IPL 2012

The 2012 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 5 or the IPL 2012 or the DLF IPL 2012 (owing to title sponsorship reasons), was the fifth season of the Indian Premier League, initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007 with the first season played in 2008. The tournament began on 4 April and ended on 27 May 2012. Kolkata Knight Riders were the winning team, beating defending champions Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in the final. This season the number of teams in the league went from ten to nine with the termination of Kochi Tuskers Kerala.

Upon progression, the season was criticized for its decreased television viewership compared to the previous seasons. This edition of the IPL has been the most competitive with 19 matches in which team won in the last over and 6 matches in which team won by a marjin of less than 10 runs. Near the end of the season, the season faced various hurdles including a spot fixing case, which allegedly included 5 players caught on a sting operation carried on by a local news channel.

The top three teams of the tournament (Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils) will represent India in the 2012 Champions League Twenty20. The Fair Play Award was won by Rajasthan Royals, while Kings XI Punjab batsman Mandeep Singh was named the tournament's "Rising Star" and bowler Kolkata Knight Riders bowler Sunil Narine was Player of the Season.

Sharukh Khan after winning the Trophy

AB Devilliers Played on of the Best Knock in IPL

KKR Winning Celebration Moments

Opening Ceremony

Dwanye Bravo excited after taking a wicket in final

Mumbai Lost the eliminator against Chennai

KKR Won the IPL 2012 Trophy

Wasim Akram Excited after his team won the IPL TROPHY

DHONI after losing the final

The highest run getter for CSK this season 2012

Bangalore Celebrating a Victory in ipl

Opening Ceremony Priyanka chopra & Salman Khan

IPL 2012 Team Captains

Ajinkya Rahane was in sublime form in this 2012 IPL

Sharukh Celebrating with his KKR Team

Sania Mirza Supported Pune Warriors India

Chrish Gayle The highest run getter of 2012 

Suresh Raina made his first 50 in the Final

Sunil Narine the Highest wicket taker of the IPL 2012

Lasith Malinga 

Katy perry

Some best catches of 2012 IPL

Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra born 18 July 1982 is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 2000. She is often referred to by the nickname "Piggy Chops", which was given to her by co-stars on the set of the film Bluffmaster! Chopra made her acting debut with the 2002 Tamil film Thamizhan. The following year, she made her Bollywood film debut with The Hero: Love Story of a Spy and followed it with the hit Andaaz, for which she won a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award. In 2004, she became the second woman to win the Filmfare Best Villain Award, which she received for her critically acclaimed performance in Aitraaz.

 Chopra would later have commercial success with films like Mujhse Shaadi Karogi 2004, Krrish 2006 and Don – The Chase Begins Again. In 2008, Chopra received a National Film Award for Best Actress, as well as a Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of a model in Fashion and has thus established herself as one of the leading contemporary actresses in Bollywood. Chopra's mother sent in pictures of her for the Miss India contest. When she got called to participate, she was surprised and did it mainly to take a break from studying. She came in second place at the Femina Miss India 2000 competition, winning the Femina Miss India World title. She was subsequently sent to the Miss World pageant, where she was crowned Miss World 2000. In the same year, Lara Dutta and Dia Mirza, both also from India, won the Miss Universe and Miss Asia Pacific crowns respectively, in a rare triple victory for one country. When Chopra won the Miss World crown, she became the fifth Indian woman to win the title, and the fourth Indian woman to win in a span of seven years.