Asia Cup Mix-Up: Tesher’s Jalebi Baby REPLACES Pakistan Anthem, singer's priceless reaction goes VIRAL

During Asia's Cup 2025, a major controversy broke out and shocked everyone during the India vs. Pakistan match in Dubai on Sunday when the organisers initially played the song "Jalebi Baby" instead of Pakistan's national anthem. Ahead of the game, the incident shocked almost everyone present and even got a reaction from the singer of the song that was played. The incident happened when the organisers requested everyone to stand up during Pakistan's national anthem, followed by India's. However, what shocked the internet and everyone present was when the lines from Tesher's 2021 song " Jalebi Baby," featuring American singer-songwriter Jason Derulo, played out.

The mistake was immediately corrected when the song was stopped and Pakistan's national anthem was played again instead.

What was the singer's reaction?

Obviously, the internet noticed the slip-up and reacted; the incident went viral all over the internet. Even the singer Tesher, who is a Canadian singer of Indian origin, noticed it too. The singer, in a funny caption, wrote, "When I made 'Jalebi Baby' I knew it was an anthem... but this is not what I had in mind. LOLLLLL," he wrote in an Instagram post on Sunday. Teshir's real name is Hitesh Sharma, and he shared a series of memes on X. The singer also gave a shout-out to the organisers for making his day. "Shout-out to the sound guy for messing up the anthem and making this an absolutely hilarious day for me. Accidents happen to the best of us; God bless whoever you are!!!" he wrote on his Instagram Story. "Internet too quick #INDvsPAK," he wrote.

Internet's reaction to the slip-up?

One user wrote, "'Jalebi Baby is Pakistan's national anthem.' ???" Another user wrote, "I'm crying. The DJ accidentally played 'Jalebi Baby' instead of the anthem. ?????"

What was the result of the match?

India won the match, which was another highlight. On Sunday, an in-form Indian team outclassed Pakistan to win the first match of The Asia Cup 2025 by defeating the neighbours by 7 wickets, with spinner Kuldeep Yadav being named the Player of the Match (3 wickets, 18 runs in 4 overs). Batting second, India comfortably achieved its 128-run target when skipper Suryakumar Yadav (47 runs from 37 balls) finished the match in style by hitting a six with 25 balls to spare.

All about the Asia Cup 2025?

The 2025 Men's Asia Cup, also known as the DP World Asia Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the 17th edition of the cricket tournament organised by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). It is being held in the United Arab Emirates from September 9 to 28, 2025, featuring eight teams competing in the Twenty20 International (T20I) format.