The 17th season of the IPL is all set to kickstart today. The first match of IPL 2024 will be played between the defending champions Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. While CSK has gotten the title to their name five times, RCB is still struggling to win it; instead, they are winning hearts.
IPL 2024: CSK vs RCB
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But now that the RCB women’s team has already scored a victory, there will be tremendous pressure on the RCB men’s team to score the title. However, this IPL is unique, and we will tell you the seven things that make IPL 2024 extra unique. From Pant’s return to Hardik Pandya’s captaincy, let’s know the seven reasons that make IPL 2024 extra unique.
7 Reasons Why IPL 2024 Will Be Extra Special
- Fans can see Rishabh Pant’s comeback after a setback caused by a knee injury sustained in a car accident 14 months ago.
- For the first in the history of IPL, two players have been bought for over 20 cores, Pat Cummins for Rs. 20.50 crores by Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mitchell Starc for Rs 24.75 crores by Kolkata Knight Riders.
- Punjab King’s match against Delhi will be played in Mullanpur stadium on 23 March 2024, not in Mohali, but in the stadium of Maharaja Yadvinder Singh of Patiala.
- We can witness the Smart Replay System in this IPL 2024 season. The new system will offer enhanced pictures to the TV umpires and allow live broadcasts of their interaction with the Hawk-Eye operators so that viewers can understand the decision-making process more clearly.
- This season has brought many changes to the captaincy, as we will see new captains leading in this IPL. Hardik Pandya will replace Rohit Sharma to lead Mumbai Indians. MS Dhoni also left the captaincy of the CSK just a day before the start of the IPL. So now CSK will be led by Rituraj Gaikwad, Gujrat Titans by Shubhman Gill, Mumbai Indians by Hardik Pandya, and Hyderabad by Pat Cummins.
- Due to the general elections, IPL 2024 will be the most extended season, lasting 66 days from 22 March to 26 May.
- Some teams have changed their names. RCB will be known as Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Daredevils will be known as Delhi Capitals, and Kings XI Punjab will become the Punjab Kings.
These are the seven things that make the IPL 2024 more special. So, which team will carry the title on their shoulders this year? Please share your views in the comment section below.
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