So the contest didn’t really live up to the hype, as India comfortably registered a 124-run victory over their arch-rivals. But in the match which was plagued with several ‘rain breaks’, nothing deterred the passionate fans from either side. In a video which has surfaced thanks to ESPN, fans from either side can be seen being their festive self doing bhangra to the beats of the dhol as the match stopped for the nth time yesterday.
India and Pakistan fans party during the rain delay at Edgbaston https://t.co/VZNqIt4917 #INDvPAK #CT17 pic.twitter.com/Z4Y2bueV64
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) June 4, 2017
This video captures the true spirit of the Indo-Pak rivalry, which might be all guns blazing on the field but is warm and passionate off it. Everyone acknowledges the sense of brotherhood, as we retain our similar taste in food, music and spirit for festivities. Here’s to many more Indo-Pak matches… *raises glass*