BCCI’s big decision before IPL 2026, there will be no opening ceremony in the tournament this year, know the reason

IPL 2026: IPL 2026 is going to start from March 28, a big update has come out before the start of the new season. According to a report in Times of India, BCCI has decided not to hold the opening ceremony in the upcoming season. Let us tell you, every year a program is organized before the opening match of IPL, in which Bollywood stars are seen performing. However, the board has decided not to organize this program this time.

Why won’t there be an opening ceremony?

In fact, after winning the IPL 2025 title last year, Royal Challengers Bangalore had organized a victory parade for its fans to celebrate the victory at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. During this, a stampede took place outside the stadium, in which 11 people died. Now to pay tribute to all those people, BCCI has decided not to hold the opening ceremony.

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BCCI Secretary Devjit Saikia confirmed

Speaking to Times of India, BCCI Secretary Devjit Saikia said that due to the tragic incident that took place on June 4 last year, no program will be organized at the beginning of the IPL this time. BCCI is not organizing any kind of cultural event.
He told that BCCI and IPL Governing Council are preparing for the grand closing ceremony this time. Let us tell you, the final of IPL 2026 will be played on 31 May.

🚨 NO OPENING CEREMONY IN IPL 2026 🚨

– BCCI Secratary has confirmed that there won’t be any opening ceremony at Chinnaswamy stadium as mark of respect for the tragedy on June 4th. (Gaurav Gupta/TOI)

They are planning to conduct a grand closing ceremony on May 31st pic.twitter.com/WOerVwnFAH

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 26, 2026

RCB will give silent tribute

The first match of IPL 2026 is to be played between defending champions Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. In this match, the RCB team has decided to pay tribute to all the 11 people who died during the victory parade. According to reports, the RCB team has decided to maintain silence before their opening match. Also, 11 seats of this stadium will always remain vacant in the memory of those people.