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In pictures: Fans and players erupt as India take on Pakistan in the Cricket World Cup

  • India fans arrive before India v Pakistan at Old Trafford (Photo by Stu Forster-IDI/IDI via Getty Images)
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    India fans arrive before India v Pakistan at Old Trafford (Photo by Stu Forster-IDI/IDI via Getty Images)
    Stu Forster-IDI via Getty Images
  • Pakistan fans arrive before India v Pakistan at Old Trafford (Photo by Gareth Copley-IDI/IDI via Getty Images)
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    Pakistan fans arrive before India v Pakistan at Old Trafford (Photo by Gareth Copley-IDI/IDI via Getty Images)
    Gareth Copley-IDI via Getty Images
  • Captain's Virat Kohli and Sarfaraz Ahmed lead out their teams (Photo by Gareth Copley-IDI/IDI via Getty Images)
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    Captain's Virat Kohli and Sarfaraz Ahmed lead out their teams (Photo by Gareth Copley-IDI/IDI via Getty Images)
    Gareth Copley-IDI via Getty Images
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  • Pakistan and India supporters enjoy the build-up in the crowd (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Pakistan and India supporters enjoy the build-up in the crowd (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images)
    OLI SCARFF via Getty Images
  • Rohit Sharma smashing a six (Photo by Andy Kearns/Getty Images)
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    Rohit Sharma smashing a six (Photo by Andy Kearns/Getty Images)
    Andy Kearns via Getty Images
  • A young Indian supporter watching on as Sharma and KL Rahul start well for India (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images)
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    A young Indian supporter watching on as Sharma and KL Rahul start well for India (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images)
    OLI SCARFF via Getty Images
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  • Sharma dives to make his ground (Photo by Stu Forster-IDI/Stu Forster-IDI)
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    Sharma dives to make his ground (Photo by Stu Forster-IDI/Stu Forster-IDI)
    Stu Forster-IDI via Getty Images
  • Sharma hits out as Sarfraz Ahmed looks on (Photo by Stu Forster-IDI/Stu Forster-IDI)
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    Sharma hits out as Sarfraz Ahmed looks on (Photo by Stu Forster-IDI/Stu Forster-IDI)
    Stu Forster-IDI via Getty Images
  • Fan showing support for legendary Indian cricket Sachin Tendulkar (Photo by Martin Rickett/PA Images via Getty Images)
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    Fan showing support for legendary Indian cricket Sachin Tendulkar (Photo by Martin Rickett/PA Images via Getty Images)
    Martin Rickett - PA Images via Getty Images
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  • Sharma continues to attack the Pakistan bowlers (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Sharma continues to attack the Pakistan bowlers (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images)
    PAUL ELLIS via Getty Images
  • Rahul on his way to his 57 (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Rahul on his way to his 57 (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images)
    PAUL ELLIS via Getty Images
  • India fans loving the early boundaries (Photo by Gareth Copley-IDI/IDI via Getty Images)
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    India fans loving the early boundaries (Photo by Gareth Copley-IDI/IDI via Getty Images)
    Gareth Copley-IDI via Getty Images
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  • Rahul celebrates reaching his 50 (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Rahul celebrates reaching his 50 (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images)
    DIBYANGSHU SARKAR via Getty Images
  • Wahab Riaz celebrates the dismissal of India's K.L. (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Wahab Riaz celebrates the dismissal of India's K.L. (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images)
    PAUL ELLIS via Getty Images
  • Sharma celebrates reaching his century (Photo by Gareth Copley-IDI/IDI via Getty Images)
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    Sharma celebrates reaching his century (Photo by Gareth Copley-IDI/IDI via Getty Images)
    Gareth Copley-IDI via Getty Images
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  • India celebrate Sharma's 100 (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images)
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    India celebrate Sharma's 100 (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images)
    OLI SCARFF via Getty Images
  • Kohli picks the gap for a couple of runs (Photo by Stu Forster-IDI/Stu Forster-IDI)
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    Kohli picks the gap for a couple of runs (Photo by Stu Forster-IDI/Stu Forster-IDI)
    Stu Forster-IDI via Getty Images
  • Indian fans get their faces painted with colours of the national flag (Photo by DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Pictures of the day: India against Pakistan

    Indian fans get their faces painted with colours of the national flag (Photo by DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/Getty Images)
    DIPTENDU DUTTA via Getty Images
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  • Sharma furious with himself on his way back to pavilion after falling for 140 (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Sharma furious with himself on his way back to pavilion after falling for 140 (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images)
    DIBYANGSHU SARKAR via Getty Images
  • Virat Kohli reaches his half century (Photo by Stu Forster-IDI/Stu Forster-IDI)
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    Virat Kohli reaches his half century (Photo by Stu Forster-IDI/Stu Forster-IDI)
    Stu Forster-IDI via Getty Images
  • Indian fans celebrate Kohli's 50 (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Indian fans celebrate Kohli's 50 (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images)
    OLI SCARFF via Getty Images
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  • Pakistan's Shadab Khan shows off his athletic fielding (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Pakistan's Shadab Khan shows off his athletic fielding (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images)
    DIBYANGSHU SARKAR via Getty Images
  • A very colourful Indian fan (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images)
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    A very colourful Indian fan (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images)
    OLI SCARFF via Getty Images
  • Pakistan's Babar Azam takes a catch to dismiss India's Hardik Pandya (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Pakistan's Babar Azam takes a catch to dismiss India's Hardik Pandya (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images)
    DIBYANGSHU SARKAR via Getty Images
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  • Mohammad Amir celebrates with captain Sarfaraz after taking the wicket of India's MS Dhoni (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Mohammad Amir celebrates with captain Sarfaraz after taking the wicket of India's MS Dhoni (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images)
    DIBYANGSHU SARKAR via Getty Images
  • Umbrellas go up as the rain comes down (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Umbrellas go up as the rain comes down (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images)
    OLI SCARFF via Getty Images
  • Amir and Azam speak with Kohli and Vijay Shankar as they head back in (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Amir and Azam speak with Kohli and Vijay Shankar as they head back in (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images)
    DIBYANGSHU SARKAR via Getty Images
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  • A frustrated Kohli and Shankar walk off as rain stops play (Photo by Martin Rickett/PA Images via Getty Images)
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    A frustrated Kohli and Shankar walk off as rain stops play (Photo by Martin Rickett/PA Images via Getty Images)
    Martin Rickett - PA Images via Getty Images
India fans arrive before India v Pakistan at Old Trafford (Photo by Stu Forster-IDI/IDI via Getty Images)
Pakistan fans arrive before India v Pakistan at Old Trafford (Photo by Gareth Copley-IDI/IDI via Getty Images)
Captain's Virat Kohli and Sarfaraz Ahmed lead out their teams (Photo by Gareth Copley-IDI/IDI via Getty Images)
Pakistan and India supporters enjoy the build-up in the crowd (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images)
Rohit Sharma smashing a six (Photo by Andy Kearns/Getty Images)
A young Indian supporter watching on as Sharma and KL Rahul start well for India (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images)
Sharma dives to make his ground (Photo by Stu Forster-IDI/Stu Forster-IDI)
Sharma hits out as Sarfraz Ahmed looks on (Photo by Stu Forster-IDI/Stu Forster-IDI)
Fan showing support for legendary Indian cricket Sachin Tendulkar (Photo by Martin Rickett/PA Images via Getty Images)
Sharma continues to attack the Pakistan bowlers (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images)
Rahul on his way to his 57 (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images)
India fans loving the early boundaries (Photo by Gareth Copley-IDI/IDI via Getty Images)
Rahul celebrates reaching his 50 (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images)
Wahab Riaz celebrates the dismissal of India's K.L. (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images)
Sharma celebrates reaching his century (Photo by Gareth Copley-IDI/IDI via Getty Images)
India celebrate Sharma's 100 (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images)
Kohli picks the gap for a couple of runs (Photo by Stu Forster-IDI/Stu Forster-IDI)
Indian fans get their faces painted with colours of the national flag (Photo by DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/Getty Images)
Sharma furious with himself on his way back to pavilion after falling for 140 (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images)
Virat Kohli reaches his half century (Photo by Stu Forster-IDI/Stu Forster-IDI)
Indian fans celebrate Kohli's 50 (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images)
Pakistan's Shadab Khan shows off his athletic fielding (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images)
A very colourful Indian fan (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images)
Pakistan's Babar Azam takes a catch to dismiss India's Hardik Pandya (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images)
Mohammad Amir celebrates with captain Sarfaraz after taking the wicket of India's MS Dhoni (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images)
Umbrellas go up as the rain comes down (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images)
Amir and Azam speak with Kohli and Vijay Shankar as they head back in (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images)
A frustrated Kohli and Shankar walk off as rain stops play (Photo by Martin Rickett/PA Images via Getty Images)
Tom Homewood
·Assistant Producer

With approximately 1.5 billion people expected to be watching worldwide, India took on Pakistan at Old Trafford on Sunday.

The great rivals attracted more than 700,000 ticket applications with only 25,000 up for grabs in Manchester and those lucky few have really been making the most of it.

Here we take a look at the best snaps of the day.

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