- The commissioner of the IPL: Lalit Modi
- Most expensive player in the IPL 2009: Kevin Pietersen ($1.55 million) - RCB
- The television network that got the rights to show the IPL matches in India: Sony television network
- The pair of brothers from Australia who played the IPL: David Hussey and Michael Hussey
- Opening ceremony of IPL in 2008 was held at: Bangalore
- The costliest team is: Mumbai Indians
- Bowler Who fetched the most at the IPL auctions of 2008: Ishant Sharma.$950,000
- Batsman who scored the fastest century of the IPL 2008: Adam Gilchrist. His 100 came off 42 balls against the Mumbai Indians.
- Highest runs ever scored by a batsman in a Twenty-20 match: 158 by Brendon McCullum of Kolkata Knight Riders
- The team with which United Breweries Group is associated with: Bangalore
- The former Indian wicketkeeper who was match refree in the infamous match where Harbhajan slapped Sreesanth: Farrokh Engineer
- Jai Mehta and his wife are associated with: Kolkata Knight Riders
- Mr. Lachlan Murdoch is associated with: Rajasthan Royals
- The Only player from Goa to feature in the IPL 2008: Swapnil Asnodkar
- Player who struck the winning runs for the Rajasthan royals in the IPL 2008 finals: Sohail Tanvir
- Number of wickets Sreesanth took in IPL 2008: 19 wickets - he was second in the list of the highest wicket-takers along with Shane Warne.
- Who are the Knight Riders: Kolkata's Team
- Team that did not win a single home game in the IPL 2008: Deccan Chargers
- Team that has as its colors, red and golden yellow: Bangalore Royal Challengers IPL team that has the suffix Royal Challengers: Bangalore
- IPL team that has the former Sri Lankan Coach Tom Moody as its coach: Punjab Kings
- The only team in the IPL having same player as coach and captain: Rajasthan Royals
- First match of IPL 2009 will be on: April 10, 2000
- First match of IPL 2009 will be between: Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Daredevils
- IPL 2009 final will be held at: May 24, 2009 at Mumbai
- The IPL team for which duo Vishal and Shekhar have composed the theme song: Kolkata Knight Riders
- Aksay Kumar is associated with: Delhi Daredevils
- Singer Usha Uthup has sung a song: Kolkata Knight Riders
- Music director of South G.V. Prakash has composed music for: Chennai Super Kings
- Actress Katrina Kaif is the brand ambassador of: Bangalore Royal Challengers
- Pacers Aavishkar Salvi and Murtuza Husain belong to: Delhi Daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders
- U-19 wicketkeeper Shreevats Goswami played for: Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Matches that were tied in the IPL 2008: 0
- Highest run - Shaun Marsh (Kings XI Punjab)- 616
- Most catches - Suresh Raina (Chennai Super Kings)- 10
- Most sixes - Sanath Jayasuriya (Mumbai Indians)- 31
- Sohail Tanvir was the highest Wicket Taker in IPL 2008- 22
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