Darren “IShowSpeed” Watkins Jr. is one of the most celebrated live streamers on YouTube. He is well known for his variety of content including IRL streams from several countries around the world. Incidentally, IShowSpeed is in India at present, and he recently attended the India and Pakistan match at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
Speed started his streaming career at a very young age and has passed one massive milestone after the other. He hit the 20 million milestone some time back and was also awarded the Variety Streamer of the Year Award at The Streamy Awards. However, he is mostly known for the controversies he finds himself in.
Speed also has a love for traveling to different countries and experiencing their culture. He landed in India a couple of days back where he got to travel to cities like Mumbai, and Delhi. Moreover, he recently visited Ahmedabad just to attend the India and Pakistan match at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
IShowSpeed experiences India and Pakistan match in India
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 is taking place in India. India has been performing brilliantly and they have not faced any loss until now. The legendary World Cup match between India and Pakistan took place on October 14, 2023, at the Narendra Modi Stadium located in Ahmedabad.
IShowSpeed has been a huge fan of Virat Kohli and he has previously called him the GOAT. Speed found the perfect opportunity to see Virat Kohli in action during the India and Pakistan match. He made sure to wear the Indian cricket jersey with “Speed” written on the back. He made sure to show respect for the Indian national anthem by standing with all others. Speed also easily found a ton of fans in the stadium who requested autographs and photos.
Speed was very happy with India’s performance and stated multiple times that they were winning for sure. He cheered for Kohli during the entirety of the match and also interacted with a ton of kids and locals in the stadium and got to know their thoughts about Kohli and the Indian team. The streaming star showed his love for Indian music by singing and dancing at the stadium and he made sure to get the whole stadium experience.
IShowSpeed got to meet Jay Shah at the stadium who is the current secretary of BCCI. He thanked him for hosting him and got to get a couple of pictures with him. It absolutely made his day when India won the match against Pakistan.
Indian supporters shared their regards and support in the comments. They were really happy that he got to visit India and made sure to attend the India and Pakistan match. People also mentioned the kids who were helping Speed understand the sport.
Speed fulfills his dream by visiting India
IShowSpeed has been in love with India for a long time. It is not only the country but the culture and music of India. Upon his visit, he experienced India as a whole. Speed got to play cricket, meet a ton of local fans, visit some popular spots, and not to forget he got to meet his dream singer, Daler Mehndi.
The “Tunak Tunak Tun” song by Daler Mehndi has been one of Speed’s favorite songs from India. He was also seen blasting the song on his boombox and dancing on it in the market streets of India. Upon meeting Daler Mehndi on October 13, 2023. The streaming star even got the opportunity to sit, sing, and dance to the song alongside the pop sensation.
