Legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan to sing the national anthem before Indo-Pak tie

ACTOR AMITABH BACHCHAN and Shafaqat Amanat Ali, a classical singer from Pakistan will be singing the respective national anthems of the two countries before the India-Pakistan WT20 match held at the Eden Gardens on Saturday.

The Bollywood legend confirmed his presence for the match on Twitter, retweeting a post on Tuesday.

@SrBachchan to sing national anthem in India-Pakistan World T20 clash. pic.twitter.com/J5MbVFsOE8

— Amitabh Bachchan FC (@Thekkapoor) March 15, 2016

T 1265 - @SrBachchan sir gonna sing the national anthem on 19th march !!
#IND #PAK
#WT20 pic.twitter.com/mQvpyotUvJ

— Amitabh Bachchan FC (@Thekkapoor) March 15, 2016

The sources of Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) confirmed that Ali will sing Pakistan's national anthem.