| MODI | Indian premier Narendra |
| NEHRU | Ex-Indian premier - has he run off! |
| DECCAN | Foundation Indian Premier League franchise, -- Chargers (6) |
| KOLKATA | Indian Premier League franchise, -- Knight Riders (7) |
| TURNER | Australian cricketer who recorded three consecutive firstball ducks in his first three innings in 2019 Indian Premier League (6) |
| ROYALS | Rajasthan ____ , Indian Premier League cricket team that England all-rounder Ben Stokes joined in 2018 (6) |
| ORANGECAP | Award presented to the overall leading run scorer in the Indian Premier League (6,3) |
| MODICUM | Indian premier and friend missing hotel a small amount (7) |
| KIPLING | Monarch taking in Indian Premier League with a writer born in Bombay (7) |
| CHENNAI | ___ Super Kings, Indian Premier League cricket team (7) |
| PRINCIPLE | Guideline for royal covering Indian Premier League (9) |
| MUMBAI | ...... Indians, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020 Indian Premier League champions (6) |
| CHAHAL | Indian Premier League leg-spinner who holds the record for most wickets, with 206 in 164 matches.(Last Name) (6) |
| ASHWIN | Indian Premier League player who recently became the third-highest wicket-taker with 185 wickets, surpassing Bhuvneshwar Kumar.(Last Name) (6) |
| BCCI | Governing body of cricket in India in charge of managing the Indian Premier League (IPL).(abbrv) (4) |
| SHARDUL | First name of the Indian cricketer with Narendra as the middle name. (7) |
| AHMEDABAD | Indian city home to the world's largest stadium (a cricket ground named for Narendra Modi) |
| BHARATIYA | Indian political party led by Narendra Modi (9,6) |
| JANATA | Indian political party led by Narendra Modi (9,6) |
| MAURITIUS | Country visited by PM Narendra Modi with strong Indian diaspora connections. (9) |
