On Friday, the 16th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will begin (March 31). The first match at the Narendra Modi Stadium will feature a match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings. The first event will be preceded by a spectacular inauguration ritual that will start at 6 PM CST. Rashmika Mandanna and Tamannaah Bhatia, two A-list Indian performers, will take the stage, and Arijit Singh will perform before the contest.
Like every year, a captain’s meeting was held in the meantime at the Ahmedabad location of the first game. Even though Bhuvneshwar Kumar was seen representing Sunrisers Hyderabad and Aiden Markram had yet to join the squad, all the captains stood for photos with the prize. The former will also captain SRH on April 2 when they take on Rajasthan Royals. Rohit Sharma, the leader of the Mumbai Indians, was another notable absentee from the managers’ meeting.
Soon after the image of the leaders’ meeting got global on social media, Rohit became popular. Many people began guessing about various possibilities, but according to Times of India, the MI commander decided not to go to Ahmedabad because he was ill. His fitness for Sunday’s contest against RCB is not in danger, though. “He was unable to journey to Ahmedabad for the pre-IPL leaders’ conference and picture session because of his illness. He will most likely be ready, though, for MI’s IPL-2023 opener against Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 2 “said the insider.