Chacha Cricket: Who is ‘Chacha Cricket’ who is going to retire, even left his job for Pakistan team; Witnessed 500 matches

By Samira Vishwas On May 30, 2026

Who is Chacha Cricket: The most famous fan and cheerleader of Pakistan cricket team ‘Chacha Cricket’ is going to retire this year. 77-year-old Abdul Jalil, known to the whole world as ‘Chacha Cricket’, will be seen cheering his country’s team for the last time on home ground in the third and final ODI between Pakistan and Australia in Lahore next week.

Chacha Cricket also wishes to support the Pakistan team on its tour to England this year, where Pakistan has to play a three-Test series, but this will be their last match at home.

Who is Uncle Cricket?
Abdul Jalil first watched the Test match against England in Lahore in 1968-69 sitting in the stadium. He then became a regular supporter of the Pakistan team at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the 1980s and 1990s. Chacha Cricket, who wore green kurta and cap, gradually became the identity of Pakistan cricket.

Even left job for Pakistan team
He left his job in UAE so that he could fully support the Pakistan cricket team. He also reached England in the 1999 World Cup and cheered the team captained by Wasim Akram. After this he became a popular face among cricket fans around the world.

Will open a restaurant after retirement

Now after retirement, Uncle Cricket wants to fulfill his old dream. He would like to open a restaurant and cricket museum outside his city Sialkot. He said that he will keep the memorabilia and cricket related items that he has collected over the years in the museum.

Chacha Cricket said, ‘My target was to cheer for Pakistan in 500 matches and now I have achieved this target.’

‘Chacha Cricket’ is no less than a celebrity in Pakistan
Chacha Cricket is no less than a celebrity in Pakistan. From local tape ball tournaments to wedding ceremonies, people invite him as a special guest. Now he also wants to take part in social work after retirement. However, the recent performance of Pakistan cricket team disappoints them a lot. He told that after seeing consecutive defeats against India in the Asia Cup, he had given up the decision of going to Sri Lanka for the 2026 T20 World Cup. Pakistan has lost nine consecutive matches to India.

Miandad hitting Chetan Sharma for a six, memorable moment
Despite this, Uncle Cricket’s old memories of Pakistan still excite him. He had seen with his own eyes the historic six hit by Chetan Sharma on the last ball of Javed Miandad in Sharjah in 1986. Apart from this, the victory over India in the 2017 Champions Trophy final is also included among his most memorable moments.

Although some defeats still pain him. He still remembers not being able to achieve the target of 120 runs against India in New York in the 2024 T20 World Cup and losing to India in Mohali in the 2011 World Cup semi-final.

Pakistan cricket is going through a difficult phase at the moment, but Chacha Cricket is confident that the team will bounce back. His famous slogan even today gives hope to the fans – Kabhi aage, kabhi back, kabhi happiness, kabhi sorrow, kabhi tum, kabhi hum.