document_title: Commonwealth Games

question_text: when did the current name of commonwealth games start

question_tokens: when did the current name of commonwealth games start

text: Commonwealth Games

text: History of the Games[edit]

text: A sporting competition bringing together the members of the British Empire was first proposed by John Astley Cooper in 1891, when he wrote an article in The Times suggesting a "Pan-Britannic-Pan-Anglican Contest and Festival every four years as a means of increasing goodwill and good understanding of the British Empire". The John Astley Cooper Committees worldwide (e.g. Australia) helped Pierre de Coubertin to get his international Olympic Games off the ground.[3] In 1911, the Festival of the Empire was held at The Crystal Palace in London to celebrate the coronation of George V. As part of the Festival of the Empire, an Inter-Empire Championships was held in which teams from Australasia, Canada, South Africa, and the United Kingdom competed in athletics, boxing, wrestling and swimming events.

text: Editions of the Games[edit]

text: During the 20th century[edit]

text: British Empire Games[edit]

text: The 1930 British Empire Games were the first of what later become known as the Commonwealth Games, and were held in Hamilton, in the province of Ontario in Canada from August 16–23, 1930. In 1928, Melville Marks Robinson of Canada was asked to organise the first British Empire Games. Eleven countries sent a total of 400 athletes to the Hamilton Games. The opening and closing ceremonies as well as athletics took place at Civic Stadium. The participant nations were Australia, Bermuda, British Guyana, Canada, England, Northern Ireland, Newfoundland, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa and Wales. The Hamilton Games featured six sports: athletics, boxing, lawn bowls, rowing, swimming and diving and wrestling and ran at a cost of $97,973. Women competed in only the aquatic events.[4] Canadian triple jumper Gordon Smallacombe won the first ever gold medal in the history of the Games.[5]

text: The 1934 British Empire Games were the second of what is now known as the Commonwealth Games, held in London, England. The host city was London, with the main venue at Wembley Park, although the track cycling events were in Manchester. The 1934 Games had originally been awarded to Johannesburg, but were given to London instead because of the potential for prejudiced treatment of black and Asian athletes in South Africa. Seventeen national teams took part, including the Irish Free State (the only Games in which they did take part) [6] and new participants Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Southern Rhodesia and Trinidad and Tobago.

text: The 1938 British Empire Games was the third British Empire Games, which were held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. They were timed to coincide with Sydney's sesqui-centenary (150 years since the foundation of British settlement in Australia). Held in the southern hemisphere for the first time, the III Games opening ceremony took place at the famed Sydney Cricket Ground in front of 40,000 spectators. Fifteen nations participated down under at the Sydney Games involving a total of 464 athletes and 43 officials. Fiji and Ceylon made their debuts. Seven sports were featured in the Sydney Games – athletics, boxing, cycling, lawn bowls, rowing, swimming and diving and wrestling.[7]

text: The 1950 British Empire Games was the fourth edition and was held in Auckland, New Zealand after a 12-year gap from the 3rd edition of the games. The fourth games were originally awarded to Montreal, Canada and were to be held in 1942 but were cancelled due to World War II. The opening ceremony at Eden Park was attended by 40,000 spectators, whilst nearly 250,000 people attended the Auckland Games. Twelve countries sent a total of 590 athletes to Auckland. Malaya and Nigeria made their first appearances.[8]

text: British Empire and Commonwealth Games[edit]

text: The 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games which were fifth edition, were held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. These were the first games since the name change from British Empire Games took effect in 1952. The 5th edition of the Games placed Vancouver on a world stage and featured memorable sporting moments as well as outstanding entertainment, technical innovation and cultural events. The ‘Miracle Mile’, as it became known, saw both the gold medallist, Roger Bannister of England and silver medallist John Landy of Australia, run sub-four minute races in an event that was televised live across the world for the first time.[9] Northern Rhodesia and Pakistan made their debuts and both performed well, winning eight and six medals respectively.

text: The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Cardiff, Wales. The sixth edition of the games marked the largest sporting event ever held in Wales and it was the smallest country ever to host a British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Cardiff had to wait 12 years longer than originally scheduled to become host of the Games, as the 1946 event was cancelled because of World War II. The Cardiff Games introduced the Queen's Baton Relay, which has been conducted as a prelude to every British Empire and Commonwealth Games ever since. Thirty-five nations sent a total of 1,122 athletes and 228 officials to the Cardiff Games and 23 countries and dependencies won medals, including for the first time, Singapore, Ghana, Kenya and the Isle of Man.[10]

text: The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Thirty-five countries sent a total of 863 athletes and 178 officials to Perth. Jersey was amongst the medal winners for the first time, whilst British Honduras, Dominica, Papua and New Guinea and St Lucia all made their inaugural Games appearances. Aden also competed by special invitation. Sarawak, North Borneo and Malaya competed for the last time before taking part in 1966 under the Malaysian flag.[11] In addition, Rhodesia and Nyasaland competed in the Games as an entity for the first and only time.

text: The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Kingston, Jamaica. This was the first time that the Games had been held outside the so-called White Dominions. Thirty-four nations (including South Arabia) competed in the Kingston Games sending a total of 1,316 athletes and officials.[12]

text: British Commonwealth Games[edit]

text: The 1970 British Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland. This was the first time the name British Commonwealth Games was adopted, the first time metric units rather than imperial units were used in events, the first time the games were held in Scotland and also the first time that HM Queen Elizabeth II attended in her capacity as Head of the Commonwealth.[13]

text: The 1974 British Commonwealth Games were held in Christchurch, New Zealand. The Games were officially named "the friendly games". Following the massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics, the tenth games at Christchurch was the first multi-sport event to place the safety of participants and spectators as its uppermost requirement. Security guards surrounded the athlete’s village and there was an exceptionally high-profile police presence. Only 22 countries succeeded in winning medals from the total haul of 374 medals on offer, but first time winners included Western Samoa, Lesotho and Swaziland.[14]

text: Commonwealth Games[edit]

text: The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. These games was the first to bear the current day name of the Commonwealth Games and also marked a new high as almost 1,500 athletes from 46 countries took part. They were boycotted by Nigeria, in protest of New Zealand's sporting contacts with apartheid-era South Africa, as well as by Uganda, in protest of alleged Canadian hostility towards the government of Idi Amin.[15][16]

text: The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Forty-six nations participated in the Brisbane Games with a new record total of 1,583 athletes and 571 officials. As hosts, Australia headed the medal table leading the way ahead of England, Canada, Scotland and New Zealand respectively.[17] Zimbabwe made its first appearance at the Games, having earlier competed as Southern Rhodesia and as part of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.

text: The 1986 Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland and were the second Games to be held in Edinburgh. Participation at the 1986 Games was affected by a boycott by 32 African, Asian and Caribbean nations in protest of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's refusal to condemn sporting contacts of Apartheid era South Africa in 1985, but the Games rebounded and continued to grow thereafter. Twenty-six nations did attend the second Edinburgh Games and sent a total of 1,662 athletes and 461 officials.[18]

text: The 1990 Commonwealth Games were held in Auckland, New Zealand. It was the fourteenth Commonwealth Games, the third to be hosted by New Zealand and Auckland’s second. A new record of 55 nations participated in the second Auckland Games sending 2,826 athletes and officials.[19] Pakistan returned to the Commonwealth in 1989 after withdrawing in 1972, and competed in the 1990 Games after an absence of twenty years.[20]

text: The 1994 Commonwealth Games were held in Victoria, in the province of British Columbia in Canada for the fourth time. The games marked South Africa's return to the Commonwealth Games following the apartheid era, and over 30 years since the country last competed in the Games in 1958. Namibia made its Games debut. It was also Hong Kong's last appearance at the games before the transfer of sovereignty from Britain to China. Sixty-three nations sent 2,557 athletes and 914 officials.[21]

text: The 1998 Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. For the first time in its 68-year history, the Commonwealth Games were held in Asia. The sixteenth games were also the first Games to feature team sports - an overwhelming success that added large numbers to both participant and TV audience numbers. A new record of 70 countries sent a total of 5,065 athletes and officials to the Kuala Lumpur Games. The top five countries in the medal standing were Australia, England, Canada, Malaysia and South Africa. Nauru also achieved an impressive haul of three gold medals. Cameroon, Mozambique and Kiribati debuted.[22]

text: During the 21st century[edit]

text: The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England. The 2002 Games were to be hosted in England to coincide with the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II, head of the Commonwealth. In terms of sports and events, the 2002 Games were until the 2010 edition the largest Commonwealth Games in history featuring 281 events across 17 sports. The final medal tally was led by Australia, followed by host England and Canada. The 2002 Commonwealth Games set a new benchmark for hosting the Commonwealth Games and for cities wishing to bid for them with a heavy emphasis on legacy.[23]

text: The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Australia. The only difference between the 2006 games and the 2002 games was the absence of Zimbabwe, which withdrew from the Commonwealth of Nations. For the first time in the history of the Games the Queen's Baton visited every single Commonwealth nation and territory taking part in the Games, a journey of 180,000 km (112,500 miles). Over 4000 athletes took part in the sporting competitions. The final medal tally was led by the host Australia, followed by England and Canada.[24]

text: The 2010 Commonwealth Games were held in Delhi, India. The Games cost $11 billion and are the most expensive Commonwealth Games ever. It was the first time that the Commonwealth Games were held in India and the second time they were held in Asia after Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1998. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events. The final medal tally was led by Australia. The host nation India achieved its best performance ever in any sporting event, finishing second overall.[25] Rwanda made its Games debut.[26]

text: The 2014 Commonwealth Games were held in Glasgow, Scotland. It was the largest multi-sport event ever held in Scotland with around 4,950 athletes from 71 different nations and territories competing in 18 different sports, outranking the 1970 and 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, capital city of Scotland. Usain Bolt competed in the 4×100 metres relay of the 2014 Commonwealth Games and set a Commonwealth Games record with his teammates.[27] The Games received acclaim for their organisation, attendance, and the public enthusiasm of the people of Scotland, with Commonwealth Games Federation chief executive Mike Hooper hailing them as "the standout games in the history of the movement".[28]

text: The 2018 Commonwealth Games will be held in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia and the host nation will be going to host the games for the fifth time. There will be an equal number of events for men and women. This marks the first time in history that a major multi-sport event will have equality in terms of events.[29][30]

text: The three nations to have hosted the Commonwealth Games the most times are Australia (5), Canada (4) and New Zealand (3). Furthermore, six editions have taken place in the countries within the United Kingdom (Scotland (3), England (2) and Wales (1)), twice in Asia (Malaysia (1) and India (1)) and once in the Caribbean (Jamaica (1)).[1]

text: Paraplegic Games[edit]

text: The Commonwealth Paraplegic Games were an international, multi-sport event involving athletes with a disability from the Commonwealth countries. The event was sometimes referred to as the Paraplegic Empire Games and British Commonwealth Paraplegic Games. Athletes were generally those with spinal injuries or polio. The event was first held in 1962 and disestablished in 1974.[31] The Games were held in the country hosting the Commonwealth Games for able-bodied athletes. The countries that had hosted the Commonwealth Paraplegic Games were Australia, Jamaica, Scotland and New Zealand in 1962, 1966, 1970 and 1974 respectively. Six countries — Australia, England, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales — had been represented at all Commonwealth Paraplegic Games. Australia and England had been the top-ranking nation two times each: 1962, 1974 and 1966, 1970 respectively.

text: Inclusion of Para-sports[edit]

text: Athletes with a disability were then first included in exhibition events at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia,[32] and, at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, they were included as full members of their national teams, making them the first fully inclusive international multi-sport games. This meant that results were included in the medal count.[33]

text: During the 2007 General Assembly of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) at Colombo, Sri Lanka, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and CGF signed a co-operative agreement to ensure a formal institutional relationship between the two bodies and secure the future participation of elite athletes with a disability (EAD) in future Commonwealth Games.

text: IPC President Philip Craven said during the General Assembly:

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“We look forward to working with CGF to develop the possibilities of athletes with a disability at the Commonwealth Games and within the Commonwealth. This partnership will help to galvanize Paralympic sports development in Commonwealth countries/territories and seek to create and promote greater opportunities in sport for athletes with a disability.”

— IPC President Sir Philip Craven

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text: The co-operation agreement outlined the strong partnership between the IPC and the CGF. It recognized the IPC as the organization for overseeing the co-ordination and delivery of the Commonwealth Games EAD sports programme and committed both organizations to work together in supporting the growth of the Paralympic and Commonwealth Games Movements.[34]

text: Winter Games[edit]

text: The Commonwealth Winter Games was a multi-sport event comprising winter sports, last held in 1966. Three editions of the Games have been staged. The Winter Games were designed as a counterbalance to the Commonwealth Games, which focuses on summer sports, to accompany the Winter Olympics and Summer Olympic Games. The winter Games were founded by T.D. Richardson.[35] The 1958 Commonwealth Winter Games were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland and was the inaugural games for the winter edition.[36][37] The 1962 Games were also held in St. Moritz, complementing the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia, and the 1966 event was held in St. Moritz as well, following which the idea was discontinued.[38][39]

text: Youth Games[edit]

text: The Commonwealth Youth Games is an international multi-sport event organized by the Commonwealth Games Federation. The games are held every four years with the current Commonwealth Games format. The Commonwealth Games Federation discussed the idea of a Millennium Commonwealth Youth Games in 1997. In 1998 the concept was agreed on for the purpose of providing a Commonwealth multi-sport event for young people born in the calendar year 1986 or later. The first version was held in Edinburgh, Scotland from 10 to 14 August 2000. The age limitation of the athletes is 14 to 18.[40]

text: Commonwealth Games Federation[edit]

text: The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is the international organisation responsible for the direction and control of the Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games, and is the foremost authority in matters relating to the games. The headquarters of CGF are located in London, England, United Kingdom.[41][42]

text: The Commonwealth Games Movement is made of three major elements:

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International Federations (IFs) are the governing bodies that supervise a sport at an international level. For example, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) is the international governing body for basketball.[43]
Commonwealth Games Associations (CGAs) represent and regulate the Commonwealth Games Movement within each country. For example, the Commonwealth Games England (CGE) is the CGA of England. There are currently 70 CGAs recognised by the CGF.[44]
Organising Committees for the Commonwealth Games (OCCWGs) are temporary committees responsible for the organisation of each Commonwealth Games. OCCWGs are dissolved after each Games once the final report is delivered to the CGF.

text: English is the official language of the Commonwealth. The other language used at each Commonwealth Games is the language of the host country (or languages, if a country has more than one official language apart from English). Every proclamation (such as the announcement of each country during the parade of nations in the opening ceremony) is spoken in these two (or more) languages, or the main depending on whether the host country is an English speaking country.

text: Queen's baton relay[edit]

text: The Queen's Baton Relay, is a relay around the world held prior to the beginning of the Commonwealth Games. The Baton carries a message from the Head of the Commonwealth, currently Queen Elizabeth II. The Relay traditionally begins at Buckingham Palace in London as a part of the city's Commonwealth Day festivities. The Queen entrusts the baton to the first relay runner. At the Opening Ceremony of the Games, the final relay runner hands the baton back to the Queen or her representative, who reads the message aloud to officially open the Games.The Queen's Baton Relay is similar to the Olympic Torch Relay.[45]

text: The Relay was introduced at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. Up until, and including, the 1994 Games, the Relay only went through England and the host nation. The Relay for the 1998 Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was the first to travel to other nations of the Commonwealth. The Gold Coast 2018 Queen’s Baton Relay is set to be the longest in Commonwealth Games history. Covering 230,000 km over 388 days, the Baton will make its way through the six Commonwealth regions of Africa, the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia and Oceania. For the first time, the Queen's baton was presented at the Commonwealth Youth Games during its sixth edition in 2017 which were held in Nassau, Bahamas.[46]

text: Ceremonies[edit]

text: Opening[edit]

text: Various elements frame the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. This ceremony takes place before the events have occurred. The ceremony typically starts with the hoisting of the host country's flag and a performance of its national anthem. The flag of the Commonwealth Games Federation, flag of the last hosting nation and the next hosting nation are also hosted during the opening ceremony. The host nation then presents artistic displays of music, singing, dance and theatre representative of its culture. The artistic presentations have grown in scale and complexity as successive hosts attempt to provide a ceremony that outlasts its predecessor's in terms of memorability. The opening ceremony of the Delhi Games reportedly cost $70 million, with much of the cost incurred in the artistic segment.[47]

text: After the artistic portion of the ceremony, the athletes parade into the stadium grouped by nation. The last hosting nation is traditionally the first nation to enter. Nations then enter the stadium alphabetical or continental wise with the host country's athletes being the last to enter. Speeches are given, formally opening the Games. Finally, the Queen's Baton is brought into the stadium and passed on until it reaches the final baton carrier, often a successful Commonwealth athlete from the host nation, who hands it over to the Head of the Commonwealth.

text: Closing[edit]

text: The closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games takes place after all sporting events have concluded. Flag-bearers from each participating country enter the stadium, followed by the athletes who enter together, without any national distinction. The president of the organizing committee and the CGF president make their closing speeches and the Games are officially closed. The CGF president also speaks about the conduct of the games. The mayor of the city that organized the Games transfers the CGF flag to the president of the CGF, who then passes it on to the mayor of the city hosting the next Commonwealth Games. The next host nation then also briefly introduces itself with artistic displays of dance and theater representative of its culture. Many great artists and singers had performed at the ceremonies of the Commonwealth Games.

text: At the Closing Ceremony of every Commonwealth Games the CGF President makes an award and presents a trophy to one athlete who has competed with particular distinction and honour both in terms of athletic performance and overall contribution to his or her team. Athletes are nominated by their Commonwealth Games Association at the end of the final day of competition and the winner is selected by a panel comprising the CGF President and representatives from each of the six Commonwealth Regions. The ‘David Dixon Award’ as it is called was introduced in Manchester 2002, after the late David Dixon, former Honorary Secretary of the CGF, in honour of his monumental contribution to Commonwealth sport for many years.[48]

text: Medal presentation[edit]

text: A medal ceremony is held after each event is concluded. The winner, second and third-place competitors or teams stand on top of a three-tiered rostrum to be awarded their respective medals. After the medals are given out by a CGF member, the national flags of the three medallists are raised while the national anthem of the gold medallist's country plays. Volunteering citizens of the host country also act as hosts during the medal ceremonies, as they aid the officials who present the medals and act as flag-bearers.

text: List of Commonwealth Games[edit]

text:
Edition
Year
Host
Opened by
Start Date
End Date
Sports
Events
Nations
Competitors
Top Nation

Inter-Empire Championships

-
1911
 London, England
George V
12 May
1 June
4
9
4
Unknown
 Canada

British Empire Games

I
1930
 Hamilton, Canada
Lord Willingdon
16 August
23 August
6
59
11
400
 England

II
1934
 London, England

4 August
11 August
6
68
16
500
 England

III
1938
 Sydney, Australia

5 February
12 February
7
71
15
464
 Australia

IV
1950
 Auckland, New Zealand
Bernard Freyberg
4 February
11 February
9
88
12
590
 Australia

British Empire and Commonwealth Games

V
1954
 Vancouver, Canada
Harold Alexander
30 July
7 August
9
91
24
662
 England

VI
1958
 Cardiff, Wales

18 July
26 July
9
94
36
1122
 England

VII
1962
 Perth, Australia

22 November
1 December
9
104
35
863
 Australia

VIII
1966
 Kingston, Jamaica

4 August
13 August
9
110
34
1050
 England

British Commonwealth Games

IX
1970
 Edinburgh, Scotland
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
16 July
25 July
9
121
42
1383
 Australia

X
1974
 Christchurch, New Zealand
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
24 January
2 February
9
121
38
1276
 Australia

Commonwealth Games

XI
1978
 Edmonton, Canada
Elizabeth II
3 August
12 August
10
128
46
1474
 Canada

XII
1982
 Brisbane, Australia
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
30 September
9 October
10
142
46
1583
 Australia

XIII
1986
 Edinburgh, Scotland
Elizabeth II
24 July
2 August
10
163
26
1662
 England

XIV
1990
 Auckland, New Zealand
Prince Edward
24 January
3 February
10
204
55
2073
 Australia

XV
1994
 Victoria, Canada
Elizabeth II
18 August
28 August
10
217
63
2557
 Australia

XVI
1998
 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Mahathir Mohamad
11 September
21 September
15
213
70
3633
 Australia

XVII
2002
 Manchester, England
Elizabeth II
25 July
4 August
17
281
72
3679
 Australia

XVIII
2006
 Melbourne, Australia
Elizabeth II
15 March
26 March
16
245
71
4049
 Australia

XIX
2010
 Delhi, India
Pratibha Patil
3 October
14 October
17
272
71
6081
 Australia

XX
2014
 Glasgow, Scotland
Elizabeth II
23 July
3 August
17
261
71
4947
 England

XXI
2018
 Gold Coast, Australia
TBA
4 April
15 April
18
275
70

XXII
2022
 Birmingham, England
TBA

text: Note: The 1911 Inter-Empire Championships held in London is seen as a precursor to the modern Commonwealth Games, but is not normally considered an official edition of the Games themselves.[49]

text: All-time medal table[edit]

text:
Rank
Nation
Games
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total

1
 Australia (AUS)
20
852
716
650
2218

2
 England (ENG)
20
669
670
669
2008

3
 Canada (CAN)
20
469
476
528
1473

4
 India (IND)
16
155
155
128
438

5
 New Zealand (NZL)
20
144
203
262
609

6
 South Africa (RSA)
12
117
112
123
352

7
 Scotland (SCO)
20
110
119
178
407

8
 Kenya (KEN)
15
81
68
71
220

9
 Nigeria (NGR)
13
61
66
85
212

10
 Wales (WAL)
20
57
86
127
270

11
 Malaysia (MAS)
11
52
60
69
181

12
 Jamaica (JAM)
16
52
38
44
134

13
 Singapore (SIN)
15
31
25
30
86

14
 Northern Ireland (NIR)
19
29
33
51
113

15
 Pakistan (PAK)
12
24
24
21
69

16
 Ghana (GHA) /  Gold Coast
15
15
18
24
57

17
 Cyprus (CYP)
9
15
12
12
39

18
 Uganda (UGA)
14
13
15
21
49

19
 Cameroon (CMR)
5
10
10
14
34

20
 Nauru (NRU)
7
10
10
9
29

21
 Bahamas (BAH)
14
9
12
13
34

22
 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)
17
8
20
24
52

23
 Zimbabwe (ZIM)[Note 1]
11
6
11
19
36

24
 Tanzania
11
6
6
9
21

25
 Hong Kong
10
5
2
10
17

26
 Zambia [Note 2]
13
4
12
23
39

27
 Sri Lanka[Note 3]
15
4
7
3
14

28
 Papua New Guinea
13
4
5
2
11

29
 Guyana /  British Guiana
17
3
6
6
15

30
 Samoa
11
3
5
11
19

31
 Fiji
15
3
4
8
15

32
 Namibia
6
3
4
11
18

33
 Isle of Man
15
3
2
6
11

34
 Botswana
10
2
4
6
12

35
 Barbados
15
2
3
7
12

36
 Malaya
3
2
3
2
7

37
 Bangladesh
8
2
2
2
6

 Mozambique
5
2
2
2
6

39
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
11
2
0
1
3

40
 Mauritius
14
1
5
6
12

41
 Guernsey
12
1
3
2
6

42
 Bermuda
17
1
2
2
5

43
 Grenada
9
1
1
1
3

 Lesotho
10
1
1
1
3

45
 Jersey
15
1
0
3
4

46
 Cayman Islands
10
1
0
1
2

47
 Kiribati
5
1
0
0
1

48
 Saint Kitts and Nevis
8
1
0
0
1

49
 Seychelles
7
0
3
3
6

50
 Malta
12
0
1
3
4

 Swaziland
12
0
1
3
4

52
 Malawi
12
0
0
3
3

 Saint Lucia
10
0
0
3
3

 Tonga
9
0
0
3
3

55
 Gambia
10
0
0
1
1

 Norfolk Island
8
0
0
1
1

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Jump up ^ Totals for Zimbabwe include all medals won as Southern Rhodesia and Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Jump up ^ Totals for Zambia include all medals won as Northern Rhodesia
Jump up ^ Totals for Sri Lanka include all medals won as British Ceylon, and Dominion of Ceylon

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text: List of Commonwealth sports[edit]

text: There are a total of 22 sports (with three multi-disciplinary sports) and a further seven para-sports which are approved by the Commonwealth Games Federation. Core sports must be included on each programme. A number of optional sports may be picked by the host nation, which may include some team sports such as basketball.

text:
Sport
Type
Years

Archery
Optional
1982, 2010

Athletics
Core
1911–present

Badminton
Core
1966–present

Basketball
Optional
2006, 2018

Boxing
Core
1911–present

Canoeing
Optional
Never[50]

Cycling
Optional
1934–present

Diving
Optional
1930–present

Field hockey
Core
1998–present

Gymnastics (Artistic)
Optional
1978, 1990–present

Gymnastics (Rhythmic)
Optional
1978, 1990–present

Judo
Optional
1990, 2002, 2014

Lawn bowls
Core
1930–1962, 1970–present

Netball
Core
1998–present

Rowing
Optional
1930, 1938–1962, 1986

Sport
Type
Years

Rugby sevens
Core
1998–present

Sailing
Optional
Never

Shooting
Optional
1966, 1974–present

Softball
Optional
Never

Squash
Core
1998–present

Swimming
Core
1911–present

Synchronized swimming
Optional
1986–2006

Table tennis
Optional
2002–present

Taekwondo
Optional
Never

Tennis
Optional
2010

Ten-Pin Bowling
Optional
1998

Triathlon
Optional
2002, 2006, 2014

Volleyball (beach)
Optional
2018

Weightlifting
Core
1950–present

Wrestling
Optional
1911–1986, 1994, 2002, 2010–present

text: Recognised sports are sports which have been approved by the Commonwealth Games Federation but which are deemed to need expansion; host nations may not pick these sports for their programme until the Federation's requirements are fulfilled.[51]

text:
Sport
Type
Years

Billiards
Recognised
Never

Cricket
Recognised
1998

Fencing
Recognised
1950–1970

Association Football
Recognised
Never

Golf
Recognised
Never

Sport
Type
Years

Handball
Recognised
Never

Life saving
Recognised
Never

Rugby league
Recognised
Never

Volleyball (indoor)
Recognised
Never

Water Polo
Recognised
1950

text: Participation[edit]

text: Only six teams have attended every Commonwealth Games: Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales. Australia has been the highest scoring team for twelve games, England for seven and Canada for one.

text:
[show]Table of Team Participation by Commonwealth Games Edition

Team
Edition
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII
XIII
XIV
XV
XVI
XVII
XVIII
XIX
XX
XXI

Year
1930
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018

Host Flag

Host City
Hamilton
London
Sydney
Auckland
Vancouver
Madrid
Perth
Kingston
Edinburgh
Christchurch
Edmonton
Brisbane
Edinburgh
Auckland
Victoria
Kuala Lumpur
Manchester
Melbourne
Delhi
Glasgow
Gold Coast

Participation \\ Host nation
Canada
England
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Wales
Australia
Jamaica
Scotland
New Zealand
Canada
Australia
Scotland
New Zealand
Canada
Malaysia
England
Australia
India
Scotland
Australia

 Aden 1
1962

N/A

 Anguilla 2
1998–

 Antigua and Barbuda
1966–1970, 1978, 1994–

 Australia
1930–

 Bahamas
1954–1970, 1978–1982, 1990–

N/A

 Bangladesh
1978, 1990–

 Barbados
1954–1982, 1990–

 Belize 4
1978, 1994–

 Bermuda
1930–1938, 1954–1982, 1990–

 Botswana
1974, 1982–

 British Guiana 3
1930–1938, 1954–1962

 British Honduras 4
1962–1966

 British Virgin Islands
1990–

 Brunei Darussalam
1990–

 Cameroon
1998–

 Canada
1930–

 Cayman Islands
1978–

 Ceylon 5
1938–1950, 1958–1970

 Cook Islands
1974–1978, 1986–

 Cyprus
1978–1982, 1990–

 Dominica
1958–1962, 1970, 1994–

 England
1930–

 Falkland Islands
1982–

 Fiji 6
1938, 1954–1986, 1998–2006, 2014-

 Gambia 7
1970–1982, 1990–2010

 Ghana 8
1958–1982, 1990–

 Gibraltar
1958–

 Gold Coast 8
1954

 Grenada
1970–1982, 1998–

 Guernsey 9
1970–

 Guyana 3
1966–1970, 1978–1982, 1990–

 Hong Kong 10
1934, 1954–1962, 1970–1994

 India
1934–1938, 1954–1958, 1966–1982, 1990–

 Ireland11 12
1930

 Irish Free State 11
1934

 Isle of Man
1958–

 Jamaica
1934, 1954–1982, 1990–

 Jersey 9
1958–

 Kenya
1954–1982, 1990–

 Kiribati
1998–

 Lesotho
1974–

 Malawi 13
1970–

 Malaya 14
1950, 1958–1962

 Malaysia
1966–1982, 1990–

 Maldives
1986–2014

 Malta
1958–1962, 1970, 1982–

 Mauritius
1958, 1966–1982, 1990–

 Montserrat
1994–

 Mozambique
1998–

 Namibia
1994–

 Nauru
1990–

 Newfoundland 15
1930–1934

 New Zealand
1930–

 Nigeria
1950–1958, 1966–1974, 1982, 1990–1994, 2002–

 Niue
2002–

 Norfolk Island
1986–

 North Borneo 14
1958–1962

 Northern Ireland 11 16
1934–1938, 1954–

 Northern Rhodesia 18
1954-1958

 Pakistan
1954–1970, 1990–

 Papua New Guinea
1962–1982, 1990–

 Rhodesia and Nyasaland 17
1962

 Rwanda
2010–

 Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla 2
1978

 Saint Helena19
1982, 1998–

 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2
1990–

 Saint Lucia
1962, 1970, 1978, 1994–

 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1958, 1966–1978, 1994–

 Samoa 20
1998–

 Sarawak 14
1958–1962

 Scotland
1930–

 Seychelles
1990–

 Sierra Leone
1958, 1966–1970, 1978, 1990–

 Singapore 14
1958–

 Solomon Islands
1982, 1990–

 South Africa
1930–1958, 1994–

 South Arabia 1
1966

 Southern Rhodesia 18
1934–1958

 Sri Lanka 5
1974–1982, 1990–

 Swaziland
1970–

 Tanganyika 21
1962

 Tanzania
1966–1982, 1990–

 Tonga
1974, 1982, 1990–

 Trinidad and Tobago
1934–1982, 1990–

 Turks and Caicos Islands
1978, 1998–

 Tuvalu
1998–

 Uganda
1954–1974, 1982, 1990–

 Vanuatu
1982–

 Wales
1930–

 Western Samoa 20
1974–1994

 Zambia 13
1970–1982, 1990–

 Zimbabwe 13 22
1982, 1990–2002

Legend

  Participated   Withdrew for political reason   Not eligible to participate   To be determined

text:
Nation
Years participated

 Aden1
1962

 Anguilla2
1998–

 Australasia
1911

 Antigua and Barbuda
1966–1970, 1978, 1994–

 Australia
1930–

 Bahamas
1954–1970, 1978–1982, 1990–

 Bangladesh
1978, 1990–

 Barbados
1954–1982, 1990–

 Belize4
1978, 1994–

 Bermuda
1930–1938, 1954–1982, 1990–

 Botswana
1974, 1982–

 British Guiana3
1930–1938, 1954–1962

 British Honduras4
1962–1966

 British Virgin Islands
1990–

 Brunei Darussalam
1990–

 Cameroon
1998–

 Canada
1911–

 Cayman Islands
1978–

 Ceylon5
1938–1950, 1958–1970

 Cook Islands
1974–1978, 1986–

 Cyprus
1978–1982, 1990–

 Dominica
1958–1962, 1970, 1994–

 England
1930–

 Falkland Islands
1982–

 Fiji6
1938, 1954–1986, 1998–2006, 2014–

 Gambia7
1970–1982, 1990–2010

 Ghana8
1958–1982, 1990–

 Gibraltar
1958–

 Gold Coast8
1954

 Grenada
1970–1982, 1998–

 Guernsey9
1970–

 Guyana3
1966–1970, 1978–1982, 1990–

 Hong Kong10
1934, 1954–1962, 1970–1994

 India
1934–1938, 1954–1958, 1966–1982, 1990–

 Ireland11 12
1930

 Irish Free State11
1934

 Isle of Man
1958–

 Jamaica
1934, 1954–1982, 1990–

 Jersey9
1958–

 Kenya
1954–1982, 1990–

 Kiribati
1998–

 Lesotho
1974–

 Malawi13
1970–

 Malaya14
1950, 1958–1962

 Malaysia
1966–1982, 1990–

 Maldives15
1986–2014

 Malta
1958–1962, 1970, 1982–

Nation
Years participated

 Mauritius
1958–1982, 1990–

 Montserrat
1994–

 Mozambique
1998–

 Namibia
1994–

 Nauru
1990–

 Newfoundland16
1930–1934

 New Zealand
1930–

 Nigeria
1950–1958, 1966–1974, 1982, 1990–1994, 2002–

 Niue
2002–

 Norfolk Island
1986–

 North Borneo14
1958–1962

 Northern Ireland11 17
1934–1938, 1954–

 Northern Rhodesia19
1954–1958

 Pakistan
1954–1970, 1990–

 Papua New Guinea
1962–1982, 1990–

 Rhodesia and Nyasaland18
1962

 Rwanda
2010–

 Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla2
1978

 Saint Helena20
1982, 1998–

 Saint Kitts and Nevis2
1990–

 Saint Lucia5
1962, 1970, 1978, 1994–

 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1958, 1966–1978, 1994–

 Samoa21
1998–

 Sarawak14
1958–1962

 Scotland
1930–

 Seychelles
1990–

 Sierra Leone
1958, 1966–1970, 1978, 1990–

 Singapore14
1958–

 Solomon Islands
1982, 1990–

 South Africa
1911–1958, 1994–

 South Arabia1
1966

 Southern Rhodesia19
1934–1958

 Sri Lanka
1974–1982, 1990–

 Swaziland
1970–

 Tanganyika22
1962

 Tanzania
1966–1982, 1990–

 Tonga
1974, 1982, 1990–

 Trinidad and Tobago
1934–1982, 1990–

 Turks and Caicos Islands
1978, 1998–

 Tuvalu
2002–

 Uganda
1954–1974, 1982, 1990–

 United Kingdom
1911

 Vanuatu
1982–

 Wales
1930–

 Western Samoa21
1974–1994

 Zambia13
1970–1982, 1990–

 Zimbabwe13 23
1982, 1990–2002

text:
^ Aden later joined South Arabia in 1963 and departed the Commonwealth in 1968.
^ Anguilla was completely separated from Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla in 1980 and remaining Saint Kitts and Nevis became independent from the United Kingdom in 1983.
^ British Guiana was renamed Guyana in 1966.
^ British Honduras was renamed Belize in 1973.
^ Ceylon was renamed Sri Lanka in 1972.
^ Fiji was re-suspended from the Commonwealth and Games in 2009.[52] Fiji's suspension from the Commonwealth was lifted in time for the 2014 Games following democratic elections in March, 2014.
^ Gambia withdrew from the Commonwealth in 2013.
^ Gold Coast (British colony) was renamed Ghana in 1957.
^ Including neighbouring Islands.
^ Hong Kong was never a Commonwealth member but was a territory of a Commonwealth country; it ceased to be in the Commonwealth when the territory was handed over to China in 1997.
^ Ireland was represented as a team from the whole of the island in 1930, and from both parts, the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland in 1934. The Irish Free State was renamed Ireland in 1937 (but also known by its name in Irish Éire), did not participate in the 1938 Games, and was formally excluded from the Commonwealth when it declared that it was a Republic on 18 April 1949.
^ Contemporary illustrations show Green Flag used for the Irish team.
^ Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe competed in 1962 as part of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
^ Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore federated as Malaysia in 1963. Singapore left the federation in 1965.
^ Maldives withdrew from the Commonwealth in 2016.
^ Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949.
^ The Ulster Banner was the flag of the former Government of Northern Ireland only between 1953 and 1972, but the flag has been regarded as flag of Northern Ireland since 1924 among unionists and loyalists.The Ulster Banner is the sporting flag of Northern Ireland in other events as the FIFA World Cup and in the FIVB Volleyball World Championship[disambiguation needed].
^ Southern Rhodesia and Northern Rhodesia federated with Nyasaland in 1953 as Rhodesia and Nyasaland, which dissolved at the end of 1963.
^ Southern Rhodesia and Northern Rhodesia competed separately in 1954 and 1958 while both were part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
^ Under the name of "Saint Helena" in the Commonwealth Games.[53] Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha were dependencies of Saint Helena, so the territory was officially called "Saint Helena and Dependencies" until 2009. Saint Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha became equal parts of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha in 2009.
^ Western Samoa was renamed Samoa in 1997.
^ Zanzibar and Tanganyika federated to form Tanzania in 1964.
^ Zimbabwe withdrew from the Commonwealth in 2003.

text: Commonwealth nations/dependencies/disputed territories yet to send teams[edit]

text: Very few Commonwealth dependencies and nations have yet to take part:[54]

text:
Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha, former dependencies of Saint Helena and current parts of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, have never formed their own teams independent from the Saint Helena team.
Other states, territories and territorial autonomies with native populations within the Commonwealth that may be eligible include Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (territories of Australia), Nevis (a federal entity of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis), Rodrigues (outer islands of Mauritius), and Zanzibar (a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania).
Cornwall, represented by the Cornwall Commonwealth Games Association (CCGA), sent a bid for participation in the 2006 Commonwealth Games, however, their application was rejected by the CGF, who stated that the constitutional status of Cornwall was not an issue that should be resolved through this medium. However, in 2010, the CCGA sought to launch a legal challenge to the decision of the CGF, stating that the Cornish bid of 2006 fulfilled the entire criterion of the CGF, and by rejecting the bid, the CGF had violated their own code, failing to follow their own criteria for participation. The Cornwall team will therefore seek competition in the 2014 games.[55]
The British Indian Ocean Territory currently has no permanent population although there is a sizeable population who were born in the BIOT but currently live in Mauritius and the United Kingdom and so would be eligible to compete on birth criteria.
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus has made applications to the CGF to send teams.
It is also conceivable that any future members of the Commonwealth such as applicants (for example South Sudan, Sudan and Yemen) may participate in future games. The Colony of Aden and Federation of South Arabia, precursors to modern Yemen, participated before in 1962 and in 1966. Sudan was an Anglo-Egyptian protectorate until independence in 1956.
The Pitcairn Islands' tiny population (currently 50 to 60 people) would appear to prevent this British overseas territory from competing.
Tokelau was expected to take part in the 2010 Games in Delhi but did not do so.
The lack of a permanent population would seem to prevent the British overseas territories of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and British Antarctic Territory, the New Zealand territory of Ross Dependency and the Australian external territories of Australian Antarctic Territory, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Coral Sea Islands and Heard Island and McDonald Islands from competing.

text: Controversies[edit]

text: Host city contract[edit]

text: The 1934 British Empire Games, originally awarded in 1930 to Johannesburg was moved to London after South Africa's pre-apartheid government refused to allow nonwhite participants.[56]

text: Boycotts[edit]

text: Nigeria boycotted the 1978 Commonwealth Games at Edmonton in protest of New Zealand's sporting contacts with apartheid-era South Africa. Uganda also stayed away, in protest of alleged Canadian hostility towards the government of Idi Amin.[15][16]

text: During the 1986 Commonwealth Games at Edinburgh, a majority of the Commonwealth nations staged a boycott, so that the Games appeared to be a whites-only event. Thirty two of the eligible fifty nine countries—largely African, Asian and Caribbean states—stayed away because of the Thatcher government's policy of keeping Britain's sporting links with apartheid South Africa in preference to participating in the general sporting boycott of that country. Consequently, Edinburgh 1986 witnessed the lowest number of athletes since Auckland 1950.[57] The boycotting nations were Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Belize, Cyprus, Dominica, Gambia, Ghana, Guyana, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Sierra Leone, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Mauritius, Trinidad and Tobago, Tanzania, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[58] Bermuda was a particularly late withdrawal, as its athletes appeared in the opening ceremony and in the opening day of competition before the Bermuda Olympic Association decided to formally withdraw.[59]

text: Cost of the Games[edit]

text: For hosting the 2010 Commonwealth Games at Delhi, the initial total budget estimated by the Indian Olympic Association in 2003 was ₹16.2 billion (US$250 million). In 2010, however, the official total budget soon escalated to an estimated ₹115 billion (US$1.8 billion), a figure which excluded non-sports-related infrastructure development.[60] Business Today magazine estimated that the Games cost ₹700 billion (US$11 billion).[61] The 2010 Commonwealth Games are reportedly the most expensive Commonwealth Games ever.[62] Indian Businessman Azim Premji called the 2010 Commonwealth Games a "drain on public funds" and said that hosting the high-expense Games in India is not justified given that the country had more important priorities facing it, such as education, infrastructure and public health.[63]

text: Notable competitors[edit]

text: Lawn bowler Willie Wood from Scotland was the first competitor to have competed in seven Commonwealth Games, from 1974 to 2002, a record equalled in 2014 by Isle of Man cyclist Andrew Roche.[64]

text: Greg Yelavich, a sports shooter from New Zealand, has won 12 medals in seven games from 1986 to 2010.

text: Lawn Bowler Robert Weale has represented Wales in 8 Commonwealth Games, 1986–2014, winning 2 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze. He is also aiming for the selection for 9th Games in 2018.

text: Nauruan weightlifter Marcus Stephen won twelve medals at the Games between 1990 and 2002, of which seven gold, and was elected President of Nauru in 2007. His performance has helped place Nauru (the smallest independent state in the Commonwealth, at 21 km2 and with a population of fewer than 9,400 in 2011) in nineteenth place on the all-time Commonwealth Games medal table.

text: Ian Thorpe, Australian swimmer (now retired), has won 10 Commonwealth Games gold medals and 1 silver medal. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, he won 4 gold medals. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, he won 6 gold medals and 1 silver medal.[65]


document_title: The Black Eyed Peas

question_text: who is the lead singer of the black eyed peas

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text: The Black Eyed Peas

text: History

text: 1988–2000: Atban Klann, Behind the Front, and Bridging the Gap

text: The Black Eyed Peas date back to 1988, when eighth-graders William Adams (will.i.am) and Allan Pineda (apl.de.ap) met and began rapping and performing together around Los Angeles. The pair signed to Ruthless Records (run by Eazy-E) in 1992, catching the attention of Eazy-E manager Jerry Heller's nephew. Along with another friend of theirs, Dante Santiago, they called their trio Atban Klann (ATBAN: A Tribe Beyond a Nation).[6] Will 1X (aka will.i.am), apl.de.ap, Mookie Mook, DJ Motiv8 (aka Monroe Walker), and Dante Santiago formed Atban Klann. Their debut album, Grass Roots, was never released due to Ruthless records founder Eazy-E's death.[6]

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text: After Eazy-E died in 1995, Atban Klann reformed and changed their name to Black Eyed Pods, and then Black Eyed Peas. Dante Santiago was replaced with Jaime Gomez (Taboo), and Kim Hill became a steady background singer. Unlike the "gangsta rap" sounds of Los Angeles-based hip hop acts at the time, the trio performed with a live band and adopted a conscious musical and appearance style. After being signed to Interscope Records and releasing their debut, Behind the Front (1998) the group (and their accompanying live band) earned critical acclaim. One of the singles from the album was "Joints & Jam", and was featured on the Bulworth soundtrack. Singer Sierra Swan joined in 1998, appearing on the 1998 song "Fallin' Up", before she left in 2000. Their second album, Bridging the Gap (2000), produced the singles "Weekends" featuring Esthero and "Request + Line" featuring R&B singer Macy Gray. Hill left the band while producing the album, but was still featured on the album tracks for "Hot" and "Tell Your Mama Come" as well as in the video for "Weekends".

text: 2000–04: Addition of Fergie and Elephunk

text: Their third album Elephunk began development on November 2, 2001, but was not released until 2003. It was the first album to feature the vocals of current member Fergie. Nicole Scherzinger was originally approached to join the Peas, but was forced to decline because she was a member of Eden's Crush and was under contract. Fergie joined the group in 2002, introduced to will.i.am by Dante Santiago. Elephunk is also the first album that indicated and demonstrated the new, polished pop sound designed to attract mass audiences. In a positive review of the Black Eyed Peas' new-found style, Rolling Stone noted that since 2002, when the group "hired a blond bombshell named Stacy 'Fergie' Ferguson and gave up their pursuit of backpack-rapper cred, they have made a kind of spiritual practice of recording futuristic songs – a total aesthetic commitment that extends from their garish wardrobes to their United Colors of Benetton worldview."[7]

text: From Elephunk came "Where Is the Love?", which became the Black Eyed Peas' first major hit, peaking at No.8 on the U.S. Hot 100, but topping the charts in several other countries, including seven weeks at No.1 in the United Kingdom, where it became the biggest-selling single of 2003. The single had similar results in Australia, staying at No.1 for six weeks. In an interview with TalkofFame.com, Taboo shared that Justin Timberlake's split with Britney Spears impacted the recording of "Where Is The Love?".[8] The album subsequently spawned "Shut Up", which peaked at No.2 in the UK and topped the charts in many success and went Gold and Platinum in the U.S., UK, Germany, and other European markets. The third single from the album, although significantly restyled from the original Elephunk version, "Hey Mama" hit the top 5 in Australia and the top 10 in the UK, Germany and other European countries and reached No.23 in the U.S. The song received even more exposure in 2003 when it was featured in the first "silhouette" television commercial for the iPod. Their fourth single from the album was titled "Let's Get It Started". Let's Get It Started" won a 2005 Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group and also received two nominations for Record of the Year and Best Rap Song. In 2004, the Black Eyed Peas embarked on the Elephunk Tour, hitting many countries in Europe, Africa, and Asia.

text: 2004–09: Monkey Business and first hiatus

text: Their fourth album, Monkey Business, was recorded through 2004 and was released on June 7, 2005. Much of the pre-production writing was performed on the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus while on the Black Eyed Peas tour of 2004. The album's first single, "Don't Phunk with My Heart", was a hit in the U.S., reaching number three on the U.S. Hot 100. The spot the song reached was the highest peak yet of their career in the U.S. (this was later broken when "Boom Boom Pow" peaked at the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100) and earned them another Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. The song reached three in the UK, and five in Canada, and stayed at number one for three weeks in Australia. Some radio stations, concerned about complaints of obscenity, played an alternative version, "Don't Mess with My Heart". "Don't Lie", the second single from the album, saw success on the U.S. Hot 100, reaching No. 14, although becoming somewhat more successful in the UK and Australia, reaching a peak of No.6 in both countries. "My Humps", another song from the album, immediately achieved commercial success in the U.S. and fairly substantial radio play despite the sexually suggestive lyrics, reaching number three on the U.S. Hot 100 and number one in Australia, making it their fourth Australian number one single. However, many mocked the song for its poor lyrical content; John Bush, writing for AllMusic, described it as "one of the most embarrassing rap performances of the new millennium".[9] Despite this, the album Monkey Business debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart, selling over 295,000 copies in its first week and was later certified triple platinum by the RIAA. Their next and last commercially released single from the album was "Pump It", which borrows much of its sound from "Misirlou", specifically Dick Dale's version; it peaked at number 8 in Australia but 18 in America.

text: In September 2005, the Black Eyed Peas released an iTunes Originals playlist of their greatest hits, as well as some that were re-recorded especially for purchase through iTunes. The playlist includes popular songs such as "Don't Lie", "Shut Up", and a new version of "Where Is the Love?" It has small stories containing info and commentary about the songs and how the group first met. In autumn 2005, the Black Eyed Peas set off to tour with Gwen Stefani, as supporting act. In December 2005, they embarked on the "European Tour", which toured multiple countries in Europe. The European leg which opened in Tel Aviv, Israel, continued to Ireland, the UK, France and Germany. After heading to Europe and Asia, they toured the U.S. again, and South America.[citation needed]

text: In addition to touring, the Black Eyed Peas also headlined the halftime show at the Grey Cup on November 27, 2005.

text: The Black Eyed Peas starred in a series of web shorts for Snickers called Instant Def, appearing as a group of hip-hop superheroes. On March 21, 2006, the Black Eyed Peas released a remix album, titled Renegotiations: The Remixes to iTunes. It features remixed versions of "Ba Bump", "My Style", "Feel It", "Disco Club", "They Don't Want Music", "Audio Delite at Low Fidelity", and the standard version and video of "Like That". The following week, it was released on CD without the music video. Participants on the EP included DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Erick Sermon, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and Large Professor. In March 2006, the Black Eyed Peas hit the road again as the featured headliner for the 6th Annual Honda Civic Tour with supporting bands Flipsyde and The Pussycat Dolls. They again brought the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus on the tour with them to craft new songs for Fergie's solo debut album. In 2006, they went on tour with The Pussycat Dolls.[10][11]

text: In 2007, the Black Eyed Peas embarked on the Black Blue & You World Tour, visiting more than 20 countries, including Macau, Sweden, Poland, Romania, Hungary, South Africa, South Korea, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Israel, Singapore, China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Australia, Nigeria, Mexico, Thailand, Venezuela, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Argentina, Philippines, El Salvador and Brazil. This tour was presented by Pepsi, in conjunction with the new "Pepsi More" advertising campaign, featuring the Black Eyed Peas. They recorded the song "More" for the new Pepsi spot. On December 31, 2006, the Black Eyed Peas performed at the last stop on the Monkey Business tour, at Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for more than 1 million people, being their biggest concert ever. The Black Eyed Peas performed at the UK leg of Live Earth on July 7, 2007 at Wembley Stadium, London. will.i.am performed a new song, "Help Us Out", at the event, which is now on his album, Songs About Girls, as "S.O.S. (Mother Nature)". They headlined the main Ocean Stage at the Summer Sonic Festival in Tokyo, Japan on August 11, and Osaka, Japan on August 12, 2007. The act consisted of the group performing their hits, as well as Fergie singing solo tracks from The Dutchess. will.i.am again sang songs from his upcoming album. Already having produced the bulk of the Peas' albums, will.i.am has begun his solo career in earnest by producing and collaborating with a variety of musicians, most notably Michael Jackson and also including U2, Sérgio Mendes, Carlos Santana, Too Short, Kelis, Cheryl Cole, SMAP, John Legend, Nelly Furtado, Justin Timberlake, Nas and Bone Thugs and Harmony.

text: 2009–14: The E.N.D, The Beginning and second hiatus

text: In early 2009, both Fergie and the group left A&M Records for unknown reasons, both Fergie and the group are still with Interscope Records.[12][13]

text: The group's fifth studio album, The E.N.D ("The Energy Never Dies"), was released on June 9, 2009. The overall sound of the album has a more electro hop beat rather than the usual hip pop/R&B feeling of their previous albums. Following its release, will.i.am remarked that the album had been inspired by a trip to Australia, specifically the sound of The Presets' "My People". "The energy on the Presets' small little stage was crazy energy. That song My People – that shit is wild," will.i.am said, "That's the reason why this record sounds the way it does – my three months in Australia."[14] In its first week, the album sold 304,000 copies and debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200. In the United States, the album became the ninth album to top the one million mark in sales in 2009. The album spent 38 weeks within the top 10 of the Billboard 200. The E.N.D was the 7th best-selling album of 2009 in the U.S. It also debuted at number one in Australia, number two in New Zealand and three in the United Kingdom. Three additional singles, "Imma Be", "Alive", and "Meet Me Halfway", were released through the iTunes Store in the three weeks running up to the album's release.

text: The first single "Boom Boom Pow" was released on March 30, 2009 in the U.S. on iTunes. The single sold 465,000 downloads in its first week of digital release, the third-largest number of download sales in a single week overall, and the largest single-week and debut-download totals by a group in the history of digital-download sales, reaching No. 1 on the U.S. The single also reached the top spot in Billboard Hot 100 and Pop 100. being the group's first U.S. No. 1, holding the spot for twelve consecutive weeks. It also reached number 1 in Australia, Canada, and the UK. After the release of The E.N.D, the Black Eyed Peas released "I Gotta Feeling" (produced by David Guetta) as the official second single from the album. The single charted at number three and then went to number one on the UK Singles Chart. It debuted at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 behind "Boom Boom Pow" and later surpassed it, taking the number 1 spot.[15] The Black Eyed Peas joined a group of artists who have held the No.1 and 2 Spot on the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously. From April 18, 2009, when "Boom Boom Pow" reached No. 1, through October 10, 2009, the last week "I Gotta Feeling" was at No. 1, the group was on top of the chart for 26 weeks, more consecutive weeks than any other artist.

text: On July 30, 2009, Billboard announced that the Black Eyed Peas set a record for the longest successive No. 1 chart run by a duo or group in the Billboard Hot 100's history. "I Gotta Feeling" hit its fifth consecutive week at No. 1, following 12 weeks at the top by the Peas' "Boom Boom Pow". Boyz II Men reigned on the chart for two 16-week runs in the mid-'90s.[16] "Meet Me Halfway" was released as the third single from the album in September 2009. The single reached number one in the UK and Australia, making it their third chart topper from The E.N.D in both countries. It also peaked at seven on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, making it the group's third top-10 single from The E.N.D "Imma Be" was released as the fourth single in the U.S. on December 15, 2009, reaching number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks, becoming the group's third number one single on that chart. Heavy airplay in Canada caused "Imma Be" to reach number 5 on the Canadian Hot 100, their fourth consecutive top 5 hit from the album. "Rock That Body" was then released as the fifth single, and has so far reached number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100.

text: In September 2009, the group embarked on The E.N.D World Tour, visiting Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand. In October 2009, they also were the opening acts for 5 concerts of the U2 360° Tour North America leg. The group performed at the Grammys on January 31, 2010. They performed a mash-up of "Imma Be"/"I Gotta Feeling". They won 3 out of the 6 awards they were nominated for including Best Pop Vocal Album for The E.N.D., Best Pop VocalPerformance by a Group for "I Gotta Feeling" and Best Short Form Video for "Boom Boom Pow".

text: On July 27, 2010, the Black Eyed Peas released a remix album: The E.N.D. Summer 2010 Canadian Invasion Tour: Remix Collection. It was released on iTunes in Canada only, during the Canadian leg of The E.N.D World Tour. It mostly features remixes of the singles taken from The E.N.D. It also features a remix of "Let's Get It Started" taken from Elephunk; the remix was also a bonus track on the deluxe edition of The E.N.D.

text: Their sixth studio album, The Beginning, was released on November 30, 2010, and received mixed reviews.[17] The album's first single release was called "The Time (Dirty Bit)",[18] and was revealed on October 20, 2010, through will.i.am's Twitter account. The music video was directed by Rich Lee, who had previously directed the video for "Imma Be Rocking That Body".[citation needed] "Just Can't Get Enough", the second single from The Beginning was released in February 18, 2011. Its music video was released on March 16, 2011, and it was filmed in Tokyo, one week before the earthquake and the tsunami. The video was directed by Ben Mor.[citation needed] The group's third single was "Don't Stop the Party" and it was released on May 10, 2011. On the same day, a music video for the song was released on iTunes, along with the single. The video, which is directed by Ben Mor, features on stage and backstage footage of the group during The E.N.D. World Tour in 2009–10. The video premiered on Vevo on May 12, 2011. On May 22, the group appeared on the 2011 Billboard Music Awards and won 1 of their 4 nominations, for "Top Duo/Group".

text: February 6, 2011 the Black Eyed Peas headlined the Super Bowl halftime show. The Black Eyed Peas were the second artist to have performed in both the Super Bowl and Grey Cup halftime shows, and are one of only three artists to have ever done so As of February 2017[update].[19][20] Shania Twain did it before them (performing in the 2002 Grey Cup and 2003 Super Bowl halftime shows)[20][19] and Lenny Kravitz did it after them[19] (performing in the 2007 Grey Cup and 2014 Super Bowl halftime shows).

text: On the July 6, 2011 during a concert at Alton Towers in Staffordshire, the Black Eyed Peas announced they are taking an indefinite hiatus following the completion of their current tour, as they did between 2005 and 2009. will.i.am later confirmed the news on Twitter, adding that the break does not mean they will "stop creating".[21] On November 23, 2011, the group made their last performance for The Beginning Tour in Miami with opening acts including Cee Lo Green, Queen Latifah.

text: 2015–present: 20th anniversary, new projects

text: During an interview with NRJ, will.i.am in talking about his solo album also confirmed that the Black Eyed Peas would start recording sessions for their seventh studio album in 2015.[22] In an interview on Capital Breakfast, will.i.am said that the Peas will reform in 2015 for their 20th anniversary.[23] The Peas premiered a new song titled "Awesome" that was included in commercials for the 2015 NBA playoffs. The song did not include Fergie, with people questioning if she would be a part of the upcoming album. On the 20th anniversary of their debut, the Peas premiered a new song titled "Yesterday" through Apple Music,[24] though the song also does not feature Fergie.

text: On August 31, 2016, the Black Eyed Peas released a new version of their song "Where Is the Love?". The song is titled #WHERESTHELOVE and is credited to "The Black Eyed Peas featuring The World". The song as well as the accompanying video feature many other popular artists and all four members of the group, will.i.am, Fergie, apl.de.ap & Taboo.[25] On June 3, 2017, they performed at the opening ceremony of the 2017 UEFA Champions League Final in Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. The performance, which included a pyrotechnic display, ran over time and forced the kick-off to be delayed by several minutes.[26]

text: On June 2, 2017, a Billboard article rumoured that Fergie was departing from the band. will.i.am dismissed this, but they did announce that Fergie was taking a break from the group to work on her sophomore solo album Double Dutchess whilst the remaining members are working on "Masters of the Sun".[27]

text: Appearances

text: On September 8, 2009, the group performed live for Oprah Winfrey's 24th Season Kickoff Party, on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. An estimated 21,000 dancers in the streets performed a flash mob to the live performance of "I Gotta Feeling".[28] The group performed at the American Music Awards of 2009 with the songs "Meet Me Halfway" and "Boom Boom Pow". They also won 2 out of 3 categories in which they were nominated; Favorite Rock/Pop Group & Favorite R&B/Soul Group.

text: On March 30, 2010, the Black Eyed Peas were the first group to broadcast a concert live in 3D.[29] In June 2010, the Black Eyed Peas performed "Where is the Love?", "Pump It", "Meet me Halfway", "Boom Boom Pow", and "I Gotta Feeling" at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration concert in South Africa. The concert had over 700 million viewers worldwide, making it the biggest event the group performed in. They also performed at T in the Park 2010 on the NME Stage on the Friday July 9 and Oxegen in Kildare, Ireland on Saturday July 10 on the Vodafone stage. In July 2010, the Black Eyed Peas performed "Boom Boom Pow", "Rock That Body" and "I Gotta Feeling" in Central Park as part of Good Morning America's free summer concert series. In December 2010 they appeared on the seventh series of The X Factor in the UK performing "The Time (Dirty Bit)". On April 2, the group appeared on the 24th Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.

text: Charity events

text: On December 10, 2005, the Peas cover of the John Lennon classic "Power to the People", which was mostly recorded on the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, was released by Amnesty International as part of the Make Some Noise campaign to celebrate human rights. The song was later released on the 2007 John Lennon tribute album, Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur.

text: At the release of video-clip for the single "Just Can't Get Enough" in early 2011, the group spent a short film to the whole country of Japan as that country had been recently hit by an earthquake and the group filmed the video a week before the disaster in the country.[30] In July 2011, the Black Eyed Peas founded a school for New York teenagers where students of 13–19 years can learn video production and music using professional equipment.The Peapod Foundation, in collaboration with the Adobe Foundation, opened the music academy and media Peapod Adobe Youth Voices in Manhattan on July 19. The school will have its facilities in a building operated by the Urban Arts Partnership, which provides art-school programs for adolescents studying in areas of very low income. Young people will be admitted according to the recommendations of their teachers and their expressions of interest in the subjects taught, such as camera work, editing and graphic design.[31] On September 3, 2011, the group performed a concert in Minot, North Dakota to benefit the victims of the 2011 Souris River flood that damaged over 4,000 homes and displaced over 12,000 people in Minot and along the Souris River.[32] Fergie is married to Minot native, Josh Duhamel. On September 30, 2011 the group performed a free concert, "Chase Presents The Black Eyed Peas and Friends", for over 50,000 people in New York City's Central Park.[33] The event raised over $4 million for the charity.[34]

text: On August 31, 2016, the Black Eyed Peas' remake of their song, Where Is the Love? , #WHERESTHELOVE was released and will.i.am told in an interview that all proceeds raised from the song will go to his "i.am.angel foundation", which funds educational programs and college scholarships in the United States. [35]

text: Other media

text: In June 2011 Ubisoft announced they were developing The Black Eyed Peas Experience, a dance video game for Kinect and Wii.[36] On November 11, 2011, the video game was released internationally in association with Ubisoft.

text: Members

text:
Will.i.am – vocals, piano (1995–present)
Apl.de.ap – vocals, drums (1995–present)
Taboo – vocals, DJ (1995–present)
Fergie – vocals (2002–present)

tag: ul

text:
Dante Santiago – vocals (1995)
Kim Hill – vocals (1995–2000)
Sierra Swan – vocals (1998–2000)

text: Timeline

text: Discography

text:
Behind the Front (1998)
Bridging the Gap (2000)
Elephunk (2003)
Monkey Business (2005)
The E.N.D. (2009)
The Beginning (2010)

text: Tours

text: Comic book

text: Black Eyed Peas Present: Masters of the Sun ― The Zombie Chronicles #1 (2017)

text: Awards and nominations


document_title: List of Indian Premier League records and statistics

question_text: which player has made highest number of runs in history of ipl

text: Team records

text: Results summary

text:
Team
Span
Mat
Won
Lost
Tie+W
Tie+L
NR
Win %
Titles

Mumbai Indians
2008–2018
171
97
73
1
0
0
57.01
3

Royal Challengers Bangalore
2008–2018
167
78
84
1
1
3
48.17
0

Kolkata Knight Riders
2008–2018
162
85
75
0
2
0
53.08
2

Kings XI Punjab
2008–2018
162
74
86
2
0
0
46.29
0

Delhi Daredevils
2008–2018
161
67
91
0
1
2
42.45
0

Chennai Super Kings
2008–2018
148
90
56
0
1
1
61.56
3

Rajasthan Royals
2008–2018
132
68
60
2
1
1
53.05
1

Sunrisers Hyderabad
2013–2018
93
51
41
1
0
0
55.37
1

Deccan Chargers
2008–2012
75
29
46
0
0
0
38.66
1

Pune Warriors India
2011–2013
46
12
33
0
0
1
26.66
0

Rising Pune Supergiants
2016–2017
30
15
15
0
0
0
50.00
0

Gujarat Lions
2016–2017
30
13
16
0
1
0
45.00
0

Kochi Tuskers Kerala
2011–2011
14
6
8
0
0
0
42.85
0

tag: table

text: Note:

text:
Defunct Teams
Tie+W and Tie+L indicates matches tied and then won or lost by "Super Over"
The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties (irrespective of a tiebreaker) as half a win
The total matches does not include matches played for Champions League T20

text: Last updated: 28 May 2018

text: Highest totals

text:
Score
Team
Opponent
Season

7002264166666666669♠263/5 [a]
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Pune Warriors India
2013

248/3
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Gujarat Lions
2016

7002247166666666670♠246/5
Chennai Super Kings
Rajasthan Royals
2010

7002245166666666670♠245/6
Kolkata Knight Riders
Kings XI Punjab
2018

7002241166666666670♠240/5
Chennai Super Kings
Kings XI Punjab
2008

7002235166666666670♠235/1
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Mumbai Indians
2015

text: Last updated: 12 May 2018

text: Lowest totals

text:
Score
Team
Opponent
Season

7001680909090909090♠49
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Kolkata Knight Riders
2017

7001680909090909090♠58
Rajasthan Royals
Royal Challengers Bangalore
2009

7001680909090909090♠66
Delhi Daredevils
Mumbai Indians
2017

7001680909090909090♠67
Delhi Daredevils
Kings XI Punjab
2017

7001680909090909090♠67
Kolkata Knight Riders
Mumbai Indians
2008

text: Last updated: 21 May 2017

text: Highest successful run chases

text:
Score
Team
Opponent
Season

217/7
Rajasthan Royals
Deccan Chargers
2008

214/3
Delhi Daredevils
Gujarat Lions
2017

211/4
Kings XI Punjab
Sunrisers Hyderabad
2014

208/5
Chennai Super Kings
Royal Challengers Bangalore
2012

207/5
Chennai Super Kings
Royal Challengers Bangalore
2018

text: Last updated: 21 May 2018

text: Lowest scores defended

text:
Score
Team
Opponent
Opponent score
Season

116/9
Chennai Super Kings
Kings XI Punjab
92/8
2009

118
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Mumbai Indians
87
2018

119/8
Kings XI Punjab
Mumbai Indians
116/7
2009

Royal Challengers Bangalore
Pune Warriors India
108/10
2013

120/9
Mumbai Indians
Pune Warriors India
119/6
2012

126/8
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Chennai Super Kings
112/8
2008

Sunrisers Hyderabad
Pune Warriors India
104/10
2013

text: Largest victories (by runs)

text:
Score
Team
Opponent
Season

146
Mumbai Indians
Delhi Daredevils
2017

144
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Gujarat Lions
2016

140
Kolkata Knight Riders
Royal Challengers Bangalore
2008

138
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Kings XI Punjab
2015

130
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Pune Warriors
2013

text: Last updated: 21 May 2017

text: Batting records

text: Most runs

text:
Batsman
Inns
Runs
Span

 Suresh Raina (CSK,GL)
172
4985
2008–2018

 Virat Kohli (RCB)
155
4948
2008–2018

 Sharma, RohitRohit Sharma (DC, MI)
168
4493
2008–2018

 Gambhir, GautamGautam Gambhir (DD, KKR)
152
4217
2008–2018

 Robin Uthappa (KKR, MI, PWI, RCB)
159
4129
2008–2018

text: Last updated: 28 May 2018

text: Highest individual score

text:
Batsman
Runs
Balls
Opp
Season

 Gayle, ChrisChris Gayle (RCB)
7002175000000000000♠175*
66
PWI
2013

 McCullum, BrendonBrendon McCullum (KKR)
7002158000000000000♠158*
73
RCB
2008

 Villiers, AB deAB de Villiers (RCB)
7002133000000000000♠133*
59
MI
2015

 Villiers, AB deAB de Villiers (RCB)
7002129000000000000♠129*
52
GL
2016

 Chris Gayle (RCB)
7002128000000000000♠128*
62
DD
2012

text: Last updated: 21 May 2017

text: Most sixes (overall)

text:
Batsman
Inn
6's
Span

 Chris Gayle (KKR, RCB, KXIP)
111
292
2009–2018

 AB de Villiers (DD, RCB)
129
187
2008-2018

 MS Dhoni (CSK, RPS)
158
186
2008–2018

 Suresh Raina (CSK, GL)
172
185
2008–2018

 Rohit Sharma (DC, MI)
168
184
2008–2018

text: Last updated: 28 May 2018

text: Most sixes (innings)

text:
Batsman
6's
Opponent
Season

 Chris Gayle (RCB)
17
PWI
2013

 Brendon McCullum (KKR)
13
RCB
2008

 Chris Gayle (RCB)
DD
2012

 Chris Gayle (RCB)
12
KXIP
2015

 AB de Villiers (RCB)
GL
2016

text: Last updated: 21 May 2017

text: Fastest centuries

text:
Batsman
Balls
Opp
Season

 Chris Gayle (RCB)
30
PWI
2013

 Yusuf Pathan (RR)
37
MI
2010

 David Miller (KXIP)
38
RCB
2013

 Adam Gilchrist (DC)
42
MI
2008

 AB de Villiers (RCB)
43
GL
2016

text: Last updated: 21 May 2017

text: Fastest fifties

text:
Batsman
Balls
Opp
Season

 K. L. Rahul (KXIP)
14
DD
2018

 Sunil Narine (KKR)
15
RCB
2017

 Yusuf Pathan (KKR)
SRH
2014

 Suresh Raina (CSK)
16
KXIP
2014

 Sunil Narine (KKR)
17
RCB
2018

 Ishan Kishan (MI)
KKR
2018

 Kieron Pollard (MI)
KKR
2016

 Chris Morris (DD)
GL
2016

 Chris Gayle (RCB)
PWI
2013

 Adam Gilchrist (DC)
DD
2009

 Jos Buttler (RR)
18
DD
2018

text: Last updated: 8 April 2018

text: Best strike rate

text:
Batsman
SR
Span

 Russell, AndreAndre Russell (DD, KKR)
177.29
2012–2018

 Sunil Narine (KKR)
168.81
2012–2018

 Chris Morris (CSK, DD, RR)
166.66
2013–2018

 Rishabh Pant (DD)
162.71
2016–2018

 Maxwell, GlennGlenn Maxwell (DD, KXIP, MI)
161.13
2012–2018

text: Minimum balls faced – 125

text: Last updated: 28 May 2017

text: Bowling records

text: Most wickets

text:
Bowler
Inn
Wkts
Span

 Malinga, LasithLasith Malinga (MI)
110
154
2009–2017

 Mishra, AmitAmit Mishra (DC, DD, SRH)
136
146
2008–2018

 Piyush Chawla (KXIP, KKR)
143
140
2008–2018

 Dwayne Bravo (CSK, GL, MI)
119
136
2008–2018

 Harbhajan Singh (MI,CSK)
146
134
2008–2018

text: Last updated: 28 May 2018

text: Best bowling figures in an innings

text:
Player
Ovr
BBI
Opp
Season

 Sohail TanvirSohail Tanvir (RR)
4.0
7000706666666666670♠6-14
CSK
2008

 Zampa, AdamAdam Zampa (RPS)
4.0
7000616666666666670♠6-19
SRH
2016

 Kumble, AnilAnil Kumble (RCB)
3.1
7000616666666666670♠5-5
RR
2009

 Sharma, IshantIshant Sharma (DC)
3.0
7000607692307692310♠5-12
KTK
2011

 Malinga, LasithLasith Malinga (MI)
3.4
7000607142857142860♠5-13
DD
2011

text: Last updated: 21 May 2017

text: Best bowling averages

text:
Player
Mat
Average
Span

 Andrew Tye (KXIP,GL)
20
16.36
2017–2018

 Doug Bollinger (CSK)
27
18.72
2010–2012

 Mascarenhas, DimitriDimitri Mascarenhas (KXIP, RR)
13
18.73
2008–2013

 Malinga, LasithLasith Malinga (MI)
110
19.01
2009–2017

 Farveez Maharoof (DC)
20
19.25
2008–2010

text: Last updated: 28 May 2018

text: Best economy rates

text:
Player
Mat
Econ
Span

 Narine, SunilSunil Narine (KKR)
98
6.54
2012–2018

 Shaun Pollock (MI)
13
6.54
2008–2008

 Kumble, AnilAnil Kumble (RCB)
42
6.57
2009–2010

 Glenn Mcgrath (DD)
14
6.61
2008–2008

 Muttiah Muralitharan (CSK,KTK,RCB)
66
6.67
2008–2014

text: Last updated: 28 May 2018

text: Most runs conceded in an innings

text:
Bowler
Overs
Wkts
Runs
Opp
Season

 Basil Thampi (SRH)
4.0
0
70
RCB
2018

 Ishant Sharma (SRH)
4.0
0
66
CSK
2013

 Umesh Yadav (DD)
4.0
0
65
RCB
2013

 Sandeep Sharma (KXIP)
4.0
1
65
SRH
2014

 Varun Aaron (DD)
4.0
2
63
CSK
2012

text: Last updated: 28 May 2018

text: Most dot balls bowled

text:
Player
Inns
Dot Balls

 Harbhajan Singh
145
1128

 Praveen Kumar
119
1075

 Lasith Malinga
110
1060

 Amit Mishra
136
1027

 Piyush Chawla
143
1020

text: Last updated: 28 May 2018

text: Most maiden overs bowled

text:
Player
Inns
Maidens

 Praveen Kumar
119
14

 Irfan Pathan
101
10

 Lasith Malinga
110
8

 Sandeep Sharma
68
8

 Dhawal Kulkarni
79
7

 Dale Steyn
90
7

text: Last updated: 28 May 2018

text: List of hat-tricks

text:
No.
Bowler
Opp
Season

1
 Lakshmipathy Balaji (CSK)
KXIP
2008

2
 Amit Mishra (DD)
DC
2008

3
 Makhaya Ntini (CSK)
KKR
2008

4
 Yuvraj Singh (KXIP)
RCB
2009

5
 Rohit Sharma (DC)
MI
2009

6
 Yuvraj Singh (KXIP)
DC
2009

7
 Praveen Kumar (RCB)
RR
2010

8
 Amit Mishra (DC)
KXIP
2011

9
 Ajit Chandila (RR)
PWI
2012

10
 Sunil Narine (KKR)
KXIP
2013

11
 Amit Mishra (SRH)
PWI
2013

12
 Pravin Tambe (RR)
KKR
2014

13
 Shane Watson (RR)
SRH
2014

14
 Axar Patel (KXIP)
GL
2016

15
 Samuel Badree (RCB)
MI
2017

16
 Andrew Tye (GL)
RPS
2017

17
 Jaydev Unadkat (RPS)
SRH
2017

text: Hat-tricks in IPL[1]

text: Last updated: 21 May 2017

text: Wicketkeeping and fielding records

text: Most dismissals

text:
Wicket Keeper
Dis
Ct
St
Span

 Karthik, DineshDinesh Karthik (DD, KXIP, MI, RCB,KKR,GL)
124
94
30
2008–2018

 MS Dhoni (CSK, RPS)
116
83
33
2008–2018

 Uthappa, RobinRobin Uthappa (KKR, MI, PWI, RCB)
90
58
32
2008–2018

 Naman Ojha (DD, RR, SRH)
75
65
10
2008–2018

 Patel, ParthivParthiv Patel (CSK, DC, KTK, MI, RCB, SRH)
74
60
14
2008–2018

text: Last updated: 28 May 2018

text: Most catches (fielder)

text:
Player
Ct
Span

 Suresh Raina (CSK, GL)
95
2008–2018

 Rohit Sharma (DC, MI)
79
2008–2018

 AB de Villiers (DD, RCB)
78
2008–2018

 Kieron Pollard (MI)
74
2010–2018

 Dwayne Bravo (CSK, MI,Gujarat Lions)
69
2008–2018

text: Last updated: 28 May 2018

text: Miscellaneous records

text:
Records
Player /
Team
Stats
Season /
Span

Team

Most wins[2]
Mumbai Indians
97
(2008–2018)

Most defeats[2]
Delhi Daredevils
91
(2008–2018)

Highest win%[2]
Chennai Super Kings
61.56
(2008–2018)

Largest victory (runs)[3]
Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils
146
2017

Most consecutive wins
(season)[4]
Kolkata Knight Riders
9
2014

Most consecutive wins
(overall)
Kolkata Knight Riders
10
(2014–2015)

Most consecutive defeats
(season)[5]
Delhi Daredevils
Pune Warriors
9
2014
2012

Most consecutive defeats
(overall)
Delhi Daredevils
Pune Warriors
11
(2014–2015)
(2012–2013)

Batting

Most 100s[6]
 Chris Gayle (KKR, RCB, KXIP)
6
(2008–2018)

Most 50s[7]
 David Warner (DD, SRH)
36
(2009–2017)

Highest Partnership[8]
 Virat Kohli (RCB)
 AB de Villiers (RCB)
229
2016

Most ducks[9]
 Harbhajan Singh (MI)
13
(2008–2018)

Bowling

Most 4 wicket hauls[10][11]
 Sunil Narine (KKR)
6
(2012–2018)

Most 5 wicket hauls[12]
 James Faulkner (KXIP, PWI, RR )
2
(2011–2017)

Most hat-tricks[1]
 Amit Mishra (DC, DD, SRH)
3
(2008–2018)

Other Miscellaneous

Most matches[13]
 Suresh Raina (CSK, GL)
176
(2008–2018)

Most matches as captain[14]
 MS Dhoni (CSK, RPS)
159
(2008–2018)

Most man of the matches[15]
 Chris Gayle (KKR, RCB, KXIP)
20
(2008–2018)

Most matches as umpire[16]
 Sundaram Ravi
97
(2009–2018)

text: ☢ Last updated: 28 May 2018

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