Australia: Despite the fact that India was eliminated from the T20 World Cup after losing to England by 10 wickets in the semi-finals, the summit clash of the global showpiece event will take see some Indian flavour as 13-year-old Indian-origin Janaki Easwar will perform in the closing ceremony in front of the packed crowd of almost 90,000 people alongside famous rock band Icehouse.
One year ago, Janaki Easwar became the youngest contestant on the popular reality TV show ‘The Voice’.
Her rendition of Billie Eilish’s ‘Lovely’ famously won the hearts of viewers and made all the judges turn their chairs around during the blind audition.
According a media release for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Australia 2022, Icehouse will perform their song ‘We Can Get Together’ with Janaki and Zimbabwean-born soul and R&B singer Thando Sikwila.
(Former Australian cricket player Ricky Ponting poses with the trophy and musicians Iva Davies, Thando Sikwila, Janaki Easwar, and Mitch Tambo.)
Janaki’s performance on ‘The Voice’ clad in traditional attire from the South Indian state of Kerala became a moment of pride for many migrants from the Indian community.
Janaki hinted she may again put on a show dressed in Indian costume when she takes centre stage at the MCG.
“Performing in front of a massive MCG crowd and getting broadcast to millions of people globally will be an unbelievable experience. My parents are ardent cricket fans. It is through them that I got to know the magnitude of this opportunity. I heard that the tickets are already sold out. I am looking forward to performing and also the game. It would have been nicer if India played the final, though,” said Janaki.
