It’s that time of the year again. India, as cricket crazy a nation as it can get, awaits with bated breath for the start of the seventeenth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) set to take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), in the tournament opener at the MA Chidamabaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday (March 22). Before though the actual cricket action though, a star-studded IPL 2024 opening ceremony is lined up with the likes of Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff, AR Rahman and Sonu Nigam all set to perform in the curtain-raiser.

To help fans keep abreast of the developments from the IPL 2024 opening ceremony, here is ABP Live’s Live Blog to satiate all their curiosity. IPL 2024 Opening Ceremony is all set to get underway at 06:30 pm (IST) and is likely to conclude before the toss scheduled at 07:30 pm (IST). The first ball of CSK vs RCB, IPL 2024 opener will be bowled at 08:00 pm (IST).

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The stage is set, the lights are bright, and the stars are ready to shine at the #TATAIPL 2024 Opening Ceremony! 🎉🥳

Get ready for an unforgettable fusion of cricket and entertainment ft. a stellar lineup! ✨

🗓22nd March
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 20, 2024

A day ahead of the opening clash, CSK made a massive announcement through a press release with MS Dhoni making way for Ruturaj Gaikwad as the Chennai skipper. On the other hand, it will be Faf du Plessis who will be leading RCB. The focus, nonetheless, will continue to remain on Dhoni and Kohli with the wicketkeeper-batter playing his first competitive match since the IPL 2023 final in Ahmedabad and Kohli also returning to cricket action after a  but of a break, having made himself unavailable for personal reasons during India’s home Test series against England.