Anand Mahindra, Chairman of Mahindra Group, offered to sponsor the World Cup tickets of the elderly fan who stole many hearts during India's match with Banglandesh in Birmingham on Tuesday, 2 July.
Charulata Patel, 87, cheered for India from the stands with tricolor wrapped around her. She soon went viral on internet as skipper Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who scored a century, met her after the match.
But the captain and his deputy were not the only on whose attention she caught. Mahindra who has a "tradition" of not watching any match, turned on the match just to get a glimpse of the special fan.
"As per my tradition, I wasn't watching the match. But I'm going to switch it on now just to see this lady...She looks like a match winner...." he wrote on Twitter.
Hours after, when India won against The Tigers, Mahindra tweeted again, saying, "Shabash, India & make sure this match-winning lady is present at the semifinals & finals...give her a free ticket!"
A Twitter responded on his tweet, asking why dont Mahindra only "sponsor" her, to whcih he said, "Find out who she is & I promise I will reimburse her ticket costs for the rest of the India matches!"
Wearing a tricolour scarf and with a bright yellow vuvuzela and the national flag in hand, Charulatha was spotted celebrating every moment of India's win. Kohli later took to twitter to show his gratitude for Charulatha and other Indian fans.
"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," the India skipper tweeted.
(With inputs from PTI)
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