Ahmedabad: The music performance of composer Shankar Mahadevan and his sons Shivam and Siddharth at the IPL 2025 closing ceremony was a Gozbump-Uptoran moment, which created a sense of patriotism among the audience as the three honored the Indian armed forces with their songs.
A patriotic tribute ceremony for Indian armed forces
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Ahead of the finals of Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore, the Jam-Pack Narendra Modi Stadium again prepared with the electrification tone of Shankar, Shivam and Siddharth on Tuesday evening.
Many scenes of the ceremony are rounding the internet.
From ‘Sano Gaur to Dunia Valo’ to ‘Vande Mataram’ and ‘Ae Watan’, Trikadi paid a beautiful and music tribute to the Indian armed forces.
Talking about the final match, Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bowl against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
After winning the toss, Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer said, “We are going to bowl. Only want to give positive signs to our mind and body. It is a wonderful day. The crowd is electrification. We are all coming here. And we are going to play like a final.
Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Rajat Patidar said during the toss time, “We were also going to bowl. The pitch looks difficult, will try to put a good score and put them under pressure. We have played good cricket so far. It is a big platform for us.
Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Priyash Arya, Josh England (W), Shreyas Iyer (C), Nehal Vaidhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kyle Jaimisson, Vijaykumar Vishak, Arashdeep Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Arshdeep Singh
Punjab King’s Impact Subsesive
Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarwal, Rajat Patidar (C), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (W), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Yash Day, Josh Hazlewood.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Impact Subsam: Rasikh Salam, Manoj Bhandej, Tim Safart, Swapnil Singh, Suyash Sharma.
