India vs Sri Lanka 2017: National Anthems Won't Be Played in Remaining ODIs
New Delhi: India take on Sri Lanka in the second ODI of the five-match series on Thursday, and when the two teams will take to the field, the national anthems won't be played for them ahead of the start of the clash in Pallekele.
As a mark of respect, teams stand in line ahead of the start of a match and proudly sing their respective National Anthems. However, this won't be the case in the rest of this ODI series. The reason for this is that Sri Lanka management have come up with a new rule of singing National Anthem only during the first match of format during a series.
"We have adopted the practice of singing National Anthem only at the beginning of each format of the game," Sri Lanka cricket team's media manager Dinesh Ratnasingham was quoted as saying by Pakobserver.com.
"The practice of singing National Anthem was followed in the first ODI and again it will be sung at the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo before the commencement of the only T-20 match on this tour. Rest of the venues will have immediate start of the match without the Anthem Ceremony," Ratnasingham added.
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New Delhi: India take on Sri Lanka in the second ODI of the five-match series on Thursday, and when the two teams will take to the field, the national anthems won't be played for them ahead of the start of the clash in Pallekele.
As a mark of respect, teams stand in line ahead of the start of a match and proudly sing their respective National Anthems. However, this won't be the case in the rest of this ODI series. The reason for this is that Sri Lanka management have come up with a new rule of singing National Anthem only during the first match of format during a series.
"We have adopted the practice of singing National Anthem only at the beginning of each format of the game," Sri Lanka cricket team's media manager Dinesh Ratnasingham was quoted as saying by Pakobserver.com.
"The practice of singing National Anthem was followed in the first ODI and again it will be sung at the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo before the commencement of the only T-20 match on this tour. Rest of the venues will have immediate start of the match without the Anthem Ceremony," Ratnasingham added.
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