Are you a true lover of cricket and cannot afford to miss any great tournament? Well, here is some information about the biggest cricket tournament IPL 2012. The Indian Premiere League has drastically changed the scenario of present day cricket. Today, people are more interested in the 20 over format game now rather than the one-day match. The IPL is full of nail biting excitement of 54 days. The IPL schedule 2012 has been finalized and published by the governing authorities of the tournament. The IPL will begin on April 4, 2012 and the first match will be held at the Chidambaram stadium in Chennai. Two Time champion Chennai Super kings are all set is take over Mumbai Indians in the first match of IPL 5.

The final match and closing ceremony will be held in Chennai also. The schedule of IPL 2012 has been made very carefully keeping in mind the entire tournament and the time. The tournament will commence after the South Africa-New Zealand tour and India Australia tour. Thus, the players will get full time to prepare and get in the flow of playing matches. This year has brought great news for the Pune Warriors and all the fans. The stadium of Pune is almost complete and ready to host matches. Thus, all the 8 games of home will be played in the ground of the home team itself.

The schedule of IPL shows that there are 74 matches in the tournament. All the attention is on IPL 5 as no other grand tournament is there is going to be held this year. The Chennai Super kings will try their best to regain the title for the third time in a row. The auction is going to take place on February 4, 2012 which will bring new twists in the tournament. Some high class transfers and purchases will add fire to the craze of IPL. You can get the detailed IPL schedule 2012 anytime by visiting the official website of IPL or searching over the Internet. So, the wait will be over after two months when the most fantastic cricket tournament will commence.