Winning moments at the Final
President Pratibha Patil and her Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapakse will top a high-profile list of people who will watch the cricket world cup final between India and Sri Lanka in Mumbai on Saturday. Here is a look at the big names that will adorn the Wankhade stadium on Wednesday.
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Six weeks and 48 matches later, the Indian cricket team is just one step away from realising its dream of clinching the cricket world cup, a dream that has not been realised since 1983.
The cricket fever has also gripped the politicos in the nation and many eminent personalities will adorn the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday
President Pratibha Patil and her Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa will top the high-profile list.
Here's a look. -
Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa landed in Mumbai for the India-Sri Lanka final.
"The President wants us (Sri Lanka) to win the World Cup as a tribute to Muttiah Muralitharan who retires from international cricket after this World Cup," Rajapaksa's spokesman had earlier said.