Twitter Reacts as Star Sports Reveals Poster of IPL 2026 Opener Between RCB and SRH

In just a week's time, the Indian cricket festival is about to begin. The IPL 2026 edition has kept the fans waiting, with the tournament all set to commence from 28 March. The opening game of the tournament will be between the defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

This match will take place at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, as the IPL action now returns to this venue. It will be a delight for the Bengaluru fans to watch their team enter the IPL as the defending champions for the first time. Moreover, both teams share a lot of history which even goes back to the IPL 2016 final.

Star Sports has now released the poster of this season's IPL opener. With Rajat Patidar set to go against Ishan Kishan, it will be intense to see which of these two teams will come out on top. Fans on Twitter have also reacted to this poster, as some even drew a comparison of the same.

Set Max Era

Some fans even compared the posters that they used to see when the IPL matches were streamed on Set Max. The posters at that time used to be a lot funny, but this time, they are much more serious.

Dar ka Mohol

Sunrisers Hyderabad will be entering this game with a destructive batting line-up. Having players such as Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, and Heinrich Klaasen would mean absolute dominance over the RCB bowlers.

Fascinating Matchup

In the poster, the matchup of Rajat Patidar and Ishan Kishan has been given. With the two stars being key players for their team in the top order, one stands in the Indian team, while the other aims to get his place back in the line-up.