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Vande Mataram Played After Anthem at India-Afghanistan T20
India played its national anthem before a cricket match against Afghanistan.
After that, it played Vande Mataram, India’s national song.
This happened at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.
It was described as the first time this had happened at an international sporting event.
The full version of Vande Mataram has six stanzas.
It lasted 3 minutes and 10 seconds.
The Home Ministry says people should stand at attention while it is played.
The BCCI says the song will be played before the first match of future home series.
Vande Mataram was played after Jana Gana Mana before India’s first T20 International against Afghanistan.
The ceremony took place at New Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday, September 13.
The complete six-stanza version lasted 3 minutes and 10 seconds, while the anthem lasted 52 seconds.
A Union Home Ministry directive requires people to stand at attention during the official rendition.
According to a BCCI source, Vande Mataram will precede the first match of every home series.
- Who
- The Board of Control for Cricket in India, the Union Home Ministry, and players and spectators at the India-Afghanistan match.
- What
- Vande Mataram was played after the national anthem before an international T20 cricket match.
- Where
- Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, India.
- When
- Sunday, September 13; the Home Ministry guidelines were issued on February 6.
- Why
- The performance followed Union Home Ministry guidelines issued for the national song’s 150th-anniversary commemorations.
Key facts
- Event
- India’s first T20 International against Afghanistan
- Venue
- Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi
- National anthem duration
- 52 seconds
- National song duration
- 3 minutes and 10 seconds
- Version performed
- Complete six-stanza version of Vande Mataram
- Future policy
- Vande Mataram is expected to be played before the first match of every India home series
- Guideline
- People present are required to stand at attention during the official rendition
Quotes
A BCCI source
An unnamed source from the Board of Control for Cricket in India
“Vande Mataram will now be played at the start of every home series, before the start of first game”
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