IPL 2018: Aaron Finch, Glenn Maxwell to miss first Indian Premier League game, for a 'very good' reason

Kings XI Punjab's Aaron Finch and Delhi Daredevils' Glenn Maxwell will not be a part of their respective teams as the two side face each other in their first game of the Indian Premier League 2018. 

Finch's Kings XI Punjab will kick off their campaign against Maxwell's Delhi Daredevils on April 8.

However, the pair have a reasonable excuse for missing the first game of this year's tournament.   

Finch, who was bought by Kings XI Punjab in last month's auction for a , is getting married on April 7. 

Finch has appointed close friend Maxwell as MC (Master of Ceremonies) of the event.

Maxwell explained that Finch was originally told the tournament was likely to start on April 15 and accordingly picked April 7 as the date to tie the knot with partner Amy Griffiths.

“They said the IPL was going to start on the April 15th - he thought the dates were set but we found out about three months ago it was going to start on the eighth,” he said.

But the IPL on Wednesday confirmed this year's competition would begin on April 7. 

"I saw the fixture this morning - there's no chance I'll be missing my wedding," Finch told reporters in Auckland on Thursday ahead of Australia’s T20 International against New Zealand. "That'd be a bit tough leaving Amy at the altar, wouldn't it?"

"The second game we play is on the 13th, that'll give me plenty of time to get over there and miss only one game luckily.

"It's just a case of missing one game but hopefully playing with Kings over a three-year period, it's not the end of the world."