Founding of franchise On 21 January 2014, IPTL announced that one of the charter franchises for the league's inaugural
2014 season would be based in
Singapore. The team was founded by Indian
cricket legend
Sunil Gavaskar and international business executives Kishan Gehlot,
Shashi Kiran Shetty, Avi Bhojani, and Ajay Sethi. Gehlot is the chairman of East African real estate development and healthcare
conglomerate Intex Group. Shetty is chairman of
Allcargo Logistics Limited. Sethi is chairman of Channel 2 in
Dubai. They collectively invested US$15 million to own the franchise.
Inaugural draft The Singapore franchise participated in the IPTL inaugural draft on 2 March 2014, in Dubai,
United Arab Emirates. Players selected by Singapore were
Team name By May 2014, the team was being referred to as the
Singapore Lions. By June 2014, the Lions had become known as the Singapore Slammers.
Home venue On 4 August 2014, the Slammers announced that their home matches would be played at
Singapore Indoor Stadium.
First coach On 27 October 2014,
Joshua Eagle was named the Slammers' first coach.
Inaugural season On 28 November 2014, the
Indian Aces defeated the Slammers, 26–16, in the first match in IPTL history. The Slammers' first home match will be on 2 December 2014, against the
Manila Mavericks. ==Television coverage==