The Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast will start from April 4 and end on April 15. The opening ceremony will be broadcasted on 4th April 2018 at 2:30 PM IST. After that, the action starts from 4:30 AM IST everyday.

The Commonwealth Games 2018 get under way on April 4, with the opening ceremony kicking off 11 eventful days of competition across 18 different sports. The opening ceremony on Thursday will start at 3:30 PM IST. No events have been scheduled for the day. All action start from April 5.

Australia are staging the Games for a fifth time, with Gold Coast seeing off competition from Hambantota in Sri Lanka to be named as the host venue.

A total of 71 Commonwealth nations and territories will be represented, with beach volleyball and women’s rugby sevens making their debuts.

At the previous Commonwealth Games in Glasgow the Indian medal tally stood at 64 – 15 gold, 30 silver and 19 bronze and the 218-strong contingent would be expected to either better it or ensure that the final count hovers close to the previous haul.

The major burden of expectations would once again be on shooters, boxers, shuttlers and wrestlers -- all of whom have been in good form going into the Games. The two hockey teams would also be expected to at least be on the podium if not on top.