Indian fans celebrate, Pak fans heartbroken

Mohali: Indian fans broke into wild celebration even as the the Pakistanis were left heartbroken after their team lost the high-voltage semi-final of the World Cup to Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men here on Wednesday night.

Watched by the Prime Ministers of both countries and accompanied by top dignitaries, the semi-final had generated a lot of hype, and when India took the last Pakistani wicket, the capacity crowd at the PCA stadium erupted.

"India deserved to win. This fact had been admitted by Afridi, who had yesterday said that India were the favourites," said Anuj Gupta, an ardent fan.

History repeated itself as India maintained their record of remaining unbeaten against Pakistan in World Cup.

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, who was watching the final moments of the match with her son and party general secretary, Rahul Gandhi, looked delighted on India's win and so did the Nehru-Gandhi scion, attired in a white kurta pyjama.

The win also brought smiles on the faces of Bollywood star Aamir Khan, who was seated with Nita Ambani, wife of Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, and UB Group chairman, Vijay Mallya.

"After Kapil's devils won the Cup in 1983, Dhoni's men will bring this Cup back to India," Gupta said.

Even as the the Indians basked in their team's glory, the fans from across the border were shattered.

"I was confident that Pakistan will win. We are disappointed and some in our group are heartbroken, but I think in the end it is cricket which has won and brought the two sides closer once again," Waris Baig, Pakistan's leading film singer, said.

Cricketing ties between the two nations had been suspended after the Mumbai terror attack in 2008.

Meanwhile, outside the stadium, people burst crackers and did the traditional "Bhangra" to celebrate the victory.

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