The opening ceremony for IPL 2025 will see a star-studded cast perform with the famous global music band OneRepublic, being rumoured to be one of the performers. The Indian Premier League is one of the biggest sporting events in the world and is celebrated like a festival in India. Huge performers take the stage every year, with the likes of Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff, AR Rahman and Sonu Nigam performing at last year’s opening ceremony. The IPL 2025 opening ceremony will definitely host a series of stars as well. This article talks about the artists who are set to perform at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Indian Premier League.
The IPL 2025 opening ceremony will take place on 22nd March 2025 and is set to start around 18:00 IST. As per IPL tradition, the home ground of the defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders, will host the season opener. This means that the opening ceremony will take place at KKR’s home ground, Eden Gardens. There are a series of performers who have already been confirmed. These include the likes of Disha Patani, Shreya Ghoshal, and Karan Aujla. Other famous Indian stars, including Arijit Singh, Varun Dhawan, and Shraddha Kapoor, are also expected to take the stage and put in performances of their own.
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The biggest news regarding the IPL 2025 opening ceremony has been the fact that the global music band OneRepublic has been approached to perform a special act. The pop band recently collaborated with two confirmed performers, Disha Patani and Karan Aujla, for the hit single ‘Tell Me’, which is why it is not too far-fetched to think that OneRepublic may end up making an appearance at the 2025 Indian Premier League opening ceremony. While many stars have performed at various IPL opening ceremonies through the years, having OneRepublic perform at the opening ceremony would surely make it one of the biggest opening ceremonies of all time.
Shah Rukh Khan and OneRepublic mentioned in the same sentence??! Now my desi heart is really exploding
Some articles say 1R was “approached” so waiting on confirmation… performing at the IPL opening ceremony is HUGE
pic.twitter.com/bCbXGRAjIR
— OneRepublic Fam (@OneRepublic_Fam) March 18, 2025
While Disha Patani, Shreya Ghoshal, and Karan Aujla have been confirmed to be performing at the opening ceremony, there will surely be many more artists taking the stage. OneRepublic may or may not end up performing, but you can expect a star-studded lineup to be present at the IPL 2025 opening ceremony. However, the match itself seems to be in danger of being washed out due to an orange alert for rain being issued in Kolkata. If it does end up raining, it will be very interesting to see how they manage to go ahead with the opening ceremony and if the performances will actually end up happening or not.
For more news articles and informative updates on the 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League as well as other football and cricket updates, keep reading GutshotMagazine.com.
Guransh Machra is a sportswriter at Gutshot Magazine. He covers football news from local leagues like the Indian Super League as well as international leagues like the Premier League. He follows various sports like Football, Cricket, Formula 1, and Tennis. Apart from sports, Guransh is also enthusiastic about reading and gaming.
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