Opening ceremony of IPL 2018 to be held at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium !!!

New Delhi: The eleventh edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 opening ceremony will be organised in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on April 7, as per BCCI sources.

According to reports, the BCCI has already allocated a budget of Rs 50 crore-augmented from the Rs 30 crore laid out for the last edition. A grand opening ceremony to be held on April 6, a day before the first match of the tournament in Mumbai. 

The Governing council has decided to increase the budget from Rs 3.5 crore per opening ceremony to Rs 50 crore for one, in a bid to provide the build-up event to the IPL with some internationally starry flavour.

The IPL is no stranger to having global superstars performing on that night. Although opening ceremonies last year were limited to having Bollywood celebrities on stage.