Is IPL 2017 Schedule released on WhatsApp official? Match Fixtures and Complete Time Table of VIVO IPL 10 go viral

According to this viral WhatsApp message, the tenth edition of Indian Premier League, IPL 2017 or VIVO IPL 10 commences on April 9, 2017 between Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants. The IPL 2017 final will be played on May 29, 2017.

Indian Premier League 2017 or VIVO IPL 10 is still months away, but the buzz around the highly-awaited domestic tournament has already picked up pace. The popular messaging app, WhatsApp is flooded with VIVO IPL 2017 schedule and match fixtures. According to this viral forwarded WhatsApp message, IPL 2017 is scheduled to begin on April 9, 2017, till May 29, 2017. IPL 2017 timetable informs on the first match to be played between Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants on April 9, 2017. The authenticity of this VIVO IPL 2017 Complete Time Table being an official schedule is yet to be established. There is a discrepancy in the opening match of IPL 10 as well as IPL 2010 finale dates from what was announced earlier by the IPL chairman, Rajeev Shukla. The IPL chairman has informed that the 10th edition of Indian Premier League may begin from April 5, 2017, while this message on IPL 2017 match fixtures states the tournament to commence on April 9, 2017. The given IPL 10 schedule becomes more skeptical as the opening game does not feature defending champions, 2016 IPL winners, Sunrisers Hyderabad and instead, has Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants play the inaugural match of 2017 IPL tournament. The season 10 of the IPL, IPL 10 will be the final edition under the existing 10-year contract.

Indian Premier League has cemented its place in the cricketing history as a favorite and most-watched tournament. The IPL has contributed substantially to the Indian Economy. The cash-rich league is a professional Twenty20 cricket league established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007 witnesses a pool of biggest names from the game participates in the tournament. IPL 2017 will be no different with eight teams, same as the previous year will be in India to kick-start the 10th season of IPL. According to the IPL Governing Council chairman Rajeev Shukla, VIVO IPL 2017 may begin from April 5, less than a week after the Test series against Australia ends on March 29, while the players’ auction will be held in Bengaluru on February 4. One of Lodha Panel’s directives to the BCCI was to keep a 15-day gap between the IPL and an international series.

IPL 2017 Schedule: All Match Fixtures and Complete Time Table of IPL 8 (as per WhatsApp message)

9/4/2017    MI/RPS
10/4/2017  KKR/DD
11/4/2017  KXIP/GL
12/4/2017  RCB/SRH
13/4/2017  KKR/MI
14/4/2017  GL/RPS
15/4/2017  DD/KXIP
16/4/2017  SRH/KKR
16/4/2017  MI/GL
17/4/2017  KXIP/RPS
17/4/2017  RCB/DD
18/4/2017  SRH/MI
19/4/2017  KXIP/KKR
20/4/2017  MI/RCB
21/4/2017  GL/SRH
22/4/2017  RPS/RCB
23/4/2017  DD/MI
23/4/2017  SRH/KXIP
24/4/2017  GL/RCB
24/4/2017  RPS/KKR
25/4/2017  KXIP/MI
26/4/2017  SRH/RPS
27/4/2017  DD/GL
28/4/2017  MI/KKR
29/4/2017  RPS/GL
30/4/2017  DD/KKR
30/4/2017  SRH/RCB
01/5/2017  GL/KXIP
01/5/2017  RPS/MI
02/5/2017  RCB/KKR
03/5/2017  GL/DD
04/5/2017  KKR/KXIP
05/5/2017  DD/RPS
06/5/2017  SRH/GL
07/5/2017  RCB/RPS
07/5/2017  KXIP/DD
08/5/2017  MI/SRH
08/5/2017  KKR/GL
09/5/2017  KXIP/RCB
10/5/2017  RPS/SRH
11/5/2017  RCB/MI
12/5/2017  SRH/DD
13/5/2017  MI/KXIP
14/5/2017  RCB/GL
14/5/2017  KKR/RPS
15/5/2017  MI/DD
15/5/2017  KXIP/SRH
16/5/2017  KKR/RCB
17/5/2017  RPS/DD
18/5/2017  RCB/KXIP
19/5/2017  GL/KKR
20/5/2017  DD/SRH
21/5/2017  RPS/KXIP
21/5/2017  GL/MI
22/5/2017  KKR/SRH
22/5/2017  DD/RCB
23/5/2017  REST DAY
24/5/2017  qualifier 1
25/5/2017 eliminator
26/5/2017 REST DAY
27/5/2017  qualifier 2
28/5/2017  REST DAY
29/5/2017  GRAND FINALE

Sunrisers Hyderbad under the captaincy of Australian batting giant, David Warner, lifted the IPL 2016 championships trophy. The other teams participating and their captains are – Rising Pune Supergiants (MS Dhoni), Mumbai Indians (Rohit Sharma), Royal Challengers Bangalore (Virat Kohli), Gujarat Lions (Suresh Raina), Delhi Daredevils (Zaheer Khan), Kolkata Knight Riders (Gautam Gambhir) and Kings XI Punjab (Murali Vijay).

140 cricketers including 44 overseas players have been retained by the VIVO IPL franchises for 2017 season when the window to retain players for the VIVO Indian Premier League 2016 season closed on December 15, 2016. Kevin Pietersen, Dale Steyn, Pawan Negi, Trent Boult, Eoin Morgan, Mitchell Johnson, Irfan Pathan, George Bailey, Brad Hogg, Morne Morkel, Shaunt Tait, Corey Anderson, Martin Guptil, Jerome Taylor, Imran Tahir, Kane Richardson, Varun Aaron, RP Singh and more were released by the IPL franchises when the window closed on December 15.