India, March 3 -- Instead of heading back to the dressing room at the end of a gutsy but gruelling T20 World Cup campaign, Zimbabwe's exhausted cricketers sprinted towards a corner of the spectators' stands to thank half a dozen supporters who they consider family.

The supporters belong to the Castle Corner, a fan group that travels to cheer the Zimbabwe team.

Inspirational skipper Sikandar Raza was not part of the group that acknowledged the support from the loyal fans who secured last-minute funding to travel to India for the Super 8 leg of the tournament after witnessing the team's unbeaten campaign in Sri Lanka.

However, he ran towards the 'Castle Corner' after finishing a TV interview following his special all-round performance, a...