Left red-faced after India’s national anthem performed for a fraction of a second in the beginning of the Australia-England Champions Trophy match in Lahore on Saturday (February 22, 2025), the Pakistan Cricket Board has blamed the ICC for the fiasco and demanded an explanation from the world physique.
At the beginning of the sport when the 2 groups lined up for his or her national anthems, the spectators had been left stunned because the Indian national anthem performed for a second before being stopped.
A supply near the ICC confirmed that the PCB had despatched a letter to the governing physique outlining the incident and demanding an explanation.
“The PCB has made it clear that the ICC needs to offer some explanation as their people are responsible for the (national anthem) playlist of teams in the Champions Trophy.
“Since India will not be enjoying in Pakistan, it’s onerous to know how their anthem was performed by mistake from the playlist,” the source said.
India had refused to travel to Pakistan citing security concerns and are playing their share of Champions Trophy games in Dubai. The traditional rivals are due to clash on Sunday in a crucial match a loss in which will knock Pakistan out of the tournament.
The PCB had earlier also written to the ICC about its name logo not being displayed on television screens when India played Bangladesh in Dubai on Friday.
The ICC then assured the PCB that it was a mistake and all matches in Dubai will use the three-line horizontal logo with Pakistan’s name.
Published – February 22, 2025 08:28 pm IST
