IPL 2025 will be inaugurated on March 22 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. BCCI has decided to organize opening ceremonies at all 13 venues to make the 18th year of the tournament special. Many famous personalities including Bollywood actors will perform in these events.

IPL 2025 will start on March 22 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata with a match between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Before this opening match, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has taken a big decision. Actually, this time it is the 18th year of the tournament. The board wants to celebrate this achievement as well as make it special for the fans. Therefore, it has decided to hold opening ceremonies at all 13 venues. Not only Kolkata, but an opening ceremony will be organized before the match of every venue. During this time, many artists will make a splash by performing in front of the fans.

30-minute ceremony in Kolkata

According to a Sportstar report, the first opening ceremony will take place on March 22 with a grand opening ceremony at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. During this, Bollywood superstars and music celebrities will perform in a 30-minute event. Similar celebrations will continue throughout the season. The BCCI has decided to organize a cultural program at the start of the first match of each venue, which will include many famous artists.

These artists will perform

The report quoted sources as saying that the BCCI wanted to bring more flavor to the tournament this time so that spectators everywhere can enjoy the opening ceremony. Therefore, there is a plan to create a line-up of national and local artists for cultural programs everywhere. According to the current information, Bollywood singer Shreya Ghoshal and Bollywood actress Disha Patani will perform during the opening ceremony in Kolkata on March 22. ICC Chairman and former BCCI Secretary Jay Shah will also be present during this time.

Talks in final stage

According to the report, the board's talks with some famous artists for the event at 12 other places apart from Kolkata are almost in the final stage. The source said, 'The idea is to have a separate group of Bollywood artists perform for all the events and with limited time between innings, two to three artists can be included for these programs. For this, a list of artists and celebrities will be prepared by March 19.'

The source further said, 'This is happening on such a large scale for the first time, so some logistical problems are coming up. For this, BCCI and the state association are working together to ensure that the program can be completed properly without interruption in the matches.'