A Virat Kohli fan in Pakistan went out of his way to show his love for the India star as he printed his name and jersey number on his bike. Kohli recently scored a century against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy 2025, which was widely celebrated across the border.
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00:00We are in Lahore and ever since I've been here, it's been less than 24 hours, all I've
00:05found is a lot of love for cricket.
00:08That's one thing that binds both nations, their love for the sport.
00:11But I'm beginning to feel that the craze for cricket may be slightly higher here in Pakistan
00:17and a craze for one Indian player will rival the craze that we see for him in India too.
00:22Who am I talking about?
00:24I'll show you by this.
00:27This is going to be the place where we start our discussion.
00:30It's Virat and it says 18 on a bike right here in Lahore.
00:35With me is the owner of the bike.
00:37What's your name?
00:38Waleed.
00:39Mr. Waleed, it's obvious that you're a fan of Virat, how long have you been a fan?
00:43Sir, I've been a fan of Virat since 2016-17 when I went around and saw cricket very closely.
00:49I've accepted that Virat is the god of cricket, the great of all time.
00:53The way he plays, his fitness, that guy who hasn't eaten sweets in years, he's paying attention to his fitness.
00:58He even scores sixes specially for Pakistan, we've seen that.
01:01I'm saying, whether you were in Pakistan or not,
01:04there's a cake-cutting ceremony for Virat's century here in Pakistan.
01:07It's a celebration, we did it.
01:08We did it together, it's Virat's show.
01:10No, no, I don't know about that.
01:11You're saying that when India defeated Pakistan and Virat scored 100,
01:16so were there firecrackers and cake-cutting here?
01:19No, there were no firecrackers, but cake-cutting was mandatory.
01:23There's no planned video, I swear, there's no planned video.
01:27A kid here says that there's only one king and it's Virat Kohli.
01:30You're a Pakistani, you're from Pakistan.
01:33You play for the rival team.
01:36Has it ever happened that, you said, there are a lot of Virat fans.
01:39Has it ever happened that you meet someone on the road, someone else, your countryman,
01:44who says, why did you play for Virat?
01:46I can't tell you.
01:47No, no, no.
01:48Has it ever happened?
01:50Anyone can object.
01:52Let me tell you the truth.
01:54Wherever my bike or car is parked,
01:56I stand there and look at it from the side and say,
01:58are you really a fan?
01:59I take a picture with it, I swear to God.
02:01I take a picture with Virat Kohli's photo.
02:03Many times it happens, there are good and bad people everywhere.
02:06I meet a lot of people and we talk.
02:09Who are you following Virat?
02:10I said, we're sitting in Pakistan and saying,
02:12Cristiano Ronaldo is number one, Messi is number one.
02:14And if you're from India, what happened?
02:16They don't say, do it to a Pakistani footballer, do it to Messi.
02:19I don't even know the name of the captain of Pakistan's football team.
02:21Do you know the name of the captain of Pakistan's football team?
02:23No, not at all.
02:24I don't know.
02:25People appreciate it.
02:26The less people, the more aggressive they get.
02:28They say, their mindset is still that India is our enemy.
02:31Sir, we have seen it.
02:33We have seen it in foreign countries, we Indians live together.
02:36If we have a fight, the Indians come with us and go to kill them.
02:39And these things are over.
02:41We have seen Virat, I live in Pakistan,
02:43he stands in my lane, he stands in my neighborhood, he stands in my house.
02:46We stand in Pakistan, no one has the courage to kill him.
02:49And kids are fans here.
02:51If you look at it, no one has as much fan following as Virat Kohli.
02:55And that guy, you shouldn't say, they ask that guy in Pakistan,
02:58Virat Kohli.
02:59That day we went to the stadium, England-Australia match was going on,
03:02Virat Kohli's son was sitting there wearing a shirt.
03:04Sometimes we say, the country of the house is equal to the hair.
03:07It's not that Virat is not great.
03:09Maybe he has the most fan following among Indian cricketers.
03:12But sometimes it happens that you don't realize his worth from your point of view.
03:17When you look at it from someone else's point of view,
03:19maybe our viewers, our fans don't realize it either.
03:21Sir, if you don't want Virat, give him to us.
03:23Oh no, no.
03:24Give him to us in this condition.
03:25Give him to us in this condition.
03:26Only our ODI will play.
03:27In this condition, in any condition, we can't give him.
03:30Give him to Rohit.
03:31Give him to Rohit.
03:32Sir, give him a little of that.
03:34When you had Wasim Akram and all this, I used to watch cricket then.
03:37You didn't give it.
03:38Sir, the problem is that we are not coaching Wasim Akram for our bowling.
03:42The problem is this.
03:43Along with Virat Kohli, you say we didn't give Virat Kohli.
03:46Give me Hardik Pandya only.
03:47Because Hardik...