By India Today Sports Desk: The Indian Premier League reached a historic landmark on April 30 as a result of the second match of the Super Sunday, Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals, the one thousandth match as a result of the league started, commenced on the Wankhede Stadium on April 30, 2023.
The cash-rich T20 league, which modified the face of T20 cricket and perhaps all sports activities actions in India, started 15 years previously with the much-celebrated inaugural match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders. The IPL started in 2008 and it took 15 years to reach the 1000-game milestone.
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The Wankhede Stadium was decked out in festive garb as a result of the Mumbai Indians took on Rajasthan Royals inside the one thousandth match of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The BCCI deliberate a celebration to commemorate the historic occasion as a result of the volunteers carried specific flags, and video clips from earlier editions had been on present. The Indian board moreover supplied specific mementos to every captains, Rohit Sharma and Sanju Samson.
It was a big day for Rohit moreover as a result of the MI skipper completed his 100 and fiftieth match as a captain inside the Indian Premier League. Rohit is in his tenth Indian Premier League (IPL) season as captain of the Mumbai Indians, having taken over from Ricky Ponting in the middle of the 2013 season.
MI has licensed for the playoffs six events since then and acquired 5 IPL titles (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020). Rohit, who turned 36 on Sunday, April 30, has acquired 81 of 149 matches as a result of the MI captain, the second-most by an IPL captain behind the legendary MS Dhoni (128).
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Before the one thousandth IPL match, Sachin Tendulkar expressed his delight on the league’s unbelievable achievement in its 16-year historic previous, saying that the match has allowed youthful people to dream massive.
“1000th game. Wow. The time has flown by so quickly. Big congratulations to BCCI. It is a huge achievement. More so when you see how the tournament has grown in stature. I remember in 2008 it was the first season. I was a part of it and now I am here in a different capacity. It is always a pleasure to be a part of the tournament. It is by far the biggest tournament in the world, it has given so many opportunities to cricketers in India and the world. It is a tournament which has allowed youngsters to dream big,” Sachin acknowledged in a video posted by the official Twitter cope with of IPL.
