Spontaneous Serendipity

After missing last year’s IPL-1 Opening ceremony, I had made a resolve not make the same mistake again… so we were there, the entire family – enjoying one of the most breathtaking international entrainment package India has showcased in recent times – Champion’s League Opening Game/Ceremony. And as expected, Neiv had a gala time in enjoying the laser lights, music, sixes and of course firecrackers.

The entire ceremony was pretty engaging, Dance mix theme of east meets west was good and performed well. I think Jamilia singing her hit single “Superstar” was a high point of the ceremony. Shaggy was also there but he has kind of become stale and I personally would have preferred some Indian star to perform there instead (Rehman or Sukhwinder would have been great!)

Being a hard core supporter of Royal Challenger’s Bangalore team… I loved each and every shot hit by Uthappa or Tyler but seeing Dravid hit a six was high point in the evening and was worth every Rupee spent on the tickets Too bad the home team lost in the end… thanks to amazing batting by Duminy (99 not out!) but a close game with last ball finish under flood lights and near capacity crowd ensured that the Spirit of Cricket was the real winner!

All in all, it was a thrilling game, entertaining ceremony and a joyful evening!

Pictures have been uploaded here.