The 16th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) began yesterday with a star-studded inaugural ceremony at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium.
IPL with Greater Stars
Arijit Singh, a famous singer, as well as actors Tamannaah Bhatia and Rashmika Mandanna, graced the occasion with electrifying performances.
Arijit Singh, Tamannaah Bhatia, and Rashmika Mandanna performed at the Indian Premier League 2023 opening event.
The performances were well received by the crowd at Ahmedabad’s cricket stadium.
Arijit’s soulful performance opened the event. The singer performed popular tracks such as “Kesariya” from Brahmastra and “Jhoome Jo Pathaan” from Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan.
Arijit was applauded loudly by the crowd. Rashmika later took the platform and sang several hit songs, including “Naatu Naatu” and “Sami.”
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How about that for a performance to kick off the proceedings ????????@arijitsingh begins the #TATAIPL 2023 Opening Ceremony in some style ???????? pic.twitter.com/1ro3KWMUSW
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 31, 2023
Tamannaah Bhatia looked stunning in a silver bodysuit and delivered a magnificent performance of “Tum Tum” from the Tamil film Enemy.
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 31, 2023
However, the cash-rich franchise cricket was embroiled in a controversy after netizens accused it of stealing the inaugural ceremony of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 8.
Fans on Twitter were quick to notice that they has also used drones to showcase its trophy, a technology that was first used at the PSL season 8 opening ceremony at Multan Cricket Stadium.
Here are some Twitter responses from fans
https://twitter.com/SharyOfficial/status/1641822104533319683
https://twitter.com/faujidsays/status/1641825837283516423
IPL copied the idea of showing their trophy like this from PSL. BCCI robbed the creation of PCB, congratulations to all of you, Pakistan Super League is a world wide brand now. #IPL2023 #TATAIPL #iplopeningceremony pic.twitter.com/Y4iUqZaKc1
— Ahmad Haseeb (@iamAhmadhaseeb) March 31, 2023
OPPPSSSSSS IPL COPIED PSL ……….. pic.twitter.com/puZBeTImsm
— Saeed Tareen (@SaeedCricky) March 31, 2023
Cricket fans praised the PSL season 8 opening ceremony for the high standard of entertainment offered. Similarly, opening ceremony was well welcomed by Indian cricket fans.
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