The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a men's T20 franchise cricket league in India. It is annually contested by ten teams based in seven cities and three states.The league was founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. Brijesh Patel is the incumbent chairman of IPL. It is usually held annually in summer across India between March to May and has an exclusive window in the ICC Future Tours Programme.
On 13 September 2007, on the back of India's victory at the 2007 T20 World Cup, BCCI announced a franchise-based Twenty20 cricket competition called Indian Premier League. The first season was slated to start in April 2008, in a high-profile ceremony in New Delhi. BCCI vice-president Lalit Modi, who spearheaded the IPL effort, spelled out the details of the tournament including its format, the prize money, franchise revenue system and squad composition rules. It was also revealed that the IPL would be run by a seven-man governing council composed of former India players and BCCI officials and that the top two teams of the IPL would qualify for that year's Champions League Twenty20. Modi also clarified that they had been working on the idea for two years and that the IPL was not started as a "knee-jerk reaction" to the ICL. The league's format was similar to that of the Premier League of England and the NBA in the United States.
Dhoni could be seen welcomed with dholaks a shower of flowers upon arrival at the Chennai airport. A number of fans can also been trying to take pictures of him as the CSK captain gets ushered to his vehicle. The festivities continued after he arrived at the hotel as well. In another video shared by the CSK themselves, Dhoni could be seen receiving a bouquet and posing for a photo with a young fan as well before making his way to his room.CSK also shared videos of other stars arriving at the team hotel. Among these were Ambati Rayudu and former India Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane. All-rounder Shivam Dube also posed for the cameras upon arrival at the team hotel.