MUMBAI: The Indian Premier League is undoubtedly the biggest celebration of cricket as a sport. And no desi celebration is complete without some music and verve. With the 2021 edition just around the corner, Star Sports has rolled out a new anthem for the IPL, launched during the first India versus England ODI on Tuesday.
The cash-rich league has always been known for producing upbeat anthems with exciting themes woven around it. For its 14th edition, the league’s reputation to have a catchy theme has been kept intact. The video starts with a teacher asking his students the mantra for success. At this, the student starts rattling off all the mantras he knows, but the teacher interrupts him saying these are quite old and outdated. With this, the music video takes off with the song, “yeh apna mantra hai, India ka apna mantra” (this is our mantra, India’s own mantra). The theme of the video revolves around how India is rapidly changing and racing ahead at a swift pace.
Throughout the video, one can catch glimpses of celebrated Indian cricketers. Each of the IPL teams has a representation in the film. The tournament openers, Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore lead the way in the video along with their captains and star players, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Shubman Gill of Kolkata Knights Riders and Punjab Kings’ captain KL Rahul are also seen taking part in the short video.
From Chennai Super Kings, new recruit K Gowtham is seen while Wriddhiman is the torchbearer for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Rishabh Pant is the representative of Delhi Capitals while young batsman Riyan Parag bears the flag for the Rajasthan Royals. From the looks of it, the video seems to have been shot during the Test series between India and England, which ended earlier this year.
IPL 14 is all set to kickstart with a bang on 9 April. After the 2020 edition had to be played out of India, in the United Arab Emirates due to the Covid scare, this time around with the league back on its home ground, there is a lot of excitement. The opening match will see Kohli’s RCB take on the defending champions Mumbai Indians led by Rohit Sharma in Chennai.
