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Are you taking off to watch India-Pak match?

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BANGALORE, INDIA: It is no doubt the most awaited match in any Cricket World Cup tournament — the India-Pak semifinals that has become a global news not just because of the sporty element, but also due to the diplomatic dimension of the same.

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The match, while bringing the tension and thrill as to who will win, is also bringing a baggage of work tension for many cricket fans - Whether to work or watch cricket. Sadly enough, this knock-out match, a do-or-die one for Indian and Pakistan teams, is falling on a working day, that too when the companies are under pressure for meeting the financial year-end results.

While the entire country is looking forward to this match, the biggest worry for the IT companies is making the employees complete their targets amidst the excitements of the game. A lot of companies are setting screens on their office premise, setting the cafeterias, offering half day holiday/work from home to the employees.

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According to SAP Labs Spokesperson, "Our cricket interest group led by employees takes active part in making key matches interesting and fun to watch. As a run-up to the World Cup, we have had an interesting Cricket Quiz by Joy Bhattacharya and a Leadership talk by Nasser Hussain, former Capitan of England Cricket team. To make sure that our employees do not miss out on the exciting match between India and Pakistan, we will be screening it live on a large screen across both our facilities in Bangalore and Gurgaon."

Keshav Murugesh, Group CEO, WNS Global Services shared that the company has been screening the world cup matches in offices from the start of this series, and is taking extra step for keeping the spirits high.

He said, “The India v/s Pakistan match too has raised a lot of excitement and expectations in everybody's mind, on India reaching the finals. Hence we have arranged for a special screening of the match in all our office cafeterias on big screens and we have also declared Wednesday as ‘Blue Day’, wherein employees can come to work in blue attire to support team India.”

Though there is no official communication from the companies, a few employees have applied for leave on Wednesday, in compensation of a working Saturday. Said an HCL Infosystems employee based in Noida, “Usually when a crucial match is coming, people gather at the cafeteria. However, we have asked our managers to grant leave tomorrow, and we would be working on Saturday.”

Another company, Dell India, feels that such events help in engaging the employees, resulting in increased productivity and not the otherwise. A Dell spokesperson shared that it has arranged for additional viewing screens. To add to the buzz, floor-level fun activities are being planned.

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