Cricket is a religion in India and spreading its wings across the global skies, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) started the Indian Premiere League in 2008. A round of auctions was held, teams from different parts of the country were formed and a super league was brought to life over a decade ago. But just like everything in India, even cricket feels incomplete without the mix of a little entertainment in it. This is where the razzle dazzle of Bollywood met cricket and the grand opening ceremonies were organized to kickstart the matches every year.
Starting from 2008, here’s listing down the highlights of the opening ceremonies of the Indian Premiere League in the last decade.
- 2008
A kind of league that the country hadn’t witness so far, IPL was a prime time entertainer for the masses. Starting the legacy in 2008, IPL opened with the most elaborate ceremony before kick-starting the nail-biting games that followed for over a month. While the ceremony itself was as grand as can be, it was superstar Salman Khan who took the stage and added star power to the event. He grooved on his famous songs as the stadium crowd chanted his name unanimously. This is the moment we knew that it’s the start of something big
2. 2009
A year later, the audience had grown to love this little break from international cricket for a league that makes the short form entertaining. Taking the stage this time to open the games, Katrina Kaif descended like an angel from the skies and danced, all dressed in white. She truly was a sight that night. Adding the glamour, international sensation Akon too took the stage that year to get the crowds screaming for the series
3. 2010
This year was a mix of the West and the subcontinent once again. Deepika Padukone grooved as the IPL 2010 started for the season. Joining her that year, icon Lionel Richie too hummed his melodious tunes to get the crowds excited for the event.
4. 2011
It was time for the king to take the stage. Shah Rukh Khan, who is also the co-owner of Kolkata Knight Riders, opened the 2011 series with the beautiful Katrina Kaif. The two had the crowds pumped up for the exciting cricketing season.
5. 2012
If you’ve missed this line-up, we suggest you start doing some video search now. The 2012 IPL was opened by an array of global sensations which included Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Salman Khan and Katy Perry. It was groovy, musical and the biggest it’s ever been.
6. 2013
It was another year when Katrina Kaif got the crowds crazy in the stadium but adding some global tadka, Mr. Worldwide Pitbull ruled with his performance in 2013.
7. 2014
Another year, another blockbuster performance by Shah Rukh Khan with leading ladies Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif. Shah Rukh was also joined by singers Usha Uthap and Bappi Lahiri on stage for a rocking performance.
8. 2015
This year saw Hrithik Roshan and Anushka Sharma take the stage for the opening ceremony and when these two stars take the stage, you cannot expect anything but a blast for the audiences. It was energetic and the audiences were chanting the names of the actors as they tapped to some of their hit numbers.
9. 2016
This year’s highlight was Katrina Kaif and her sexy abs. She descended off a harnessed tramp and gave a performance that the audience sure took with them that night.
10. 2017
What a line-up 2017 had! Starting from the mad dancer Tiger Shroff, the hot tapper Disha Patani, the goofy Kriti Sanon to the ever bubbly Sharddha Kapoor, we saw it all and we sure as hell loved it.
11. 2018
Last year, the line-up for performers had some of the finest dancers of the country open the season for us. Hrithik Roshan’s killer pop moves and Varun Dhawan’s groovy free-style was hard to forget. Adding some fun and drama, Amy Jackson, Jacqueline Fernandez and Tamannaah Bhatia took the stage with the boys.
12. 2019
This year, BCCI decided to call off the opening ceremony and donate a total of Rs. 20 crores to towards the armed forces after the tragic Pulwama attack.
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