My Diary: On IPL, Memory, and the Kind of Cricket I Still Miss

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:18:49 +0000

These days, my Instagram feed is almost completely filled with IPL content. Every second reel seems to be about the league, and honestly, that is not surprising at all. The craze for the IPL in India is huge. When 1 out of every 6 Indians watches the IPL, and when the average viewership of a match across TV, phone, and connected TV goes up to around 25 crore, the scale starts to feel unbelievable. One comparison has stayed in my mind ever since I came across these numbers: in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, a total of 64 crore votes were cast, and the IPL gets around 25 crore viewers in a single day, even if some of them watch for only a minute. That means a number equal to almost 40 percent of all voters can end up watching the IPL in just one day. That, in itself, is massive.