Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan will participate in the IPL 2012 Opening Nite in Chennai on April 3.

The 69-year-old actor tweeted about how excited he was to be a part of the glittering ceremony, saying he had already started preparing for event.

"Asia Cup over soon and then IPL... opening extravaganza in Chennai... and yours truly a small part of it... nervous as hell,” the Big B tweeted.

“April 3rd is the day for the opening... preparing for it already, getting back into the grind. "Meeting all the Captains and teams will be such an honor. Seen all of them on Tv, now personally," Bachchan posted on his Twitter page.