ISLAMABAD: Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Saturday tweeted a heartwarming response to a young fan’s note, written after his side’s knockout in the Twenty20 World Cup semifinal. 
Following Pakistan’s elimination, a handwritten note expressing love for the Pakistan side began making the rounds on social media. The note, penned by eight-year-old Mohammad Haroon Suria, expressed what many were feeling throughout. 
Suria wrote: “Dear Pakistani team, I am very proud, I love you Babar Azam. Well played everyone, nice batting, bowling. Yesterday in the match I felt proud that Pakistan is going to win then in the middle I was nervous, in the end I was scared and frightened. Inshallah in the future I will be captain and I will make sure to invite all of your team to my team, we will go to finals and win.” 
Journalist Alina Shigri later shared the note, captioning it as “from a future captain to current captain.” 

The note also featured a request by Suria for signatures from Pakistani players, with many netizens expressing hopes for Azam to see and honor the request. 
Azam responded on his own Twitter handle by calling Suria a “champion” and confirming he would be getting the autographs. “But I cant wait to get YOUR autograph future Captain.” 

Azam’s response has garnered over 40,000 likes, with people showering the Pakistan skipper with love for his heart warming reply. 
Pakistan’s Planning Minister Asad Umer shared Azam’s response on his Twitter account and wrote: “This is even better than your batting @babarazam258 salute.” 

Journalist Alina Shigri, whose sharing of the letter caught Azam’s attention, thanked the skipper, saying, “The Champion speaks! That is how you win hearts.” 

Content creator Maryam Aftab responded under Azam's tweet with a sentiment many shared: "YOU ARE KING."

While one Twitter user posted a meme of Kermit the Frog surrounded by hearts, another shared a similar idea with their adoring cat meme. 

Azam is being praised for his handling of the World Cup from team selection to his batting to becoming the fastest player in history to score 2,500 runs in the T20 format, edging out Indian captain Virat Kohli. Azam has also been lauded for his support of his team both on and off the cameras. 
Pakistan lost the semifinal to Australia in an upset of an otherwise undefeated run at the T20 World Cup.