Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) will come to an end on Tuesday, June 03, with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) taking on Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Unlike every year, where the Board of the Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) plans the closing ceremony by calling prominent Bollywood artists and celebrities, this time, the board has decided to give a special tribute to the Indian Armed Forces during the closing ceremony.
The decision was finalized after the Armed Forces carried out a successful Operation Sindoor, which saw them majorly eliminating various terrorist camps in Pakistan & Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia has already confirmed the news to Hindustan Times that this year's IPL 2025 closing ceremony will not be such a starry affair like the previous one and that they are indeed paying a fitting tribute to the Indian Armed Forces.
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"Yes, the IPL 2025 closing ceremony will honor the Indian Armed Forces," he told the daily. If reports are to be believed, then BCCI has also sent invitations for the IPL 2025 closing ceremony to Anil Chauhan, Chief of Army Staff Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of Navy Staff Dinesh K Tripathi, and Chief of Air Staff AP Singh.
"We are grateful for the constant bravery, courage, and service of our armed forces. We want to give a special tribute to honor their efforts under Operation Sindoor. The IPL 2025 closing ceremony will be a tribute to the Armed Forces," sources privy to developments told Hindustan Times. "We have already sent out invitations to the Chief of Defence Staff, the Chief of Army Staff, the Chief of Navy Staff, and the Chief of Air Staff," he added.
Military bands & Shankar Mahadevan likely to feature in IPL 2025 closing ceremony
Apart from paying tribute to the Indian Armed Forces, the BCCI is also likely to call military bands and prominent singer Shankar Mahadevan at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Alongside that, the BCCI also plans to rope in a few more singers for the closing ceremony tomorrow.
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For the unversed, the IPL 2025 event was suspended for one week after brewing tensions between India and Pakistan at the border following a cowardly terror attack in Pahalgam in Jammu & Kashmir, which saw 26 innocent people being killed. India gave a fitting reply with Operation Sindoor, which saw the Indian Armed Forces selflessly serving the nation and protecting billions of lives. The IPL 2025 event eventually resumed on May 17 after a ceasefire was declared.
