Glittering opening ceremony marks Pune's first home match

Bollywood divas, including Preity Zinta, Jacqueline Fernandes, Dia Mirza, Neha Dhupia, Prachi Desai, Sameera Reddy, Bipasha Basu and Priyanka Chopra performed in the ceremony.

The inauguration was conducted by Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and 'Saharasri' Subrata Roy Sahara, Managing Worker and Chairman Sahara India Pariwar.

Bachchan said, "Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium is not just a cricket stadium but a world class hi-tech stadium which is build with a unique blend of art and technology, human mind and machine, dream and reality, and passion and dedication. In this stadium the warriors of today will show their might and the warriors of future will get trained."