After the Indian national song was briefly played prior to Saturday, February 22,’s Australia vs. England match at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) for clarification.
The mistake happened before the game, when the teams were lining up for their national anthems. First, the national anthem of England was played without any problems. When the Australian national anthem was about to be played, however, the Indian national anthem, “Jana Gana Mana,” was played for a few seconds before being cut off. Soon after, the Australian anthem was played.
The PCB is not pleased with the event and has blamed the international governing body for it. The ICC is in charge of creating and disseminating the national anthem playlist, which is then played throughout games, according to a PCB official. When the squad was not scheduled to play any games in Pakistan, the official also questioned why the Indian national anthem was on the playlist in the first place.
The national anthem was supposed to be played by an event management company, most likely hired by the ICC, and it has been discovered that they made a mistake.
Not the first time PCB has been dissatisfied
The PCB was upset earlier in the week when the word “Pakistan” was not included in the top corner watermark indicating the event name and host for the February 20 Bangladesh vs. India match. In response to the PCB’s request for an explanation, the ICC claimed that the issue was a technological fault. The ICC was requested to make sure it didn’t happen again since the PCB wasn’t satisfied with the explanation.
Speaking of the England vs. Australia game, the Gaddafi Stadium was packed. On the strength of Ben Duckett‘s 165 off 143 balls, England scored a huge 351/8. In the end, though, Australia easily chased down the mark because to Josh Inglis’ 120* off 86 balls. The most successful run chase in ICC ODI competitions was this one.
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