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Glitzy Opening Nite planned for Pepsi IPL 2015 season

| | Apr 04, 2015, at 11:20 pm
Mumbai, Apr 4 (IBNS) A glitzy 'Opening Nite' celebration on Tuesday at the Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, will kick start this season of the Pepsi IPL. Entertainers will come together on one stage to mark the start of the eighth season of the IPL with the evening’s proceedings being hosted by Saif Ali Khan.
Matching the energy, verve and spirit of the competition is a dazzling line-up of Bollywood stars, including Farhan Akhtar & Band, Shahid Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Pritam & Band and Hrithik Roshan.  

All eight team captains will be present to take the MCC Spirit of Cricket pledge, reaffirming the values in IPL’s commitment to the Spirit of Cricket, which has been on display since the competition’s inception in 2008. Gautam Gambhir, captain of defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders, will put the trophy back in play, signaling the start of the 2015 season of the competition. 

 The two-hour evening’s performance will start at 7:30 pm and the gates of the venue will open at 5:00 pm.

Tickets for the Pepsi IPL 2015 Opening Nite (prices starting at Rs. 200) can be purchased online at iplt20.com
 
 or from the box office at Gate No. 1 and 4 of the Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata between 11:00 am and 07:00 PM.

 
The Opening Nite will be telecast live on Sony Max and Sony Six. It will be also streamed on Hotstar.

 

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