IPL 2024 Opening Ceremony Highlights: AR Rahman gives stellar performance on 'Chaiyya Chaiyya'

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Ruturaj Gaikwad, the new captain of the Chennai Super Kings, lifts the IPL Trophy and keeps it on the stage. Standing next to RCB's Faf du Plessis, Gakwad watches as fireworks light up the sky above MA Chidambaram Stadium.

As they prepared to kick off the tournament, BCCI President Roger Binny, Honorary Secretary Jay Shah, and IPL Chairman Arun Dhumal were invited to the stage.

As the cricket fans get excited for the opener match of IPL 2024, get all the live updates of the first match, RCB Vs CSK here .

During the IPL opening ceremony, a moon hologram that represents India's successful Chandrayaan III mission was displayed.

AR Rahman along with other prominent singers gave an enthusiastic performance of his popular hit song 'Jai Ho' followed by fireworks as the musical performance ended.

Popular playback singers AR Rahman, Sonu Nigam, Mohit Chauhan, and Neeti Mohan added more energy to the opening ceremony with their musical performance.

Bollywood actors Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff started the opening ceremony by dancing to songs from their latest upcoming film 'Bade Miyan chote Miyan' and other popular songs like 'Jai Jai Shivshankar' and 'Desi Boyz'.

Australia's Steve Smith has said that Ruturaj Gaikwad can win this year's Orange Cap.

Virat Kohli is on the brink of creating another record as he needs just 15 runs to complete 1,000 runs against Chennai Super Kings

South Africa's AB de Villiers took to Instagram to wish good luck to RCB and Virat Kohli, ahead of the opening match of the IPL. He shared a throwback picture with Kohli and wrote, “Good luck my biscuit. Come on RCB!”

"Get ready to witness cricket ka asli magic with Bade Miyan Chote Miyan's electrifying live performance at IPL 2024's opening ceremony", wrote the production banner on social media platform X ahead of the opening ceremony.

Fans started to gather in at MA Chidambaram International Cricket Stadium ahead of the opening ceremony and the first match between CSK and RCB. Click here to see the visuals.

CSK coach Stephen Fleming said, "Behind the scenes, Ruturaj and others have been on a captaincy grooming process looking forward to days like this and the opportunities come up but MS is the best judge and he felt the time was right".

All eyes will be on RCB's trio of Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell in the first match against CSK at Chepauk in Chennai.

The online sale of tickets for the game between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans in IPL will start on the 23 March. The tickets for the game to be played on the 26 of March 2024 at the MA Chidambaram stadium.

The lucky fans who have tickets for the first game of the tournament can now enter the stadium. The opening ceremony will take place at 6.30 pm, toss at 7.30 pm and the match will start at 8.00 pm

The MA Chidambaram Cricket Stadium is ready for the opening ceremony later today. The first match will be between last time CSK and RCB. See visuals here

The upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League will have a sign language feed and descriptive commentary for the deaf, hard-of-hearing and visually-impaired fans. The official broadcaster said in a release

Here is the traffic guidelines issued by Chennai Traffic Police

Vehicles coming from Anna Salal will take the route via Swamy Sivanandha Salal, Kamarajar Salal and park their vehicles on Foreshore Service Road.

Vehicles coming from War Memorial will take the route via Kamarajar Salal and park the vehicles at Foreshore Service Road (Swimming pool Entrance).

Vehicles coming from Gandhi Statue will take the route via Kamarajar Salal to parit the vehicle at Foreshore service Road (Vivekananda Illam).

CMRL informed that it will be operating metro trains beyond 11 pm today night till 01:00 am of 23-3-2024 to facilitate cricket fans of Chennai to return home after the match.

Arijit Singh, Tamannaah, Rashmika Mandanna performed in last year's opening ceremony which was appreciated by fans all around

Virat Kohli is one of the few cricketers in the IPL, along with Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has been with one franchise since the start of the league and will look to provide RCB with a win in the first game

Music legends AR Rahman and Sonu Nigam, along with Bollywood icons Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff, are among the captivating cast of performers scheduled for the IPL 2024 opening ceremony.

Several videos are doing rounds in which stars can be seen going through the rehearsals before the big night later today. Click here to watch

CSK have won the IPL title five times. CSK have reached the final 10 times. CSK have also won 131 IPL matches, and lost 91 matches across 14 IPL seasons.

The opening ceremony will start at 6.30 pm and the first match of IPL will begin at 8.00 pm. DJ Axwell to perform at the end of the first innings

Music maestro AR Rahman shares some information about his performance later in the day in a video shared by official broadcaster

Have an exciting act planned, see you all in Chennai tweets Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar

RCB and CSK faced each other in 30 head-to-head encounters in which CSK won 20 times and RCB in 10. The last time RCB faces CSK at Chepauk , it was CSK who came out victorious.

Chepauk stadium will witness a galaxy of stars later in the evening as Bollywood actors Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff will perform before the start of the match. The list also includes music maestros AR Rahman and Sonu Nigam

The stage is set, the lights are bright, and the stars are ready to shine at TATA IPL 2024 Opening Ceremony! Get ready for an unforgettable fusion of cricket and entertainment ft. A stellar line up, wrote Tiger Shroff wrote on Instagram

Swedish DJ, record producer and remixer, DJ Axwell will perform during mid-innings of today's match between RCB and CSK

Many videos surfaced on social media showing music maestro AR Rahman's performance on stage. Click here to watch

At the IPL 2024 opening ceremony, stars Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff, Sonu Nigam, and AR Rahman are among the notable artists slated to participate. It has been revealed that renowned Swedish DJ and record producer DJ Axwell would play during the mid-innings interval.

The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will play their first IPL 2024 match on March 22 at MA Chidambaram International Cricket Stadium in Chennai. Kickoff is set for 8:00 p.m. IST.