Longest national anthems amongst cricketing nations

7) New Zealand

New Zealand also sung “God Save the Queen”

Being one of the many British colonies around the World, New Zealand too sung “God Save the Queen” till 1976, when a petition ruled “God Defend New Zealand” as the second national anthem.

Since then, the Black Caps have been singing the highly energetic anthem which runs for just over a minute, and has both English as well as Maori lyrics, giving it the aggressive punch.

An enduring moment was to witness the Kiwis led by Brendon McCullum, singing the anthem with full fervour in their first ever World Cup Final last year. Didn’t quite help their cause though as they were bundled out for 183, handing neighbours Australia their fifth World Cup title.