The Indian Premier League 2017 is all set to kick on Wednesday at 8 pm. The first match will be between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. While the players are all geared up for the tenth season of IPL, there is an opening ceremony before the main match starts. Unlike previous years, this time there will be 8 opening ceremonies. Every city will have their own grand event on the day of the match. The first IPL opening ceremony 2017 will be hosted in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
The earlier seasons have witnessed biggies like Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, and Deepika Padukone, this year you will see the younger stars in action. The event will commence at 6 pm. While actress Amy Jackson will be seen performing in Hyderabad, Riteish Deshmukh, Tiger Shroff, Shraddha Kapoor, Monali Thakur and Parineeti Chopra will perform at other locations. For the live updates of IPL 2017 opening ceremony, stay with us. [Live Score | SRH vs RCB]
7.20 pm: And opening ceremony comes to an end. SRH vs RCB to start soon
7.17 pm: #SpiritofCricket at #IPL – #Viratkohli & #davidwarner
#SpiritofCricket at #IPL – #Viratkohli & #davidwarner pic.twitter.com/dUevlFhJoI
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 5, 2017
7.14 pm: Fans are all excited!
Go ArrrCeeeBeee! Let’s get this one tonite. #SRHvRCB Time to #PlayBold and time for an #RCBCheerfie #GioneeRCB @RCBTweets pic.twitter.com/QuHpVVc2W7
— Vishnu Anand (@vishnuanand) April 5, 2017
7.11 pm: Amy Jackson shakes a leg on Kala Chasma time
7.07 pm: Amy looks gorgeous in her golden dress
7:02 pm: Amy Jackson dances to the tunes of Tamma Tamma and Kisi ko mera hai pata
7.05 pm: Amy Jackson is here! She looks beautiful and gorgeous 🙂
7 pm: Fans fans what to say!
.@Twitter For the @RCBTweets fans – here you go AAAAAAAR CEEEEEEE BEEEEEE #IPL pic.twitter.com/Yeg7OR1AbX
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 5, 2017
6.59 pm: The captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad David Warner entered the ground along with IPL 2016 trophy
Let the game begin #IPL @SunRisers v @RCBTweets pic.twitter.com/fURRgdQSS1
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) April 5, 2017
6.56pm: IPL Chairman Rajiv Shukla felicitates Sachin Tendulkar, Acting BCCI secretary Amitabh Chaudhary felicitates Virender Sehwag
6.55pm:CK Khanna, acting president of BCCI, felicitates Sourav Ganguly
The #IPL iconic cricketers felicitated ahead of the opening game – @sachin_rt @SGanguly99 @VVSLaxman281 @virendersehwag pic.twitter.com/xIHjYsmARe
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 5, 2017
6.54 pm: Head of COA Vinod Rai felicitates VVS Laxman
6.53 pm: Sachin Tendulkar: Can’t believe IPL has completed 10 years. It has grown bigger by the year
6.50 pm: Master blaster’s experience can’t go ignore ever. Here’s a lot to listen. Stay tuned guys
6.49 pm: Cha gaye Viru paaji. Truely a star who has played similar game in all formats
6.48 pm: Saurav Ganguly just shared his experience. Prince of Kolkata recalls the reaction from the fans during the football world cup.
6.46 pm: VVS Laxman speaks about the previous seasons. IPL has revolutionised dynamics of cricket: VVS Laxman
The original #IPL iconic players are here to kickstart the proceedings – @sachin_rt @VVSLaxman281 @SGanguly99 @virendersehwag pic.twitter.com/eFdD8TkCll
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 5, 2017
6.45 pm: Legends on the stage
6.43 pm: Master blaster is here too. Sachin Tendulkar looks cool in his half-jacket
6.40 pm: Prince of Kolkata — Saurav Ganguly is here along with VVS Laxman
6.38 pm: It’s starting! Make way for Virender Sehwag
6.37 pm: Former Team India director Ravi Shastri is on stage
6.36 pm: Waiting for Amy Jackson to perform 🙂
6.33 pm: And the ceremony begins with Chale Chalo from Lagaan. Meanwhile listen the original one:
6.30 pm: The deep discussion on “Opening Ceremony” and “Cheer Leaders” are up 😉
6.26 pm 6:25 pm: Sunil Gavaskar has already taken the TV screens. Let’s see who is the another expert
6.23pm: Here is the first extra innings of this season. Sameer Kochhar is the host
6.19 pm: Players are excited too
All set for tonight game against Hyderabad #RCB #PlayBold #JaiMataDi pic.twitter.com/yX0uEpA1Bm
— yuZvendra Chahal23 (@yuzi_chahal) April 5, 2017
6.15 pm: Write #MSDhoni and yaay!
Whoa. How cool is our @msdhoni #msdhoni #RangWahiJungNayi #IPL pic.twitter.com/CRsO86eUNN
— RP Supergiants Fans (@punesupergiants) April 5, 2017
6.13 pm 6.13 pm: Surprise surprise, Twitter unveiled special emojis for 30 biggest stars of the league
FAN ALERT: A first for #Cricket. Special @Twitter emojis for #IPL‘s biggest superstars. Go on, Tweet to unlock your favourite player’s emoji pic.twitter.com/HUbz9hQbYZ
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 5, 2017
6.05 pm: Fans are going crazy:
Yess!! & It’s back again #IPL Can’t wait!!
— Saif Hoque (@SaifHoque7) April 5, 2017
6.02 pm: 30 minutes to go for the glamorous opening ceremony
6 pm: The IPL 2017 Opening Ceremony will start at 6.30 pm.
5.57 pm: You can watch IPL 2017 opening ceremony on Set Max, Sony ESPN, Sony ESPN HD, Sony Six and Sony Six HD
5.50 pm: Tom Moody has something to say:
Game day, looking forward to our first @IPL match, boys all geared up and ready to fire! Get behind the #orangearmy @SunRisers #SRHvRCB
— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) April 5, 2017
5.30 pm: Some fact-check
Cheers to Sarfaraz -__- cheers to. #RCB #RCBvSRH #SRHvRCB
Rt for this youngster#VIVOIPLEdition #IPL2017 #IPLFantasy #IPL10 #Viratkohli pic.twitter.com/0PKbfrlsuI— Sir Virat Kohli (@Justindian7) April 5, 2017
150 mins to go…. @SunRisers take on @RCBTweets at Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad #SRHvRCB #IPL pic.twitter.com/JLHncvzU1x
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 5, 2017
5:30 pm: How can you miss the IPL 2017 anthem:
Under a cloud cover of orange literally at the @SunRisers‘ home ground #IPL pic.twitter.com/WLQ4VtF6kI
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 4, 2017
