In Pics: The glitzy CWG 2022 Opening Ceremony

The Indian contingent, led by hockey captain Manpreet Singh and badminton icon PV Sindhu, looked smart in their Sherwani-style outfit (Twitter Photo)

Before the Opening Ceremony, Indian players posed to add pictures to their CWG memories. This is the badminton contingent (Twitter Photo)

The Indian boxing contingent carries huge expectations (Photo: SAI Twitter)

The athletics team will miss their Olympic champion javelin-thrower Neeraj Chopra who opted out because of an injury (Twitter Photo)

Indian fans inside the OC venue, the Alexander Stadium, waited patiently to welcome their stars (Photo: SAI Twitter)

Over 200 Indian athletes will be seen in action in 19 disciplines at the Birmingham CWG (Twitter Photo)

Prince Charles arrived at the OC in his favourite Aston Martin (Twitter Photo)

English band Duran Duran performing during the opening ceremony (AFP Photo)

The presence of a gigantic, motorized 'Big Bull' was one of the main attractions of the opening ceremony (Twitter Photo)

A colourful fly-by from the Red Arrows, the aerobatics display team of the British Air Force (Twitter Photo)

The contingent of the home team, England, entered the stadium accompanied by a huge roar from the crowd (AP Photo)

Baton-bearer Max Whitlock of England hands the Queen's Baton to the President of Commonwealth Games England, Denise Lewis (AFP Photo)

Athletes of the New Zealand contingent taking selfies during the march-past (Twitter Photo)

The athletes enjoyed the OC to the fullest before getting into the competition groove from Friday (Twitter Photo)

Price Charles declared the Games 'Open' on behalf of the Queen (AFP Photo)

After the Games were declared 'Open', the Alexander Stadium got lit up by a show of pyrotechnics (Getty Images)

Eleven days of competition will follow the Opening Ceremony, after which the CWG 2022 will draw to a close on August 8 (AFP Photo)