The Indian Premier League 2022 got underway on Saturday at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and despite the overall attendance for the match being reduced to 25 per cent of the stadium capacity, some of the biggest names in the Indian sporting and cultural arena were spotted in the crowd.

Earlier in the day, the BCCI facilitated medal winners from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games namely Neeraj Chopra, Manpreet Singh and Lovlina Borgohain

Former India Captain Mohammed Azharuddin was also spotted at the venue, watching the action from the VIP Box.

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly is flanked by BCCI Honorary General Secretary Jay Shah.

Kolkata Knight Riders Team Owner Shahrukh Khan's son Aryan Khan.

Title Sponsor TATA Chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran was also at Wankhede with his family and senior TATA Management staff.

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