Elvish Yadav congratulates Rinku Singh on a video call after India’s win over Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2026; Here’s What the cricketer asked

Television and Bollywood stars expressed their happiness at India's win against Pakistan in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Another star, who was seen hailing the team India for their performance was Elvish Yadav. The Bigg Boss OTT winner shared a video on his social media handle where he was seen speaking to Indian cricketer Rinku Singh on a video call.

Elvish was seen congratulating Rinku on India's splendid performance in the match. In the video, the cricketer asks whether Elvish could have attended the match in person at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Sunday (February 15). Elvish and Rinku's video call is going viral on social media.




Elvish Yadav shared a video on his official Instagram account in which he is seen on a video call with cricketer Rinku Singh after India’s win in a T20 World Cup match yesterday.

While Rinku exclaimed, "Aajata match dekhne yaar! Elvish replied with, "Main toh ghar par hi tha aaj." He also congratulated him on the “tagda” (fantastic) match and ended the conversation by wishing him all the best for a big win ahead. He said, "Tum bahut achcha khelte ho uppar aaya karo bhai (You play really well, you should come up the order more)."

Pakistan won the toss and chose to field first. Ishan Kishan's masterclass knock (77 off 40) and crucial knocks from skipper Suryakumar Yadav (32 in 29 balls, with three fours) and Shivam Dube (27 in 17 balls, with three fours and a six) took India to a competitive total of 175/7 on a tough pitch. Ayub (3/25 in four overs) was the pick of the bowlers for Pakistan, while Shaheen Shah Afridi (1/31 in two overs), Usman Tariq (1/24 in four overs) and Agha (1/10 in two overs) were also among the wickets. During the run-chase, Pakistan was off to a nightmarish start as Sahibzada Farhan fell for a four-ball duck to Hardik Pandya, with Rinku Singh getting a top-edge, removing him for a four-ball duck.

In the next over, Jasprit Bumrah trapped Saim Ayub lbw for just six, while he also removed skipper Salman Ali Agha for four. Pakistan was 13/3 in two overs. Babar Azam started off his innings slowly, while Usman Khan counter-attacked with two successive boundaries against Axar Patel in the fifth over. But the spin all-rounder had the last laugh, removing Babar for a seven-ball five, sinking Pakistan to 34/4. At the end of 10 overs, Pakistan was 71/4, with Usman (43*) and Shadab (12*) unbeaten.

The partnership of 39 balls was broken by Axar as Ishan Kishan pulled off a brilliant stumping to remove Usman for 34-ball 44, with six fours and a six. Pakistan was five down at 73 in 10.4 overs. Mohammed Nawaz (4) was caught by Shivam Dube, with Kuldeep getting the sixth wicket , and Pakistan's score was just 78 in 11.4 overs. Pakistan's downfall got even worse as Shadab (14) got dismissed by Tilak Varma, with Dube plucking another catch. Pakistan was 78/7 in 12.1 overs. Rinku's safe pair of hands gave Varun Chakravarthy his first wicket, removing Faheem Ashraf for a sluggish 14-ball 10.Pakistan sank to 97/8 in 15.3 overs and on the very next ball, Abrar Ahmed was trapped lbw for a golden duck.