The 11th
edition of the cash-rich Indian Premier League is all set to kick off on
Saturday with the grand opening ceremony taking place at the Wankhede stadium
in Mumbai.
IPL 2018
will begin on 7 April 7 with a match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super
Kings.
Celebs at
Opening ceremony
Bollywood
actors Hrithik Roshan and Jacqueline Fernandes will grace the event with their
performances.
The only
captains who will be present at the opening ceremony are MS Dhoni (CSK) and
Rohit Sharma (MI). The captains of other teams won’t be attending the ceremony
because of logistical reasons.
Till the
last IPL, the opening ceremony used to be conducted a day before the first
match and captains had to sign the ‘Spirit of Cricket’ pledge.
But this
year, the scenario has changed. The first match of the edition will be played
on the day same day of the opening ceremony.
On April
8, Delhi Daredevils will take on Kings XI Punjab in Mohali at 4 pm and the
other match is between RCB and KKR in Kolkata at 8 pm.
It won’t
be possible for the captains to attend the ceremony and then be on time for
their matches the next day.
It is
reported that all the eight captains will shoot a special video before leaving
for their respective cities. The video is expected to be shown during the
ceremony.
The IPL
2018 Opening Ceremony will commence at 6:15 pm IST.
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