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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Anand Vasu in Ahmedabad

Hospital beds, scalped tickets and illicit booze: India sets up for Pakistan

Cricket fans, their bodies painted in the colours of the national flags of India and Pakistan, pose with a replica World Cup trophy
Cricket fans, their bodies painted in the colours of the national flags of India and Pakistan, pose with a replica World Cup trophy. Photograph: Ajit Solanki/AP

Fan interest has peaked in a manner that can only be described as madness to witness the universe’s biggest cricket match at the world’s largest cricket venue.

The capacity of the cavernous Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad is anything from 100,000 to 132,000, depending on whom you believe. The Gujarat Cricket Association, whose ground it is, has plaques their quoting both figures.

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