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Wednesday, April 5, 2017

IPL 2017 Opening Ceremony Live: Sachin And Other Legends Felicitated

IPL live cricket score: Defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in the opening match of the 10th edition of the cash-rich Twenty20 tournament

Sajal K Patra
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Live cricket score: Sunrisers Hyderabad will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in the opener.© Twitter

Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad in the opening match of the 10th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday. Hampered by injuries to some of their biggest stars, RCB will have their task cut out when they take on the title holders. Captain Virat Kohli and star batsman AB de Villiers will be unavailable for the match due to injuries. While Kohli is ruled out because of a shoulder injury, de Villiers is nursing a back problem.

Live cricket action, SRH vs RCB straight from Hyderabad, India

19:21 IST: The toss will take place in ten minutes.

19:08 IST: Jackson moves to the beats of 'Kala Chasma' now.

19:05 IST: Actress Amy Jackson takes centre stage. Dancing to the tunes of 'Saara Zamana, Haseeno ka deewana'

18:58 IST: Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner comes on to the stage with the IPL trophy. Virat Kohli is also there with him. Hyderabad are also the defending champions of the Indian Premier League.

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18:50 IST: I can't believe IPL has completed 10 years. It is a great achievement. When the first season was announced I never thought it would so big: Sachin Tendulkar

18:49 IST: Big cheer for Sachin again.

18:48 IST: If you are playing the game of cricket, you should entertain, feels Virender Sehwag

18:47 IST: The atmosphere is no way inferior to the football World Cup final, says former India captain Sourav Ganguly.

18:46 IST: Great atmosphere, says VVS Laxman.

18:45 IST: Golf cart rides for the Indian legends.

18:42 IST: All the former cricketers are slowing making their way to the middle. A big cheer for the local boy VVS Laxman. Sachin Tendulkar is the next man in line.

18:37 IST: So IPL 10 kicks off with the song, "Baar Baar Haan, Bol Yaar Haan" from Lagaan.

18:37 IST: The celebrities taking the stage at Bangalore, Indore and Mumbai is yet to be confirmed. The first match at Bangalore and Indore is on the 8th of April while Mumbai will host their first match on the 9th of April.

18:35 IST: This year will, however, see the younger stars in action, while Amy Jackson will be performing in Hyderabad.

18:32 IST: Each of the opening ceremonies will see a different Bollywood star performing just like the other seasons. Earlier editions have witnessed Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, and Shah Rukh Khan taking part.

18:30 IST: "The various segments of the ceremony will be on our culture, the culture and tradition of the host cities as also highlighting the high points from the last nine editions of the tournament. We will also have performances from Bollywood stars, spirit of cricket signing, etc.," Rajiv Shukla said.

18:25 IST: IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla announced on Monday that, unlike the past seasons, when the tournament always began with a massive opening extravaganza, this year would be different as that the league plans to host eight different opening ceremonies. "It would be unfair to say it was my idea. All the members sat together and decided to have separate opening ceremonies across all the host cities to give the fans an opportunity to witness the opening of the 10th edition of the IPL live," Shukla said.

18:24 IST: This year will be special in a lot many ways. A grad opening ceremony has been planned for the tenth edition of the IPL as the tournament completes a decade.

18:22 IST: Hello and welcome to the opening ceremony of the tenth edition of the Indian Premier League.

They have also lost star batsman KL Rahul for the whole tournament owing to injury. In addition, RCB's young batsman Sarfaraz Khan will most likely be unavailable for the entire season after hurting himself on the field during a practice match in Bengaluru.

Sarfaraz Khan was expected to partner Chris Gayle in the absence of Kohli.

As Kohli is likely to miss the first few matches in the tournament, the team has named Shane Watson as its captain in the interim.

Sunrisers Hyderabad, on the other hand, are determined to repeat last year's magic to grab the title. Hyderabad has one of the most formidable batsmen in IPL in its skipper David Warner, who led from the front last season.

Though Warner was not in the best of forms during Australia's recently-concluded tour of India, he did score well in the match at Dharamshala. And he is expected to be a key player for Hyderabad.

Warner opens batting in the company of Shikhar Dhawan, who is keen to make a mark after losing his berth in the Indian national side.

Dhawan was impressive in the recent Deodhar Trophy and would look to carry the good form into the IPL.

Source: https://sports.ndtv.com/indian-premier-league-2017/ipl-live-cricket-score-srh-hyderabad-vs-rcb-bangalore-1677697

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