Question

______ was the first Chairman and Commissioner of the Indian Premier League.
1. Rajeev Shukla
2. Sourav Ganguly
3. Ranjib Biswal
4. Lalit Modi

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Lalit Modi

The correct answer is Lalit Modi.

• Lalit Modi was the founder & first Chairman and Commissioner of the Indian Premier League (IPL), and ran the tournament for three years until 2010.
• In 2010 he was announced as the second most powerful person in Indian Sports by Sports Illustrated.
• Brijesh Patel is the present Chairman of the Indian Premier League in the year 2020.
• There have been thirteen seasons of the IPL tournament. The current IPL title holders are the Mumbai Indians, who won the 2020 season.

Person	Important Points
Rajeev Shukla	He was the former Chairman Indian Premier League. He is the Vice - President of BCCI from the year 2020.
Sourav Ganguly	He was the former player and captain of the Indian cricket team. He is the chief of BCCI (2020).
Ranjib Biswal	He was the former Chairman of the Indian Premier League. He was also the former Indian cricket player.