Kolkata: A lacklustre emcee in Saif Ali Khan, Shahid Kapoor almost taking a tumble and Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma stepping on a light were part of the IPL opening ceremony on Tuesday that veered from the script and seemingly failed to live up to expectations.
Starting after a rain delay, the gala event with performances from the likes of Bollywood heartthrob Hrithik Roshan and beauty Anushka Sharma among others failed to create a flutter as the twitterati got busy panning the show and targeting Saif who hosted it.
IPL8 opening: Shahid tumbles, Saif Ali Khan fails as emcee at the ceremony (view pics)
From calling it a "damp squib" to "Even mehendi ceremony of Indian weddings are more entertaining", people chose social networking sites to pour out their frustration.
