As the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi is expected to be painted in a sea of yellow, the Indian Super League (ISL) opening ceremony is set to catalyse it with high-octane performances by Bollywood actors Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani along with the internationally acclaimed Indian dance group – Kings United
Kochi: Indian Super League (ISL) season 2019-20 is all set to kick-off on October 20 when two-time champions ATK take on old-rivals Kerala Blasters FC at the yellow brigade’s den.
As the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi is expected to be painted in a sea of yellow, the opening ceremony is set to catalyse it with high-octane performances by Bollywood actors Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani along with the internationally acclaimed Indian dance group – 'Kings United'.
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Tiger will be performing to some of his superhit numbers and later accompanied by Disha, Shroff and the dancers will perform choreographic pieces inspired by gymnastic and acrobatic moves along with high energy flips and stunts on their songs.
Kings United, winners of the recent World of Dance competition, will be adding a football flavour to dance with an energetic choreographic piece on various football kicks and moves celebrating the glorious Hero Indian Super League highlights.
Anchored by actor Dulquer Salmaan, the opening ceremony will start 6:00 pm at the stadium, while the deferred live on TV will be from 6:45 pm onwards, with match kicking off at 7:30 pm.
Fans can enjoy the opening ceremony in seven languages across an array of 20 channels including Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 HD, Star Sports 1 Bangla, Jalsha Movies, Jalsha Movies HD, Asianet Plus, Asianet Movies, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Vijay Super, Star Sports 1 Telugu, Maa Gold, Star Sports 1 Kannada, Suvarna Plus, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Hindi HD, Star Gold, Star Gold HD, and North East Live.
In addition, the opening ceremony will also be streamed live on Hotstar and Jio TV.
The regular ISL coverage for the season will be on Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 HD, Star Sports 1 Bangla, Jalsha Movies, Jalsha Movies HD, Asianet Plus, North East Live, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Hindi HD, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Telugu and Star Sports 1 Kannada along with Hotstar and Jio TV.
Gates at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium will open at 4 pm on October 20.
Last Updated Oct 18, 2019, 4:25 PM IST