2 0 1 2 . ▁Similar ▁to ▁the ▁previous ▁versions , ▁the ▁capt ains ▁of ▁the ▁nine ▁particip ating ▁teams ▁took ▁the ▁" M CC ▁Spirit ▁of ▁Cr icket " ▁p ledge . ▁Vari ous ▁Bol lywood ▁actors , ▁d anc ers , ▁and ▁mus icians ▁performed ▁in ▁the ▁ceremony . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁event ▁was ▁planned ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁at ▁M . ▁A . ▁Ch id amb aram ▁Stadium , ▁but ▁was ▁shift ed ▁to ▁the ▁Y M CA ▁College ▁of ▁Phys ical ▁Education ▁ground . ▁The ▁capacity ▁of ▁the ▁Y M CA ▁college ▁was ▁less er ▁than ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁M . ▁A . ▁Ch id amb aram ▁Stadium , ▁and ▁this ▁caused ▁disappoint ment . ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁Cr icket ▁Association ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁decision ▁was ▁made ▁because ▁the ▁opening ▁match ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁M . ▁A . ▁Ch id amb aram ▁Stadium , ▁and ▁thus ▁they ▁cannot ▁have ▁opening ▁ceremony ▁in ▁it ▁due ▁to ▁risk ▁of ▁the ▁cr icket ▁ground ▁getting ▁dam aged ▁by ▁the ▁performances . ▁Sab bas ▁Joseph , ▁director ▁of ▁W iz craft ▁Entertainment , ▁talking ▁about ▁the ▁ceremony ▁stated ▁that ," There ▁will ▁be ▁good ▁things , ▁lots ▁of ▁entertain ment ▁and ▁cr icket . ▁It ' s ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁such ▁a ▁large - scale , ▁separate ▁concert ▁is ▁being ▁organ ised ▁for ▁the ▁IP L , ▁so ▁big ▁things ▁have ▁been ▁planned ." ▁ ▁Cer em ony ▁ ▁The ▁ceremony ▁started ▁at ▁ 1 9 : 3 0