Dhoni, Sachin arrive for Radhika and Anant Ambani’s pre-wedding festivities

Before the cricketing world comes together for the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League, cricket stars across the globe reunited for the pre-wedding festivities of Mukesh Ambani’s youngest son, Anant Ambani, in Gujarat’s Jamnagar.

Indian cricket stars, including India’s former captain MS Dhoni and his wife Sakshi Dhoni, master blaster Sachin Tendulkar and his family, Hardik Pandya and his brother Krunal Pandya, former pacer Zaheer Khan and wife Sagrika Ghatge, Surykaumar Yadav and wife Devisha Shetty were spotted at the Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj airport in Mumbai. Not just the Indian cricket fraternity, foreign players like Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan and West Indies batter Nicholas Pooran also arrived at the airport as they headed to Jamnagar for the big fat Indian wedding.

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Mukesh Ambani’s wife, Nita Ambani and their son, Akash Ambani, are the owners of 5-time IPL champions, Mumbai Indians. The cricketers arriving for the ceremony have been associated with the franchise.

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Sachin Tendulkar led Mumbai Indians and took the mentorship role after his retirement. Hardik Pandya will be leading the Mumbai Indians in this edition after he was traded back to the franchise from Gujarat Titans. Hardik replaced Rohit Sharma at the helm, which brought an end to Rohit’s decade-long legacy as MI skipper.

Krunal was associated with Mumbai Indians for 6 years before he was brought by Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL 2022 auction. Suryakumar has been playing for the Mumbai Indians since 2018 and is the No. 1 ranked T20I batter in the world.

Zaheer, formerly associated with the franchise as a player, was elevated to a new role as the Global Head of Cricket Development of MI in 2022.

Pooran captained MI Emirates in the ILT20 league and led them to the title in February 2024. Rashid has also been part of MI Emirates but didn’t participate in this edition due to his back surgery.

The three-day pre-wedding festivities kick-off from March 1, Friday, with international business tycoons, Bollywood and Hollywood superstars set to come under one roof.

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After the wedding, the cricketers will start preparations for the upcoming cricketing carnival. IPL 2024 will begin from March 22 and the tournament opener will be played between defending champions Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai.

Hardik Pandya’s Mumbai Indians will be playing their first match of the tournament against his former side Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad on March 24.

  

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