The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), was left red-faced after the Indian national anthem played for a fraction of a second at the start of the match between Australia and England in Lahore on Saturday.

Blaming the ICC for the fiasco, PCB has demanded an explanation from the cricket's governing body.

It all happened when Australia and England lined up at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, before the start of their respective national anthems. Even the spectators were surprised as the Indian national anthem played for a second before being stopped.

News agency PTI confirmed, that a source close to the ICC revealed that the PCB had sent a letter to the governing body outlining the incident and demanding an explanation.

"The PCB has made it clear that the ICC needs to offer some explanation as their people are responsible for the (national anthem) playlist of teams in the Champions Trophy.

"Since India is not playing in Pakistan, it is hard to understand how their anthem was played by mistake from the playlist," the source said.

Earlier, India had refused to travel to Pakistan citing security concerns and are playing their share of Champions Trophy games in Dubai. The traditional rivals are due to clash on Sunday in a crucial match a loss in which will knock Pakistan out of the tournament.

The PCB had earlier also written to the ICC about its name logo not being displayed on television screens when India played Bangladesh in Dubai on Friday.

The ICC then assured the PCB that it was a mistake. From now on, all matches in Dubai will use the three-line horizontal logo with Pakistan's name.

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