The Indian Premier League is scheduled to kick off from March 22, Cricbuzz reported. The start of the tournament was almost confirmed to be March 22 as per the previous media reports and multiple officials have said that it will begin on that day only.
"The league will kick off on March 22 in Chennai," Arun Dhumal, IPL chairman said as quoted by
Cricbuzz. The tournament will start at Chennai Super Kings' home ground and there will also be an inaugural ceremony before the start of the tournament. However, the opponents of the tournament opener are not confirmed yet. "It has not been finalized yet," Dhumal said on the opponents. "We have no information about the opponents as of now," CSK's CEO Kasi Viswanathan said.