- Title: Indian fans hold special prayers ahead of T20 World Cup final v New Zealand
- Date: 8th March 2026
- Summary: KANPUR, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA (MARCH 8, 2026) (ANI- No use India) VARIOUS OF PEOPLE HOLDING INDIAN CRICKET TEAM MEMBERS' POSTERS DOING SACRED FIRE RITUAL CHANTING PRAYERS/PEOPLE HOLDING INDIAN FLAGS BEHIND PEOPLE HOLDING POSTERS OF INDIAN CRICKET TEAM MEMBERS AND INDIAN FLAGS /CRICKET BAT AND HELMET PLACED NEAR SACRED FIRE PIT PEOPLE HOLDING INDIAN CRICKET TEAM POSTERS AND
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- Keywords: India Indian fans perform puja New Zealand T20 World Cup world cup final
- Location: VARIOUS, INDIA
- City: VARIOUS, INDIA
- Country: India
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Cricket,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA004197408032026RP1
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- 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 on Sunday (March 8).
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.
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