Schedule of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2008

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There are just 30-40 hours before the start of Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament. Everyone is very busy with last minutes preparations. We at this blog are also very busy. We have uploaded a lot of entries about IPL in the last 48 hours. In fact, we have talked about live score websites and live TV coverage in details. In fact, many people are eager to know about these two things mainly. Many people want to enjoy the matches directly while others keep track of the cricket matches through Internet live score. Many people are also eager to get the schedule. I am giving you the Indian premier League 2008 schedule:

Stage	Date	Competing Teams	Time	Venue
Group Stage	18 April 2008	Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
	19 April 2008	Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings	Local: 17:00, GMT: 11:30	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
		Delhi DareDevils vs Rajasthan Royals	Local: 20:30, GMT: 15:00	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
	20 April 2008	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers	Local: 16:00, GMT: 10:30	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
		Mumbai Indians vs Bangalore Royal Challengers	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
	21 April 2008	Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
	22 April 2008	Deccan Chargers vs Delhi DareDevils	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
	23 April 2008	Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
	24 April 2008	Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
	25 April 2008	Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
	26 April 2008	Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Local: 16:00, GMT: 10:30	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
		Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Rajasthan Royals	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
	27 April 2008	Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi DareDevils	Local: 16:00, GMT: 10:30	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
		Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
	28 April 2008	Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Chennai Super Kings	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
	29 April 2008	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
	30 April 2008	Delhi DareDevils vs Bangalore Royal Challengers	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
	1 May 2008	Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Local: 16:00, GMT: 10:30	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
		Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
	2 May 2008	Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi DareDevils	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
	3 May 2008	Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Deccan Chargers	Local: 16:00, GMT: 10:30	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
		Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
	4 May 2008	Mumbai Indians vs Delhi DareDevils	Local: 16:00, GMT: 10:30	Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
		Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
	5 May 2008	Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kings XI Punjab	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
	6 May 2008	Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
	7 May 2008	Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
	8 May 2008	Delhi DareDevils vs Chennai Super Kings	Local: 16:00, GMT: 10:30	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
		Kolkata Knightriders vs Bangalore Royal Challengers	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
	9 May 2008	Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
	10 May 2008	Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
	11 May 2008	Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Local: 16:00, GMT: 10:30	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
		Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi DareDevils	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
	12 May 2008	Kings XI Punjab vs Bangalore Royal Challengers	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
	13 May 2008	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi DareDevils	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
	14 May 2008	Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
	15 May 2008	Delhi DareDevils vs Deccan Chargers	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
	16 May 2008	Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
	17 May 2008	Rajasthan Royals vs Bangalore Royal Challengers	Local: 16:00, GMT: 10:30	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
		Delhi DareDevils vs Kings XI Punjab	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
	18 May 2008	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings	Local: 16:00, GMT: 10:30	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
		Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
	19 May 2008	Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Delhi DareDevils	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
	20 May 2008	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
	21 May 2008	Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
		Chennai Super Kings vs Bangalore Royal Challengers	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
	22 May 2008	Delhi DareDevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
	23 May 2008	Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
	24 May 2008	Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals	Local: 16:00, GMT: 10:30	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
		Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
	25 May 2008	Deccan Chargers vs Bangalore Royal Challengers	Local: 16:00, GMT: 10:30	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
		Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
	26 May 2008	Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
	27 May 2008	Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
	28 May 2008	Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Mumbai Indians	Local: 16:00, GMT: 10:30	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
		Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Semi Final	30 May 2008	Semi-final 1 TVC vs TVC	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
	31 May 2008	Semi-final 2 TVC vs TVC	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Final	1 June 2008	Final TVC vs TVC	Local: 20:00, GMT: 14:30	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Here, I like to say a few words about IPL. This is perhaps the first time that I saw that cricket matches are held in May in India. May is the hottest month in many places in India. So, it will be a tough weather for the players. Of course, it will be tough for the fans too. The good news is that many matches will start after sunset and that time there is no sun light and the weather is tolerable. If I am not wrong then I guess that some matches will take place in day time and it will be very hot in noon. So, I really wish that from next year all IPL matches be held at night.

I felt a bit disappointed to see lack of promotional activities in Indian TV channels about IPL. For example, Set Max is the official TV channel and it will broadcast all the IPL matches. Today, I watched Set Max for time and they had only entertainment programs. There was nothing about IPL except the IPL image stating that there were 2 days left before IPL. Well, I guess that the main problem is that Set Max is an entertainment TV channel, not a sports channel. So, Set Max will only think of IPL when IPL starts from this Friday. Star Sports and ESPN are the most popular sports channels in India. Since they do not have the rights of IPL therefore they are not that much concerned about IPL. BCCI should try to convince them to give promotion of IPL.

BCCI officials should keep it mind that many people have invested a lot for IPL. They expect that their investment brings them healthy profit.