World Cup: Games on and off the pitch, in pictures

Updated On Feb 19, 2015 03:44 pm IST
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South Africa’s Hashim Amla plays football during training at Seddon Park, Hamilton on February 14 ahead of their match against Zimbabwe the next day. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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South Africa’s Hashim Amla plays football during training at Seddon Park, Hamilton on February 14 ahead of their match against Zimbabwe the next day. (AFP Photo)

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(Left) Sri Lanka's Jeevan Mendis pulls off an athletic catch at the boundary to dismiss New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum (not in picture) in Christchurch on February 14. (Right) Mendis misses a catch off Corey Anderson. (Reuters Photos) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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(Left) Sri Lanka's Jeevan Mendis pulls off an athletic catch at the boundary to dismiss New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum (not in picture) in Christchurch on February 14. (Right) Mendis misses a catch off Corey Anderson. (Reuters Photos)

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Security personnel tackle a streaker during the match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on February 14. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Security personnel tackle a streaker during the match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on February 14. (AFP Photo)

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A police official tackles a refugee protestor after he runs onto the ground during the match between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on February 14. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A police official tackles a refugee protestor after he runs onto the ground during the match between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on February 14. (AFP Photo)

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A South African fan wears a chicken hat before the start of their match against Zimbabwe in Hamilton on February 15. (Reuters Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A South African fan wears a chicken hat before the start of their match against Zimbabwe in Hamilton on February 15. (Reuters Photo)

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Pakistan fans cheer in the stands before their team’s match against India in Adelaide on February 15. Their team did not back their talk. (Reuters Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Pakistan fans cheer in the stands before their team’s match against India in Adelaide on February 15. Their team did not back their talk. (Reuters Photo)

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Visually impaired school children listen to commentary of India-Pakistan match on radio at Chikkamagaluru in Karnataka on Sunday. (PTI Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Visually impaired school children listen to commentary of India-Pakistan match on radio at Chikkamagaluru in Karnataka on Sunday. (PTI Photo)

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Indian fans wave the tricolour during the match against Pakistan in Adelaide on February 15. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Indian fans wave the tricolour during the match against Pakistan in Adelaide on February 15. (AFP Photo)

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Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel celebrate as they watch broadcast of the match between Indian and Pakistan at the Wagah Border Post on February 15. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel celebrate as they watch broadcast of the match between Indian and Pakistan at the Wagah Border Post on February 15. (AFP Photo)

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(Left) Celebrations with colours in Allahabad on Sunday following India's victory against Pakistan. (Right) Fans rejoice following the victory, at Albert Ekka Chowk in Indian skipper MS Dhoni’s hometown Ranchi. (PTI Photos) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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(Left) Celebrations with colours in Allahabad on Sunday following India's victory against Pakistan. (Right) Fans rejoice following the victory, at Albert Ekka Chowk in Indian skipper MS Dhoni’s hometown Ranchi. (PTI Photos)

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South Africa's Imran Tahir yells out after taking the wicket of Zimbabwe's Chamu Chibhabha at Hamilton on February 15. (AP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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South Africa's Imran Tahir yells out after taking the wicket of Zimbabwe's Chamu Chibhabha at Hamilton on February 15. (AP Photo)

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Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav during a cricket match between CM and IAS XI in Lucknow on Sunday, the day India and Pakistan clashed in the World Cup. (PTI Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav during a cricket match between CM and IAS XI in Lucknow on Sunday, the day India and Pakistan clashed in the World Cup. (PTI Photo)

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Ireland's John Mooney celebrates hitting the winning runs against West Indies at the Saxton Oval in Nelson on February 16. (Reuters Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Ireland's John Mooney celebrates hitting the winning runs against West Indies at the Saxton Oval in Nelson on February 16. (Reuters Photo)

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Virat Kohli (107) acknowledges the crowd as he walks back to the dressing room after his dismissal against Pakistan at the Adelaide Oval on February 15. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Virat Kohli (107) acknowledges the crowd as he walks back to the dressing room after his dismissal against Pakistan at the Adelaide Oval on February 15. (AFP Photo)

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Mannequins dressed as Indian and Pakistani cricketers outside a showroom in Old City, Hyderabad. (PTI Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Mannequins dressed as Indian and Pakistani cricketers outside a showroom in Old City, Hyderabad. (PTI Photo)

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Posted spotted in the stands to the left of the media box at the Adelaide Oval. (Nilankur Das/HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Posted spotted in the stands to the left of the media box at the Adelaide Oval. (Nilankur Das/HT Photo)

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