- Sourav Ganguly faced the first ball of the IPL.
Sourav Ganguly, a former captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders and India, faced the opening ball of the IPL’s first season. The former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum scored the first-ever IPL century against Royal Challengers Bangalore. This inning also led to the tournament gaining more exposure among the viewers of India.
2. Praveen Kumar bowled the first ball of the IPL-
The former swing bowler for India started his IPL career with Rajasthan Royals. He bowled the opening ball of the match against KKR and also bowled McCullum’s 158 not out that started the tournament. Kumar, on the other hand, is another bowler who has an IPL hat-trick. He played for teams like SRH and MI during his IPL career.
3. Zaheer Khan dismissed the first wicket of IPL by Sourav Ganguly
Zaheer Khan dismissed former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly in the last over of the powerplay of the first match of IPL. The team had already scored 61 runs at that time. Jacques Kallis took left-hander Ganguly at slips. He played for KKR from 2011 to 2014.
4. Brendon McCullum hit the 1st Hundred in IPL
He might have seen the first season’s opening match’s crowd remembering his first IPL hundred. In that match, he scored 158 off 73 balls, not out with 10 fours and 13 sixes. The team reached 222/3 by the end of the inning because of this gigantic innings of his. Royal Challengers could make only 84 runs in the reply, which was 74 runs less than McCullum.
5. Brad Hogg is the oldest player to play in the IPL
The former Australia left-arm leg-spinner and two-time ODI World Cup winner played for Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders. At the age of 45 in 2015, he played his last for the two-time IPL winners.