IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live Streaming: Here are the live streaming and telecast details for the IPL 2025 opening ceremony which will begin at 6 pm on Saturday.
IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live Telecast: The 18th season of the Indian Premier League is all set to begin on Saturday, March 22, with defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders taking on a star-studded Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Kolkata. The city is ready to fight the rain gods to behold a spectacle.
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17 years back, former New Zealand cricketer Brendon McCullum’s blistering 158 in the first IPL game set the tone for the tournament’s legacy. Since then, this will be the first time that KKR and RCB will play the opening match of an IPL season.
Even as ace India batter Virat Kohli is the main attraction in this big clash, a lot of eyes will be on KKR’s very own Sunil Narine, who is still a force at 36 and will look to complement Varun Chakravarthy while firing at the top to compensate for Phil Salt’s departure to Bengaluru as well.
But before the game begins, the organisers have arranged for a big celebration of the tournament. Around an hour and a half before the match’s scheduled start, KKR co-owner Shah Rukh Khan is set to deliver the opening monologue to start the cash-rich league.
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It will be followed by a performance from Kolkata’s very own Shreya Ghoshal and then by actress Disha Patani. Rapper Karan Aujla is next in line, with Patani joining in for the last song.
Shah Rukh is then scheduled to make another entry with some other cricketers to celebrate the 18th season of the tournament and have a chat with them. The BCCI officials and the aforementioned performers will then come on the stage, followed by the captains, Ajinkya Rahane and Rajat Patidar.
Shah Rukh will also interact with the skipper duo, which will be followed by a photo op and as the celebrations draw to an end, Rahane and Patidar will come in for the toss.
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When & Where To Watch IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live
The IPL 2025 opening ceremony is scheduled to start at 6 pm IST on Saturday, March 22. It will be televised live on the Star Sports Network and will be live-streamed on the JioHotstar app and website.
