Pakistan fan switches to India jersey during PAK vs IND match

India secured a comprehensive victory over Pakistan in their ICC Champions Trophy match at the Dubai International Stadium, thanks to a clinical bowling performance and a masterful century from Virat Kohli.

Pakistan was dismissed for just 241 runs, and India comfortably chased down the target with six wickets to spare.

In a light-hearted moment during the match, a fan was caught on camera switching his jersey from Pakistan to India, a scene that quickly went viral on social media.

Pakistan are now on the verge of early Champions Trophy exit following a six-wicket defeat against India.

Pakistan white-ball captain Muhammad Rizwan has admitted that fielding lapses and mistakes cost them the game against India in the ICC Champions Trophy on Sunday.

Sharing his thoughts on the game, Rizwan said that Pakistan failed to capitalise on the toss advantage and credited India’s bowlers for their disciplined performance.

“We won the toss, but we didn’t get the benefit of it. Their bowlers bowled very well. Saud Shakeel and I wanted to take the game deep, but our shot selection let us down. They put us under pressure,” Rizwan stated.

He admitted Pakistan’s shortcomings in all departments, particularly in fielding, which proved costly.

“Whenever you lose, it means you didn’t perform well in all departments. We wanted to squeeze them, but we couldn’t. Kohli and Gill batted very well and took the game away from us. We need to improve in our fielding as we made a lot of mistakes,” he added.

Pakistan’s path to qualification hinges on several outcomes:

• Bangladesh must defeat New Zealand on February 24.
• Pakistan will then need to beat Bangladesh by a significant margin on February 27 to boost their net run rate and earn two crucial points.
• Finally, Pakistan would hope for a comprehensive victory by India over New Zealand on March 2 to ensure the Blackcaps also end up with two points and a weaker net run rate.

However, if New Zealand triumphs over Bangladesh on February 24, both Pakistan and Bangladesh will be mathematically eliminated from the tournament, while India and New Zealand will secure their semi-final spots.

Additionally, any washout in the scheduled matches would also end Pakistan’s hopes of advancing to the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy 2025.