IPL 2022 Closing Ceremony: Where to watch, star performers, start time and all you need to know

After 73 matches that stretched over two months, the IPL 2022 has reached its climax with the Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals locking horns in the grand finale at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on May 29. While the new entrants Gujarat will be eyeing a maiden title, Rajasthan would be eager to lift the trophy for the second time after 2008.

Ahead of the blockbuster summit clash, there will be a star-studded closing ceremony that will take place at the venue with several eminent celebrities performing at the occasion. They include the musical maestro AR Rahman, one of the popular playback singers in India, Neeti Mohan, and Bollywood star Ranveer Singh to name a few.

Without further ado, let’s know more about this glittering closing ceremony as Ahmedabad gets set to crown a new IPL champion for the first time after 2016.

The IPL 2022 Closing Ceremony

The IPL 2022 Closing Ceremony will take place on Sunday, May 29 from 6.30 pm IST, and more importantly, over one lakh people are reportedly set to be in attendance. The event can be watched live on the Star Sports network and Star Gold while it will be live-streamed on the Disney+ Hotstar app.

The former captains of the Indian cricket team have been invited to the mega event and they will be felicitated during the ceremony. Apart from these, politicians and bureaucrats are also expected to be in attendance. They include Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister as well as BJP President Amit Shah.

According to media reports, the state government of Gujarat has also made some tight security arrangements for the closing ceremony, especially with PM Modi and Amit Shah turning up. The responsibility for the security arrangements has been given to the state reserve police (SRP), rapid action force (RAF) other agencies.

The opening and closing ceremonies were excluded in the last couple of seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nonetheless, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided to have a closing ceremony this time around as they issued tender and payment details to the interested parties for staging the event.