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Delhi Premier League: 'This' Star Bollywood Celebrities Will Perform At Grand Opening Ceremony

Two-star Bollywood personalities will Kick Off Delhi Premier League 2024 With Electrifying Performances in the grand opening ceremony of the eagerly anticipated inaugural edition of the Delhi Premier League, or DPL 2024, at the iconic Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday.

Two-star Bollywood personalities will Kick Off Delhi Premier League 2024 With Electrifying Performances in the grand opening ceremony of the eagerly anticipated inaugural edition of the Delhi Premier League, or DPL 2024, at the iconic Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday.
Sonam Bajwa Badshah To Perform At Delhi Premier League cricket T20 (IANS)

By ETV Bharat Sports Team

Published : Aug 17, 2024, 3:25 PM IST

Hyderabad: The inaugural edition of the Delhi Premier League T20 - DPL 2024 is all set to commence on Saturday, August 17 and will start with a grand opening ceremony followed by the highly intense cricket action-packed tournament opener at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

The league is organised by the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) and is expected to be a thrilling cricket event in the Capital city of India, featuring a few cricket icons of the state.

The DPL T20 will feature six men's teams and four women's teams, promising an exciting cricket spectacle. The tournament will begin with a grand opening ceremony that will be as electrifying as the matches themselves.

Star rapper Badshah and actress Sonam Bajwa will be the main attractions at the opening ceremony. Badshah will bring his high-energy performance, blending Punjabi folk with contemporary beats, while Sonam Bajwa will add charm and showcase dance prowess to the celebration.

The ceremony will also display Delhi's rich cricketing history and diverse culture through a fusion of traditional and modern performances, appealing to both cricket enthusiasts and casual viewers.

Following the opening ceremony, the DPL T20 will kick off with an exciting encounter between Rishabh Pant's Purani Dilli 6 and Ayush Badoni's South Delhi Superstarz at 8:30 PM IST.

The league includes a total of 40 matches, with 33 in the men's category and 7 in the women's category, spread across 23 days of non-stop cricketing action. All Delhi Premier League matches and the opening ceremony will be streamed live on JioCinema for free and telecast on Sports18.

Full teams (Men's):

South Delhi Superstarz:Ayush Badoni, Kuldip Yadav, Priyansh Arya, Sumit Mathur, Divij Mehra, Kunwar Bidhuri, Digvesh Rathi, Tejaswi Dahiya, Raghav Singh, Saurabh Deswal, Sarthak Ray, Lakshay Sehrawat, Tarun Bisht, Shubham Dubey, Vision Panchal, Dhruv Singh, Mayank Gupta, Anshuman Hooda, Anindo Naharay, Deepanshu Gulia

Purani Dilli 6:Rishabh Pant, Lalit Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Arpit Rana, Shivam Sharma, Prince Yadav, Mayank Gusain, Sanat Sangwan, Ankit Bhadana, Yug Gupta, Keshav Dalal, Ayush Singh, Kush Nagpal, Sumit Chhikara, Arnav Bugga, Vansh Bedi, Manjeet, Yash Bhardawaj, Sambhav Sharma, Laxman.

Central Delhi Kings:Yash Dhull, Prince Choudhary, Hiten Dalal, Jonty Sidhu, Lakshay Thareja, Yogesh Sharma, Money Grewar, Keshav Dabas, Shaurya Malik, Saurav Dagar, Aryan Rana, Siddhant Bansal, Rajneesh Dadar, Sumit Kumar, Kaushal Suman, Deepesh Balyan, Vishant Bhati, Dhruv Kaushik, Ajay Gulia

North Delhi Strikers:Harshit Rana, Suyash Sharma, Pranshu Vijayran, Vaibhav Kandpal, Kshitiz Sharma, Vaibhav Rawal, Yash Dabas, Pranav Rajvanshi, Manan Bhardwaj, Yash Bhatia, Yatish Singh, Aman Bharti, Yajas Sharma, Sarthak Ranjan, Anirudh Choudhary, Shivam, Yatharth Singh, Sidhhartha Solanki, Dhruv Chauhan, Yuvraj Rathi.

West Delhi Lions:Hrithik Shokeen, Navdeep Saini, Dev Lakra, Deepak Punia, Shivank Vashisth, Akhil Chaudhary, Ayush Doseja, Krish Yadav, Anmol Sharma, Yugal Saini, Ankit Rajesh Kumar, Vivek Yadav, Aryan Dalal, Masab Alam, Ekansh Dobal, Shivam Gupta, Yogesh Kumar, Suryakant Chauhan, Tishant Dabla, Ibrahim Ahmad Masoodi.

East Delhi Riders: Anuj Rawat, Simarjeet Singh, Himmat Singh, Himanshu Chauhan, Harsh Tyagi, Vaibhav Sharma, Mayank Rawat, Samarth Seth, Pranav Pant, Sujal Singh, Hardik Sharma, Raunak Waghela, Agrim Sharma, Shantanu Yadav, Bhagwan Singh, Ansh Choudhary, Sagar Khatri, Shivam Kumar Tripathi, Rishabh Rana, Lakshaya Sangwan

Full teams (Women's):

East Delhi Riders: Nilanchal Nerwal, Priya Gaur, Ishika, Priya Punia, Pragya Rawat, Priya Mishra, Shreya Sharma, Madhu, Kashish, Saachi, Ashmeet Kaur, Anushka Singh, Mallika Khatri, Vanshika Lila, Shivani, Jyoshi Nain, Himanshi Rai, Pratika Rawal

South Delhi Superstars:Riya Soni, Nishika Singh, Medhavi Bidhuri, Aarti Kumari, Mitali, Sumiti Soni, Tanisha Singh, Neha Puri, Chelcy Yadav, Shweta Sehrawat, Chhavi Gupta, Vrinda, Manju Godara, Nidhi Mahto, R Priyadarshini, Anshu Nagar, Ekta Bhadana, Shivani Yadav

North Delhi Strikers:Riti Tomar, Riya Kondal, Monika, Bharti Rawal, Urvashi Gupta, Goyinka Sharma, Aashi Saxena, Upasana Yadav, Antra Sharma, Soni Yadav, Reshika Beniwal, Sonia Lohia, Mansi Sharma, Kritika Gaghda, Sonia Khatri, Ayushi Soni, Nazma, Riya Shokeen

Central Delhi Queens:Laxmi Yadav, Parunika Sisodia, Mayuri Singh, Ria Sharma, Vandana Chaturvedi, Shivi Sharma, Mahi Chauhan, Deeksha Sharma, Meenakshi Vashishat, Armeet Kaur, Akanshi Singh, Mitali R, Neha Chillar, Sonia, Rishika, Taniska Rana, Aujasvie, Chanchal

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