The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 will get underway on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on March 31 with the defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) taking over MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings (CSK) within the opener. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is mulling over organising a gap ceremony for the T20 league for the primary time since COVID-19 pandemic.
The IPL will return to the ‘home-and-away’ format as effectively after the pandemic this yr with the ten groups divided into two teams for the 70 league fixtures. According to a report on Insidesport web site, actresses Rashmika Mandanna and Tamannaah Bhatia can be performing within the IPL 2023 opening ceremony and can add to the glam issue of the event.
It is anticipated that the opening ceremony will start round 730pm IST on March 31 forward of the opener and the match will start round half an hour later identical to the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023 opener final month.
“Yes, there will be an opening ceremony on the 31st. It will be a short one but as the home and away format returns, we felt it was necessary to welcome back the home crowd with a ceremony,” a senior BCCI official informed InsideSport web site.
Just heard the thrilling information that #RashmikaMandanna and #TamannahBhatia are set to carry out on the opening ceremony of #IPL _ Can’t wait to see these gifted actresses mild up the stage __ #IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/UIIIG4jj7P
— KARTHIK DP (@dp_karthik) March 22, 2023
The first-ever WPL additionally witnessed a glamourous opening ceremony with Bollywood stars Kriti Sanon, Kiara Advani and Punjabi pop sensation AP Dhillon performing on the occasion. The BCCI are hoping that a number of Bollywood A-list stars can be attending the IPL 2023 opening ceremony.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the BCCI determined to not organise a gap ceremony earlier than IPL 2019 within the aftermath of Pulwama assault. A complete of 70 league-stage matches can be performed throughout 12 venues over the course of 52 days.
Teams will play 7 residence video games and seven away video games respectively within the league stage. Each crew will face the opposite 4 groups in the identical group twice. They will even face off towards the 5 different groups as soon as every.
