India vs. Pakistan: 2011 Cricket World Cup

India and Pakistan battled in the semi-finals of 2011 Cricket World Cup.

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Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani of Pakistan and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India wave to spectators prior to the start of the 2011 ICC World Cup Semi-Final between India and Pakistan at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium on March 30, 2011 in Mohali, India.

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Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani of Pakistan shakes hands with Sachin Tendulkar of India prior to the start of the 2011 ICC World Cup Semi-Final between India and Pakistan in Mohali, India.

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Captain Shahid Afridi of Pakistan shakes hands with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India prior to the start of the 2011 ICC World Cup second Semi-Final between India and Pakistan in Mohali, India.

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Cricket fans with their faces painted with the Indian and Pakistani national flags pose as they engage in a tug-of-war for a replica of the Cricket World Cup trophy using their teeth, in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad March 28, 2011.

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Security officers run behind a bus, not seen, carrying the India cricket team ahead of a training session in Mohali, India, Tuesday, March 29, 2011.

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India supporters cheer before the start of the Cricket World Cup semifinal match between Pakistan and India in Mohali, India, Wednesday, March 30, 2011.

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A Pakistani cricket fan watches the Pakistan-India cricket shown at a local theatre, in Peshawar, Pakistan on Wednesday, March 30, 2011.

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Pakistani, left, and Indian prisoners watch the Pakistan-India cricket match, in Karachi central jail in Pakistan Wednesday, March 30, 2011.

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India batsman Gautam Gambhir, left, hits a shot during the Cricket World Cup semifinal match between Pakistan and India in Mohali, India, Wednesday, March 30, 2011.

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Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi, right, sets the field as he prepares to bowl while India batsman Sachin Tendulkar, left, looks on during the Cricket World Cup semifinal match between Pakistan and India in Mohali, India, Wednesday, March 30, 2011.

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India batsman Yuvraj Singh is bowled out for a duck during the Cricket World Cup semifinal match between Pakistan and India in Mohali, India, Wednesday, March 30, 2011.

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India's Sachin Tendulkar, left, is stumped unsuccessfully by Pakistan's Kamran Akmal during the Cricket World Cup semifinal match between India and Pakistan in Mohali, India, Wednesday, March 30, 2011.

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Pakistan bowler Wahab Riaz, left, celebrates after claiming the wicket of India batsman Virender Sehwag, unseen, during the Cricket World Cup semifinal match between Pakistan and India in Mohali, India, Wednesday, March 30, 2011.

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India's Suresh Raina dives to avoid a run out by Pakistan's Kamran Akmal during the Cricket World Cup semifinal match between India and Pakistan in Mohali, India, Wednesday, March 30, 2011.

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India's Munaf Patel, left, celebrates with fellow team member Suresh Raina, center, after the dismissal of Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez, right, during the Cricket World Cup semifinal match between Pakistan and India in Mohali, India, Wednesday, March 30, 2011.

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Pakistan players celebrate after umpire Ian Gould gave out Sachin Tendulkar LBW but the decision was reversd on appeal during the 2011 ICC World Cup second Semi-Final between Pakistan and India in Mohali, India.

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Pakistan fielder Wahab Riaz attempts unsuccessfully to stop a shot for four during the Cricket World Cup semifinal match between Pakistan and India in Mohali, India, Wednesday, March 30, 2011.

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Pakistan batsman Kamran Akmal, second from left, walks off after his dismissal as India players celebrate during the Cricket World Cup semifinal match between Pakistan and India in Mohali, India, Wednesday, March 30, 2011.

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Pakistan's Asad Shafiq plays a shot off the bowling of India's Munaf Patel during the Cricket World Cup semifinal match between India and Pakistan in Mohali, India, Wednesday, March 30, 2011.

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A man holds a child as he watches fans cheer for the Indian cricket team ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup semi-final match between India and Pakistan, outside a quarter with posters of Indian cricket players pasted on its walls, in Kolkata March 29, 2011. World Cup fever struck India seriously the moment it became apparent that the co-hosts would meet Pakistan in the second semi-final in Mohali on Wednesday.

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Indian cricket fans offer prayers for the success of the Indian team ahead of the Cricket World Cup semifinal match against Pakistan, in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, March 30, 2011.

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Indian cricket fans decorate a wall with posters of Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar in Kolkata, India, Thursday, March 24, 2011. India hasn't won the World Cup since 1983 and is under huge pressure to perform for the cricket crazy fans in this nation of more than 1.1 billion people.

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India beat Pakistan in the semi-final match and will now face Sri Lanka in the final match of the World Cup. Here, members of the Sri Lankan team carry teammate Muttiah Muralitharan after they beat New Zealand in their ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi-final match in Colombo March 29, 2011.

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