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Indian fans call Shoaib Malik 'jiju' during high-voltage Sunday clash

| @indiablooms | Sep 24, 2018, at 03:22 pm

Dubai, Sept 24 (IBNS): Pakistani all-rounder Shoaib Malik on Sunday received love from some Indian fans who were present in the stadium to watch the Asia Cup Super Four stage clash between the old rivals.

Malik is married to Indian Tennis star Sania Mirza.

At an interesting point of the game when Malik was fielding near the boundary lines, some Indian fans called him: "Jiju (brother-in-law) look here once". 

Delighting his fans, Malik looked back at them and waved his hand.

The entire episode was caught on camera.

The footage was shared on social media.

India defeated Pakistan by nine wickets in an Asia Cup match on Sunday night.

Malik remained the only shining spot for Pakistan as he contributed 78 runs iwth his willow.

He hit four boundaries and two sixes in his knock and helped Pakistan put up a competitive total on the scorecard.

Pakistan will next face Bangladesh in their last Super Four stage match on Wednesday.

India will face Afghanistan on Tuesday.

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