IPL 2024 will begin with a star-studded opening ceremony on March 22 Legendary music composer AR Rahman will headline star-studded lineup

The glamour quotient of the evening is further amplified by the presence of Bollywood superstars Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff

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Nigam's performance is highly anticipated promising to add a layer of emotional depth and resonance to the ceremony.

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The opening ceremony is scheduled to start at 6:30 PM IST

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1st match between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at 8:00 PM IST

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Ruturaj Gaikwad has been announced as the new captain of Chennai Super Kings replacing the great MS Dhoni .

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It will be interesting to see which role Kohli will play this season

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End Of An EraI t is the first time after that neither Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli or MS Dhoni will be captain in an IPL season

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RCB and CSK have met each other 31 times in IPL history with RCB winning it 10 times and CSK on 20 occasions while one match was washed out

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