The 2024 Indian Premier League opening ceremony will take place on March 22. Here are the details of IPL 2024 opening ceremony, including the list of performers, venue, and live telecast and streaming details.
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IPL 2024 will start on March 22, with a match between defending champions Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Ahead of the match, there will be an opening ceremony, featuring prominent names from the entertainment industry.
The long weekend will then feature two double headers, on March 23 and 24. By Sunday, all ten teams would have played exactly once.
IPL 2024 opening ceremony: Start time, full list of performers, venue and where to watch live
Venue
The opening ceremony will take at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai, ahead of the tournament opener between hosts Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Start time
The opening ceremony will begin at 6.30 PM IST, an hour before the scheduled time of toss.
List of performers
The complete list of performers at the IPL 2024 opening ceremony is yet to be announced. However, certainties include acclaimed musical composer AR Rahman, singers Sonu Nigam and Mohit Chauhan, and Bollywood actors Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff.
Swedish DJ Axwell will perform in the mid-innings show.
Actor Boman Irani will be the voice of the opening ceremony.
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
⏰6:30 PM onwards pic.twitter.com/7POPthFITx— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 20, 2024
IPL opening ceremony: Where to watch live
In India
IPL 2024 opening ceremony will be telecast live in India on several channels on the Star Sports Network. The English broadcast will be on Star Sports 1 HD and SD. For live streaming, fans will have to tune in to the Jio Cinema app and website.
In the UK
The event will be telecast in the UK across different Sky Sports channels like Main Event, Cricket and Sky Sports Mix TV. There will be live streaming is on Sky Go.
In Australia
Fox Sports will show the ceremony. Fans can stream the match live on Kayo and Foxtel Go.
In the USA
Willow will live stream the event exclusively.
In New Zealand
Fans in New Zealand can follow the opening ceremony on Sky Sport NZ
In South Africa
SuperSport will cover the event in South Africa.
In MENA
Fans in the UAE and MENA can watch live streaming of the event on Cricbuzz.
