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...
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