From Kartik Aaryan To Sidharth Malhotra: Bollywood Stars To Perform At WPL 2024 Opening Ceremony
The opening ceremony will start at 6:30 PM IST, ahead of the first WPL 2024 match between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals on Friday.
The Women's Premier League (WPL) 2024 campaign is set to kick-off on a fiery note, with Bollywood meeting cricketing on the opening day. Bollywood actors Kartik Aryan, Sidharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan and Tiger Shroff are confirmed to perform at the curtain-raiser event of the second edition of the Women's Premier League. Last year, Sidharth's wife and Bollywood actor, Kiara Advani, had performed at the opening ceremony of the WPL 2023. Actor Kirti Sanon and singer AP Dhillon had also dazzled on the stage in the last edition of the T20 league.
The new season will begin with the first match of the campaign between the defending champions Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals on February 23. While the match is scheduled ot begin at 7:30 PM IST, the opening ceremony will start at 6:30 PM IST.
"Yeh Kingdom nahin, Ab Queendom Hai! Join @kartikaaryan as he fights for the Crown for his Queendom. Watch the #TATAWPL 2024 Opening Ceremony on @officialjiocinema & @sports18.official LIVE from the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru," a post read on Instagram by WPL.
"Yeh Kingdom nahin, Ab Queendom Hai! @sidmalhotra joins the Crown for his Queendom. Watch #TATAWPL 2024 Opening Ceremony on @officialjiocinema & @sports18.official LIVE from the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru," another post read.
The Delhi Capitals would be eager to do better than last time, having finished the campaign as runners-up.
Speaking after her first training session with the team in Bengaluru, Delhi Capitals captain Meg Lanning said, "It's nice to get out here, have a bit of run around. Everyone looks in really good nick. There is a lot of improvement from everyone, and I'm super excited to see what we can produce this year."
Lanning, a legendary figure in women's cricket, led Delhi Capitals to a near-perfect campaign in the inaugural edition of the WPL. They finished on top in the league stage, but narrowly missed out on winning the title last year.
When asked about her best experience from the inaugural season, the former Australia captain said, "I loved the time last year. Opening the batting with Shafali was a lot of fun and it is something I'm looking forward to again this year. I think as a group, we gelled nicely. It was a very easy group, nice to hang out on and off the field, we seemed to be able to come together, so it was a lot of fun. I'm sure this year it's going to be much the same."
With ANI inputs
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