WATCH: New IPL Anthem Released

The New IPL Anthem for the 2021 edition was released on Tuesday during the mid innings break of ODI match between India and England. The anthem was launched by Sunil Gavaskar and it goes by the title “India Ka Apna Mantra”.

The anthem features cricketers Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha, Riyan Parag, Krishnappa Gowtham and Rishabh Pant representing the 8 IPL franchises. All of them are seen dancing to the tune of the new IPL anthem.

Star Sports posted the anthem on social media saying: VIVO IPL 2021 Anthem salutes the new, bold and confident spirit of India. Let’s all believe in #IndiaKaApnaMantra​.

The IPL 2021 edition is scheduled to begin on April 9 with a high octane match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians.

The opening match will take place at Chennai. A total of five venues are named for the marquee tournament – Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata.

The match start times for day and night games are 3:30pm IST & 7:30pm IST respectively.