World Cup 2023: Fans express anger over Arijit Singh and Shankar Mahadevan's performance before India-Pakistan match

FP Staff October 13, 2023, 22:32:00 IST

Atul Kasbekar tweeted- “So there’s NO opening ceremony for the first game of the tournament but here we are doing a song & dance technically for a league match. I mean, seriously now…!!!”

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World Cup 2023: Fans express anger over Arijit Singh and Shankar Mahadevan's performance before India-Pakistan match

The nation is all set to witness the India-Pakistan match for the ongoing cricket World Cup 2023. Amid this, the decision to have a pre-match musical ceremony hasn’t gone down well with netizens. The tweets by the official handle of the Board of Cricket Control of India were met with furore, celebrity photographer Atul Kasbekar too joined the bandwagon. The artists that will be performing are Arijit Singh, Sukhwinder Singh, Shankar Mahadevan. Here are the tweets:

And here are some reactions: One user said- “Shame on u.” Another one wrote- “ Hell , I am boycotting this match online and offline.” A third user stated- “ Neither m I seeing this match. Though I have watched sa vs aus and today’s afg vs nz. I will not be watching the friendly match.” And another reaction said- “ Most shameless and selfish cricket board.” Celebrity photographer Atul Kasbekar expressed- “There’s more to a World Cup than an India Pak match. That’s why it’s called a WORLD CUP. So there’s NO opening ceremony for the first game of the tournament but here we are doing a song & dance technically for a league match. I mean, seriously now…!!!” Read all the  Latest News Trending News Cricket News Bollywood News , India News  and  Entertainment News  here. Follow us on  FacebookTwitter  and  Instagram .

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