Big hits. Millions of Television viewers. Loads of glamour. And a reported profit of about $100 million for the BCCI and the least expensive side in the tournament the Rajasthan Royals proved that monetary value wasn't a deciding factor, winning 13 of their 16 matches to win the very first IPL Tournament.
Pathan walked away with the man of the match in the final game while Watson is the man of the series. Tanvir, for his 22 wickets, won the purple cap. The orange cap for the highest scorer went to Shaun Marsh of Kings XI Punjab. Warne's side received a cheque of USD 1.2 million (4.8 Crores Rs.) while the runners-up Chennai got half that amount.
.50% cable and satellite viewers tuned in to IPL`s last leg: It was a dream come true for the leading sponsors and advertisers of DLF's Indian Premier League (IPL) as the two semi-finals and the final were watched by over 64 million cable viewers across the country or about 50 per cent of the individual cable and satellite viewers.
So, IPL success is the death of one-day internationals?