Pepsi IPL 2014 declared open with a glittering ceremony

The eight IPL captains at yesterday’s opening ceremony in Abu Dhabi. (photo courtesy of IPLT20.com)

The seventh season of Pepsi Indian Premier League was flagged off in Abu Dhabi with an opening event rich in cricketing pedigree as well as a generous dose of fun and frolic yesterday.

It began with a welcome note by H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mubarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Culture,