SL vs India :Fever pitch atmosphere for World Cup final

MUMBAI (AFP) frenzied fans, ticket touts and paramilitary police promised a mix of carnival and phrases for the cricket World Cup final in Mumbai, India on Saturday between hosts and rivals of South Asia Sri Lanka's Cup.

Roads were blocked around the room Wankhede Stadium, with around 3,500 police personnel in place to ensure the security of both teams and the 32,000 spectators, including the presidents of both countries.

The match is a sporting event over Mumbai profile since the 2008 attacks, which saw 10 activists extremists killed 166 people in strikes against targets history, including the Taj Mahal Palace, where the teams are currently staying.

khaki police with bamboo sticks were joined by paramilitaries with full armor and automatic weapons, such as coast guard patrols and naval surveillance over the Arabian Sea and a no-fly zone is imposed on South Mumbai.

Agents to monitor security cameras in the ground, where fans face research for a long list of banned products, including foods, beverages and electronic devices before entering.

Despite the strict security, ticket touts were in force around the stadium for days, seeking to cash in on the clamor of the seats.

The NDTV television channel said its reporter had been offered new black market tickets for the game to redeem a maximum of $ 3,300 each.

But with India in search favorites to win the trophy for the first time since 1983, could not stifle the minds of fans, with everyone from rickshaw drivers and movie stars to the premiers' s involve in the constitution.

Keep it up is all I say. I hope India wins, "said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who saw the men in blue beat rivals Pakistan on Wednesday in the semifinals.

Bollywood film stars, who are supposed to be among the crowd, added encouragement on Twitter, while the Indians Poonam Pandey model used the micro-blogging site to justify his promise to strip for the team if victory.

"Anything for my host country for the World Cup thus INDIA Congratulations to me that we must .... 1983 Back ..." She wrote on Friday.