Watch: IPL 2025 - Shreya Ghoshal’s “Vande Mataram” Performance Lights Up Eden Gardens

IPL 2025 match was launched with a ceremony at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. singer Shreya Ghoshal rendered "Vande Mataram" to a capacity crowd and it was simply wonderful.

Shreya stepped out onto the stage as the stadium lights dimmed. The Indian flag glowed brightly on the giant screens, and her voice resonated. The crowd remained in stunned silence, listening as she sang so passionately and patriotically.

The audience that was seated in the stands flapped flags, flashed their phone light, and even sang along. It was a moving moment that left many of them in goosebumps.

Once the song had ended, the cheers resumed and the game was underway. But for most people, Shreya Ghoshal's voice was the actual highlight of the night.

It was accompanied by a mesmerizing visual spectacle with the Indian tricolour waving triumphantly high over top-of-the-range giant LED screens and dancers swirling fluidly into synchronization with her. Tricolours had waved high in the hands of fans, tears streaming in numerous individuals as Shreya's voice washed over the anthem's closing chorus.

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Social media soon filled up with congratulatory messages, with fans describing the show as "goosebumps-inducing" and "a perfect IPL start."

With that unforgettable musical homage, the stage was thus set for yet another exciting season of cricket. And Shreya Ghoshal's singing voice? It still resonated in the hearts of many well after the match started.