IPL 2017 Opening Ceremony Schedule: Dates, Celebrity performances & Venues of eight Indian Premier League 2017 opening ceremonies!

You can watch all the IPL 2017 opening ceremonies on Set Max, Sony Six, Sony Six HD, Sony ESPN and Sony ESPN HD with live streaming option available on Hotstar to catch the live action online.

When Vivo Indian Premier League 10 released IPL 2017 Anthem Song, Yeh 10 Saal Aapke Naam on Sony TV network, fans did not anticipate the upcoming season to be so much more entertaining. The 10th edition of cash-rich domestic Indian Twenty20 cricket tournament which kick-starts from 5th of April will not witness just one opening ceremony but eight! Yes, there are going to eight Indian Premier League 2017 opening ceremonies, scheduled to take place right before the start of the first home match of every IPL 2017 team. According to VIVO IPL 2017 match fixtures, the date of the first opening ceremony is on April 5, following which the opening match of IPL 10 between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal in Hyderabad. The crowd would get to see the live performance by Bollywood and South actress, Amy Jackson at the venue. A detailed timetable of 2017 IPL season’s right opening ceremonies, with matches, venues, celebrity performances information is mentioned inside. You can watch all the IPL 2017 opening ceremonies on Set Max, Sony Six, Sony Six HD, Sony ESPN and Sony ESPN HD with live streaming option available on Hotstar to catch the live action online. Indian Premier League 2017 Schedule announced: Download VIVO IPL 10 complete time table in PDF with venue details.

Over the course of nine seasons, IPL fans and followers have witnessed grand opening ceremonies. From Bollywood to other high-profile celebrities from various fields have given memorable performances in the Indian Premier League opening ceremonies. But VIVO IPL 2017, fans will be treated with eight opening ceremonies – will take place before the start of the first home game of all eight IPL sides. This exciting piece of new was announced by IPL Chairman Rajeev Shukla who said that unlike previous seasons, the tenth edition of Indian Premier League would not exclude any fan from the celebrations. IPL 2017 Live Streaming & Telecast Schedule: How to watch VIVO Indian Premier League 10 Online & List of TV channels with Match Timings.

Rajeev Shukla was quoted speaking to CricketNext, “It would be unfair to say it was my idea. All the members sat together and decided to have separate opening ceremonies across all the host cities to give the fans an opportunity to witness the opening of the 10th edition of the IPL live.” He further added, “The various segments of the ceremony will be in our culture, the culture and tradition of the host cities as also highlighting the high points from the last nine editions of the tournament. We will also have performances from Bollywood stars, the spirit of cricket signing, etc.” Buy IPL 2017 Tickets Online: How To Book Tickets of your favourite VIVO IPL 10 teams as per Match Schedule.

The first opening ceremony of VIVO Indian Premier League 2017 will see dance performance from British import and South sensation, Amy Jackson. She is expected to light up the venue with her dazzling performance at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad where defending champions, Sunrisers Hyderabad led by David Warner take on Royal Challengers Bangalore, captained by Shane Watson.

“Amy is set to perform and we will also have other regional faces. Apart from that, we could also have a laser show as also we will have the official digital signing of the eight captains and bringing the trophy back into play for this season,” an official of the Hyderabad Cricket Association said in the report about first IPL opening ceremony taking place on April 5, 2017.

Timetable of Eight VIVO IPL 2017 Opening Ceremonies Schedule

S.No.	Date	Teams	Venue	Star Performer
1.	Wednesday, April 5	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad	Amy Jackson
2.	Thursday, April 6	Rising Pune Supergiants vs Mumbai Indians	Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune	Riteish Deshmukh
3.	Friday, April 7	Gujarat Lions v Kolkata Knight Riders	Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot	Tiger Shroff
4.	Saturday, April 8	Kings XI Punjab vs Rising Pune Supergiants	Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore	NA
5.	Saturday, April 8	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	NA
6.	Sunday, April 9	Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	NA
7.	Thursday, April 13	Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	Shraddha Kapoor and Monali Thakur
8.	Saturday, April 15	Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	Parineeti Chopra

The second IPL 10 opening ceremony is taking place at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on April 6. Bollywood and Marathi actor, Riteish Deshmukh will be giving a special performance. The third opening ceremony of Indian Premier League 2017 will take place on April 7 at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot Bollywod heartthrob Tiger Shroff all ready to wow the crowd with his impressive dance skills. The fourth, fifth and sixth 2017 IPL opening ceremonies will be for teams, Kings XI Punjab (on April 8 in Indore), Royal Challengers Bangalore (on April 8 in Bangalore) and Mumbai Indians (on April 9 in Mumbai). Star attractions for these ceremonies are yet to be disclosed.

The seventh and eighth opening ceremonies for Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils will take place on April 13 and April 15 respectively. Actress Shraddha Kapoor and singer Monali Thakur will be performing at the Eden Gardens to kick-start KKR’s home game campaign while actress Parineeti Chopra will be star power in the eighth and last opening ceremony of 2017 Indian Premier League season at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi.