Apr 16, 2025 01:55 PM IST
IPL fever hit Delhi when DC confronted MI not too long ago. Followers turned Arun Jaitley Stadium right into a cricket carnival with posters, drum beats, and electrifying vitality.
After weeks of wait, the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches lastly landed within the coronary heart of India, that’s the Capital, on Sunday. As Delhi Capitals (DC) took on Mumbai Indians (MI) on the Arun Jaitley Stadium, cricket lovers did what they do finest — confirmed up loud, proud, and filled with vitality. From vibrant posters to roaring drums and face paints to fan chants, the stadium noticed all of it turning right into a carnival of cricket.
The IPL matches lastly landed in Delhi and have been acquired with a lot fanfare as cricket lovers turned as much as benefit from the recreation reside.(Photograph: Anurag Mehra/HT and DCToli/IG) Upping the ante with musical beats 
Mannanjot Singh is the official percussionist of the DC Toli.
In the course of the fan frenzy was Mannanjot Singh, the official percussionist of DC Toli and a state-level cricketer turned tabla maestro. He stated, “I’m a cricket tragic (laughs). Though I had to stop playing due to an injury yet being in the stadium and pumping up the crowd with my musical skills is magical. The beats, the cheers, the dancing — it all adds up to something unforgettable for the fans.”
Fan wars: Traditional Dilli type 
Khushi, a DC fan, is a resident of Meerut. (Photograph: Anurag Mehra/HT)
“I am a hardcore DC fan but my brother is an MI fan and thus he made me wear MI’s jersey,” stated Khushi, a spirited supporter from Meerut, including: “So I got the DC logo painted on my face, to get back at him. Dilli never backs down!”
An IPL debut! 
Nirbhay Bharadwaj (proper) turned as much as watch the sport along with his grandfather, a debutant at reside IPL matches.(Photograph: Anurag Mehra/HT)
“It’s been three long weeks of waiting, and finally the IPL is here in Delhi!” beamed Nirbhay Bharadwaj, a category X scholar, including: “I visited the stadium with my daadaji (grandfather); it’s the first-time ever that he watched a live IPL match. Undoubtedly he was so excited!”
Exhibiting up loud and proud have been the a number of followers of DC participant Axar Patel, whose posters have been noticed throughout the viewers.(Photograph: DCToli/IG) 