GUESS WHO IS SPONSORING THE 87-YEAR-OLD SUPER FAN SEEN IN INDIA VS BANGLADESH MATCH?
Home > News Shots > SportsBy Vaishvedhidha | Jul 03, 2019 01:35 PM
In the 40th match of ICC World Cup 2019, India played against Bangladesh at Edgbaston on Tuesday. India had recently lost the previous match with England and broke their winning spree.
Rohit Sharma scored his 4th century and drove the team to victory. India set the target as 315 for Bangladesh; Bangladesh fought closely and scored 286 before they lost all the wickets and lost by 28 runs.
However, who stole the match was an 87-year-old fan, who had come to the stadium to cheer for team India. In just a match, she went viral all over social media. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma met her after the match and Kohli took it to Twitter to share the pictures.
Also would like to thank all our fans for all the love & support & especially Charulata Patel ji. She's 87 and probably one of the most passionate & dedicated fans I've ever seen. Age is just a number, passion takes you leaps & bounds. With her blessings, on to the next one. 🙏🏼😇 pic.twitter.com/XHII8zw1F2
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) July 2, 2019
The 87-year-old is identified as Charulata Patel and she said she was present during 1983 World Cup match as well.
#WATCH 87 year old Charulata Patel who was seen cheering for India in the stands during #BANvIND match: India will win the world cup. I pray to Lord Ganesha that India wins. I bless the team always. #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/lo3BtN7NtD
— ANI (@ANI) July 2, 2019
Anand Mahindra, who has his Twitter game on point, was tweeting about the match and the lady. In a tweet, he said, "make sure this match-winning lady is present at the semifinals & finals...give her a free ticket!"
For which, a follower asked, "why don't you sponser (sic) her?" Mahindra, known for his nature to encourage talents, said yes for it.
Find out who she is & I promise I will reimburse her ticket costs for the rest of the India matches!😊 https://t.co/dvRHLwtX2b
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) July 2, 2019