IPL 2018: Check out the motto of the tournament

The Indian Premier League (IPL) saw the daylight in 2008.

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Shah Rukh Khan
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Indian Bollywood actor and Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Rider’s co-owner Shah Rukh Khan poses with the IPL trophy (Photo credit should read STRDEL/AFP/GettyImages)

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a massive extravaganza where franchises strain every muscle to win the championship over one and a half months. The event started way back in 2008 and has grown in stature ever since. It’s also a big platform for youngsters and also a stepping stones for them in order to groom themselves for international games in the future.

A golden coloured trophy is presented to the champions, which stays with them a year before the next edition of the tournament starts. However, there’s a script in Sanskrit, which is engraved on the trophy. There have been a number of cricketers who were unknown entities prior to the tournament, but has grabbed eyeballs in front of packed stadiums and viewership on televisions.

Recently, a Twitter handle of Vedic School posted the actual meaning of the transcript on the trophy. He is what they wrote on the social media.

“Not many of us know, the motto of IPL is in Sanskrit; same is inscribed on IPL trophy as well. #IPL It is “Yatra Pratibha Avsara Prapnotihi”, means “Where talent meets opportunity”. Hindi – जहां प्रतिभा अवसर प्राप्त करती है ।”

Here is the tweet

The eleventh edition of the league is currently underway and has been a grand success thus far with a number of games going right down the wire. Many players like Mayank Markande, Deepak Chahar, Ankit Rajpoot and many others have grabbed quite a bit of headline with the stupendous performance they have been able to display on the cricket pitch.

The event is currently is in mid-stage where the transfer-window, where teams can transfer layers to other franchises,  has already opened. There has been cut-throat competition has teams can’t afford to be complacent as it can be a major detriment to their campaign as the extravaganza moves into the business end.

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