National anthem stops midway, leaving Team India stars confused

Before the 1st T20I, national anthem stopped midway, making fans angry.

Team India players faced an awkward moment when before the 1st T20I match against South Africa, the national anthem stopped midway due to a technical glitch. On Friday, Team India’s 1st T20I against South Africa was marred by a minor controversy surrounding the national anthem that got stopped in the middle due to a technical glitch.

A technical glitch before the 1stT20I made fans angry.

A minor controversy happened on Friday before the 1st T20I against South Africa began. As the two teams lined up for the national anthem, India’s anthem began to play first, but the proceedings were quickly disrupted by a technical glitch. The anthem was cut multiple times and at one point, it stopped altogether. The Indian players, despite this mishap continued to sing the national anthem. It was then resumed from where it had left off; however, awkwardness was visible on the faces of the Indian players.

The Indian players continued to sing the national anthem.

Despite the technical glitch and being unperturbed by the situation, the Indian players continued singing the national anthem, maintaining their composure. The technical glitch led to a visible confusion among the Indian players and the fans and the crowd expressed their disapproval. After the anthem came to a close, the crowd erupted in applause, showing their appreciation of the players’ professionalism even amidst the confusion and disruption.

Fans express anger on social media.

Fans expressed their anger on social media for the situation at the stadium. One user wrote, “Suddenly breakdown in National Anthem play of India unacceptable.” Another wrote, “INDvSA match me national anthem hi nahi ga pa rahe log. Sound system hi kharab ho gya. Firse start karna pada. Kya hai yrr. (In the INDvSA match, people aren’t able to sing the national anthem. The Sound system didn’t work and had to be played again. What is this).”