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Updated On: 18 February, 2025 03:03 PM IST | Dubai | mid-day online correspondent
There were fans from India, of course, but among the 200-plus supporters assembled at the ICC Cricket Academy were Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Oman, UK and USA citizens - mostly of Indian origin

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Rehman Zaid and Fatima made a trip from Oman to Dubai to catch a glimpse of India's superstar cricketers, and it did not matter to them that they had to wait for hours to turn a long-cherished dream into reality.
Rarely fans from a cricketing outpost get to see Indian players up close, but once they got a chance the supporters returned home with some precious memorabilia.
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