IPL opening ceremony in Bengaluru? BCCI takes massive name earlier than RCB vs SRH | Cricket News
Showing sensitivity, remembrance, and respect in direction of the 11 victims of the stampede tragedy in Bengaluru on June 4 final yr throughout RCB’s maiden title celebrations, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has determined to skip the normal opening ceremony for IPL 2026. As a consequence, there will probably be no celebrations earlier than the opening match of IPL 2026 between defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday evening on the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.However, the BCCI and its IPL Governing Council are planning a grand closing ceremony for nineteenth season of IPL on the day of the ultimate, May 31, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia informed TOI.
“Due to last year’s tragic incident on June 4 last year, there will be no formal function on the day of the start of IPL-2026 (in Bengaluru). The BCCI is not organizing any cultural or entertainment show at the start of IPL-19 as a mark of respect to the departed souls due to that tragedy on June 4, 2025. However, the BCCI and the IPL Governing Council are planning a grand entertainment function at the closing of the IPL, on the day of the final (May 31),” Saikia informed to TOI. Last yr, a grand opening ceremony was held at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, that includes performances by celebrity Shah Rukh Khan, singers Shreya Ghoshal and Karan Aujla, together with a dance efficiency by actress Disha Patani.In 2019, following the Pulwama assault that claimed the lives of round 40 CRPF personnel, the BCCI then run by the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) had additionally scrapped the opening ceremony of IPL 12 and donated the allotted funds to the households of the victims. Saikia had earlier said that the BCCI will announce the schedule for the remaining matches of the IPL “very soon.”The IPL 2026 season will start on March 28, with Sunrisers Hyderabad taking up Royal Challengers Bengaluru on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.Also See: IPL Schedule 2026