Rajeev Shukla has been re-appointed as the Chairman of the highly influential Indian Premier League (IPL) governing council by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). His appointment has put an end to the month-long suspense over the selection of the top position of the Cricket league. Earlier Shukla had lost the BCCI elections for the treasurer’s post to Anirudh Chaudhary. The other persons who were in considerations include former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly, Ajay Shirke and Ranjib Biswal.
The Key Persons
| Sourav Ganguly | IPL Governing Council |
| Sandeep Patil | Head of senior national selection committee |
| Ravi Shastri | IPL Governing Council |
| Anil Kumble | Chairman of the Technical committee |
| Jyotiraditya Scindia | Head of Finance committee |
| Chetan Desai | Marketing Committee |
| Gokaraju Gangaraju | Tours and Programmes Committee |
| Biswarup Dey | Head of the Media Committee |
| Anurag Thakur | Head of Affiliations Committee |
| Jagmohan Dalmiya | Chair the Constitution Review Committee |
Tidbits
- The Indian Premier League was founded by BCCI in 2008.
- Currently IPL has 8 teams named after Indian cities.
- The Kolkata Knight Riders and The Chennai Super Kings have won the title twice.
- Suresh Raina of Chennai Super Kings has scored the most runs in IPL.
- Lasith Malinga of Mumbai Indians is the leading Wicket taker in IPL.
- The current champions are the Kolkata Knight Riders, who won the 2014 IPL Finals by defeating the Kings XI Punjab.
