India, March 28 -- The day is finally here. The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 will get underway on Saturday with the tournament opener between defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The 19th edition of the T20 tournament will mark Virat Kohli's return to competitive cricket after the three-match ODI series against New Zealand in January this year. Kohli was smashing it around the park in the last two series against South Africa and the Kiwis and would look to continue with his form in the upcoming tournament.

The IPL 2026 opener will see both Pat Cummins (SRH) and Josh Hazlewood (RCB) sit on the sidelines as the duo are yet to recover from their injuries. Howev...