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Bengal CM, Bollywood stars to attend IPL final
Kolkata, May 23
West Bengal Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee and Governor K.N. Tripathi along with several Bollywood
stars like Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma would grace the Indian
Premier League (IPL) final at the Eden Gardens here on Sunday.
The
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has also invited cricket
officials from Australia, South Africa, England and Sri Lanka.
"We
have invited both the chief minister and the governor for the event.
Besides, a host of state ministers are also expected to grace the
occasion," a Cricket Association of Bengal official said.
The
cast and crew of upcoming Bollywood movie "Dil Dhadakne Do" (DDD) would
also be seen cheering as M.S. Dhoni led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) lock
horns with Rohit Sharma skippered Mumbai Indians (MI) for the coveted
trophy.
According to a spokesperson of the movie, the DDD team of
Farhan Akhtar, Anil Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma and Shefali
Shah along with filmmaker Zoya Akhtar and producer Ritesh Sidhwani would
be attending the match.
While former International Cricket
Council president Mustafa Kamal is in the city and may be present at the
Eden, Cricket South Africa chief executive officer Haroon Lorgat,
Cricket Australia chairman Wally Edwards and representatives from the
Sri Lankan and England and Wales Cricket Board have also been invited
for the cricket extravaganza.
Elaborate security arrangements will be in place for the final expected to be watched by a capacity crowd.