Fans celebrate India’s grand win over Pak
n By Paritosh Pramanik
DID India win the World Cup? The crazy celebrations on city streets on Sunday evening gave one the same impression. For the die-hard fans of the Indian cricket team, the win
over Pakistan at Adelaide was
much bigger than lifting the coveted crown.
India’s sixth straight win against Pakistan in World Cup on Sunday once again made Nagpur’s crazy supporters jump out of their couches and ‘storm’ into the ‘field’ to celebrate the occasion. Fans burst firecrackers as if it was a Diwali celebration. They were not friends, not even relatives but the bonhomie was such that everybody looked like a big Indian family as they hugged each other, be it young or old.
The ever-happening West High Court Road was jam-packed with thousands of Indian team’s supporters. It was a normal Sunday afternoon but footfalls started as soon as the last Pakistan wicket fell to mark India’s resounding 76-run win.
The fans were inside cars, jeeps and also over it, on their mobikes and minidoors chanting ‘Indiaaa... Indiaaaa’ and blaring horn.
Traffic rules were broken for once as bikers moved triple seat.
The traffic cops too went soft on them.
“Khushi mana rahe hai aaj jeet ki... Kuch der ki baat hai... (They are celebrating the win. It won’t go much longer),” said one of the cops at Laxmi Bhavan Square.
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The road from Law College Square to Shankar Nagar Square was packed and vehicles moved at a snail’s pace. But the ‘epicentre’ was Laxmi Bhavan Square. Fans celebrated at the square for more than two hours. Tricolour fluttered in almost all hands at the celebration point. A few fans like Gopal Chandak and Ashok Agrawal even brought World Cup replica which attracted everybody. The crowd chanted in chorus, “Bharat Mata Ki Jai. Vande Mataram”.
There were other slogans too which attracted applause.
“Ek baat to saaf hai, hum sabke baap hai”... “1992- faqr hai, 1996- faqr hai, 1999- faqr hai, 2003- faqr hai, 2011- faqr hai, 2015- faqr hai” which related to each edition of World Cup when India defeated Pakistan.
There were a few girls in an open jeep who were shouting, “Virat Kohli Zindabad...Anushka Sharma (Virat’s girlfriend) Zindabad.”
One of the fans said, “this win is much bigger than the title win.” The other said, “We’ve won the World Cup.”
The ‘victory square’ had all - from kids to elderly people who all came out for the house to join the celebration.
Even sweets were distributed for free by one of the sweet shops located on WHC Road.
“Such win doesn’t come daily. It’s a big win and that too over Pakistan that’s why we are distributing sweets,” said the owner of Subhash Mishtan Bhandar while distributing jalebis to fans.
n By Paritosh Pramanik
DID India win the World Cup? The crazy celebrations on city streets on Sunday evening gave one the same impression. For the die-hard fans of the Indian cricket team, the win
over Pakistan at Adelaide was
much bigger than lifting the coveted crown.
India’s sixth straight win against Pakistan in World Cup on Sunday once again made Nagpur’s crazy supporters jump out of their couches and ‘storm’ into the ‘field’ to celebrate the occasion. Fans burst firecrackers as if it was a Diwali celebration. They were not friends, not even relatives but the bonhomie was such that everybody looked like a big Indian family as they hugged each other, be it young or old.
The ever-happening West High Court Road was jam-packed with thousands of Indian team’s supporters. It was a normal Sunday afternoon but footfalls started as soon as the last Pakistan wicket fell to mark India’s resounding 76-run win.
The fans were inside cars, jeeps and also over it, on their mobikes and minidoors chanting ‘Indiaaa... Indiaaaa’ and blaring horn.
Traffic rules were broken for once as bikers moved triple seat.
The traffic cops too went soft on them.
“Khushi mana rahe hai aaj jeet ki... Kuch der ki baat hai... (They are celebrating the win. It won’t go much longer),” said one of the cops at Laxmi Bhavan Square.
(Contd from page 1)
The road from Law College Square to Shankar Nagar Square was packed and vehicles moved at a snail’s pace. But the ‘epicentre’ was Laxmi Bhavan Square. Fans celebrated at the square for more than two hours. Tricolour fluttered in almost all hands at the celebration point. A few fans like Gopal Chandak and Ashok Agrawal even brought World Cup replica which attracted everybody. The crowd chanted in chorus, “Bharat Mata Ki Jai. Vande Mataram”.
There were other slogans too which attracted applause.
“Ek baat to saaf hai, hum sabke baap hai”... “1992- faqr hai, 1996- faqr hai, 1999- faqr hai, 2003- faqr hai, 2011- faqr hai, 2015- faqr hai” which related to each edition of World Cup when India defeated Pakistan.
There were a few girls in an open jeep who were shouting, “Virat Kohli Zindabad...Anushka Sharma (Virat’s girlfriend) Zindabad.”
One of the fans said, “this win is much bigger than the title win.” The other said, “We’ve won the World Cup.”
The ‘victory square’ had all - from kids to elderly people who all came out for the house to join the celebration.
Even sweets were distributed for free by one of the sweet shops located on WHC Road.“Such win doesn’t come daily. It’s a big win and that too over Pakistan that’s why we are distributing sweets,” said the owner of Subhash Mishtan Bhandar while distributing jalebis to fans.
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