India, Feb. 24 -- As India triumphed over Pakistan in Sunday's Champions Trophy match, the country erupted in celebration. The cricket rivalry between the two nations took center stage as fans flooded social media hailing team India especially Virat Kohli whose crucial century led India to the easy win. Amid the celebrations, another figure whose name started trending on social media was Abhay Singh, the aerospace engineer-turned-sadhu who is popularly known as 'IITian baba'.

The former IIT-Mumbai graduate who became a sensation during the Mahakumbh had appeared in a podcast earlier and confidently claimed that there were no chances India could win against Pakistan. "Iss bar India nahi jeetegi. Virat Kohli aur sabko bol do ki jeet ke dik...