<p>Indian and Pakistan fans had organised group viewings in restaurants and homes, while IT professionals told PTI that many Indians working in British companies did not turn up for work.<br /><br />In Leicester, which has a large population of Indian origin, thousands of jubilant Indian fans poured into Belgrave Road, the hub of Asian business and culture.<br /><br />Similar celebrations have been reported in Southall, Wembley, Manchester and Birmingham.<br />Rush-hour traffic came to a standstill as supporters waving Indian flags, banging drums, blowing horns, sang and danced through the streets after the final Pakistan wicket fell.<br /><br />Some supporters clambered on top of buses and vans that became stuck in jams as police tried to clear a path for traffic through the huge crowds of happy supporters.<br /><br />Fireworks were also let off.<br /><br />Leicester-based Pulkesh Thakor, said: "It was amazing. For us, this was bigger than England versus Argentina at football. There isn't anything bigger in sport.<br /><br />"I thought Pakistan might be able to get 260 runs, but I started to relax when the wickets began to tumble. When the last wicket went down the whole place erupted."<br /><br />Another Indian fan, Kamal Jattan, said: "This was the World Cup final for us. What happens on Saturday hardly matters, though we will still be watching."<br /><br />The police struggled to clear a path for traffic caught up in the swell of people, but said they had not had any reports of trouble in Leicester following the match.</p>
<p>Indian and Pakistan fans had organised group viewings in restaurants and homes, while IT professionals told PTI that many Indians working in British companies did not turn up for work.<br /><br />In Leicester, which has a large population of Indian origin, thousands of jubilant Indian fans poured into Belgrave Road, the hub of Asian business and culture.<br /><br />Similar celebrations have been reported in Southall, Wembley, Manchester and Birmingham.<br />Rush-hour traffic came to a standstill as supporters waving Indian flags, banging drums, blowing horns, sang and danced through the streets after the final Pakistan wicket fell.<br /><br />Some supporters clambered on top of buses and vans that became stuck in jams as police tried to clear a path for traffic through the huge crowds of happy supporters.<br /><br />Fireworks were also let off.<br /><br />Leicester-based Pulkesh Thakor, said: "It was amazing. For us, this was bigger than England versus Argentina at football. There isn't anything bigger in sport.<br /><br />"I thought Pakistan might be able to get 260 runs, but I started to relax when the wickets began to tumble. When the last wicket went down the whole place erupted."<br /><br />Another Indian fan, Kamal Jattan, said: "This was the World Cup final for us. What happens on Saturday hardly matters, though we will still be watching."<br /><br />The police struggled to clear a path for traffic caught up in the swell of people, but said they had not had any reports of trouble in Leicester following the match.</p>