The Pepsi Indian Premier League 2013 season, abbreviated as IPL 6 or IPL 2013, will be the sixth season of the Indian Premier League, established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. The tournament will begin on 3 April and end on 26 May 2013. This will be the first season with PepsiCo as the title sponsor.
PepsiCo replaced DLF Ltd as the title sponsor starting with the 2013 season. DLF did not renew their contract after their initial five-year contract, for 250 crore, ended with the previous season. It was speculated that their choice was attributed to the slump in the real estate market and the decline in the IPL's television ratings over the previous two years. PepsiCo's contract is 396.8 crore for five years, ending with the 2017 season.
With the cricketing relations between India and Pakistan being restored, BCCI president and IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla suggested in April 2012 that Pakistan players could be involved in the 2013 IPL season. The possibility was further assured when, for the first time since the 2008 Mumbai attacks, the BCCI invited a Pakistani team to play in the Champions League Twenty20 and the Pakistan national cricket team toured India in December 2012.However, no Pakistani players were included in the auction.
In October 2012, the teams were allowed to release any number of their players from their contracts to reduce their player costs. The released players would enter the auction. Starting from this season, domestic players will be put into auction. The players' auction will be held on 3 February 2013. 37 players were sold at the auction.
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