{"id":111,"date":"2023-11-17T18:17:54","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T18:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geneva24news.com\/?p=111"},"modified":"2023-11-28T10:21:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T09:21:11","slug":"indias-cricket-world-cup-approaches-its-climax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geneva24news.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/17\/indias-cricket-world-cup-approaches-its-climax\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s Cricket World Cup approaches its climax"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>India\u2019s\u00a0prime minister will likely be among the 132,000 people watching the final in his namesake Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It\u2019s been a bit of a procession so far for India, who have barely broken stride in winning 10 out of 10 World Cup games.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If India somehow manage to lose the showpiece final, it will be an embarrassment for Modi but there\u2019s no doubt about where the power in global cricket resides. 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