As the cricket heroes are all gearing up to give their best at the fifth season of IPL (Indian Premiere League), here's our Bollywood stars who are taking much interest to make the season grander.

Well, superstar Amitabh Bachchan will be hosting the opening ceremony of the fifth season of IPL which will commence on April 5.

Big B, Salman, Priyanka to rock IPL 5 opening ceremony As the cricket heroes are all gearing up to give their best at the fifth season of IPL (Indian Premiere League), here's our Bollywood stars who are taking much interest to make the season grander. Well, superstar Amitabh Bachchan will be hosting the opening ceremony of the fifth season of IPL which will commence on April 5. Big B tweeted on the social networking portal, 'Asia Cup over soon and then IPL .. opening extravaganza in Chennai .. and yours truly a small part of it ...nervous as hell !! April 3rd is the day for the opening .. preparing for it already .. getting back into the grind ..' Hosting the IPL 5 opening ceremony will be the actor's first active participation after his abdominal surgery last month. Big B further tweeted, 'They do the opening show of IPL a day before they play unlike other years .. its a separate performance at prestigious venue ....meeting all the Captains and teams will be such an honor ..seen all of them on Tv, now personally.' Well, other than Big B, the vivacious beauty Priyanka Chopra is also getting prepared to enthral the audience with her performance. PC posted on a micro-blogging site, 'Ok so what act do u guys suggest I do for the IPL opening ceremony.. Shud be so fun!!' What more! Reportedly dance sensation Prabhudeva and dabangg Salman Khan will also perform for their fans at the event.

IPL STARTS FROM 4TH APRIL 2012 ON MAX TV

The 2012 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 5 or the IPL 2012, will be the fifth season of the Indian Premier League, established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. The opening and closing ceremonies will be held in M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, the home venue of the reigning champions Chennai Super Kings.^[The tournament will begin on 4 April and end on 27 May 2012. This season the number of teams in the league went from ten to nine with the termination of Kochi Tuskers Kerala. On 16 February 2012 BCCI announced Pune Warriors India to Play in IPL 5.