' ▁squad ▁arrived ▁on ▁the ▁stage , ▁and ▁Ch op ra ▁joined ▁them . ▁Later ▁K are ena ▁Kap oor ▁dan ced ▁to ▁songs ▁from ▁her ▁films ▁Ra . One ▁and ▁Agent ▁Vin od . ▁The ▁performances ▁of ▁Ch op ra ▁and ▁Kap oor ▁were ▁ch ore ograph ed ▁by ▁Sh iam ak ▁Dav ar ▁and ▁his ▁compan ions . ▁After ▁the ▁dance ▁performances , ▁the ▁capt ains ▁of ▁the ▁nine ▁teams ▁took ▁the ▁" M CC ▁Spirit ▁of ▁Cr icket " ▁p ledge . ▁Captain ▁of ▁the ▁def ending ▁champions , ▁M . S . ▁D h oni ▁placed ▁the ▁tro phy ▁on ▁the ▁pod ium ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁IP L , ▁Raj iv ▁Sh uk la ▁cred iting ▁the ▁players , ▁franch ise ▁own ers , ▁supporting ▁staff ▁and ▁the ▁spect ators ▁for ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁IP L . ▁He ▁then ▁formally ▁opened ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁IP L , ▁saying , ▁" It ▁gives ▁me ▁a ▁great ▁pleasure ▁to ▁flag ▁off ▁the ▁fifth ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁D L F ▁Indian ▁Premier ▁League , ▁an ▁ar ena ▁where ▁quality ▁international ▁and ▁domestic ▁cr ick eters ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁inten se ▁contest ▁of ▁strategy ▁and ▁skill . ▁IP L ▁is ▁a ▁platform ▁where ▁talent ▁meets ▁opportunity ." ▁ ▁Sal man ▁Khan ▁performed ▁on ▁songs ▁from ▁his ▁films ▁Re ady , ▁Body guard , ▁W anted , ▁Part ner ▁and ▁J ab ▁P ya ar ▁Ki ya ▁To ▁Dar na ▁Ki ya . ▁American ▁pop ▁star