{"id":55552,"date":"2024-02-02T20:04:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T20:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/ali-zafar-returns-to-psl-spotlight-with-season-9-anthem\/"},"modified":"2024-02-02T20:04:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T20:04:18","slug":"ali-zafar-returns-to-psl-spotlight-with-season-9-anthem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/ali-zafar-returns-to-psl-spotlight-with-season-9-anthem\/","title":{"rendered":"Ali Zafar returns to PSL spotlight with season 9 anthem"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Renowned Pakistani singer Ali Zafar is set to make a triumphant return as the official anthem singer for the upcoming Pakistan Super League (PSL) season nine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This development comes after <a href=\"https:\/\/cricketpakistan.com.pk\/en\/news\/detail\/ali-zafars-melodic-presence-expected-to-elevate-psl-9-anthem\">Cricket Pakistan<\/a> reported a few days ago, hinting at the possibility of Ali returning to sing the anthem for the ninth season.<\/p>\n<p>The anticipation has now been met with official confirmation from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was made on social media platform &#8216;X&#8217; (formerly known as Twitter), where the PSL franchise league shared a video featuring the superstar playing the melody of one of his previous PSL anthems, &#8220;Ab Khel Jamay Ga.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The caption read, \u201cSeeti Tou bajay ge. Countdown to [HBL PSL 9] Anthem Excitement! [Ali Zafar] is set to immerse his magic to the official HBL PSL anthem 2024.\u201d<br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udd0a Seeti Tou bajay ge \ud83d\udd0a<\/p>\n<p>Countdown to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HBLPSL9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HBLPSL9<\/a> Anthem Excitement! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AliZafarsays?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AliZafarsays<\/a> is set to immerse his magic to the official HBL PSL anthem 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SWQnRoVINA\">pic.twitter.com\/SWQnRoVINA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thePSLt20\/status\/1753441218464514189?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The renowned superstar also took to his social media platform and stated, &#8220;Bilkul bajay gi. Aur stage bhee phir se sajjay ga.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udd7a\ud83c\udf1f\ud83c\udfb6\ud83e\uddd8 Bilkul bajay gi. Aur stage bhee phir se sajjay ga ! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HBLPSL9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HBLPSL9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Anthem?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Anthem<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PSL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PSL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PSLanthem?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PSLanthem<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BhaeeHazirHai?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BhaeeHazirHai<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wkh4ehO9Ja\">https:\/\/t.co\/wkh4ehO9Ja<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ali Zafar (@AliZafarsays) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AliZafarsays\/status\/1753444585496580283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ali Zafar, who contributed his musical talents to the first three seasons of the HBL PSL, faced a career setback in 2018 when fellow singer Meesha Shafi accused him of harassment. The controversy led to a hiatus in his career, and he was subsequently not chosen to sing the PSL anthem again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, this season marks a significant comeback for the artist, as he gears up to reclaim the spotlight with the official anthem for PSL season nine, scheduled to kick off on February 17.<br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"sd-bottom-social ss-icon\">\n<p class=\"ss-share-now\"> Share Now <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/cricketpakistan.com.pk\/en\/news\/detail\/ali-zafar-returns-to-psl-spotlight-with-season-9-anthem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<article><span><i class=\"fab fa-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/span><\/article>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/cricketpakistan.com.pk\/en\/news\/detail\/ali-zafar-returns-to-psl-spotlight-with-season-9-anthem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"d-flex align-items-center justify-content-between\">\n<span class=\"w-100\"><\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#\"><\/p>\n<article><span><i class=\"fab fa-instagram\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/span><\/article>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?text=https:\/\/cricketpakistan.com.pk\/en\/news\/detail\/ali-zafar-returns-to-psl-spotlight-with-season-9-anthem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<article><span><i class=\"fab fa-whatsapp\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/span><\/article>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 px-0\" style=\"margin-bottom:2.3%;\">\n<div class=\"house_ad\" style=\"margin-top:10px!importan;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaDgqvHGzzKbrfJ9LS2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"text-align: center; margin:0 auto\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/c.express.pk\/2024\/01\/0-xde-1705662291.jpg\" alt=\"edtech\"\/><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n        var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n        if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n        js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n        js.src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.12&appId=340509153097398&autoLogAppEvents=1\";\n        fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n    }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Renowned Pakistani singer Ali Zafar is set to make a triumphant return as the official anthem singer for the upcoming Pakistan Super League (PSL) season nine.\u00a0 This development comes after Cricket Pakistan reported a few days ago, hinting at the possibility of Ali returning to sing the anthem for the ninth season. 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