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IPL 2023

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IPL 2023 kicks off with Arijit Singh, Rashmika Mandanna & Tamannaah Bhatia's performances

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Apr 01, 2023, at 04:19 am

#IPL2023 #Ahmedabad #ArijitSingh #RashmikaMandanna #TamannaahBhatia

Ahmedabad/IBNS: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 kick-started with a grand opening ceremony at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

The inaugural ceremony was marked by a melodious musical performance by Arijit Singh.

𝙈𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨!

How about that for a performance to kick off the proceedings 🎶🎶@arijitsingh begins the #TATAIPL 2023 Opening Ceremony in some style 👌👌 pic.twitter.com/1ro3KWMUSW
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 31, 2023

It was followed by dance cameos from Tamannaah Bhatia and Rashmika Mandanna.

𝘿𝙖𝙯𝙯𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧!@tamannaahspeaks sets the stage on 🔥🔥 with her entertaining performance in the #TATAIPL 2023 opening ceremony! pic.twitter.com/w9aNgo3x9C
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 31, 2023

Sound 🔛@iamRashmika gets the crowd going with an energetic performance 💥

Drop an emoji to describe this special #TATAIPL 2023 opening ceremony 👇 pic.twitter.com/EY9yVAnSMN
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 31, 2023

To top it off, fans got a glimpse of Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya and CSK skipper MS Dhoni as they were invited onto the stage.

The season took off with the first match between the Gujarat Titans and the Chennai Super Kings.

Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field against CSK

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