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The winner takes KASHMIR!' See how Pakistan's cricket fans celebrated the nation's historic win over India with parties, sweets and fireworks
But the jubilant scenes in Pakistan and Kashmir compared to a sombre mood among dejected India fans - in Delhi some left screenings of the match early after screaming anti-Pakistan slogans, despite the team being praised for being gracious in defeat.
Rival fans were seen chanting and throwing objects at each other on the streets in the UK, as celebrations went global.
The stunning turnaround in form of Pakistan, which was thrashed by India in their opening game of the tournament and largely written off, has gripped Pakistan's nation of 190 million people.
Indian cricket supporters react as Pakistan won the ICC Champions Trophy final cricket match against India, in New Delhi
In the Indian capital New Delhi, some fans watching an outdoor screening at Connaught Place, a central landmark in the city, chanted nationalist and anti-Pakistan slogans but fell silent as the game neared its climax, before drifting away, dejected.
'I am shocked... we thought we would have them for dinner, but it has turned the other way,' Amit Sharma told news agency AFP at Delhi's Connaught Place.
'We had planned big celebrations for what seemed like a sure shot victory for us with the way we were playing and also how Pakistan had just scraped into the final,' Sharma added.
In Kashmir - a disputed region over which India and Pakistan have fought two of their three wars since independence - the sporting celebrations swiftly sparked violence.
In Srinagar, the summer capital of the Indian Jammu and Kashmir state, residents accused officers of India's Central Reserve Police Force of smashing cars and beating up people for celebrating Pakistan's win. Many residents in India's only majority Muslim state support Pakistan's cricket team.
'This is the moment we were waiting for... It is a dream come true,' a Kashmiri youth shouted in support of the Sarfraz Ahmed-led Pakistan team.
Indian-administered Kashmir has been tense for months as violence between security forces and rebels fighting to end Indian rule have intensified since the killing of a popular militant leader last year.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahom...tanis-savour-victory-India.html#ixzz4kbpsJYoa
- Pakistan pulled off a remarkable Champions Trophy final victory over India
- An image of a spectator at The Oval wearing a t-shirt with the slogan 'winner takes Kashmir' swept social media
- Mohammed Amir produced one of the finest opening spells in one-day cricket
- Cricket-obsessed Pakistanis took to the streets with jubilation, while fans in Kashmir also celebrated the historic win
- It compared to sombre mood in Delhi, where fans left screenings dejected
But the jubilant scenes in Pakistan and Kashmir compared to a sombre mood among dejected India fans - in Delhi some left screenings of the match early after screaming anti-Pakistan slogans, despite the team being praised for being gracious in defeat.
Rival fans were seen chanting and throwing objects at each other on the streets in the UK, as celebrations went global.
The stunning turnaround in form of Pakistan, which was thrashed by India in their opening game of the tournament and largely written off, has gripped Pakistan's nation of 190 million people.
Indian cricket supporters react as Pakistan won the ICC Champions Trophy final cricket match against India, in New Delhi
In the Indian capital New Delhi, some fans watching an outdoor screening at Connaught Place, a central landmark in the city, chanted nationalist and anti-Pakistan slogans but fell silent as the game neared its climax, before drifting away, dejected.
'I am shocked... we thought we would have them for dinner, but it has turned the other way,' Amit Sharma told news agency AFP at Delhi's Connaught Place.
'We had planned big celebrations for what seemed like a sure shot victory for us with the way we were playing and also how Pakistan had just scraped into the final,' Sharma added.
In Kashmir - a disputed region over which India and Pakistan have fought two of their three wars since independence - the sporting celebrations swiftly sparked violence.
In Srinagar, the summer capital of the Indian Jammu and Kashmir state, residents accused officers of India's Central Reserve Police Force of smashing cars and beating up people for celebrating Pakistan's win. Many residents in India's only majority Muslim state support Pakistan's cricket team.
'This is the moment we were waiting for... It is a dream come true,' a Kashmiri youth shouted in support of the Sarfraz Ahmed-led Pakistan team.
Indian-administered Kashmir has been tense for months as violence between security forces and rebels fighting to end Indian rule have intensified since the killing of a popular militant leader last year.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahom...tanis-savour-victory-India.html#ixzz4kbpsJYoa
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