ICC T20 World Cup: Fans pull out all stops for T20 Dubai outing

FEVER PITCH: Charter flights, travel firms busy; Dubai hotels full; cinemas and cafes packed

An India-Pakistan face-off on the cricket field has the country hooked at the best of times. Now, with the opportunity coming after an extended period when the possibility of watching live cricket in a social setup had all but vanished, the excitement hit another level.
 
So cricket fans dropped everything to fly out to Dubai or gather at cafés and cinemas across the country to watch the Men in Blue take on arch rival Pakistan in their opening T20 World Cup encounter in Dubai on Sunday evening.
 
A spokesperson for PVR Cinemas said they saw 85-90 per cent