The Defunct IPL Teams | A Century of Stories: Cricket | #45

The Indian Premier League expanded in 2022 to make it a 10 team tournament from the 8 team tournament that it was when it began in 2008. However, there have also been teams that once were part of this extravaganza but no longer are. Former Mumbai Captain Shishir Hattangadi who was the Director of Cricket of one such team in the inaugural edition recalls the journey of few such teams on this episode of A Century of Stories: Cricket podcast presented by IDFC FIRST Bank. 00:00 - 1:15 - Intro 1:16 - 2:40 Shishir Hattangadi's time with IPL teams 2:41 - 6:15 - What prompted the exit of Deccan Chargers? 6:16 - 7:05 - The entry of Sunrisers after Deccan Chargers' exit 7:06 - 15:20 - What went wrong for Deccan Chargers in 2008? 15:21 - 19:20 Why was Kochi's time in the IPL tumultuous? 19:21 - 20:31 -Sahara's difficult IPL stint 20:32 - 25:40 - The two interim teams in 2016 and 2017 25:41 - 27:52 - Pune's decision to remove Dhoni as captain 27:53 - 29:49 -The new teams added in 2022 29:50 - 36:41 - Multiple tryst of Pune with the IPL