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Fans pray for 'peace' ahead of India-Pakistan clash
The arch rivals will lock horns in Dubai in one of the biggest games of the tournament with an expected television audience of up to one billion people.
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Cricket fans hold a placard with the picture of India's captain Virat Kohli (R) as they perform rituals wishing the victory of the Indian cricket team ahead of their ICC T20 World Cup 2021 cricket match against Pakistan played in Dubai, in Kolkata on October 24, 2021. (AFP/Dibyangshu Sarkar)
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ans of India and Pakistan called for "peace" and more cricket between the two Asian giants ahead of the blockbuster clash at the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday.
The arch rivals will lock horns in Dubai in one of the biggest games of the tournament with an expected television audience of up to one billion people.
But matches between the two cricket-crazy nations are few and far between with India cutting bilateral ties with its neighbours since 2007.
"We should play each other more often. It is such a treat to see these two teams on the cricket field," Mohammad Ashraf, a Pakistan national working in the United Arab Emirates, told AFP.
"Virat Kohli versus Hasan Ali, what a contest! Politicians should not spoil all this for their own gains. Let them play cricket. I pray for peace between the two nations."
There have been protests in India with calls to boycott the match in the wake of recent killings of 11 migrant workers and minority Hindus and Sikhs in Indian-administered Kashmir.
There was a brief thaw in rivalry when Pakistan toured India for five limited-over matches in 2012-13 but since then have only met in multi-nation tournaments.
