Indian Premier League for the year 2023 has kickstarted in style. The opening ceremony was a fanfare with many special highlights. The rockstar singer Arijit Singh enthralled the audiences with his magical singing. Both Tamannaah Bhatia and Rashmika Mandanna set the stage on fire with their glamorous dancing skills. Rashmika slayed her signature Saami Saami dance.
After that, the toss happened and Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field first. This IPL, it is going to be slightly different as the impact player rule has been introduced.
GT Playing XI: Wriddhiman Saha, Shubhman Gill, Kane Williamson, Hardik Pandya, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Joshua Little, Yash Dayal, Alzarri Joseph
Impact Player subs: B Sai Sudarshan, Jayant Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Abhinav Manohar, KS Bharat
CSK Playing XI: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Rajvardhan Hangargekar.
Impact Player Subs: Tushar Deshpande, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, Ajinkya Rahane, Nishant Sindhu
