The 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is all set to begin tomorrow with the first match of the tournament to be played between defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
According to The Indian Express, 8 teams will be playing 60 matches in stadiums of Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Chennai. The finals will be on May 30. TOI reports that there will be no home games and no crowds in the stadiums.
Nevertheless, cricket fans are excited for the new season to start and are sharing eager memes on Twitter. Take a look.
From tomorrow evening , woh shuru hone waala hai jiska besabri se intezaar tha. #TauRocksShakiraShock pic.twitter.com/sCE36RHc6A
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) April 8, 2021
One day to go #IPL2021
Eagerly waiting. pic.twitter.com/ZrOvsP6Kj3— ᴀғʀᴇᴇᴛʜ (@AfridiA7) April 7, 2021
#IPL2021
Umpire on 9th April :- pic.twitter.com/iuicGoy8ls— Chandan Keshri (@Chandankeshrii) April 7, 2021
Me waiting for IPL to start be like: #MIvRCB pic.twitter.com/F2yUwS04ZV
— UrMiL07™ (@urmilpatel30) April 8, 2021
IPL fever starts 😁
TV remote Will be in our Control !#IPL2021 #Master pic.twitter.com/lTMRZPea6x— ASSAULT SETHU (@AssaultSethu_0f) April 7, 2021
2 days left to start IPL🏏🏏
Le me and my bois- #IPL #IPL2021onIndiaBet #ipl2021 pic.twitter.com/vJq0LD59wl
— Araf👻 (@candyjem____) April 7, 2021
#IPL2021
BCCI organising IPL amid rising cases of Corona in India pic.twitter.com/pBncO9DJcw— DK🍩 (@Devlixious) April 7, 2021
Some people poked fun at the franchises keeping in mind their performance in previous editions.
Scenes from Every IPL 😎🔥#IPL2021 #MumbaiIndians #MI pic.twitter.com/76Dojj8a0y
— ᴍᴏʜɪᴛ𝟒𝟓 (@MohitRohitian) April 6, 2021
Every IPL trophy 🏆 race
MI qualifying for playoffs be like Bade aram se…#MIvRCB #MI #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/ITihpIvNHc— Mr. Aj (@AJSO760) April 7, 2021
Pic 1:RCB at the start of IPL
Pic 2:RCB at midstage#IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/7Mlhuoig4V— Mr NOBODY (@KnightRiderr77) April 7, 2021
😂 Will Mumbai Indians finally break this drought this season?#IPL2021 #MIvRCB #MIvsRCB pic.twitter.com/8dOZDXqhzd
— 𝙍𝙩_𝘾𝙪𝙡𝙩_𝙁𝙖𝙣 ⚡⚡ (@raviteja_cults) April 7, 2021
2days to go 🚶🚶#MI#IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/y8e0dDydum
— S A B A R I 🤘 (@sabarirajan94) April 7, 2021
While students who are appearing for board examinations lamented that they’d have no time to watch the matches due to studies.
Whenever I get excited for IPL
Boards exams to me*😭😭😭#cancelboardexams2021 #ipl2021 #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/KYNBHFcon9
— Priyanshu Kumar (@Priyans03419567) April 8, 2021
#MIvRCB on 9th April
People who have exam on 10th April:- pic.twitter.com/95ABI9VvDp— The Witty Man (@thewittyman1710) April 8, 2021
Will you be watching? If yes, which team will you be supporting? Tell us.