Shafqat Amanat Ali to sing anthem at Pakistan, India match

Guess who will be singing the Indian national anthem?

Cricket enthusiasts on both sides of the border can add another reason to rejoice as the India vs Pakistan match draws closer.

Vikrant Gupta, a sports Editor at an Indian news channel, took to Twitter to break the news that Pakistani singer Shafqat Amanat Ali and Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be singing Pakistan's and India's national anthems, respectively, at the upcoming match.

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He tweeted, "#breakingnews While @SrBachchan will sing the Indian National anthem, Shafqat Amanat Ali will sing the Pak natl anthem before #IndvsPak game."

#breakingnews While @SrBachchan will sing the Indian National anthem, Shafqat Amanat Ali will sing the Pak natl anthem before #IndvsPak game

— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) March 15, 2016

The news has already created a buzz among fans.

https://twitter.com/Trendulkar/status/709678996187947008

@vikrantgupta73 will be a Proud moment to see @SrBachchan sing #NationalAnthem #Ind vs #Pak #WCT20 #WT20

— #India Vs #England (@Cricketitutes) March 15, 2016

Indo-Pak thriller surely deserve this!!! Amitabh Bachan & Shafqat Amanat Ali to sing National Anthems #WT20 #PakvInd https://t.co/ECB25tRA99

— Sawera Pasha (@sawerapasha) March 15, 2016

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Pakistan and India are set to take each other on at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on March 19.