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    Business royalty turn cheerleaders: When Nita Ambani, Akash-Shloka, Parth Jindal enjoyed Indo-Pak WC game

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    Nawaz Singhania and Swati Piramal were also in the box.

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    As arch-rivals India and Pakistan clashed in the ICC World Cup in Manchester, the Old Traf ford cricket ground often looked like an extension of Mumbai’s Altamount Road. Such was the business royalty in attendance to watch the high-voltage encounter.

    And they got to watch a Rohit Sharma classic that dismantled the beleaguered Pakistanis, whose shoulders drooped further on a cloudy day in Manchester.

    In attendance was JSW Steel MD Parth Jindal, who was there with his mother Sangita Jindal. JJ — Junior Jindal — wore a retro India World Cup shirt. Nawaz Singhania and Swati Piramal were also in the box.

    ​England felt just like home​ with the presence of these Indian business leaders.Agencies
    England felt just like home with the presence of these Indian business leaders.

    And last but not the least, there was Nita Ambani, a key patron of Indian cricket and many other sports. England felt just like home, especially after India registered a comprehensive victory.


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