Virat Kohli: India skipper meets Charulata Patel – his teams superfan

As the players left the field, Kohli and man-of-the-match Rohit Sharma headed straight to Charulata Patel who had earlier gone viral on the internet for her enthusiastic support of the India team in the stands.

Journalist Mazher Arshad tweeted: “Charulata was born 43 years before the first World Cup and has seen so many generations of cricketers but believes that Virat Kohli is the best. Fan of the tournament!”

Former England captain Michael Vaughan described a television shot of Charulata’s enthusiastic support as “the picture of the World Cup”, but we should probably let Virat himself have the final word:

The fans on Twitter took no time to hail the elderly India fan, sharing her lovely pictures and videos in full enthusiasm.

After the match, Kohli shared pictures of himself speaking with Charulata.

“Also would like to thank all our fans for all the love and support and especially Charulata Patel ji. She’s 87 and probably one of the most passionate and dedicated fans I’ve ever seen. Age is just a number, passion takes you leaps & bounds. With her blessings, on to the next one,” Kohli captioned the photographs on Twitter.

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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.

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India sit on the second position on the points table with 11 points and their win against Bangladesh confirmed their semi-final spot with a match to go.