There can be a gap ceremony even earlier than the primary match.
TimesofIndia.com right here takes an in depth have a look at the 2 groups that can go toe-to-toe on March 31 as they goal to start out their campaigns with a giant win:
What: IPL 2023 Season Opener
Groups: Gujarat Titans and Chennai Tremendous Kings
Seasons Performed: Gujarat Titans – 1; Chennai Tremendous Kings – 13
Titles Received: Gujarat Titans – 1; Chennai Tremendous Kings – 4
Captain: Gujarat Titans – Hardik Pandya; Chennai Tremendous Kings – MS Dhoni
head coach: Gujarat Titans – Gary Kirsten; Chennai Tremendous Kings – Stephen Fleming
face to face: performed – 2; Reside From GT – 2; CSK – Received by 0
Outcomes to date: April 17, 2022 – GT beat CSK by 3 wickets (1 ball remaining) —- Could 15, 2022 – GT gained by 7 wickets (5 balls remaining)
Moeen Ali and Ravindra Jadeja, (Photograph courtesy- CSK Twitter deal with)
Full Squad:
Gujarat Titans:hardik pandya (Captain), Shubman Gill, David Miller, Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudarshan, Wriddhiman Saha, Mohit Sharma, KS Bharat, Matthew Wade, Rashid Khan, Odion Smith, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Pradeep Sangwan, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, R. Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmed, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Joshua Little.

Ben Stokes. (Photograph courtesy- CSK Twitter deal with)
Chennai Tremendous Kings: MS Dhoni (Captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Ben Stokes, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Deepak Chahar, Ambati Rayudu, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali, Mathisha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangergekar, Dwayne Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Devon Conway, Tushar Deshpande , Mukesh Chowdhary, Simarjit Singh, Prashant Solanki, Mahesh Thikshana, Shaik Rashid, Nishant Sindhu, Sisanda Magla, Ajay Mandal, Bhagat Verma.
TeaOp performers in IPL 2022:
Gujarat Titans:
Most Runs:
1. Hardik Pandya – 487 runs in 15 matches – 4 fifties; HS – 87*
2. Shubman Gill – 483 runs in 16 matches – 4 fifties; HS – 96
3. David Miller – 481 runs in 16 matches – 2 fifties; HS – 94*
Most wickets:
1. Mohammed Shami – 20 wickets in 16 matches; Greatest – 3/25
2. Rashid Khan – 19 wickets in 16 matches; Greatest – 4/24
3. Lockie Ferguson – 12 wickets in 13 matches; Greatest – 4/28

Shubman Gill and Kane Williamson. (Photograph courtesy – Gujarat Titans Twitter deal with)
Chennai Tremendous Kings:
Most Runs:
1. Ruturaj Gaikwad – 368 runs in 14 matches – 3 fifties; HS – 99
2. Shivam Dube – 289 runs in 11 matches – 2 fifties; HS: 95*
3. Ambati Rayudu – 274 runs in 13 matches – 1 half-century; HS – 78
Most wickets:
1. Dwayne Bravo – 16 wickets in 10 matches; Greatest – 3/20
2. Mukesh Chowdhary – 16 wickets in 13 matches; Greatest – 4/46
3. Mahesh Thikshana – 12 wickets in 9 matches; Greatest – 4/33

Highest buy on the final public sale:
Gujarat Titans: Kane Williamson (New Zealand) – Rs 2 crore
Chennai Tremendous Kings: Ben Stokes (England) – Rs 16.25 crore