The weather is pleasant here during spring summer. But then, the cricketing temperature is hotting up. The build-up to Wednesday's mouth-watering India - Pakistan duel reflects the significance of the contest. Cricket, suddenly, is central to everybody's existence here. And the security machinery for this massive ICC World Cup semifinal, to be attended by the Prime Ministers of both India and Pakistan, is unprecedented for its sheer magnitude. There will be four layers of security personnel including intelligence men in plain clothes, policemen, para-military forces and NSG guards guarding the arena and the approaches leading to the Punjab.
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