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Indian players looked confused as the national anthem stopped abruptly and restarted out of sync.
India vs South Africa, 1st T20I: Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya singing the national anthem (X)
As India took on South Africa in the first T20I at the Kingsmead in Durban on Friday, there was a technical issue as the Indian players lined up fir the national anthem.
The music at the stadium kept cutting off as the players started to sing ‘Jana Gana Mana’ and went out of sync with the players. As the camera panned across the Indian men’s cricket team, Hardik Pandya and theothers were seen starting to clap as they finished signing the Indian national anthem. The stadium audio blasted the national anthem out of sync as the players were forced to go back to attention.
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Earlier, South Africa skipper Aiden Markram won the toss and elected to field as the hosts handed a debut to 21-year-old all-rounder Andile Simelane.
“We are going to bowl first. Looks a pretty good wicket. There has been some rain around this week and if there’s moisture we want to make use of it. Fantastic opportunity for guys to make their debuts at home and it is a great time for them to enjoy the game. We are quite a competitive team and the discussions have been how can we get positive results,” Aiden Markram said after winning the toss.
Suryakumar Yadav, at the toss, said: “We were looking to bat first. The wicket looks nice, better than the practice wicket and we will try to put runs on the board. The guys in the dressing room have made my job easier, the fearless approach they play with for their respective franchises and have brought the same approach to the team.”
The two teams will play a four-match series.
SA vs IND, 1st T20I: PLaying XI’s –
India: Sanju Samson (WK), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Varun Chakravarthy.
South Africa: Ryan Rickelton (WK), Aiden Markram (C), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Partrick Kruger, Marco Jansen, Andile Simelane, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Nqabayomzi Peter.
