Did DJ play ‘Jalebi Baby’ instead of Pakistan’s National Anthem during World Asia Cup match? Fact Check
Claim: During the India versus Pakistan World Asia Cup cricket match on 14 September, 2025, the DJ played ‘Jalebi Baby’ instead of the Pakistani National anthem.
Conclusion: The claim is true. Several eye witnesses have confirmed it alongside credible news outlets and reports.
Rating : True — 
The highly anticipated and controversial India vs. Pakistan match in the DP World Asia Cup was held at Dubai International Stadium on 14 September, 2025. X user ‘ImHvardhan21’ claimed that the stadium DJ mistakenly played the popular song “Jalebi Baby” instead of Pakistan’s national anthem. The post, which included a video clip, garnered over 431,000 views. View the post below:
DJ played Jalebi Baby song on Pakistan National anthem 🤣#INDvsPAK #BoycottINDvPAK pic.twitter.com/rJBmfvqedI
— 𝗩 𝗔 𝗥 𝗗 𝗛 𝗔 𝗡 (@ImHvardhan21) September 14, 2025
The claim suggested a humorous blunder that embarrassed the Pakistani team just before the anthems. Another verified X user ‘MeghUpdates’ also posted a similar claim with the caption “Another humiliation for Pakistan- as DJ played Jalebi Baby song instead of Pakistan National anthem” View the post here:
Another humiliation for Pakistan- as DJ played Jalebi Baby song instead of Pakistan National anthem 😂🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/G74bGCNWGr
— Megh Updates 🚨™ (@MeghUpdates) September 14, 2025
FACT CHECK
DigitEYE India decided to fact check this claim and discovered that it is true. The event occurred prior to the match toss, with both teams lined up and spectators standing. The song “Jalebi Baby,” a 2021 hit by Canadian artist Tesher featuring Jason Derulo, unexpectedly played over the stadium speakers, causing visible confusion.
We cross checked this incident with multiple news reports including a report by Hindustan Times (here). It states that “When the time came for Pakistan’s National Anthem to be played, the DJ erred as Tesher and Jason Derulo’s uber-popular track ‘Jalebi Baby’ echoed around the Dubai International Stadium.” View a snippet from another section of the report below:
Another report by NDTV also confirmed this, observing how the “mistake was quickly rectified with the speakers then playing the National Anthem of Pakistan.” View a snippet from the article below:
The creator of the song ‘Jalebi Baby’ made a post on Instagram after the incident occurred. On September 14, 2025, he made a post about it with the caption “Jalebi Baby is always the right anthem,” joking about how this was not what he had in mind (referring to Pakistan’s national anthem) View the post here:
View this post on Instagram
The song ‘Jalebi Baby’ was indeed played instead of the Pakistani National anthem, as confirmed by video footage, media reports and the creator of the song himself. Thus, the claim is true.
