ICC World Cup 2011 Theme Song is here at last

The theme of the ICC 2011 World Cup tournament has been released ...

I have stated from the outset that cricket and Bollywood has a very close relationship, and this song shows just that. For the ICC 2011 World Cup song has been composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy (SEL), a trio of Bollywood music creators.

For the benefit of the uninitiated, SEL include Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa, who has been a leading producer of music for Bollywood films in the last decade.

His best and most successful work has been heard (and seen) in movies such as Mission Kashmir, Dil Chahta Hai, Kal Ho Na Ho, Bunty Aur Babli, Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna, Taare Zamin Par, Wake Up Sid, My name is Khan Karthik Karthik and Housefull called, among many others.

The song is titled "From Ghuma Ke", a call for players to give everything they have, in other words, "Sock to them," an apparent reference as to the competitiveness of the sport and the desire to win.

Three versions of the song have been rendered in Hindi, Bengali and Sinhala, the language of the co-hosts of the tournament, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

The song was released on 31 December on several radio networks, plus ESPN STAR Sports, who have the ICC World Production and Rights Issue.

Hope you like the composition, because with 50 days for the tournament, which will be heard this song over and over again, and that's the understatement of 2011, the first day of the year!