Hrithik Roshan & Shahid Kapoor to perform at IPL opening

Hrithik Roshan and Shahid Kapoor will join Anushka Sharma as performers at the opening of this year’s Indian Premier League next week.

The series, which kicks off on Tuesday 7th April, will also have Saif Ali Khan hosting the evening.

In a statement, BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur said, “Entertainers will descend on one stage to mark the start of the eighth season of the IPL with the evening’s proceedings being hosted by Saif Ali Khan.”

“All eight team captains will be present to take the MCC Spirit of Cricket pledge reaffirming the values in IPL’s commitment to the Spirit of Cricket, which has been on display since the competition’s inception in 2008,” Thakur said.

NDTV reports that Farhan Akhtar, music director Pritam along with Roshan and Sharma will kick off the event.