Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan has a special message for the Indian cricket team who are getting ready to play the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. The legendary actor shared a video in which he assumed the role of Ashwatthama, his character from the upcoming film, Kalki 2898 AD, and motivated the players of the Indian cricket team for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.

The video was shared by the official social media accounts of the Nag Ashwin film, Kalki 2898 AD and began with Amitabh Bachchan announcing, Ye mahayudh hai, ab hoja tu taiyaar (This is a war, get ready for it). Through his poetry, the megastar tried to pump up the players as he said, Ab ban ja veer, buland kar le apni taqdeer, dikha dum, laga dum (Now, become brave, elevate your destiny, show your strength, put in effort). The video has gone viral on social media with 87,505 likes till now which are only increasing.

As the Bollywood star narrated the poem with the background music of Kalki 2898 AD playing, visuals of the Indian cricket team played on the screen. Players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya, were seen along with former players like Harbhajan Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrating their victory on the cricket ground in the viral video.

In the end of the video the actor concluded with Maan mat tu jeet se kam, garv se uthe har matha, ye mahadwand hai, mahayudh, virodhi se tu nazrein mila, ab hoja tu taiyaar (Do not belittle yourself in front of victory, let every head rise with pride, this is a great struggle, a great battle, meet the opponent eye to eye, now get ready).

The video was shared with the caption, T20WorldCup2024 ka Shankhnaad ho chuka hai! @amitabhbachchan, #TeamIndia’s biggest cheerleader, has a special message. Star Sports lekar aaye hain yeh T20 World Cup ka Mahayudh! Are you Ready?

Some superb bowling effort by the Punjab Kings along with a comfortable 163-run chase took Chennai Super Kings to victory by 7 wickets at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium on Wednesday. After electing to bowl on a red-soil pitch, Sam Curran’s men put Chennai Super Kings on a stranghlehold, capitalising the middle-overs where they only conceded 56 runs.

Spinners Harpreet Brar and Rahul Chahar picked up 4 important wickets as they conceded 33 runs in 8 overs. In reply, quick knocks from Rilee Rossouw and Jonny Bairstow lightened the load on the middle-order as Punjab Kings afflicted a 5th consecutive loss for Chennai Super Kings in their head-to-head encounters. Sam Curran and Shashank Singh took the team over the line with 2 overs to spare.

Ruturaj Gaikwad played a fighting knock of 62-runs to take Chennai Super Kings to a challenging score of 162/7 in 20 overs. After winning the Player of the Match award for his exceptional bowling, Harpreet Brar expressed his satisfaction with the game and pitch conditions. He credited his partnership with Rahul Chahar and emphasized the importance bowling dot balls repeatedly to build pressure on the opposite team.

Punjab Kings captain, Sam Curran, expressed his immense joy over the victory in Chennai and emphasized the win will boos team’s confidence. He noted the gradual improvement in his performance and highlighted the threat they pose as PBKS move towards the end of the tournament.

Rilee Rossouw commended the bowlers for containing Chennai to 160 runs. He acknowledged Jonny Bairstow’s strong start and lauded Harpreet Brar and Rahul Chahar for their dominating performance in the middle overs. Chennai Super Kings decision to bat first backfired as the Punjab spinners tore down the CSK top batting order, with Gaikwad standing strong amidst a flurry of wickets. Despite brief sparks from Ali and Dhoni, Chennai’s total remained modest which allowed Punjab Kings to comfortably chase down the target.

The first song from Sukumar’s Pushpa 2: The Rule, starring Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna, and Fahadh Faasil, was released on May 1 by the maker of the film. Devi Sri Prasad wrote the song Pushpa Pushpa, which is sung by Nakash Aziz and Deepak Blue in addition to Chandrabose’s lyrics.

The lyrics of the first single, which has a duration of 4 minutes and 19 seconds, celebrate Allu’s character Pushpa Raj. Scenes from the movie are woven throughout the lyrical video, with the song’s words placed on them.

Those who missed Allu’s dance in Pushpa: The Rise will get another chance to see him perform. According to the makers, the actor does a chai step, a phone step, and a shoe drop step.

Allu Arjun’s character and others are described in the powerful lyrics. The song’s catchy melody will undoubtedly be at the top of the charts for many days to come. The song is released in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, and Bengali languages. T Series is releasing Pushpa 2: The Rule’s soundtrack worldwide.

The teaser for Pushpa 2 was also unveiled earlier this month on Allu Arjun’s birthday by the makers of the film. In the teaser, Allu was seen wearing a saree and sporting blue and red makeup. To make the look intense, he wore traditional gold and flower jewellery along with the heavy makeup.

In Sukumar’s Pushpa 2: The Rule, Allu, Rashmika, and Fahadh will play Pushpa Raj, Srivalli, and Bhanwar Singh Shekawat, respectively. The film also stars Jagapathi Babu, Brahmaji, and Anasuya Bharadwaj in key roles. It is a follow-up to Pushpa: The Rise, which was released in 2021.

The film which is scheduled to release on August 15 this year, can see a cameo appearance of Samantha Ruth Prabhu. It’s also expected that Sanjay Dutt will have a unique role in Pushpa 2: The Rule.