The Pepsi Indian Premier League(IPL) 2013 season, will be the sixth season of the Indian Premier League. PepsiCo is sponsoring IPL first time and contracted for next Five years till 2017, after Five year contract of DLF Ltd. The tournament will begin on 3 April and end on 26 May 2013 in same Eden Garden Stadium, Kolkata.
Termination:
Deccan Chargers, champions of 2009 Indian Premier League is the second team to be terminated from the IPL after Kochi in 2012. After the Chargers' termination, the BCCI invited bidders for a replacement team also based in Hyderabad. It was announced on 25 October 2012 that Sun TV Network won the bid at 85.05 crore per year. The new team was named the Sunrisers Hyderabad.