Live Updates of the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 World Cup Hockey: The Vintage A R Rahman Spreads the Magic | Other sports



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The World Hockey Cup kicked off with a grand opening ceremony at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar. Shah Rukh Khan recounted his iconic sattar minute dialogue of Chak De! India and Madhuri Dixit performed a magical performance. Indian singer AR Rahman has sung such hit songs as Dil Se, Humma Humma, Maa Tujhe Salaam, among others. India confronts South Africa in its first match on Wednesday.

20:45 IST

Rahman sings Maa Tujhe Salaam and Jai Ho

AR Rahman publishes his best songs one by one during the opening ceremony. After Dil Se and Humma Humma, Rahman moves to Maa Tujhe Salaam before the Oscar-winning song Jai Ho.

19:03 IST

Gaurav Kapur invites all Captains

Facilitator Gaurav Kapur invites all the captains on the stage as the crowd cheers them on.

And finally! Captain of Team India @ manpreetpawar07 takes center stage with his counterparts.

Abandon the captains of the 16 participating nations at the 2018 Bhubaneswar Odisha Hockey World Cup Men's Hockey Cup!#IndiaKaGame # Opening Ceremony # HWC2018 #DilHockey

– Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) November 27, 2018

18:48 IST

Narinder Batra speaks at the opening ceremony

FIH President Narinder Batra sends his best wishes to all teams participating in the World Cup of Hockey.

18:29 IST

Opening ceremony in progress

The Opening Ceremony of the Hockey World Cup is underway. Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit are about to happen.

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