Kolkata, Mar 16: Shahid Afridi may be in trouble back home for his "getting more love in India" remark, but a half-filled but boisterous Eden Gardens on Wednesday seemed determined to prove the Pakistani skipper's assertions were not ill-founded as they lustily cheered each and every move of the Green Brigade in their World Twenty20 Group 2 encounter against Bangladesh.
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The maverick all-rounder, who was chided by his own people for his remarks, appeared to be the toast of the around 30,000 crowd right from the moment he walked out for the toss and much to their delight repaid the love with a blistering knock of 49 studded with eight hits to the boundary.
(Afridi stars as Pakistan crush Bangladesh by 55 runs)