The Indian team made a brilliant start to their Super-Four stage for the Asia Cup 2023 tournament. Rohit Sharma saw his team dominate every facet of the game to beat Pakistan. The margin of victory was a huge 228 runs as India climbed to the top of the points table thanks to their run rate.
While the cricket fans were glued to the action on the field, there was a special supporter cheering the Indian cricket team. Wazhma Ayoubi might not be a well-known name in India but she has grabbed all the headlines.
Love for India from Afghanistan –
After India’s 228-run win over Pakistan, cricket fans were curious to find out more about the fan from Afghanistan. Wazhma took to Twitter and posted a picture of herself in an Indian jersey.
Wazhma Ayoubi taking to Twitter wrote “Congratulations Bharat! What a win”. The lady in question is reportedly 28 years old. Wazhma is a model by profession and also is a keen social activist. She also is known for her philanthropy and also dabbles in business.
Congratulations Bharat 🇮🇳 what a win 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #INDvsPAK #KLRahul #Kohli #AsiaCup2023 pic.twitter.com/g84TPtgBtK
— Wazhma Ayoubi 🇦🇫 (@WazhmaAyoubi) September 11, 2023
Wazhma Ayoubi was also in the news recently when she posted a short video of herself. She was seen cheering her Afghanistan team on after they defeated Pakistan recently. The 28-year-old also has a good presence in the social media space. Wazhma has over 580K followers on Instagram as well huge following on Twitter.
India is on track to reach the Asia Cup 2023 finals after beating Pakistan on Monday. If Rohit Sharma and his men beat Sri Lanka on Tuesday they will confirm their place in the final to be played on Sunday. India had won the toss and chose to bat first against Sri Lanka in the game on Tuesday.
Pakistan began the Super-Four stage with a 7-wicket win over Bangladesh. The next game saw Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 21 runs at Colombo. This loss dumped Bangladesh out of the Asia Cup 2023 tournament.
Sri Lanka and Pakistan will face off on Thursday in Colombo. A loss for Sri Lanka on Tuesday will make this game a virtual semi-final for both teams. India will close out their Super-Four campaign with a game against Bangladesh on Friday.