The 16th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will begin on March 31 with a match between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT). This match between the two teams will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. This season of IPL will be played in home and away format. At the same time, BCCI is busy preparing to make IPL 2023 special.
According to a report in InsideSport, two famous actresses from the South will be dancing at the opening ceremony of the world’s biggest T20 league. These include the names of Tamannaah Bhatia and Rashmika Mandanna. Let us tell you that this will be the first time after COVID-19 that stars will be seen dancing in the opening ceremony of IPL.
During a conversation, a senior BCCI official told InsideSport, ‘Yes, there will be an opening ceremony on the 31st. It will be small, but as the Home and Away format will return this time, we felt it was necessary to welcome the home audience with a ceremony.’
Just heard the exciting news that #RashmikaMandanna and #TamannahBhatia are set to perform at the opening ceremony of #IPL ? Can’t wait to see these talented actresses light up the stage ?? #IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/UIIIG4jj7P
— KARTHIK DP (@dp_karthik) March 22, 2023
The opening ceremony is expected to start around 7:30 pm on March 31, and the match will start half an hour late like the Women’s Premier League opener.
Significantly, to make the first season of the WPL 2023 special, BCCI organized a spectacular opening ceremony in which Kirti Sanon, Kiara Advani and Punjabi singer AP Dhillon entertained the audience a lot.
This time in IPL, ten teams have been divided into two groups, and 70 league matches will be played in 52 days. Each team will be seen playing half the matches at their home ground and half the matches at the home ground of other groups. At the same time, the schedule of playoff and final matches will be announced later.
