Asia Cup 2018, India vs Pakistan: From Ganesh Puja pandals to barber shops- cricket fever grips fans
Fans from both sides of the border celebrated the festival that is an India vs Pakistan cricket match.
India took on arch rivals Pakistan in Asia Cup group league encounter on Wednesday. The two counries do not play much cricket and so Wednesday's match was one of those rare chances for fans to witness the rivalry.
From cheering in stands to praying in puja pandals, fans on both sides of the border were gripped by the fever that comes with India vs Pakistan cricket matches.
A Indian cricket fan cheers in support during the one day international Asia Cup cricket match between Pakistan and India at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on September 19. (Image: AFP)
Pakistani viewers watch a television in a barber shop in Karachi on September 19, 2018, showing action from an Asia Cup group cricket match between India and Pakistan in Dubai. (Image: AFP)
Pakistani viewers watch the match on a big screen in a park in Karachi. (Image: AFP)
Indian cricket fans cheer in support of their national team in the stadium (Image: AFP)
An Indian cricket fan cheers in support of the Indian team ahead of the match. (Image: AFP)
Indian cricket fans cheer in support of Indian team as they watch on TV the one day international (ODI) Asia Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan, in Ahmedabad (Image: AFP)
Fans attend a prayer ceremony for the victory of the Indian cricket team before the start of their one-day international match against Pakistan at the Asia Cup in Dubai, in front of an idol of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, in Ahmedabad (Image: Reuters)
A Pakistani supporter sports a headgear and sunglasses as he waits for the start of the one day international cricket match of Asia Cup between India and Pakistan in Dubai (Image: PTI)