Did you know: ‘The Satanic Verses’ author Salman Rushdie is a big Indian cricket fan

Renowned author Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed during a lecture in New York on Friday, is a fan of the Indian cricket team.

The Mumbai-born author whose family moved to Pakistan in 1964 had revealed his love for the Indian cricket team back in 2013.

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While talking to a TV news channel back then, the author was asked whether he associates himself with Pakistan after his family moved to Karachi.

To everyone's surprise, Rushdie explained that contrary to popular opinion, he's always on India's side, and on the cricket field, he's always supporting the Men in Blue.

'The Satanic Verses' author was stabbed in the neck and abdomen by a man at a literary event in upstate New York. He is on the ventilator with a damaged liver and may lose one of his eyes due to the grievous injuries.