These Bangladeshis would have been happier if Pakistan had won!

Sports Desk

Scenes of support for Pakistan have been seen in the gallery of Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium before. Even in the match against Bangladesh, some people were seen supporting Pakistan. They are not Pakistani citizens, but despite being Bangladeshis, they were seen wearing Pakistan jerseys and supporting Pakistan in the first T20 of the series on Sunday.

Bangladesh defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets in the three-match T20 series on Sunday. The gallery was fairly full for the match. While most of the support was for Bangladesh, a significant number of Pakistani jerseys were seen in the gallery.

Some might think they are Pakistani citizens. But in reality, they are not. There are only a handful of Pakistani citizens like Abdul Jalil’s uncle. The rest of the Pakistani supporters are citizens of Bangladesh.

One such person, while leaving the match, told the media that he would have been happier if Pakistan had won, “I am happy that my country, my homeland, has won. I am certainly happy with that. I supported Pakistan, I supported it in the gallery. I would have been happier if Pakistan had won.”

This time, the BCB has allocated 100 tickets for each match in the Bangladesh-Pakistan series for those who participated in the violent protests in July. A fan named Azhar, wearing a Pakistani jersey, said that he came to watch the game with tickets from that quota.