Rashmika Mandanna and Tamannaah Bhatia set to carry out on the IPL 2023 Opening ceremony

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 is all set to start on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on March 31. The opening match will likely be performed between the defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) and MS Dhoni’s Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK). This 12 months, the IPL will return to its unique ‘home-and-away’ format after the COVID-19 pandemic compelled it to be performed in a bio-secure bubble within the UAE. The league will characteristic 10 groups divided into two teams and can play 70 league fixtures.

The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) is contemplating to organise a gap ceremony for the IPL 2023. This could be the primary opening ceremony because the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. The BCCI hopes to make the event much more glamorous by inviting Bollywood A-list stars to the occasion. In keeping with experiences, actresses Rashmika Mandanna and Tamannaah Bhatia will likely be performing within the opening ceremony and including to the glam issue.

The opening ceremony is predicted to start at round 7:30 pm IST on March 31, simply earlier than the match opener.

“Sure, there will likely be a gap ceremony on the thirty first. It will likely be a brief one however as the house and away format returns, we felt it was essential to welcome again the house crowd with a ceremony,” a senior BCCI official was quoted as saying to InsideSport.

The primary-ever Girls’s Premier League (WPL) 2023, which happened final month, additionally featured a glamorous opening ceremony. Bollywood stars Kriti Sanon, Kiara Advani and Punjabi pop sensation AP Dhillon carried out on the occasion.

Earlier than the COVID-19 pandemic, the BCCI determined to not organise a gap ceremony for IPL 2019 within the aftermath of the Pulwama assault. The BCCI’s resolution to think about a gap ceremony this 12 months exhibits its willpower to make the IPL 2023 a grand occasion.

In the course of the league stage of the match, every group will play 14 matches, with seven video games at dwelling and 7 away. The groups are divided into two teams, and every group will face the opposite 4 groups in the identical group twice. They can even play towards the opposite 5 groups as soon as every. With 70 matches to be performed throughout 12 venues over the course of 52 days, the IPL 2023 guarantees to be an action-packed and thrilling match.