<strong>Famous Cricket fan a CricTracker Tribute:</strong> Cricket is just not a game played by 22 cricketers and 2 umpires in a cricket field. Thousands and Millions of other people are associated with this great sport. Fans make the majority of it. They laugh, they cry, get nervous, pray, swear and even fight in support of their favorite teams and players. Some of these fans are such die-hard fans that they never miss a single over or even a ball of the matches that involve their supporting teams. Some fans are too absorbed that they even give regular visits to stadiums and even travel abroad in support. Then there are some fans, who would dress fancy or paint their parts of body in patriotic colors and would watch  every single match among the crowds in the stadium, follow their team around the globe and become an ‘essential patriotic figure’ of the team’s manuscript. They are ardent, staunch, blunt and emotional in their support.

CricTracker pays its rich tribute to such ardent followers of their national teams and players.

<strong>Team Supporting: Pakistan</strong>

<img loading="lazy" class=" wp-image-9984" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Stani-Army-–-Group.jpg" alt="Stani Army – Group" width="594" height="392" sizes="(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-9984" class="wp-caption-text">Stani Army – Group. (Photo Source: ICC)</figcaption>

Stani Army is a group of Pakistan cricket fans based in the UK and call themselves 12th man of the Pakistan Cricket team. They usually attend Pakistan’s matches in the UK and have travelled even to UAE and Sri Lanka for the World T20. There name came from the later part of the word ‘Pakistani’ and is a play in the name of English support group ‘Barmy Army’. They include a large variety of fancy dress fans; captained by Mr. Pakistan Cricket (Amjad) Stani Army includes Sheikh of Pakistan, Pakistan Man, a King, a Dictator, a Pakistan fighter pilot or motorcyclist (not sure), a Doctor and huge number of members dressed in green Pakistani shirts.

Mr. Pakistan is more celebrated fan of them all who eagerly involves in charity works for various foundations and travels following the Pakistan national team more frequently than others. He was recently voted as the ‘Ultimate Cricket Fan’ by cricket lovers from around the globe and will be sponsored to cheer for his team in World Cup 2015.

<strong>Team Supporting: Bangladesh</strong>

<img loading="lazy" class=" wp-image-9983" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Tiger-–-Shoaib-Al-Bokhari.jpg" alt="Tiger – Shoaib Al Bokhari" width="487" height="258" sizes="(max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-9983" class="wp-caption-text">Tiger – Shoaib Al Bokhari. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption>

A motor mechanic by profession, Shoaib Al Bokhari, gained fame and his name ‘Tiger’ when he would paint his body like a tiger and attend Bangladesh’s matches at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur some nine years ago. A son of an Imam Masjid, Shoaib’s journey was never easy. Shouting and cheering for a country which usually ends on a losing side, this boy slowly and gradually became the essential figure of Bangladesh Cricket. He claims that he has never missed a Bangladesh match in Bangladesh since the year he first entered the stadium painted as a tiger. He has travelled to Zimbabwe, India and Sri Lanka in support of his team. His profession doesn’t gives him enough savings to travel around much but he has been supported by current and ex Bangladeshi cricketers from time to time.

His passion can be well understood by the fact that once he entered India to cheer his team in the ICC Champions Trophy 2006 by a way which didn’t involved passports and airplane tickets but barbed wires, muddy fields, a sneak peek with the police and months long refuge to collect enough money to travel back home.

<strong>Team Supporting: England</strong>

<img loading="lazy" class=" wp-image-9982" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Barmy-Army-–-Group.jpg" alt="Barmy Army – Group" width="524" height="255" sizes="(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-9982" class="wp-caption-text">Barmy Army – Group. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption>

Barmy Army, now a limited company, is a name given to the English Cricket team fans that would travel to Australia for the Ashes series in groups and would cheer for their team. Founded by three friends who travelled to cheer England in 1994/95 Australian Ashes series, Barmy Army got their name from Australian media because they would never stop cheering for their team even when they performed badly or suffered a shambolic defeat (which they did that series).

Barmy Army now is a much more organized community of English cricket fans bringing its unique carnivals, fancy dressed fans and more importantly their songs to every England game. The British pound was much stronger in the 1990s, so this army would travel to every country their team toured and gained popularity and even special mentions by the TV Commentators. With fame came controversies too, they were accused to defame English cricket fans because of hooliganism and booing against their rivals. But they recovered from these controversies and now put an extra effort to provide the most comfortable environment for English fans to watch cricket.

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/01/Percy-Abeysekera.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-9981" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Percy-Abeysekera.jpg" alt="Percy Abeysekera" width="285" height="239"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-9981" class="wp-caption-text">Percy Abeysekera. (Photo Source: Google)</figcaption>

<strong>Team Supporting: Sri Lanka</strong>

Percy Abeysekera, now in his late 70s, gained such passion and fascination for Sri Lanka cricket when the lifted the World Cup under Arjuna Ranatunga at Lahore in 1996. Since then, he regularly followed the Sri Lankan cricket team and would be the 1st one to initiate a patriotic chant for his team. He says that he has been they&#8217;re cheering for his team, even when they didn’t had the test status and was present there for the team in over one thousand matches. Percy’s journey wasn’t very easy at all. A team as talented as Sri Lanka reached 6 world cup finals ever since he started following the islanders but choked on four consecutive occasions (2003, 2007, 2009 &amp; 2012). This indeed is heart-breaking. Finally in 2014, a year Percy thought was his last with the team; Sri Lanka finally won a World Cup final at Mirpur vs arch-rivals India.

Percy was invited to travel with the Sri Lankan bus through Colombo on their victory march after their first ever “World T20” win in 2014. He would chant ‘Sri Lanka! Sri Lanka!’ added with the honour of sharing a bus with the greatest names in world cricket, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara and Sanath Jayasuriya.

2. Chacha Cricket – Chaudhry Abdul Jalil

<img loading="lazy" class=" wp-image-9980" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Chacha-Cricket-–-Chaudhry-Abdul-Jalil.jpg" alt="Chacha Cricket – Chaudhry Abdul Jali" width="478" height="358" sizes="(max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-9980" class="wp-caption-text">Chacha Cricket – Chaudhry Abdul Jalil. (Photo Source: Google)</figcaption>

Every Pakistan match, the cameramen span and zoom on an elderly man with long silver threads of facial hair, dressed in a green kamees emulating the Pakistan national flag and chanting ‘Pakistan Zindabaad’ ‘Jeetay Ga Bhai Jeetay Ga, Pakistan Jeetay Ga!’ Born in Daska, Punjab; Abdul Jalil was a truck-driver who used to work in the UAE in early 1980s. He was first noticed, dressed in his same signature dress, in Sharjah Cup matches – a regular of the 1980-2000s. He would initiate patriotic chants and would shout all day long for his team. It took no time for him to get popular. He left his job and began to follow Pakistan cricket team full time. He says that his grey whiskers earned him the name Chacha which later turned into Chacha Cricket with time. He is currently sponsored by Pakistan Cricket Board and travels with the Pakistan Cricket Team.

Chacha Cricket is considered as the pioneer of ‘fancy cricket fans’ around the globe and is thought to be present at the ground, cheering, when Pakistan lifted the World T20 Trophy in 2009.

1. Tendulkar 10 &#8211; Sudhir Kumar Gautam

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/01/Tendulkar-10-Sudhir-Kumar-Gautam.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class=" wp-image-9979" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Tendulkar-10-Sudhir-Kumar-Gautam.jpg" alt="Tendulkar 10 - Sudhir Kumar Gautam" width="535" height="383" sizes="(max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-9979" class="wp-caption-text">Tendulkar 10 &#8211; Sudhir Kumar Gautam. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption>

Head shaved, a small pony tail hanging, Sudhir Kumar Gautam from Bihar, India oil paints his body in the colors of Indian national flag and donning a name on the back, known to all as “Tendulkar”. Yes! You guessed it right – the greatest fan of Sachin Tendulkar and Indian cricket ever born. Sudhir has never missed a home match that India plays since 2003, Blazing sun or Stormy winds, you will find him cheering for India every moment, every game. He is sponsored by Sachin Tendulkar himself, some current and ex cricketers and the cricket loving public of India. Sometimes he has to himself manage tickets and bus and train fares. He gained worldwide popularity when he pedaled all the way to Lahore to cheer India in 2007.

Sudhir’s greatest fan moment came when he lifted the 2011 World Cup Trophy for India on a special request made his god himself, Sachin Tendulkar. On the eve of India’s win, Sachin asked the security officials to protocol Sudhir to India’s dressing room where the jubilant Indian cricketers were celebrating their historic world cup win. Sachin advised Zaheer Khan, the leading wicket-taker of the 10th edition of the world cup, to present the cup to Sudhir. Sudhir Kumar Gautam, bursting into tears, head held high, lifted the glory cup and screamed ‘India!!!!!’.

<p><strong>Famous Cricket fan a CricTracker Tribute:</strong> Cricket is just not a game played by 22 cricketers and 2 umpires in a cricket field. Thousands and Millions of other people are associated with this great sport. Fans make the majority of it. They laugh, they cry, get nervous, pray, swear and even fight in support of their favorite teams and players. Some of these fans are such die-hard fans that they never miss a single over or even a ball of the matches that involve their supporting teams. Some fans are too absorbed that they even give regular visits to stadiums and even travel abroad in support. Then there are some fans, who would dress fancy or paint their parts of body in patriotic colors and would watch&nbsp; every single match among the crowds in the stadium, follow their team around the globe and become an ‘essential patriotic figure’ of the team’s manuscript. They are ardent, staunch, blunt and emotional in their support.</p>
<p>CricTracker pays its rich tribute to such ardent followers of their national teams and players.</p>
<h2>6. Stani Army – Group</h2>
<p><strong>Team Supporting: Pakistan</strong></p>
<figure id="attachment_9984" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-9984" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class=" wp-image-9984" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Stani-Army-–-Group.jpg" alt="Stani Army – Group" width="594" height="392" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-9984" class="wp-caption-text">Stani Army – Group. (Photo Source: ICC)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Stani Army is a group of Pakistan cricket fans based in the UK and call themselves 12th man of the Pakistan Cricket team. They usually attend Pakistan’s matches in the UK and have travelled even to UAE and Sri Lanka for the World T20. There name came from the later part of the word ‘Pakistani’ and is a play in the name of English support group ‘Barmy Army’. They include a large variety of fancy dress fans; captained by Mr. Pakistan Cricket (Amjad) Stani Army includes Sheikh of Pakistan, Pakistan Man, a King, a Dictator, a Pakistan fighter pilot or motorcyclist (not sure), a Doctor and huge number of members dressed in green Pakistani shirts.</p>
<p>Mr. Pakistan is more celebrated fan of them all who eagerly involves in charity works for various foundations and travels following the Pakistan national team more frequently than others. He was recently voted as the ‘Ultimate Cricket Fan’ by cricket lovers from around the globe and will be sponsored to cheer for his team in World Cup 2015.</p>
<h2>5. Tiger – Shoaib Al Bokhari</h2>
<p><strong>Team Supporting: Bangladesh</strong></p>
<figure id="attachment_9983" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-9983" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class=" wp-image-9983" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Tiger-–-Shoaib-Al-Bokhari.jpg" alt="Tiger – Shoaib Al Bokhari" width="487" height="258" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-9983" class="wp-caption-text">Tiger – Shoaib Al Bokhari. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>A motor mechanic by profession, Shoaib Al Bokhari, gained fame and his name ‘Tiger’ when he would paint his body like a tiger and attend Bangladesh’s matches at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur some nine years ago. A son of an Imam Masjid, Shoaib’s journey was never easy. Shouting and cheering for a country which usually ends on a losing side, this boy slowly and gradually became the essential figure of Bangladesh Cricket. He claims that he has never missed a Bangladesh match in Bangladesh since the year he first entered the stadium painted as a tiger. He has travelled to Zimbabwe, India and Sri Lanka in support of his team. His profession doesn’t gives him enough savings to travel around much but he has been supported by current and ex Bangladeshi cricketers from time to time.</p>
<p>His passion can be well understood by the fact that once he entered India to cheer his team in the ICC Champions Trophy 2006 by a way which didn’t involved passports and airplane tickets but barbed wires, muddy fields, a sneak peek with the police and months long refuge to collect enough money to travel back home.</p>
<h2>4. Barmy Army – Group</h2>
<p><strong>Team Supporting: England</strong></p>
<figure id="attachment_9982" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-9982" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class=" wp-image-9982" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Barmy-Army-–-Group.jpg" alt="Barmy Army – Group" width="524" height="255" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-9982" class="wp-caption-text">Barmy Army – Group. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Barmy Army, now a limited company, is a name given to the English Cricket team fans that would travel to Australia for the Ashes series in groups and would cheer for their team. Founded by three friends who travelled to cheer England in 1994/95 Australian Ashes series, Barmy Army got their name from Australian media because they would never stop cheering for their team even when they performed badly or suffered a shambolic defeat (which they did that series).</p>
<p>Barmy Army now is a much more organized community of English cricket fans bringing its unique carnivals, fancy dressed fans and more importantly their songs to every England game. The British pound was much stronger in the 1990s, so this army would travel to every country their team toured and gained popularity and even special mentions by the TV Commentators. With fame came controversies too, they were accused to defame English cricket fans because of hooliganism and booing against their rivals. But they recovered from these controversies and now put an extra effort to provide the most comfortable environment for English fans to watch cricket.</p>
<h2>3. Percy Abeysekera</h2>
<figure id="attachment_9981" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-9981" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/01/Percy-Abeysekera.jpg"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-9981" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Percy-Abeysekera.jpg" alt="Percy Abeysekera" width="285" height="239" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-9981" class="wp-caption-text">Percy Abeysekera. (Photo Source: Google)</figcaption></figure>
<p><strong>Team Supporting: Sri Lanka</strong></p>
<p>Percy Abeysekera, now in his late 70s, gained such passion and fascination for Sri Lanka cricket when the lifted the World Cup under Arjuna Ranatunga at Lahore in 1996. Since then, he regularly followed the Sri Lankan cricket team and would be the 1st one to initiate a patriotic chant for his team. He says that he has been they’re cheering for his team, even when they didn’t had the test status and was present there for the team in over one thousand matches. Percy’s journey wasn’t very easy at all. A team as talented as Sri Lanka reached 6 world cup finals ever since he started following the islanders but choked on four consecutive occasions (2003, 2007, 2009 &amp; 2012). This indeed is heart-breaking. Finally in 2014, a year Percy thought was his last with the team; Sri Lanka finally won a World Cup final at Mirpur vs arch-rivals India.</p>
<p>Percy was invited to travel with the Sri Lankan bus through Colombo on their victory march after their first ever “World T20” win in 2014. He would chant ‘Sri Lanka! Sri Lanka!’ added with the honour of sharing a bus with the greatest names in world cricket, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara and Sanath Jayasuriya.</p>
<h2>2. Chacha Cricket – Chaudhry Abdul Jalil</h2>
<p><strong>Team Supporting: Pakistan</strong></p>
<figure id="attachment_9980" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-9980" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class=" wp-image-9980" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Chacha-Cricket-–-Chaudhry-Abdul-Jalil.jpg" alt="Chacha Cricket – Chaudhry Abdul Jali" width="478" height="358" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-9980" class="wp-caption-text">Chacha Cricket – Chaudhry Abdul Jalil. (Photo Source: Google)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Every Pakistan match, the cameramen span and zoom on an elderly man with long silver threads of facial hair, dressed in a green kamees emulating the Pakistan national flag and chanting ‘Pakistan Zindabaad’ ‘Jeetay Ga Bhai Jeetay Ga, Pakistan Jeetay Ga!’ Born in Daska, Punjab; Abdul Jalil was a truck-driver who used to work in the UAE in early 1980s. He was first noticed, dressed in his same signature dress, in Sharjah Cup matches – a regular of the 1980-2000s. He would initiate patriotic chants and would shout all day long for his team. It took no time for him to get popular. He left his job and began to follow Pakistan cricket team full time. He says that his grey whiskers earned him the name Chacha which later turned into Chacha Cricket with time. He is currently sponsored by Pakistan Cricket Board and travels with the Pakistan Cricket Team.</p>
<p>Chacha Cricket is considered as the pioneer of ‘fancy cricket fans’ around the globe and is thought to be present at the ground, cheering, when Pakistan lifted the World T20 Trophy in 2009.</p>
<h2>1. Tendulkar 10 – Sudhir Kumar Gautam</h2>
<p><strong>Team Supporting: India</strong></p>
<figure id="attachment_9979" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-9979" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/01/Tendulkar-10-Sudhir-Kumar-Gautam.jpg"><amp-img class=" wp-image-9979" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Tendulkar-10-Sudhir-Kumar-Gautam.jpg" alt="Tendulkar 10 - Sudhir Kumar Gautam" width="535" height="383" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-9979" class="wp-caption-text">Tendulkar 10 – Sudhir Kumar Gautam. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Head shaved, a small pony tail hanging, Sudhir Kumar Gautam from Bihar, India oil paints his body in the colors of Indian national flag and donning a name on the back, known to all as “Tendulkar”. Yes! You guessed it right – the greatest fan of Sachin Tendulkar and Indian cricket ever born. Sudhir has never missed a home match that India plays since 2003, Blazing sun or Stormy winds, you will find him cheering for India every moment, every game. He is sponsored by Sachin Tendulkar himself, some current and ex cricketers and the cricket loving public of India. Sometimes he has to himself manage tickets and bus and train fares. He gained worldwide popularity when he pedaled all the way to Lahore to cheer India in 2007.</p>
<p>Sudhir’s greatest fan moment came when he lifted the 2011 World Cup Trophy for India on a special request made his god himself, Sachin Tendulkar. On the eve of India’s win, Sachin asked the security officials to protocol Sudhir to India’s dressing room where the jubilant Indian cricketers were celebrating their historic world cup win. Sachin advised Zaheer Khan, the leading wicket-taker of the 10th edition of the world cup, to present the cup to Sudhir. Sudhir Kumar Gautam, bursting into tears, head held high, lifted the glory cup and screamed ‘India!!!!!’.</p>

<p><strong>Famous Cricket fan a CricTracker Tribute:</strong> Cricket is just not a game played by 22 cricketers and 2 umpires in a cricket field. Thousands and Millions of other people are associated with this great sport. Fans make the majority of it. They laugh, they cry, get nervous, pray, swear and even fight in support of their favorite teams and players. Some of these fans are such die-hard fans that they never miss a single over or even a ball of the matches that involve their supporting teams. Some fans are too absorbed that they even give regular visits to stadiums and even travel abroad in support. Then there are some fans, who would dress fancy or paint their parts of body in patriotic colors and would watch  every single match among the crowds in the stadium, follow their team around the globe and become an ‘essential patriotic figure’ of the team’s manuscript. They are ardent, staunch, blunt and emotional in their support.</p>
<p>CricTracker pays its rich tribute to such ardent followers of their national teams and players.</p>
<h2>6. Stani Army – Group</h2>
<p><strong>Team Supporting: Pakistan</strong></p>
<figure id="attachment_9984" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-9984" style="width: 594px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class=" wp-image-9984" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Stani-Army-–-Group.jpg" alt="Stani Army – Group" width="594" height="392" sizes="(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-9984" class="wp-caption-text">Stani Army – Group. (Photo Source: ICC)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Stani Army is a group of Pakistan cricket fans based in the UK and call themselves 12th man of the Pakistan Cricket team. They usually attend Pakistan’s matches in the UK and have travelled even to UAE and Sri Lanka for the World T20. There name came from the later part of the word ‘Pakistani’ and is a play in the name of English support group ‘Barmy Army’. They include a large variety of fancy dress fans; captained by Mr. Pakistan Cricket (Amjad) Stani Army includes Sheikh of Pakistan, Pakistan Man, a King, a Dictator, a Pakistan fighter pilot or motorcyclist (not sure), a Doctor and huge number of members dressed in green Pakistani shirts.</p>
<p>Mr. Pakistan is more celebrated fan of them all who eagerly involves in charity works for various foundations and travels following the Pakistan national team more frequently than others. He was recently voted as the ‘Ultimate Cricket Fan’ by cricket lovers from around the globe and will be sponsored to cheer for his team in World Cup 2015.</p>
<h2>5. Tiger – Shoaib Al Bokhari</h2>
<p><strong>Team Supporting: Bangladesh</strong></p>
<figure id="attachment_9983" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-9983" style="width: 487px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class=" wp-image-9983" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Tiger-–-Shoaib-Al-Bokhari.jpg" alt="Tiger – Shoaib Al Bokhari" width="487" height="258" sizes="(max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-9983" class="wp-caption-text">Tiger – Shoaib Al Bokhari. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>A motor mechanic by profession, Shoaib Al Bokhari, gained fame and his name ‘Tiger’ when he would paint his body like a tiger and attend Bangladesh’s matches at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur some nine years ago. A son of an Imam Masjid, Shoaib’s journey was never easy. Shouting and cheering for a country which usually ends on a losing side, this boy slowly and gradually became the essential figure of Bangladesh Cricket. He claims that he has never missed a Bangladesh match in Bangladesh since the year he first entered the stadium painted as a tiger. He has travelled to Zimbabwe, India and Sri Lanka in support of his team. His profession doesn’t gives him enough savings to travel around much but he has been supported by current and ex Bangladeshi cricketers from time to time.</p>
<p>His passion can be well understood by the fact that once he entered India to cheer his team in the ICC Champions Trophy 2006 by a way which didn’t involved passports and airplane tickets but barbed wires, muddy fields, a sneak peek with the police and months long refuge to collect enough money to travel back home.</p>
<h2>4. Barmy Army – Group</h2>
<p><strong>Team Supporting: England</strong></p>
<figure id="attachment_9982" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-9982" style="width: 524px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class=" wp-image-9982" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Barmy-Army-–-Group.jpg" alt="Barmy Army – Group" width="524" height="255" sizes="(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-9982" class="wp-caption-text">Barmy Army – Group. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Barmy Army, now a limited company, is a name given to the English Cricket team fans that would travel to Australia for the Ashes series in groups and would cheer for their team. Founded by three friends who travelled to cheer England in 1994/95 Australian Ashes series, Barmy Army got their name from Australian media because they would never stop cheering for their team even when they performed badly or suffered a shambolic defeat (which they did that series).</p>
<p>Barmy Army now is a much more organized community of English cricket fans bringing its unique carnivals, fancy dressed fans and more importantly their songs to every England game. The British pound was much stronger in the 1990s, so this army would travel to every country their team toured and gained popularity and even special mentions by the TV Commentators. With fame came controversies too, they were accused to defame English cricket fans because of hooliganism and booing against their rivals. But they recovered from these controversies and now put an extra effort to provide the most comfortable environment for English fans to watch cricket.</p>
<h2>3. Percy Abeysekera</h2>
<figure id="attachment_9981" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-9981" style="width: 285px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/01/Percy-Abeysekera.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-9981" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Percy-Abeysekera.jpg" alt="Percy Abeysekera" width="285" height="239"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-9981" class="wp-caption-text">Percy Abeysekera. (Photo Source: Google)</figcaption></figure>
<p><strong>Team Supporting: Sri Lanka</strong></p>
<p>Percy Abeysekera, now in his late 70s, gained such passion and fascination for Sri Lanka cricket when the lifted the World Cup under Arjuna Ranatunga at Lahore in 1996. Since then, he regularly followed the Sri Lankan cricket team and would be the 1st one to initiate a patriotic chant for his team. He says that he has been they&#8217;re cheering for his team, even when they didn’t had the test status and was present there for the team in over one thousand matches. Percy’s journey wasn’t very easy at all. A team as talented as Sri Lanka reached 6 world cup finals ever since he started following the islanders but choked on four consecutive occasions (2003, 2007, 2009 &amp; 2012). This indeed is heart-breaking. Finally in 2014, a year Percy thought was his last with the team; Sri Lanka finally won a World Cup final at Mirpur vs arch-rivals India.</p>
<p>Percy was invited to travel with the Sri Lankan bus through Colombo on their victory march after their first ever “World T20” win in 2014. He would chant ‘Sri Lanka! Sri Lanka!’ added with the honour of sharing a bus with the greatest names in world cricket, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara and Sanath Jayasuriya.</p>
<h2>2. Chacha Cricket – Chaudhry Abdul Jalil</h2>
<p><strong>Team Supporting: Pakistan</strong></p>
<figure id="attachment_9980" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-9980" style="width: 478px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class=" wp-image-9980" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Chacha-Cricket-–-Chaudhry-Abdul-Jalil.jpg" alt="Chacha Cricket – Chaudhry Abdul Jali" width="478" height="358" sizes="(max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-9980" class="wp-caption-text">Chacha Cricket – Chaudhry Abdul Jalil. (Photo Source: Google)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Every Pakistan match, the cameramen span and zoom on an elderly man with long silver threads of facial hair, dressed in a green kamees emulating the Pakistan national flag and chanting ‘Pakistan Zindabaad’ ‘Jeetay Ga Bhai Jeetay Ga, Pakistan Jeetay Ga!’ Born in Daska, Punjab; Abdul Jalil was a truck-driver who used to work in the UAE in early 1980s. He was first noticed, dressed in his same signature dress, in Sharjah Cup matches – a regular of the 1980-2000s. He would initiate patriotic chants and would shout all day long for his team. It took no time for him to get popular. He left his job and began to follow Pakistan cricket team full time. He says that his grey whiskers earned him the name Chacha which later turned into Chacha Cricket with time. He is currently sponsored by Pakistan Cricket Board and travels with the Pakistan Cricket Team.</p>
<p>Chacha Cricket is considered as the pioneer of ‘fancy cricket fans’ around the globe and is thought to be present at the ground, cheering, when Pakistan lifted the World T20 Trophy in 2009.</p>
<h2>1. Tendulkar 10 &#8211; Sudhir Kumar Gautam</h2>
<p><strong>Team Supporting: India</strong></p>
<figure id="attachment_9979" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-9979" style="width: 535px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/01/Tendulkar-10-Sudhir-Kumar-Gautam.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class=" wp-image-9979" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Tendulkar-10-Sudhir-Kumar-Gautam.jpg" alt="Tendulkar 10 - Sudhir Kumar Gautam" width="535" height="383" sizes="(max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-9979" class="wp-caption-text">Tendulkar 10 &#8211; Sudhir Kumar Gautam. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Head shaved, a small pony tail hanging, Sudhir Kumar Gautam from Bihar, India oil paints his body in the colors of Indian national flag and donning a name on the back, known to all as “Tendulkar”. Yes! You guessed it right – the greatest fan of Sachin Tendulkar and Indian cricket ever born. Sudhir has never missed a home match that India plays since 2003, Blazing sun or Stormy winds, you will find him cheering for India every moment, every game. He is sponsored by Sachin Tendulkar himself, some current and ex cricketers and the cricket loving public of India. Sometimes he has to himself manage tickets and bus and train fares. He gained worldwide popularity when he pedaled all the way to Lahore to cheer India in 2007.</p>
<p>Sudhir’s greatest fan moment came when he lifted the 2011 World Cup Trophy for India on a special request made his god himself, Sachin Tendulkar. On the eve of India’s win, Sachin asked the security officials to protocol Sudhir to India’s dressing room where the jubilant Indian cricketers were celebrating their historic world cup win. Sachin advised Zaheer Khan, the leading wicket-taker of the 10th edition of the world cup, to present the cup to Sudhir. Sudhir Kumar Gautam, bursting into tears, head held high, lifted the glory cup and screamed ‘India!!!!!’.</p>