The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has asked some tough questions to the ICC after being left red-faced after India's national anthem played for a fraction of a second at the start of the Australia-England Champions Trophy match on Saturday.

The Indian national anthem was played for a brief moment before being cut off, shocking the fans as the two teams lined up for their national anthems at the beginning of the game. The PCB had written to the governing body detailing the incident and requesting an explanation, according to a source close to the ICC.

"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," ESPNCricinfo report stated.

Following occurrences that it believes have damaged Pakistan's status as the official hosts of the Champions Trophy, the PCB has had to request an explanation from the ICC for the second time in as many days.

When India played Bangladesh in the second match of the tournament in Dubai, the official broadcast did not include Pakistan's name on the logo.

This was different from the broadcast graphics used for the other tournament events thus far, such as the opening match between Pakistan and New Zealand in Karachi, where both the event name and "Pakistan" were displayed.

The PCB wasn't satisfied with the ICC's explanation, which was that it was a technical glitch. No matter where the games were held, the ICC promised that something like this would never happen again.

This implies that Pakistan's name would appear on the official on-screen emblem for Sunday's match between India and Pakistan in Dubai, the tournament's most anticipated match.

(PTI/ESPNCricinfo inputs)