India, May 29 -- The most famous Pakistani cricket fan, Abdul Jalil -- also known as Chacha Cricket -- has announced that he will retire from watching cricket from the stands this year.

Jalil was 19 or thereabouts when for the first time he saw Pakistan in action from the stands against England in Lahore in 1968-69. He has since gone from strength to strength and travelled all over the world with the Pakistani team.

The three-ODI series against Australia that kicks off on Saturday at Rawalpindi and culminates in Lahore on June 4 will be Chacha Cricket's last appearance at home. The Pakistani team will tour England later this year for a Test series, and Jalil wants to go there for one last time and buck up his players, but as far as home...