ICC World Cup 2023 Opening Ceremony: Bollywood singers to perform at World Cup opening ceremony

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 is about to begin and cricket fans are waiting to witness the opening ceremony at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on 4 October at 6:30 pm.

ICC World Cup 2023 Opening Ceremony:  There are only a few hours left for the ICC ODI World Cup 2023, the biggest mega event of cricket. This mega event is going to be played on the Indian soil from October 5, which the whole cricket world is waiting for. The opening ceremony will be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Bollywood stars to attend opening ceremony

The BCCI and the ICC are all geared up for the opening ceremony in Ahmedabad on October 4, where one-to-one performances will be seen. In this opening ceremony, Bollywood stars are ready to give a tremendous thrill, at the same time, many artists are ready to give their powerful performance here. Bollywood stars Ranveer Singh and Tamannaah Bhatia are all set to enthrall fans at the opening ceremony of the World Cup.

Ranveer Singh and Tamannaah Bhatia will dance, Asha Di will spread the magic of voice with Arijit Singh

Along with them, Bollywood's legendary singer Asha Bhosle, Arijit Singh and Shreya Ghoshal, who are considered to be the favorites of the modern time, are ready to spread the magic of their voice and give a performance to the cricket fans. Music maestro Shankar Mahadevan will also perform at the event. Shankar Mahadevan is the same singer who sang the theme song 'De Ghuma Ke' of the World Cup played in Asia in 2011, which was well liked.

Inauguration will be held at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday from 7 pm onwards.

The inaugural ICC ODI World Cup will begin at 7 pm on Wednesday, October 4. The ceremony will be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Captains of all 10 teams participating in the World Cup will also be present at the event. The glittering trophy will also be unveiled in their presence. The opening battle between England and New Zealand will take place in Ahmedabad on October 5.

Who will perform at the opening ceremony of the 2023 World Cup?

For the opening ceremony on 4 October, the BCCI has roped in several renowned artists from the country, including Ranveer Singh, Shreya Ghoshal, Arijit Singh, Tamannaah Bhatia, Shankar Mahadevan and the legendary Asha Bhosle.

There will be laser shows and fireworks to please the crowd.

Fans who have purchased tickets for the England vs New Zealand match will be allowed to attend the opening ceremony on 4 October. Top officials of the ICC and BCCI will attend the event. The BCCI and the ICC will invite top administrators of all cricket boards to the event.

It is learnt that all the 10 captains will reach Ahmedabad on October 3 and October 4. There are 3 warm-up matches scheduled on 3 October, so the captains of those six teams will either come to Ahmedabad on or before the late night of 3 October. the next morning.

ICC World Cup 2023 Opening Ceremony: Captains of the participating teams

India: Rohit Sharma

Pakistan: Babar Azam

England: Jos Buttler

Australia: Pat Cummins

New Zealand: Kane Williamson

Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka

Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan

Netherlands: Scott Edwards

South Africa: Temba Bavuma

Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi

There are also reports that the BCCI is considering holding a function ahead of the blockbuster clash between India and Pakistan at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 14. In addition, the BCCI is also likely to hold a closing ceremony in Ahmedabad on Sunday, November 19, the day of the final.

India will begin their World Cup campaign against Australia in Chennai on Sunday, October 8. With such an in-form team and an edge at home, India are expected to do well in this tournament and end their drought of ICC titles since winning the Champions Trophy in 2013.

ICC World Cup 2023 Opening Ceremony: All the teams

The Afghanistan team: Squad: Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), Fakhar Zaman, Ahmed Shehzad, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Harris Sohail, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Aamer Yamin, Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali, Rumman Raees, Umar Amin.

The Australian team: "Australia ODI squad: Steve Smith (captain), David Warner, Ashton Agar, Hilton Cartwright, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, Adam Zampa.

The Bangladesh team: Bangladesh squad: Mahmudullah Riyad (capt), Mohammad Naim, Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Mohammad Saifuddin, Shamim Hossain.

The England team: Squad: Joe Root (captain), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow (wicketkeeper), Gary Ballance, Stuart Broad, Alastair Cook, Liam Dawson, Keaton Jennings, Toby Roland-Jones, Ben Stokes, Mark Wood.

The Indian team: The squad: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shardul Thakur.

The Netherlands team: Scott Edwards (captain), Max O'Dowd, Bas de Leede, Vikram Singh, Teja Nidamanuru, Paul van Meekeren, Colin Ackermann, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Ryan Klein, Wesley Barresi, Saqib Zulfiqar, Shariz Ahmed, Sybrand Engelbrecht.

The New Zealand team: Kane Williamson (captain), Tom Blundell, Trent Boult, Kyle Jamieson, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Neil Wagner, BJ Watling (wicketkeeper), Will Young

The Pakistan team: Squad: Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), Fakhar Zaman, Ahmed Shehzad, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Harris Sohail, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Aamer Yamin, Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali, Rumman Raees, Umar Amin.

The South African team: Squad: Gautam Gambhir, Murali Vijay, Karun Nair, Virat Kohli (captain), Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Sahs (wicket-keeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Jayant Yadav, Hardik Pandya

The Sri Lanka team: Dasun Shanaka (captain), Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Lahiru Kumara, Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Mahish Theekshana, Dunith Velalage, Kasun Rajitha, Mathisha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushmantha Hemantha

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FAQs

Is there opening ceremony for World Cup 2023?

There will be no opening ceremony for the 2023 ODI World Cup, TOI has learnt. The last time there was an ODI World Cup in the sub-continent, in 2011, there was a grand opening ceremony in Dhaka. AHMEDABAD: There will be no opening ceremony for the 2023 ODI World Cup, TOI has learnt.

Who is hosting World Cup 2023?

The 48 matches at this year's World Cup will be spread across 10 different venues in India. England's opening match against New Zealand takes place in Ahmedabad.

Which stadiums will host 2023 World Cup?

Host venues at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023: Ahmedabad (Narendra Modi Stadium), Bangalore (M. Chinnaswamy Stadium), Chennai (MA Chidambaram Stadium), Delhi (Arun Jaitley Stadium), Dharamshala (HPCA Stadium), Hyderabad (Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium), Kolkata (Eden Gardens) etc

Where is opening ceremony of World Cup 2023?

There will be no opening ceremony for the 2023 ODI World Cup, TOI has learnt. The last time there was an ODI World Cup in the sub-continent, in 2011, there was a grand opening ceremony in Dhaka. AHMEDABAD: There will be no opening ceremony for the 2023 ODI World Cup, TOI has learnt.

Wc 2023 ceremony time

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: the opening ceremony at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 4th at 6:30 PM.