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The World Cup might be over but cricket fans can't complain of withdrawal symptoms because the eighth edition of the grand Indian Premier League is upon us.
Bollywood stars Hrithik Roshan, Anushka Sharma and Shahid Kapoor will perform at tonight's opening ceremony and Kolkata Knight Riders will play Mumbai Indians at the Eden Gardens tomorrow, but even before the real action begins the stars of the pitch have kept photographers busy.
Here are some moments from the Indian Photo-Op League, the other IPL:
Daddy Dhoni: Chennai Super Kings' Captain Cool has been bowled over by a maiden (pardon our poor pun), daughter Ziva. Mrs Dhoni has been a regular at CSK matches but this time MS Dhoni will have an extra special cheerleader in his baby girl. Major cuteness alert!
Sachin bleeds blue - for the Mumbai Indians, that is. Looking at this picture, here's how we see the conversation going.
Sachin: That's how much space the IPL trophy will take up
Coach Ponting: These players better win it for us
Babaji ka thullu, courtesy Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli.
Is this Kohli's reply to all those who trolled girlfriend Anushka Sharma on Twitter after India's World Cup defeat or a warning for his opponents?
Wasim Akram: If you want to win the IPL trophy for a fourth time, you need to bowl exactly like me
Kuldeep Yadav: *chews nails in anticipation*
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