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ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 Opening Ceremony: The biggest spectacle in Women's Cricket will kick off in the city of Guwahati as India will take on Sri Lanka in the first match of the ICC ODI Women's World Cup on Tuesday. Normally, it would have been a joyous occasion for the people of Assam. However, with the demise of singer and cultural icon Zubeen Garg, people of Assam are still not over the fact that their 'favourite' son is not present among them anymore.

As per a report in PTI, the people in Assam are thinking and talking about is their 'Zubeen da', whose "eternal voice" echoed across Assam for three decades, the musician having sung more than 38,000 songs in 40 languages.

The report further stated that the Assam Cricket Association (ACA) has "redesigned" the theme of the World Cup opening ceremony, turning the celebration into a homage" to Zubeen.

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ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 Opening Ceremony Venue & Time

When will the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 Opening Ceremony start?

The ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 Opening Ceremony will start at 2PM IST.

Where will the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 Opening Ceremony take place?

The ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 Opening Ceremony will take place at Barsapara Cricket Stadium.

Who are going to perform at the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 Opening Ceremony?

The first segment would be of 40 minutes and would start at 2pm and pay homage to Garg with performances by Angaraag 'Papon' Mahanta, Joi Barua, and the Shillong Chamber Choir. Also, in a special musical tribute, revered playback singer Shreya Ghoshal will perform in honor of Zubeen Garg during the break of the inaugural match

Zubeen Garg: The Voice Of Assam

"A voice that lives on...Zubeen Garg November 18, 1972-Forever," reads a giant board outside the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport.

At the ACA Barsapara Stadium, another large board says simply: "Shraddhanjali Zubeen Garg."

BCCI secretary, while speaking to PTI, said the change was necessary given the emotions across the state.

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"The match is being held on the cusp of two extremes but despite the challenges, cricket must go on," Saikia told PTI. First, the entire state is in mourning, sadness and grief all over after the untimely death of their favourite Zubeen Garg. Now there's the peak festival time of Durga Puja, the biggest festival of the region here. The match is happening on the cusp of these two events. We have to take it forward somehow."

According to reports, Garg died on September 19 in Singapore from drowning while swimming in the sea without a life jacket. He was 52.

Inputs from PTI