For the past one month, Ram Babu, 34, a Mohali cricket fan, has been in talks with Mohammad Bashir, a Pakistani cricket fan popularly known as Chacha Chicago, to prepare for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. Babu, a well-known face among Indian cricket fans at the stadium, who has been cheering for the Indian team for the past 13 years, can confirm his plans only after getting a sponsor. He will be present at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday when the much-anticipated clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan takes place later this week on Sunday.
“Any India-Pakistan match is memorable for the fans and I am glad that I am going to watch the match. I spoke to Uncle Chicago last week and as always, the conversation so far was about India’s win against Pakistan in the World Cup. And I hope it remains the same this time as well. Fans like Chaudhry Abdul Jalil, popularly known as Chacha Cricket from Pakistan, are coming to UAE to watch the much awaited match and I am glad that I am there cheering the Indian flag. Time job as a driver in Mohali to support your passion to cheer for India.
Like Babu from Ambala and a frequent visitor to the IS Bindra International Stadium Mohali, 36-year-old Nitin Jain will also travel to the UAE to watch the final of the World Cup to be held in November at the Dubai International Stadium. Jain, ardent fan of Sachin TendulkarApart from making sketches of Tendulkar, he also made sketches of India’s 2011 World Cup win, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh And many more. Jain has made two new sketches to take to the UAE and will also receive some India 2007 T20 World Cup edition kits signed by MS Dhoni, who will guide the Indian team to the T20 World Cup.
“For the last 20 months, fans have missed or missed watching international cricket matches at the stadium except in India-England Test series earlier this year. I am going to watch the final of the T20 World Cup in Dubai and I have drawn a blueprint for India’s historic victory in the inaugural edition of the ICC T20 World Cup in South Africa with Captain Virat Kohli and mentor MS Dhoni. Winner trophy of this edition. I want to see the Indian team win the T20 World Cup and cheering for them will be a special moment for me and all the fans.
Since players will be in a bio-bubble, fans cannot meet or greet players at team hotels. Rambabu will encourage the Indian team outside the team hotel. The Mohali resident, who previously participated in matches at the 2012 T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka, the 2014 T20 World Cup in Bangladesh and the 2018 Asia Cup in Dubai, also considers it a new normal. “Fans understand the need for Bio-Bubbles and we feel fortunate that we will be there to cheer for India. Many Indians live in UAE and they support us like family. Many of them even invite us for dinner and take us to the stadium,” said Babu.
Action missing from the stadium for Jain COVID-19 The time was as if not getting the opportunity to see their deities. “It was as if a devotee is not able to see the god they worship. We are glad that we will be able to see the Indian team live in the stadium.
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