Fan from Pakistan surprises everyone by wearing Virat Kohli's India jersey at Babar Azam's home ground during Champions Cup, causing a social media frenzy

During a Champions One-Day Cup match in Faisalabad, a video of a Pakistan fan waving Virat Kohli's Indian team jersey went viral on social media. This incident occurred on Sunday at the home ground of Pakistan captain Babar Azam. The match between Stallions and Markhors became even more noteworthy as Babar was playing in the game.

This is surely not the first instance of the craze of Kohli in Pakistan and among Pakistan fans. Back in 2022, a Pakistan spectator, during a Pakistan Super League (PSL) match, was seen holding a poster in which he asked the India star to score a century in the country. "I want to see your century in Pakistan #Peace," the message on the poster read and it was placed on top of an image of Kohli batting. More recently, a Pakistan cricket fan went viral on social media after she flaunted a Kohli pendant during the T20 World Cup match against India in New York.

The former India captain is currently in Chennai as part of a training camp set up by the BCCI in preparation for the two-match Test series against Bangladesh. The series opener is on Thursday at the Chepauk, while the second Test will be played in Kanpur's Green Park Stadium next week.

This will be Kohli's first appearance in a Test match since January 3, where he participated in the tour of South Africa, and first Test at home in 2024, having skipped the England series in February-March owing to birth of his second child.

India, meanwhile, will look to strengthen their hold on the top spot in the World Test Championship points table when they take on Bangladesh and aim to keep their impeccable record on home turf intact. A clean sweep for India, who have never lost a Test match against Bangladesh and haven't suffered a home-series defeat since 2012, will see them inch closer to qualifying for the WTC final for the third straight time.