'El Clasico' of IPL to kickstart the showpiece: Four-time champions Mumbai Indians will clash with Chennai Super Kings, three-time winners, to set the ball rolling in the 13th edition of Indian Premier League at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Two of the talismanic captains, Rohit Sharma and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, will be leading the 'Mumbai Paltan' and 'Whistle Podu’, respectively as the match starts at 6pm. The tournament will be played behind closed doors, as of now, and will be broadcast in the UAE on BeIN Sports HD 13. [COMMENT BY: Gautam Bhattacharyya, Senior Associate Editor]
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