For the semi-final match of the ICC Cricket World Cup between India and Pakistan, the Bhartiya Janata Party veteran Lal Krishna Advani had arranged a special screening at his bungalow in New Delhi. His colleague, Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley, cut short his election campaign in Assam and went back to Mohali to watch the match. As India played the final against Sri Lanka, Advani went a step forward and flew down to Mumbai to watch the match at the Wankhede stadium. His party collague, Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, joined him at the stadium.