LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday released its official anthem ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, scheduled to take place from June 1 to 29 in the United States of America (USA) and the West Indies.
“This anthem is a tribute to our fans who cheer for the Pakistan team through every triumph and challenge,” PCB said in a statement.
“Let’s unite, celebrate, and fuel our team’s journey to conquer the world,” the PCB added.
The anthem, titled ‘Sadi Vari Oye’, has been sung by renowned singers Ali Azmat, Arif Lohar and Nehal Naseem.
The Pakistan Men’s cricket team reached Dallas on Friday to participate in the T20 World Cup 2024.
Pakistan have been struggling to get on the winning track ahead of this year’s mega event.
The Green Shirts played three bilateral T20I series in a bid to prepare for the T20 World Cup 2024 but could not produce the desired results.
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The former champions played out a 2-2 draw against an inexperienced New Zealand side in a five-match home series before registering a 2-1 away series win over Ireland.
In their last assignment before the World Cup, Pakistan succumbed to a 2-0 defeat in the four-match away series against England.
But the biggest setback for Pakistan was the shock loss against Ireland in the first T20I.
Pakistan are placed in Group A alongside arch-rivals India, Ireland, Canada and co-host USA.
The Green Shirts will start their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 campaign against the USA on June 6 before taking on arch-rivals India in a blockbuster clash on June 9 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.
The 2009 champions will then take on Canada on June 11 before locking horns with Ireland in their last group-stage fixture on June 16.
Pakistan Squad for T20 World Cup 2024: Babar Azam (c), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan, Usman Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Abbas Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.
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