17 Interesting Facts About IPL Before Season 17 1. Sourav Ganguly (KKR) Faced The First-Ever Ball In IPL History.

2. The First-Ever Over In IPL Was Bowled By Praveen Kumar (RCB).

3. The First Wicket In The IPL History Was Of Sourav Ganguly (KKR) Who Was Dismissed By Zaheer Khan (RCB).

4. Brendon McCullum (KKR) Smashed The First IPL Century (158*) In The Very First Match Of The IPL against RCB.

5. Virat Kohli Is The Only Player To Play For Only One Team (RCB) Since The Inaugural Edition in 2008.

6. Bhuvneshwar Kumar Holds The Record Of Winning The Purple Cap In Two Consecutive Seasons (2016-17) For SRH.

7. Yashasvi Jaiswal Holds The Record Of The Fastest IPL 50 In Just 13 Balls.

8. Brad Hogg Was The Oldest Player In The IPL History To Play. He Last Played At 45 Years, 92 Days For KKR.

9. On March 31, 2019, Prayas Ray Barman Became The Youngest Player To Play In The IPL At The Age Of 16 Years and 157 Days.

10. AB de Villiers Holds the Record Of Most Player Of The Match Awards In IPL History (23).

11. Mitchell Starc (KKR) Became The Most Expensive Player In The IPL History In the 17th Edition. He was bought for Rs 24.75 Crore.

12. Indian Premier League (IPL) Is The Most Watched Cricket League In The World.

13. Mallika Sagar became the first female auctioneer in the history of IPL when she conducted the IPL 2024 Auction.

14. Shane Warne was the first player bought at the IPL Auction.

15. Rohit Sharma and Ambati Rayudu are the players with most number Of IPL Trophy Wins (6).

16. Chris Gayle's (175*) in a single innings In IPL 2013 is one record that is almost impossible to break.

17. During IPL 2014-15, KKR Made A Record Of Winning 10 Consecutive Matches. (All Images Credit: Getty / X / PTI)