The exciting journey of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is about to begin. This time the start of the tournament will be very special as special preparations have been made to make the opening ceremony grand and memorable. This Mahakumbh of cricket with the bang performance and musical events of Bollywood stars is going to give the audience a great experience.

When and where will the opening ceremony be?

The opening ceremony of IPL 2025 will be held on 22 March at the historic Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. The event will start from 6 pm. The first match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore will be played soon after the ceremony.

The main attraction of the opening ceremony

This time at the inauguration ceremony, veteran actors of Bollywood and music industry will give their excellent performances. Among Bollywood stars, Shraddha Kapoor and Varun Dhawan will force the audience to dance with their energetic performance. Their dancing style and charm will be the main attraction of the opening ceremony. At the same time, singer Arijit Singh, famous for music lovers, will give live performance in his melodious voice. The vigor of the audience on his hit songs will increase further. Even viewers who cannot go to the stadium can enjoy this grand opening ceremony on TV and online platform. Talking about TV broadcasting, the ceremony will be broadcast live on Star Sports Network. At the same time, this program can be seen live on geosynema and hotstar.

Strong security arrangements

Tight security arrangements have been made at the Eden Gardens Stadium for the opening ceremony. The stadium is decorated with beautiful lighting and decorations. Different entry and exit gates have been prepared for the convenience of the audience so that there is no congestion.

First match between KKR and RCB

The first match of IPL 2025 after the inauguration ceremony will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). The match is expected to be extremely exciting as both teams have prepared to enter the field with new strategies and strong players for this season. This match will start at 7:30 pm and the toss will take place half an hour before that i.e. at 7:15 pm.

Rain havoc on the match

The match is expected to rain. In such a situation, it will be seen that there is no hindrance in the opening ceremony or match. At the same time, the President of Bengal Cricket Association, Snehashish Ganguly said that, there will be inauguration ceremony before the match starts for 35 minutes. He said, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has given us 35 minutes for the inauguration ceremony. During this time we have to organize the entire program, as it happens every year.

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