Cricket-Indian fans hold special prayers ahead of T20 World Cup final v New Zealand

Record ID: 2363893

  • Title: Cricket-Indian fans hold special prayers ahead of T20 World Cup final v New Zealand
  • Date: 8th March 2026
  • Summary: PRAYAGRAJ, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA (MARCH 07, 2026) (ANI - No use India) (NIGHT SHOTS) WOMEN FANS HOLDING OIL LAMPS AND PERFORMING 'AARTI' (HINDU DEVOTIONAL RITUAL)/MALE FANS HOLDING POSTERS OF INDIA'S CRICKET TEAM VARIOUS OF HINDU PRIEST HOLDING MUTLI-TIERED OIL LAMP AND PERFORMING RITUAL WITH COUPLE STANDING BEHIND HIM WAVING OIL LAMP/MAN BLOWING CONCH SHELL WOMEN HOLDING O
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  • Keywords: Ahmedabad India India vs New Zealand Indian fans Kanpur Moradabad New Zealand Prayagraj T20 World Cup Ujjain Varanasi cricket cricket fans cricket fever cricket final fan support fans final match buildup prayers religious prayers sports fans team India temple prayers victory hopes
  • Location: PRAYAGRAJ, UTTAR PRADESH/VARANASI, UTTAR PRADESH/KANPUR, UTTAR PRADESH/UJJAIN, MADHYA PRADESH/MORADABAD, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA
  • City: PRAYAGRAJ, UTTAR PRADESH/VARANASI, UTTAR PRADESH/KANPUR, UTTAR PRADESH/UJJAIN, MADHYA PRADESH/MORADABAD, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA
  • Country: India
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Cricket,Sport
  • Reuters ID: LVA001NYDKZ7Z
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Ardent Indian cricket fans across several cities offered special prayers and performed Hindu rituals ahead of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup final between India and New Zealand, praying for the home side's victory.
    The match will be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in western India's Ahmedabad city.
    India are bidding to become the first team to retain the T20 World Cup title and to achieve that, they will have to deal with not just a strong New Zealand XI but also the weight of expectation from a cricket mad nation of about 1.4 billion people.
    More than 100,000 predominantly home fans are expected to fill the world's largest cricket stadium where Australia famously beat India in the final of the 50-overs World Cup three years ago.
    Expectations are mounting again as India also try to become the first host to win a T20 World Cup.
  • Copyright Holder: ANI (India)
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