India erupts with joy after famous victory
New Delhi: Cricket fans spilled over into the streets and danced to drumbeats Saturday to celebrate the win over Pakistan in the opening one-day match of the historic series.
Roads which had been deserted throughout the day as people were glued to their television sets came alive in spontaneous rejoicing as soon as the last ball was bowled in Karachi.
Firecracker bursts mingled with shouts of "Long live India" and "Hip Hip Hurray" as traffic had to stop on many city roads to give way to the joyful crowds. "It was a tight game and luckily we scraped through to a victory. We cannot forget the memory of (Pakistani batsman) Javed Miandad's last ball six win in 1986 in Sharjah over India," said Dilip Goyal, a cricket fan in New Delhi.
India beat Pakistan by five runs in a high-scoring thriller on Saturday to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match limited-overs series. Pakistani batsman Moin Khan could not hit the last ball for six.
Large television screens were set up in restaurants and there was a carnival atmosphere because of the match, the Indian team's first full Test tour of Pakistan since 1989.
People rushed out of the pubs and restaurants, yelling in joy. "As usual the India-Pakistan match was full of hard skips until the last ball," said Santosh Mangaonkar, an advertising professional, who called the match a "virtual replica" of the 1986 Sharjah confrontation.
"We as spectators wondered whether Sharjah would be repeated today, but it didn't happen, and it's a pleasure to beat Pakistan on Pakistani soil after a long, long time," he said.
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For starters its like Australia - England rivalry in Rugby or even more than that!
Its a 5 match series and India are up 1-0.
:Beer
New Delhi: Cricket fans spilled over into the streets and danced to drumbeats Saturday to celebrate the win over Pakistan in the opening one-day match of the historic series.
Roads which had been deserted throughout the day as people were glued to their television sets came alive in spontaneous rejoicing as soon as the last ball was bowled in Karachi.
Firecracker bursts mingled with shouts of "Long live India" and "Hip Hip Hurray" as traffic had to stop on many city roads to give way to the joyful crowds. "It was a tight game and luckily we scraped through to a victory. We cannot forget the memory of (Pakistani batsman) Javed Miandad's last ball six win in 1986 in Sharjah over India," said Dilip Goyal, a cricket fan in New Delhi.
India beat Pakistan by five runs in a high-scoring thriller on Saturday to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match limited-overs series. Pakistani batsman Moin Khan could not hit the last ball for six.
Large television screens were set up in restaurants and there was a carnival atmosphere because of the match, the Indian team's first full Test tour of Pakistan since 1989.
People rushed out of the pubs and restaurants, yelling in joy. "As usual the India-Pakistan match was full of hard skips until the last ball," said Santosh Mangaonkar, an advertising professional, who called the match a "virtual replica" of the 1986 Sharjah confrontation.
"We as spectators wondered whether Sharjah would be repeated today, but it didn't happen, and it's a pleasure to beat Pakistan on Pakistani soil after a long, long time," he said.
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For starters its like Australia - England rivalry in Rugby or even more than that!
Its a 5 match series and India are up 1-0.
:Beer
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