After the high octane Indo-Pak match in Mohali, the World Cup cricket final in Mumbai on April 2 is also going to be a high-profile event with the President, Ms Pratibha Patil, and her Sri Lankan counterpart, Mr Mahinda Rajapaksa, set to watch the encounter.
Ms Patil will be flying to Mumbai for the keenly awaited match after India entered the final by thrashing Pakistan at Mohali on Wednesday, Rashtrapati Bhawan sources said.
The President has been following the game and had watched the India-Pakistan semi-final match.
The Mohali encounter provided the “setting” for a “re-engagement” between India and Pakistan with the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and his Pakistani counterpart, Mr Yousuf Raza Gilani, mixing cricket with diplomacy.
Reports from Colombo said that Mr Rajapaksa will fly to Mumbai for the India-Sri Lanka final.