The official anthem for the ICC T20 World Cup 2021, scheduled to be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman from October 17 to November 14, was launched by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday in collaboration with its broadcast partners Star Sports. Composed by Indian music director Amit Trivedi, the video features young cricket fans from across the world as well as animated versions of India captain Virat Kohli, West Indies’ Kieron Pollard, Australia’s Glenn Maxwell and Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan.Let the world know,This is your showCome #LiveTheGame and groove to the #T20WorldCup anthem pic.twitter.com/KKQTkxd3qw— ICC (@ICC) September 23, 2021″T20I cricket has proven time and time again that it can engage fans of all ages, and I’m excited to bring some fireworks to the stadiums in the UAE and for those watching all over the world,” Pollard was quoted as saying in an ICC press release.”The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is going to be one of the toughest and most exciting on record,” said Maxwell in the ICC release. “There are so many teams that could take the trophy and every game will be like a final. We can’t wait to get started knowing the calibre of players we have,” he added.The 2021 edition of the tournament will start with eight teams taking part in the first round. Ireland, Namibia, Netherlands and Sri Lanka are in Group A while Bangladesh, Oman, Papua New Guinea and Scotland are in Group B.The top two sides from each group will move to the Super 12 stage, which is also divided in two groups, with eight teams having already qualified.PromotedAustralia, England, South Africa and West Indies are in Group 1 and Afghanistan, India, New Zealand and Pakistan are in Group 2.Topics mentioned in this article
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