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Bollywood stars cheer for India at Pakistan match in T20 World Cup

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Oct 25, 2021, at 05:37 pm

Dubai/IBNS: Even as Team India had a bad day at office, several Bollywood stars left no chance to cheer for Virat Kohli's men, who began their T20 World Cup campaign playing arch-rival Pakistan here Sunday.

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar was seen cheering for India sitting beside Indian cricket board's secretary Jay Shah.

Akshay was also once seen enjoying the Indo-Pak match with Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan.

We lost the match but, Akshay Kumar's glimpse made us feel great 😍🔥 #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/i7gr5mnhOL
— jack (@cinejac) October 24, 2021

One face which flashed on television screens multiple times when Kohli slammed a six or Rishabh Pant hit a boundary was the one of actress Urvashi Rautela.

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A post shared by URVASHI RAUTELA 🇮🇳Actor🇮🇳 (@urvashirautela)

Senior Bollywood actress Preity Zinta was spotted with her husband Gene Goodenough in the stands enjoying the match.

While Preity was holding a tri-coloured hand fan, her spouse was wearing a t-shirt with India imprinted on it.

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A post shared by Preity G Zinta (@realpz)

Bollywood actress Mouni Roy had also reached Dubai to cheer for Team India.

In an Instagram post, she said, "INDIA INDIAAAAAAA @bookingcom truly made it easier for us to experience one of the most awaited and cherished cricket matches first-hand. Super excited to watch India’s first match at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup!"

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Former Miss World and actress Manushi Chillar shared a picture from Dubai saying, " Down but not out..."

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A post shared by Manushi Chhillar (@manushi_chhillar)

On the cricket field, however, India suffered a massive defeat in the hands of Pakistan, who won the match comprehensively by 10 wickets.

#TeamIndia #ViratKohli #Bollywood #AkshayKumar #UrvashiRautela #MouniRoy

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