Yesterday I posted an article about intensity of cricket when India and Pakistan play each other.
Emotions and India vs. Pakistan encounter
Even though India won comfortably, hoards of fans provided their whole hearted support to their respective teams. It seemed as if World cup final was being played - from the fans was feverish and noise was deafening. Here is a small collection of news stories as reported by media today:
Raw emotions rule Oval 'super show'
Excerpt from http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/current/story/407210.html
Nothing about this encounter suggested it was a warm-up game. The sell-out crowd, and the intensity in the first innings was something even the final of the actual tournament will be proud of.
Excerpt from http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/current/story/407286.html
Rohit's innings, and Gambhir's supporting half-century, denied the match of an exciting finish that would have done justice to the feverish atmosphere at The Oval. The ICC wanted everyone to 'Catch the Spirit' and it was impossible not to. Celebrations were adrenalin-filled and every ball - be it dot, six or out - was cheered by an emotionally-charged full house, evenly divided in support between the teams. This was more than a warm-up game.
The players felt the same way, with India shelving all thoughts of experimentation. Dhoni said the bowlers had attempted a back-of-a-length approach in the previous game but merely tried to stick to basics today. "We were not experimenting," Dhoni said. "An India-Pakistan game, even though it's a warm-up, is a tough game to play. We were looking to do the basics, bowl yorkers."
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