Sports Desk. The 19th edition of the Indian Premier League is going to start from today. This means that from today onwards, cricket fans will get to see the thrill of instant cricket for the next two months. Once again 10 teams will be seen fighting for the IPL title. A total of 74 matches will be played in the tournament. The inaugural match will be played today between defending champions Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Former Indian captain Virat Kohli will be seen in the field on the first day.

Cricket fans will once again expect a great performance from Virat Kohli. He is the highest run scorer in IPL history. However, this time the opening ceremony will not be held due to the death of 11 fans in the victory procession in Bengaluru after RCB became the champion last year. There is a program to pay tribute to these 11 fans before the opening match. Starting from today, this tournament will be played at 13 places in the country. Two matches will be played in 12 days.

Rajasthan Royals’ first match on 30 March

The special thing is that this time three teams have chosen 2-2 home grounds. These teams are Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings. Rajasthan Royals, the champions of the first edition, will play their opening 3 home matches in Guwahati. After this, the remaining four matches will be played in Rajasthan Jaipur. Rajasthan Royals will start their campaign on March 30 against Chennai Super Kings at their home ground.

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