"Ab Khel Ke Dikha" (; ) was the official anthem of the
2016 Pakistan Super League
The 2016 Pakistan Super League (or for sponsorship reasons HBL PSL 2016) was the debut season of the Pakistan Super League which was established by the Pakistan Cricket Board. The tournament featured five teams and was held from 4 February 2016 ...
, the first season of the
Pakistan Super League. It was written and sung by
Ali Zafar.
Background and release
The song was produced and recorded by Ali Zafar in his studio when he was approached by the
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to create an anthem for the inaugural season of the PSL, running in February 2016. A chorus of 25 male and female singers also joined him as
backing vocalists. According to Zafar, due to the international nature of the tournament, "The song has a sort of international feel to it but there is also a very Pakistani flavour. I have kept the melody in such a way that it can be hummed by any listener." It was first performed by Zafar on its release at the PSL's logo launching ceremony in
Lahore on 20 September 2015.
The
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#AbKhelKeDikha was used on the PSL's social media accounts to promote the tournament.
The
music video for the remix of song was released on 4 February 2016 by
HBL Pakistan, on audio of which Zafar then also performed in the opening ceremony of PSL season I in
Dubai the same evening. He then also performed on reprise of the song in opening ceremony of
PSL season II on 9 February 2017 in Dubai.
The melody of this anthem was also played at the end of opening ceremony of
2019 Pakistan Super League
2019 Pakistan Super League (also known as PSL 4 or for sponsorship reasons HBL PSL 2019) was the fourth season of the Pakistan Super League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league which was established by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in 2015. ...
.
See also
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List of Pakistan Super League anthems
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Ali Zafar discography
ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam ...
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2015 songs
Ali Zafar songs