IPL 2020: RCB release official team anthem ahead of new season

New Delhi: A day before the commencement of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Friday released their official anthem dedicated to the franchise’s fans.

Taking to Twitter, RCB wrote, “The Official RCB Anthem is here! And it’s dedicated to the best fans in the world. Time to crank up the volume to the maximum, 12th Man Army.”

This year, the Virat Kohli-led side will wear a tribute jersey with the message ‘My COVID Heroes’ both during training and matches for the entire tournament. The message will be displayed on the back of both the jerseys.

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RCB will also be supporting GiveIndia Foundation by donating the proceeds from the auction of the jerseys that players wear during their first match of the season.

Also through the season, RCB players will be sharing some of the inspirational stories pertaining to the ‘COVID heroes’ on the team’s social media handles with the intent to inspire millions of RCB fans to embrace the hero spirit.

The RCB team will proudly don a tribute jersey with the message “My Covid Heroes” both during training & matches during the #Dream11IPL in honour of all the Real Challengers who have helped the world during these uncertain times. ???#PlayBold #IPL2020 #WeAreChallengers pic.twitter.com/yazAHvHmBQ

— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) September 18, 2020

RCB squad: Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal, Gurkeerat Mann Singh, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Parthiv Patel, Pawan Negi, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Aaron Finch, Chris Morris, Josh Philippe, Pavan Deshpande, Dale Steyn, Shahbaz Ahamad, Isuru Udana, Adam Zampa.

RCB will lock horns with SunRisers Hyderabad in their opening match on September 21. The IPL 2020 is slated to be played from September 19 to November 10 in the UAE across three venues — Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah.