On the social networking site Twitter, a user named Shakir Abbasi shared a video in which locals can be seen playing cricket matches on the occasion of Eid.
The user wrote in his tweet that "I am going to show a unique ground here that you have never seen before."
The user tagged the International Cricket Council (ICC) in his tweet and wrote, "Must watch this video till the end so that you can know the sentiments of Pakistanis for cricket."
Let me show you the most unique Cricket ground of the world.
— shakir Abbasi (@ShakirAbbasi22) August 7, 2020
watch the video till end @ICC You will madly in love with this unwatchable passion for #cricket in #Paksitan
Village #NakkarMojwal #Birotekhurd #Abbottabad #PAKvENG @ICCMediaComms @TheRealPCBMedia #cricketconnected pic.twitter.com/3xo9ZrmVte
A match is being played at the local level in which the playing team needs 4 runs off 3 balls and in the end the batsman wins the match by hitting a four.
After the decision of the match, cricket fans enjoying the match in the distant hills congratulate and celebrate the winning team while the supporters of the losing team run to the venue and express their happiness locally.
The video is being shared on social media by a large number of cricket fans, including those who shared the video and celebrities who went viral, expressing their feelings and commenting.
Former national cricket team fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar wrote: "I can say for sure that you have never seen such a cricket ground and such a passion for cricket."
میں یقین سے کہہ سکتا ہوں کہ ایسا کرکٹ گراؤنڈ اور کرکٹ کے لیے ایسا جنون آپ نے پہلے کبھی نہیں دیکھا ہوگا...🥳🥳🥳 pic.twitter.com/knH8NTMcPC
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) August 8, 2020
Rameez Raja also shared this video.
Meanwhile some where in the north.... pic.twitter.com/OEUpJWt17n
— Ramiz Raja (@iramizraja) August 8, 2020
Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry also shared the video and wrote that there is no precedent for the kind of passion for cricket in Pakistan.
Unmatchable passion for #Cricket this is #Pakistan https://t.co/UiDNGM3rqI
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) August 8, 2020