First match of IPL 2024: The schedule of IPL 17 has not been decided yet. While there is speculation that the tournament will start from March 22. Now information is coming out that CSK will play in the first match and there may be a former champion team in front of it. This claim has been made in a special report.
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IPL 2024 Opening Match Details: The 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) can start from March 22, but the schedule of this tournament has not been decided yet. At present, information has started emerging in some reports that the opening date of the tournament can be only March 22. While talking to INS on Tuesday, Chairman Arun Dhumal had also said that he is planning to start IPL from this date. Some reports also revealed that the first match could be between Chennai Super Kings. Now Indian Express claimed in its report that a former champion team will face Chennai in the first match.
Gujarat will face challenge from Chennai
Usually it is seen that only the two finalist teams of the previous season face each other in the first match of the next season. Who can forget the final of IPL 2023 which was the most unique final in IPL history. This match was played on the reserve day and people sacrificed their sleep to watch the match late at night. Now once again the first match of the next season can be played between the two teams. Indian Express has given this information in a special report.
Chennai Super Kings will take on Gujarat Titans in the first match of IPL 2024. [Devendra Pandey From Indian Express] pic.twitter.com/kApZuvSKeJ
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 21, 2024
Gujarat team will field with a new captain
Gujarat Titans team, which played for the first time in IPL 2022, became the champion. However, Hardik Pandya was the captain of the team that season. But in the upcoming IPL, the team is going to be under the captaincy of its new and young captain Shubman Gill. Hardik Pandya has returned to his old team Mumbai Indians and has also become the captain. That means, on March 22, young Shubman Gill may face experienced MS Dhoni. Express also told in its report that Arun Dhumal has reiterated that the entire tournament will be held in India only.
IPL chairman confirms whole IPL 2024 will be hosted in India. [Devendra Pandey From Indian Express] pic.twitter.com/imYgto4oIk
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 21, 2024
Now the final approval is awaited on this and it remains to be seen whether the final decision will be taken by the IPL Governing Council. Chennai Super Kings had won the title last season and Gujarat team became the runner up. Whereas Gujarat Titans have been finalists in both the last and their first seasons. In such a situation, the challenge before Gill will be to take forward this excellent performance of the team. Whereas this could be Dhoni’s last season and in such a situation the fans would like to bid him farewell with victory.
