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Watch: Moment Melbourne Cricket Ground echoes with Indian national anthem during India vs Pak T20 World Cup clash

October 24, 2022
Bharat Times

Team India registered a thrilling win over arch-rivals Pakistan in the ICC T20 World Cup.

In the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 match, Team India registered a thrilling win over arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday. Virat Kohli created history as he played an unbeaten knock of 82 runs off just 53 balls to help his team win the nail-biting game.

But even before the blockbuster clash began, a shocking video showed thousands of fans singing the Indian national anthem at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). ‘Jan Gan Man’ Took the internet by storm in unison.

Sharing the spine-chilling video on Twitter, Mumbai Police wrote, “The country and anthem we all stood up for. #JaiHind #TeamIndia #IndVSPak2022”.

Check out the video below:

In the clip, Indian fans were seen singing the national anthem while waving the Indian flag high. The voices of about 90,000 Indians just filled the Melbourne Cricket Ground. This electrifying atmosphere not only brought tears to the eyes of Indian cricket captain Rohit Sharma, but also made everyone goosebumps.

Meanwhile, returning to the match, India were in deep trouble after losing 4 wickets in just 6.1 overs, although the century partnership between Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya kept the team’s hopes alive. Kohli played an incredible innings of 82 runs and remained unbeaten till the end. The victory of Team India was sealed with the winning run of Ravichandran Ashwin on the last ball of the match.

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After the win, speaking at a press conference, India captain Rohit Sharma lauded their bowlers, saying that the start of the match against Pakistan felt like a “Test match”.

“I really liked it. It felt really cool. We talked about a few things in our team meetings and things like that. We talked about how we wanted to use our big range And want to challenge the batsmen a little bit. You’ve got to understand at times what the pitch is doing. That back part of the length, a little back of the length, a little full, wasn’t easy to hit, And what happened in today’s game will tell you,” Rohit Sharma said.

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