Just one ahead of the commencement of the current season of IPL 2020, Virat Kohli led Royal Challengers Bangalore has on Friday unveiled its new anthem for the current season. However, soon after the launch, the team ran through the unwelcoming reception as the fans of the Virat's army had spatted against the team after the anthem was dominated with Hindi and English lyrics, not in their native language of Kannada.
Soon after such a reception of uproar, Virat & Co was pushed to come with the better replacement to stay close the fans throughout the tournament, and hours after their anthem has got flopped, the team hasn't disappointed the fans and it has now unveiled the new anthem with the hope to sail through the support of the fans. The latest anthem was cooked with more ingredients of Kannada lyrics.
The entire state is fighting a battle today to avoid Hindi imposition in the state of Karnataka.
— Harish S Itagi (@HarishSItagi) September 18, 2020
Comes RCB - Which represents the state of Kannada Nadu having a rich cricketing history releasing it's anthem which involves unnecessary use of Hindi.
Embarrassing.
Along with the new lyrics, the latest anthem is featuring Devdutt Padikkal, who is a native of Karnataka, and going to make debut in the IPL through the current season. As the opener in the match, Padikkal has done the Kannada rap portion in the theme song. The anthem begins with the shot of the golden helmet and gives space for the appearances of the captain of the army Virat Kohli and senior player AB De Villiers.
The RCB anthem uses a lot of Hindi and boy, the fans are furious! https://t.co/FugpRxmlSB
— Abhishek Baxi (@baxiabhishek) September 18, 2020
The new anthem has come when the RCB has been levied with the hope by the fans to return to India as the champion as, despite having one of the strongest fleets, Virat's army had suffered in the past few seasons in lifting the trophy. For the first time, the fullest edition of the season would be held on the foreign soil as the current season will be hosted by the United Arab Emirates in its three venues - Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah.
The much-anticipated tournament would be starting from September 19 in Abu Dhabi where former champions Chennai Super Kings would take on the current champions Mumbai Indians. Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore will be opening its innings against Sunrisers Hyderabad on September 21 in Dubai.
Watch the new anthem:
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