COMPARISON OF MAJOR
SPORTS LEAGUES IN
INDIA
MOHAMED AZIL
PGDM NO. 16025
COMPARISON OF MAJOR SPORTS LEAGUES IN INDIA
Indian Premier Pro Kabaddi Indian Super
LEAGUE League (IPL) League (PKL) League (ISL)
Sport Cricket Kabaddi Football
Estd. 2008 onwards 2014 2014
No. of Teams 8 12 10
Total Number of 56 113 Unknown as
Matches Played changes are being
made in league
format
League Format Round Robin Double Round Not yet announced
Robin
No. of Players Min 16 Max 25
No. of Foreign Max 10, Max 4 in Max 3 Max 8 and Min 7
Players playing XI in squad and 5 in
playing XI
Points System Win-2 points, Win-5 points, loss- Win-3 points,
Loss-No points, No points, Draw- 3 Loss-No points,
Draw-Points points each, 1 Draw- 1 point
divided point- if a team each
loses by seven or
fewer points
Total No. of Players 351 420 Max 250
Title Sponsor VIVO (2017) VIVO (2017) Hero
Broadcast Rights Sony (Set Max) Star Sports Star Sports
Prize Money INR 15 Crores INR 3 Crores INR 8 Crores
(Winners) (Winners) (Winners)
Duration 2 months (April& 3 months (July 28th 5 months (Nov-
May) to October 28th) Mar)
Change of Rules For first 7 years Still Evolving Still Evolving
Team Purse INR 66 Crores INR 4 crores INR 18 Crore
(Salary) (excluding
marquee players)