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Story of "Indian Premier League" Background The Indian Cricket League (ICL) was founded in 2007, with funding provided by Zee Entertainment Enterprises The ICL was not recognized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) or the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the BCCI were not pleased with its committee members joining the ICL executive board.[11] To prevent players from joining the ICL, the BCCI increased the prize money in their own domestic tournaments and also imposed lifetime bans on players joining the ICL, which was considered a rebel league by the board. Foundation The IPL has been designed to entice an entire new generation of sports fans into the grounds throughout the country. The dynamic Twenty20 format has been designed to attract a young fan base, which also includes women and children. — Lalit Modi during the launch of the IPL. On 13 September 2007,on the back of India's victory at the 2007 T20 World Cup, BCCI announced a franc