New Delhi: Whenever India and Pakistan clash against each other on the field of cricket, not only is the battle between the players intense, but the fans of both nations take part in it enthusiastically.
Among a few Pakistani fans who are extremely fond of Indian players, there's one such elderly fan, popularly known 'Chacha Chicago' aka Mohammed Bashir, who is very much in love with the former Team India captain MS Dhoni. Ahead of the high-voltage match between India and Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2021 on October 24, he has sent a special message for the legendary Indian skipper via video.
In the viral video, Mohammed Bashir can be seen praying for Pakistan's victory, but failed to hide his love for MS Dhoni. After raising slogans for Pakistan's victory, he said, "Dhoni I love you from my heart." After announcing retirement from international cricket on August 15, 2020, Dhoni returned to Team India as a mentor. India won the T20 World Cup in 2007 by defeating Pakistan in the final match under Dhoni's captaincy.
India and Pakistan have faced each other five times in the T20 World Cup and team India has won all the five times. Pakistan has not won the T20 World Cup till date. Not only this, in the 50-over World Cup, India and Pakistan have taken the field against each other seven times and every time Team India has won against Pakistan.
The Indian team has shown some strong performances in the warm-up matches which shows it is fully prepared for the tournament. In the warmup games, India had first beaten England and then Australia in a one-sided match.