• Pakistan’s captain Shahid Afridi plays a shot as his Indian counterpart MS Dhoni looks on at the Eden Gardens. Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP
    Pakistan’s captain Shahid Afridi plays a shot as his Indian counterpart MS Dhoni looks on at the Eden Gardens. Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP
  • Pakistani cricket fans wave flags and cheer as they watch the World T20 match against India and Pakistan brodcast from Kolkata on a screen in a street in Karachi. Rizwan Tabassum / AFP
    Pakistani cricket fans wave flags and cheer as they watch the World T20 match against India and Pakistan brodcast from Kolkata on a screen in a street in Karachi. Rizwan Tabassum / AFP
  • Pakistani youths gather around a big screen broadcast in Lahore. Arif Ali / AFP
    Pakistani youths gather around a big screen broadcast in Lahore. Arif Ali / AFP
  • Pakistan’s Mohammad Sami celebrates the dismissal of India’s Suresh Raina during the World T20 match at The Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP
    Pakistan’s Mohammad Sami celebrates the dismissal of India’s Suresh Raina during the World T20 match at The Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP
  • A Pakistan fan watches as the hope for a team win, a first on the world stage against India, went unanswered for the 11 time in the sport’s history between the two nations. Rahat Dar / EPA
    A Pakistan fan watches as the hope for a team win, a first on the world stage against India, went unanswered for the 11 time in the sport’s history between the two nations. Rahat Dar / EPA
  • Indian supporters celebrate as they watch on television India’s victory in the ICC World Twenty20 match against Pakistan in Kolkata. Rajanish Kakade / AP Photo
    Indian supporters celebrate as they watch on television India’s victory in the ICC World Twenty20 match against Pakistan in Kolkata. Rajanish Kakade / AP Photo
  • India’s Shikhar Dhawan is bowled by Pakistan’s Mohammad Sami. Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters
    India’s Shikhar Dhawan is bowled by Pakistan’s Mohammad Sami. Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters
  • Earlier, rain kept the groundsmen busy at the Eden Gardens before the World Twenty20 match went ahead as an 18-overs-a-side game. Bikas Das / AP Photo
    Earlier, rain kept the groundsmen busy at the Eden Gardens before the World Twenty20 match went ahead as an 18-overs-a-side game. Bikas Das / AP Photo
  • India’s Hardik Pandya celebrates after his dismissal of Pakistan’s captain Shahid Afridi during the World T20 tournament match between India and Pakistan. Prakash Singh / AFP
    India’s Hardik Pandya celebrates after his dismissal of Pakistan’s captain Shahid Afridi during the World T20 tournament match between India and Pakistan. Prakash Singh / AFP
  • (Lleft to right) Pakistan’s former cricket players Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram, Imran Khan were honoured by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. Also felicitated were India’s former cricket players Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar and Virender Sehwag before the start of the match. Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters
    (Lleft to right) Pakistan’s former cricket players Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram, Imran Khan were honoured by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. Also felicitated were India’s former cricket players Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar and Virender Sehwag before the start of the match. Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters
  • India’s Yuvraj Singh plays a shot during a crucial partnership with Virat Kohli. Prakash Singh / AFP
    India’s Yuvraj Singh plays a shot during a crucial partnership with Virat Kohli. Prakash Singh / AFP
  • India’s Virat Kohli celebrates his team’s victory soon after crossing the half-century mark and guiding the team to a 11th win over Pakistan in the world cups. Bernat Armangue / AP Photo
    India’s Virat Kohli celebrates his team’s victory soon after crossing the half-century mark and guiding the team to a 11th win over Pakistan in the world cups. Bernat Armangue / AP Photo

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Pakistan cricket fans remain in hope but City of Joy Kolkata turns into one for India - in pictures

Kumar Shyam
Kumar Shyam
Abu Dhabi

March 20, 2016

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