Junoon and Pitbull will perform at the opening ceremony of the fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) which will get underway from February 14 at the UAE. The colourful opening ceremony will be held on February 14 at 8pm at the Dubai International Stadium. Other performers include Boney M, Fawad Khan, Young Desi, Aima Baig and Shuja Haider.
Following the opening ceremony, defending champions Islamabad United will play the inaugural match of PSL -4 against Lahore Qalanders. Moreover, the anthem of Pakistan Super League 2019 has been released on Friday. The anthem for the fourth edition of PSL is titled 'Khel Deewano Ka which has been sung by Fawad Khan and written by Shuja Haider.
Every year, a musical anthem is released for the league to promote the tournament. Separate anthems for every team are also released to promote their tournament performances. The first three PSL anthems were sung by Ali Zafar. The PSL matches will be staged from February 14 to March 17 at three venues - Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi - in the United Arab Emirates before the remaining fixtures move to Pakistan with Karachi staging five games, including the final, and Lahore three.
Because of security concerns, overseas players have been reluctant to travel to Pakistan. But with the passage of time, the number of prominent cricketers willing to visit Pakistan has risen. In the recent development the ex-South Africa captain A.B. de Villiers has already pledged to play two matches of Lahore Qalandars in Lahore on March 9 and 10.
Sources said that talks with Cricket Australia are still on to convince them to send their national side to Pakistan for two games of the five-match One-day International series in the UAE in March despite reports of Australia's expressing their reluctance regarding playing here.