Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Vande Mataram Played After Anthem at India-Afghanistan T20
India played a cricket match against Afghanistan in New Delhi.
Before the match, the national anthem and Vande Mataram were played.
The main PTI report said Vande Mataram came after the national anthem.
Another report described it as being played before the anthem, creating a difference in the reported order.
The full version of Vande Mataram has six stanzas.
It lasted 3 minutes and 10 seconds, while the anthem lasted 52 seconds.
The Home Ministry said people should stand at attention during the song.
A BCCI source said Vande Mataram will be played before the first match of each future home series.
Vande Mataram was played in New Delhi during India’s first T20 International against Afghanistan.
The PTI report says the national song followed Jana Gana Mana before the match.
The complete six-stanza rendition lasted 3 minutes and 10 seconds, while the anthem lasted 52 seconds.
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs directed attendees to stand at attention during the official rendition.
A Board of Control for Cricket in India source said the song will precede the first match of every home series.
- Who
- The Board of Control for Cricket in India, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and those attending the India-Afghanistan match.
- What
- Vande Mataram was played alongside Jana Gana Mana before an international T20 cricket match.
- When
- Sunday, September 13; the Ministry of Home Affairs issued its guidelines on February 6.
- Where
- Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, India.
- Why
- The rendition followed Ministry of Home Affairs guidelines issued for commemorations of Vande Mataram’s 150th anniversary.
Reported After the Anthem
Reported Before the Anthem
Order of performance
Reported After the Anthem
The PTI report and the existing account state that Vande Mataram was played after Jana Gana Mana.
Reported Before the Anthem
Another report’s headline and description say Vande Mataram was played ahead of Jana Gana Mana; the supplied reports therefore differ on the sequence.
- Match
- India’s first T20 International against Afghanistan
- Venue
- Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi
- National song
- Vande Mataram, performed in its complete six-stanza version
- Song duration
- 3 minutes and 10 seconds
- Anthem duration
- 52 seconds
- Attendance protocol
- People present were required to stand at attention during the official rendition
- Future policy
- A BCCI source said Vande Mataram will precede the first match of every India home series
