The ICC released the official World Cup 2023 anthem, titled DIL JASHN BOLE, on Wednesday, September 20, just 15 days out from the start of the tournament in Ahmedabad.
The ICC had roped in one of India’s biggest Bollywood stars, Ranveer Singh, for their official World Cup anthem. This song also included India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal’s wife Dhanashree Verma. It also had a few famous social media and YouTube artists including the Flying Beast and BeYouNick.
The World Cup 2023 official anthem was sung by famous singers Pritam, Nakash Aziz, Sreerama Chandra, Amit Mishra, Jonita Gandhi, AKASA, and Charan. The music was composed by Pritam while the lyrics were written by Shloke Lal and Saaveri Verma. The rap was written and performed by Charan.
The anthem had a theme of a train with Ranveer Singh hogging the limelight. However, fans didn’t like the song, as it paled in comparison to the official anthems of the last three ODI World Cups, and more importantly, it was far behind in terms of evoking the passion and emotions of the fans as the ‘De Ghumake’ titled song did back in 2011.
Fans produced some hilarious memes trolling the ICC and Ranveer Singh after the official World Cup 2023 anthem was released:
World Cup 2023 schedule:
| Date | Fixture | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 5 | England vs New Zealand | Ahmedabad | 2:00 PM |
| October 6 | Pakistan vs Qualifier 1 | Hyderabad | 2:00 PM |
| October 7 | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan | Dharamsala | 10:30 AM |
| October 7 | South Africa vs Qualifier 2 | Delhi | 2:00 PM |
| October 8 | India vs Australia | Chennai | 2:00 PM |
| October 9 | New Zealand vs Qualifier 1 | Hyderabad | 2:00 PM |
| October 10 | England vs Bangladesh | Dharamsala | 10:30 AM |
| October 10 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | Hyderabad | 2:00 PM |
| October 11 | India vs Afghanistan | Delhi | 2:00 PM |
| October 12 | Pakistan vs Qualifier 2 | Hyderabad | 2:00 PM |
| October 12 | Australia vs South Africa | Lucknow | 2:00 PM |
| October 13 | New Zealand vs Bangladesh | Chennai | 2:00 PM |
| October 14 | India vs Pakistan | Ahmedabad | 2:00 PM |
| October 15 | England vs Afghanistan | Delhi | 2.00 PM |
| October 16 | Australia vs Qualifier 2 | Lucknow | 2:00 PM |
| October 17 | South Africa vs Qualifier 1 | Dharamsala | 2:00 PM |
| October 18 | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | Chennai | 2:00 PM |
| October 19 | India vs Bangladesh | Pune | 2:00 PM |
| October 20 | Australia vs Pakistan | Bengaluru | 2:00 PM |
| October 21 | England vs South Africa | Mumbai | 10:30 AM |
| October 21 | Qualifier 1 vs Qualifier 2 | Lucknow | 2:00 PM |
| October 22 | India vs New Zealand | Dharamsala | 2:00 PM |
| October 23 | Pakistan vs Afghanistan | Chennai | 2:00 PM |
| October 24 | South Africa vs Bangladesh | Mumbai | 2:00 PM |
| October 25 | Australia vs Qualifier 1 | Delhi | 2:00 PM |
| October 26 | England vs Qualifier 2 | Bengaluru | 2:00 PM |
| October 27 | Pakistan vs South Africa | Chennai | 2:00 PM |
| October 28 | Qualifier 1 vs Bangladesh | Kolkata | 10:30 AM |
| October 28 | Australia vs New Zealand | Dharamsala | 2:00 PM |
| October 29 | India vs England | Lucknow | 2:00 PM |
| October 30 | Afghanistan vs Qualifier 2 | Pune | 2:00 PM |
| October 31 | Pakistan vs Bangladesh | Kolkata | 2:00 PM |
| November 1 | New Zealand vs South Africa | Pune | 2:00 PM |
| November 2 | India vs Qualifier 2 | Mumbai | 2:00 PM |
| November 3 | Qualifier 1 vs Afghanistan | Lucknow | 2:00 PM |
| November 4 | England vs Australia | Ahmedabad | 10:30 AM |
| November 4 | New Zealand vs Pakistan | Bengaluru | 2:00 PM |
| November 5 | India vs South Africa | Kolkata | 2:00 PM |
| November 6 | Bangladesh vs Qualifier 2 | Delhi | 2:00 PM |
| November 7 | Australia vs Afghanistan | Mumbai | 2:00 PM |
| November 8 | England vs Qualifier 1 | Pune | 2:00 PM |
| November 9 | New Zealand vs Qualifier 2 | Bengaluru | 2:00 PM |
| November 10 | South Africa vs Afghanistan | Ahmedabad | 2:00 PM |
| November 11 | India vs Qualifier 1 | Bengaluru | 2:00 PM |
| November 11 | Australia vs Bangladesh | Pune | 2:00 PM |
| November 12 | England vs Pakistan | Kolkata | 10:30 AM |
| November 12 | India v Netherlands | Bengaluru | 2:00 PM |
| November 15 | Semifinal 1 | Mumbai | 2:00 PM |
| November 16 | Semifinal 2 | Kolkata | 2:00 PM |
| November 19 | Final | Ahmedabad | 2:00 PM |
