Sanjiv Goenka-led RPSG Group, and Gujarat Lions, owned by Intex Technologies. They both played the 2016-17 seasons and the RPS were runners-up in the 2017 edition when they lost to Mumbai Indians by one run.
