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25
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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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One of sport’s fiercest rivalries descended on a sleepy corner of Japan on Saturday as India and Pakistan clashed in the men’s cricket final at the Asian Games on a converted baseball field.
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India → descend → field
The neighbours only meet in international tournaments because of long-running political tensions and matches between them typically attract television audiences of hundreds of millions back home.
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matches → meet → millions
The gold-medal encounter in a suburban park in Nagoya was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Indians and Pakistanis living in Japan.
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encounter → live → Japan
They lined up hours before the game to get into the cosy 2,500-capacity purpose-built Korogi Athletic Park Stadium.
“I think this is never going to happen again, India against Pakistan in Japan,” long-time Nagoya resident Umer Dar, draped in a Pakistan flag, told AFP.
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Dar → line → AFP
“I’m crazy about cricket but I never have the opportunity to watch it live because I’ve lived here for 26 years.”
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I → ’m → years
The last time India and Pakistan collided was at the T20 World Cup in February, where they played in front of a sell-out 35,000 crowd in Sri Lanka.
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they → collide → Lanka
The atmosphere was as passionate as ever though, with fans waving flags and cheering every ball from the temporary stands.
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fans → wave → stands
“We bought tickets three months back when they started selling them,” said Tokyo resident and India supporter Mohammed Kashim Raja.
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resident → buy → them
“At the time it was easy but it became really difficult for others to get them.
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others → become → them
“We heard that many people were selling them for high prices.”
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people → hear → prices
Cricket is a niche sport in Japan and neutrals at the final appeared to be virtually non-existent.
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neutrals → appear → final
Teachers Hiromi Niwa and Miki Kaede, both from nearby Gifu, said they knew nothing about cricket and had bought tickets out of curiosity.
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they → say → curiosity
After reading a free leaflet explaining the rules and watching some of the action, Kaede said it had been a “really fun” experience.
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it → read → action
She was disappointed that their tickets did not get them into the final.
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tickets → disappoint → final
“We didn’t realise that India against Pakistan was such a big deal until we actually searched for it,” she said.
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she → realise → it
Cricket has a growing presence in Japan and the sport got a huge boost when India played their first-ever T20 international against Japan last week.
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India → have → Japan
The historic match, celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relations, took place at Japan’s modest Sano International Cricket Ground outside Tokyo.
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match → celebrate → Tokyo
It was Japan’s first T20 game against a full-member nation, and they gave India a huge fright before losing by two runs in a rain-shortened match.
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they → give → match
Kushal Gowda, an Indian fan living in Tokyo, said Japanese people were “trying to understand” cricket.
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people → live → cricket
“We were trying to explain to our colleagues in our office and they were curious and keen to know what it was about,” he said.
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he → try → what
“They kind of compared it with baseball.”
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They → compare → baseball
The crowd for the Asian Games final was overwhelmingly supporting India, with only a few Pakistan flags and shirts dotted around the ground.
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crowd → support → ground
A cheer went up when the gates opened to let fans in, and the party continued when the game began under clear skies.
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game → go → skies
“Even if it’s in Japan, the craze of India versus Pakistan is always there,” said Tokyo-based India fan Afroz Khan.
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Khan → ’ → Pakistan
“Anywhere they play in the world, it’s always crazy.”
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it → play → world
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