Every winter, the auction room. Shortlist by role, then outbid nine rival franchises for the players who fit your plan.
Read the pitch and pick the XI. Then choose the bowler, the length and the field, and set the tempo when you bat. The match turns on what you decide.
Top four, the playoffs, the final. Win it and your franchise joins every IPL champion on the roll of honour.
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