Stage Set for IPL Kickoff !!

With barely a few hours to go for the inaugural match of the IPL T20 tournament in Bangalore, the 2 month long wait is almost over for all of us. This is going to be the first time when Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly, captains of their respective sides (both are ex Indian captains also), will walk out together for the toss as the first match is between Kolkata Knight Riders and Bangalore Royal Challengers. The match is going to be played under floodlights and scheduled to start at 2000 hours local time.
The 45 minutes long opening ceremony staring at 1830 hours local time is having performances from stilt walkers, aerial gymnasts, performers in a bubble suspended over the ground, musical trio of Shankar-Ehsan-Loy, presence of Bollywood Actors cum IPL investors ShahRukh Khan and Preity Zinta and a blend of fireworks.
The marking moment of the opening ceremony will be the gathering of all the 8 captains to take a pledge for keeping alive the spirit of game of cricket throughput the tournament. Bangalore is also boosted by addition of 12 cheerleaders from Washington,USA , who are supposed to be crowd pullers. All and all, the start off game is having all the ingredients to be an important landmark in World Cricket and let’s see what IPL has in store for all of us.