The 17th season of the Indian Premier League began in style on Friday with a power-packed opening ceremony in Chennai’s MA Chidabaram Stadium ahead of the opening game between CSK and RCB.
Grammy Award-winning music composer AR Rahman, a.k.a. the 'Mozart of Madras', was one of the headline acts for the IPL 2024 opening ceremony in Chennai and performed iconic tracks such as 'Maa Tujhe Salaam'. Sportzpics
As has been the tradition with the cricketing carnival all these years, the Indian Premier League was off to a glamorous start with a star-studded opening ceremony in Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium. SportzpicsGrammy Award-winning music composer AR Rahman, a.k.a. the ‘Mozart of Madras’, was one of the headline acts for the IPL 2024 opening ceremony in Chennai and performed iconic tracks such as ‘Maa Tujhe Salaam’. SportzpicsAkshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff represented Bollywood’s star power at the IPL 2024 opening ceremony in Chennai on Friday, with the former making quite the dramatic entrance at the start of the event. SportzpicsPopular Bollywood singer Mohit Chauhan too joined AR Rahman on the stage and belted out classics such as ‘Masakali’, composed by the latter. SportzpicsIconic singer Sonu Nigam was among the performers in the opening ceremony and also sung the national anthem before the start of the CSK-RCB match. SportzpicsPerformers at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium during the IPL 2024 Opening Ceremony. SportzpicsA giant replica of the Indian Premier League trophy made its way to the centre during the IPL 2024 opening ceremony. SportzpicsThe evening’s performers and top BCCI officials along with the two captains from the opening match of the season posed with the trophy at the end of the opening ceremony. Sportzpics
 "Grammy Award-winning music composer AR Rahman, a.k.a. the 'Mozart of Madras', was one of the headline acts for the IPL 2024 opening ceremony in Chennai and performed iconic tracks such as 'Maa Tujhe Salaam'. Sportzpics")