Birmingham: Thanks to the advent of the Internet and social media, Charulata Patel, 87, became an instant sensation online when she was first shown live on TV with a tricolour horn cheering for Team India against Bangladesh here at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground on Tuesday. This is however, not the first time that the Tanazania-born and London-based Patel has seen Indian cricketers live. She was at The Oval last year too when India played England in a three-match ODI series.

She was also in the stands, cheering Kapil Dev's 1983 World Cup-winning team. "Yes, I saw Kapil play in the 1983 World Cup. It was fantastic," Patel told mid-day, minutes after India beat Bangladesh to assure themselves of a World Cup semi-final berth.