American Youtuber Darren Jason Watkins Jr who is better known as iShowSpeed has turned out to be an ardent Virat Kohli fan. A year ago the YouTuber was unaware of the sport of Cricket but slowly he has gained interest in India’s favourite sport. Speed who is also a die-hard Cristiano Ronaldo fan was delighted to know that Virat Kohli also passionately follows the Portugal footballer. Since then Speed has been following Virat Kohli and it has also earned him social media followers from India.
IShowSpeed played Cricket in Mumbai, mocked Babar Azam
Now, iShowSpeed has landed in Mumbai ahead of the high-voltage India vs Pakistan clash on October 14. The Youtuber will now travel to Ahmedabad to witness the mouth-watering game. He was spotted wearing Virat Kohli’s jersey at the airport. After landing in India, Darren also tried his hand at the Cricket bat, a video of which circulating on the web. In the clip, he can be seen mocking Babar Azam, the rival of Virat Kohli.
After he failed to connect the ball, Speed was heard saying, ‘I am playing like Babar Azam’. This is not the first time that Speed has trolled Babar Azam but a few days ago the YouTuber’s comment on Babar Azam’s Instagram handle read ‘Virat Kohli is the GOAT’.
Speed after missing the ball – " I'm playing like Babar Azam" 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/bM9TTYoc7Y
— Sohel. (@SohelVkf) October 12, 2023
This is also not the first time, iShowSpeed will watch Virat Kohli bat. But during the World Test Championship final in London, he was spotted wearing the Indian batter’s no.18 jersey in the stands. IShowSpeed usually streams his video game gameplay but during the FIFA World Cup 2022, he was constantly streaming content related to Cristiano Ronaldo and he then reached Qatar to support his favourite footballer.
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Now, he will be seen in the Narendra Modi Stadium stands supporting Virat Kohli. It will be interesting to see if the Indian cricketer acknowledges his support and meets him during the IND vs PAK clash.