ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has given a shout-out to Bangladeshi fans for their support during the Pakistan-Bangladesh duel on the field in their last Twenty20 match in Dhaka.
Hundreds of fans lined up along the road to cheer the Pakistan side after they whitewashed the hosts in the three-match T20 series, with the PCB tweeting out a video clip of it from its official handle.
The video has been viewed over 140,000 times and has garnered thousands of likes. Many of the comments heaped praise on Bangladeshi fans for supporting Pakistan too, in a demonstration of love of the game.
“Thank you to the people and fans of Bangladesh,” wrote journalist Ihtisham Ul Haq, accompanied by the Bangladeshi and Pakistani flags.
Power hitter Fakhar Zaman thanked fans on his official Twitter account, saying, “A special shout out to our Bangladeshi & Kashmiri fans in the crowd. You were brilliant and made us feel at home.”
“Thank u Bangladesh for being great hosts, to the fans who made us feel at home, it was an incredible experience,” Pakistan bowler Shadab Khan said.
Khan also gave a cheeky call out to teammate Shahnawaz Dahani, who became a fan favorite following his work as “team foreign minister” at the T20 World Cup matches, where he was often caught on camera meeting other cricket players from competing teams.
Dahani also tweeted about Bangladesh’s warm reception of Pakistan, thanking God for the “love from Bangladeshi fans.”
In addition to this, the Pakistan team also shared how they felt after the series win. The side has won the most 114 T20 matches so far in 2021.
“Great efforts by All for white washing this T20 series,” Pakistan head-coach Saqlain Mushtaq said on Twitter. “So Proud of the entire unit. Such a great Team with undescribable spirit. #unstoppable #unbeatable”
“Congratulations @TheRealPCB on yet another T20I series win. The credit goes to the entire unit, keep going!” Wahab Riaz said.
Cricketer Ahmad Shahzad tweeted out: “The green shirts continue with their brilliant run in T20Is Mashallah.”
“Signing off from DHAKA with smiles on the face,” all-rounder Muhammad Nawaz wrote. “I am excited to be part of this bunch. Common boys, keep pushing hard.”
