T20 Cricket tournaments are one of the most exciting formats of playing cricket. It gained popularity in the 2000s. The first T20 league was played in 2003 by the league name T20 Blast in England for English and Welsh first-class countries. Since then, many small and big countries have created their T20 leagues to boost the cricket revenue and to provide a platform to hundreds of cricketers.
However, IPL and BBL are one of the most popular and entertaining T20 leagues across the globe.
Indian Premier League (IPL) is played in India, and Big Bash League is played (in Australia). Both leagues give chances to domestic and overseas players to come and play together to give a new entertaining source to cricket lovers.
Both IPL and BBL are good at their places, but IPL is considered more popular and entertaining compared to BBL. Here we have drafted the difference between both leagues for better understanding.
Difference Between IPL vs BBL
Origin of T20 leagues
IPL: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) founded the Indian Premier League in 2007. It is a professional T20 cricket league. The league started with 8 franchise teams that are based in 8 different cities in India. Generally, the Indian T20 league is hosted in March and May every year. This year with the 15th edition of IPL 2022, there are 10 teams in the T20 league with 2 new teams named Lucknow SuperGiants and Gujarat Titans.
BBL: The Big Bash League is also known by the name KFC Big Bash League. It is a T20 Cricket league hosted every year in Australia. Cricket Australia founded this franchise-based league in the year 2011 IPL BBL also has 8 franchise teams based in 8 different cities. BBL is played in December, January, and February in Australia.
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