Sony television on Monday bagged the rights of the Indian cricket board's Indian Premier League (IPL) at a cost of $1 billion for 10 years. The first edition will be held in April.

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As part of the package, Sony will pay the Board of Control for Cricket in India $908 million for the telecast rights and $108 million for promotion of the tournament comprising Twenty20 matches.
Get the Cricket Live Score! including IPL Matches and track ICC rankings shifts, Cricket Schedule, and Players Stats along with detailed score profiles of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill.
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