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Mohammed Bashir, the 62-year-old Pakistani-born restaurant owner in Chicago has reached Bangladesh for the Asia Cup.
His support is not limited to only the team of his birth-country.
"As every year I ask my tailor to provide me a new dress for the cricket tour, this time my dress which is half Pakistani and half Hindustani and the same will be worn in to-day's India-Pakistan Asia Cup match", he said exclusively over telephone from Mirpur.
"My support is for both the teams. I want Pakistan to win the match but don't want Team India to lose it either", he said before the match on Saturday.
"My wife (Rafia bibi) is an Indian. She is not travelling with me on cricket-tours. She prefers to go umrah tours to Saudi Arabia instead".
"Mahendra Singh Dhoni had provided me the pass for Saturday's match. I didn't ask Afridi to oblige me. I never speak to Afridi. Afridi may have several fans in Pakistan but unlike India, our team is not united", he further added.
Interestingly, no known cheerleaders from Pakistan have traveled to Bangladesh.
"I didn't get visas in time. The embassy office here in UAE promised me to grant Bangladesh visas only on Monday and there was no point going over there after Saturday's very important match", Chacha Zaman said over telephone from Dubai.
"I was present (here) during recent Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches. I am leaving for Pakistan on Sunday and will apply for India visas for the World T20", he further added.
Chacha Cricket (Abdul Jalil) could not find a sponsor for the Asia Cup. He found a sponsor for the recently played Masters Cricket League (MCL) in UAE but had to return to Pakistan for want of sponsors for PSL.
"Our government and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) are not helping us to get visas and hence we are finding it difficult now to travel with the team on tours", Chacha Zaman added.
Team India's die-hard fan Sudhir Kumar Gautam is already in Bangladesh.
The Bangladeshi tiger-fan Shoaib Ali was confused on which team to support on Saturday. "Half the time I shall be with Chacha Bashir and half with Sudhir Kumar", speaking exclusively from Mirpur before the match, he had said.
All these Asian cheerleaders will be travelling to India for the World T20.
His support is not limited to only the team of his birth-country.
"As every year I ask my tailor to provide me a new dress for the cricket tour, this time my dress which is half Pakistani and half Hindustani and the same will be worn in to-day's India-Pakistan Asia Cup match", he said exclusively over telephone from Mirpur.
"My support is for both the teams. I want Pakistan to win the match but don't want Team India to lose it either", he said before the match on Saturday.
"My wife (Rafia bibi) is an Indian. She is not travelling with me on cricket-tours. She prefers to go umrah tours to Saudi Arabia instead".
"Mahendra Singh Dhoni had provided me the pass for Saturday's match. I didn't ask Afridi to oblige me. I never speak to Afridi. Afridi may have several fans in Pakistan but unlike India, our team is not united", he further added.
Interestingly, no known cheerleaders from Pakistan have traveled to Bangladesh.
"I didn't get visas in time. The embassy office here in UAE promised me to grant Bangladesh visas only on Monday and there was no point going over there after Saturday's very important match", Chacha Zaman said over telephone from Dubai.
"I was present (here) during recent Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches. I am leaving for Pakistan on Sunday and will apply for India visas for the World T20", he further added.
Chacha Cricket (Abdul Jalil) could not find a sponsor for the Asia Cup. He found a sponsor for the recently played Masters Cricket League (MCL) in UAE but had to return to Pakistan for want of sponsors for PSL.
"Our government and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) are not helping us to get visas and hence we are finding it difficult now to travel with the team on tours", Chacha Zaman added.
Team India's die-hard fan Sudhir Kumar Gautam is already in Bangladesh.
The Bangladeshi tiger-fan Shoaib Ali was confused on which team to support on Saturday. "Half the time I shall be with Chacha Bashir and half with Sudhir Kumar", speaking exclusively from Mirpur before the match, he had said.
All these Asian cheerleaders will be travelling to India for the World T20.
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