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Iftikhar Ahmed (Image Source: Twitter)
Pakistan are currently busy playing the ongoing 20-20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. However, they kicked off their campaign on a bad note by losing against India by four wickets. Then, it became worse when they lost to Zimbabwe by one run. Even, Pakistani fans were in shock after watching such a disastrous performance from the Men in Green.
However, Iftikhar Ahmed impressed everyone with his 51-run knock against India, He smashed those runs off 34 balls, at a strike rate of 150. He also hit three sixes in an over against Axar Patel. So, Pakistani fans were over the moon after seeing such a blistering knock from the batter. But, now a video went viral where Pakistani fans were cheering for Iftikhar Ahmed as he reached Sydney.
Here is the shared video:
Pakistan’s cricket team arrived in Sydney Olympic Park. Even they are out of world cup, look at the people, how crazy they’re…
— Aqeel Uz Zaman (@maqeeluzzaman) November 1, 2022
Chacha Chacha slogans on arrival of @IftiAhmed221 #T20WorldCup #PakistanCricket pic.twitter.com/kUoEtLYBk9
Iftikhar Ahmed has scored 62 runs in three matches so far in the 20-20 World Cup 2022
Speaking about the video, fans were seen waiting outside of the Sydney Olympic Park for the Pakistan team. The team bus arrived and players started to come out from the bus. After Shaheen Shah Afridi, Iftikhar Ahmed came out. Seeing him, fans started to call out to him and began the “Chacha, Chacha” chant.
However, fans call him by that “Chacha” name as he seemed to be older with respect to his age. So, fans loved such appreciation for the batter as they made the video viral all over the internet. Speaking about his recent form, Iftikhar Ahmed has scored 62 runs so far in three matches in the ongoing World Cup.
Against India, his inning was crucial along with Shan Masood’s 52* runs. Those innings only helped Pakistan to post a total of 159 runs for eight wickets. In reply, India managed to win the match on the last ball of the game. Virat Kohli was the player of the match for his 82* run innings off 53 balls, at a strike rate of 154.71. His innings ensured that the Men in Blue managed to begin their World Cup campaign on a winning note.