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Chants, hooting, cheering: The Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium's tryst with India and cricket

Srinagar is preparing to host a major cricket fixture, the Irani Cup, at the Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium on October 1, marking a significant return of top-tier matches to the region after a forty-year hiatus. The venue previously hosted international fixtures in the 1980s, including a famous encounter between India and the West Indies that was disrupted by protestors, and subsequent matches before militancy and political deterioration halted international hosting in the Valley.

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