{"id":23785,"date":"2026-09-13T16:10:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T16:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=23785"},"modified":"2026-09-13T16:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T16:10:13","slug":"after-ind-vs-afg-first-vande-mataram-set-to-become-regular-before-india-matches-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=23785","title":{"rendered":"After IND vs AFG first, \u2018Vande Mataram\u2019 set to become regular before India matches | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134208514,imgsize-658193,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/india-vs-afghanistan-anthem-ani.jpg\" alt=\"After IND vs AFG first, \u2018Vande Mataram\u2019 set to become regular before India matches\" title=\"India and Afghanistan cricket teams before the first T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. (ANI)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"India and Afghanistan cricket teams before the first T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. (ANI)\">India and Afghanistan cricket teams before the first T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. (ANI)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>New Delhi: For the first time ever, the national song, &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/vande-mataram\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vande Mataram<\/a>&#8216;, was sung before the match between India and Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday. The national song was followed by the standard practice of national anthems of both countries.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>It must be mentioned here that &#8216;Vande Mataram&#8217; was sung during the Delhi Premier League final also, which also took place at the same venue. Curiously, it was not played during other state leagues in Odisha and Punjab.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>It has been learnt that it is going to be a practice going forward in matches involving the Indian team in India. &#8220;This is going to be followed in all events in India going forward. It is going to be a practice and it is not just about this stadium,&#8221; said a source.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>It comes on the heels of Parliament passing a bill that made any insult to the national song a punishable offence. The full official version of \u2018Vande Mataram\u2019 comprises six stanzas &#8211; which was sung before the first of the three match series.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>As the 150th anniversary of &#8216;Vande Mataram&#8217; was celebrated, the Home Ministry had directed that all six stanzas must be sung when &#8216;Jana Gana Mana&#8217; is also sung.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>&#8220;The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 amends Section 3 of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971. It extends the same legal protection to the National Song, Vande Mataram that is currently afforded to the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/national-anthem\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Anthem<\/a>, Jana Gana Mana. The amendment makes it an offence to intentionally prevent the singing of the National Song or to cause a disturbance to an assembly engaged in its singing,&#8221; said a PIB statement in July.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Prior to the teams taking the field for the national song and anthems, India skipper Shreyas Iyer had won the toss and chosen to field.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/india-vs-afghanistan\/national-song-vande-mataram-played-before-india-vs-afghanistan-in-a-first-for-national-team\/articleshow\/134208336.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India and Afghanistan cricket teams before the first T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. (ANI) New Delhi: For the first time ever, the national song, &#8216;Vande Mataram&#8216;, was sung before the match between India and Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday. 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