Overview
- Assam Cricket Association said Angarag “Papon” Mahanta, Joi Barua and the Shillong Chamber Choir will lead the musical homage during the ceremony.
- The Guwahati Sports Association will distribute the complimentary tickets on behalf of the ACA at its Nehru Stadium office from 10 am on Monday.
- The tournament opens with India facing Sri Lanka at the ACA Barsapara Stadium on September 30.
- BCCI secretary Devjit Saikia said the ceremony’s theme was adjusted to match public sentiment during Durga Puja and statewide grief.
- Zubeen Garg, 52, died from drowning in Singapore on September 19, a loss that has drawn large-scale public tributes across Assam.