The thrill of the India-Pak cricket match

S Venkateshwari

The year was 2011, and it was march 30th. All commercial planes were halted at chandigarh airport beginning at 6 a.m. 


It's the ODI cricket world cup semi-final, and it's between india and Pakistan. At the invitation of indian prime minister Manmohan Singh, Pakistani prime minister Yusuf Gilani travelled from Islamabad to see the match and meet with Manmohan.


The two sides' title encounter in the 2007 t20 world cup was also fresh in their minds, with india claiming the match-winning championship. There was also an unspoken tension among journalists monitoring the match in Mohali. 


This match had attracted all of the world's leading cricket correspondents. This was Sachin Tendulkar's final world cup, and everyone from yuvraj singh to kohli and Gambhir had declared that Sachin will win this time.


Thanks to Sachin Tendulkar's 85, india amassed 260 runs for the cost of seven wickets in their first innings. Sachin was also fortunate in that Pakistani fielders missed four of his catches.


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Following the previous match, both teams played in a group match at the t20 world cup in sri lanka the following year. However, the encounter between india and pakistan is unlike any other. 


However, none of these three players was able to contribute much to the match, and india had reached Pakistan's 128-run mark in 17 overs. virat kohli, who batted brilliantly for 78 runs, was named man of the match.


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Cricket organizers are also confident in the glitz and glam of India-Pakistan matches. 


Fans from all around the world descended on Sir Don Bradman's hometown of Adelaide, creating a prom-like atmosphere. The residents of the city's Central business District, where we stayed, had scarcely seen anyone dancing on the streets at midday the night before to the song 'Chak De India.'


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The 20-20 world cup has never been held in india, although the IPL originated and thrived in this country. The fans of india and pakistan were looking forward to a friendly match when the tournament arrived here, coupled with the expectation of triumph. 


Both teams were scheduled to play in the Group 10 match at the famous Eden Gardens stadium. Sourav Ganguly, the former indian captain, had joined the West bengal cricket administration until now, and he was in charge of the match preparations.


Wasim Akram, Rameez Raja, Harsha Bhogle, and other members of the commentary team joined Sourav on the field and met all of the players. virat kohli and rohit sharma also spent a long time inspecting the pitch with Sourav. 


Before the game, actor amitabh bachchan performed the national anthem in front of a crowd of one lakh people, with everyone in the grandstand, including Sachin Tendulkar, singing along. 


Due to rain, the match was truncated to 18-18 overs, and pakistan batted first, setting india a goal of 119 runs. virat kohli once again played blazing innings, scoring 55 runs in 37 balls, and india reached the mark with two overs remaining. Virat went on to win the match's man of the match award.

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