British boxer of Pakistani origin, Amir Khan was in the stands during the Delhi Dynamos FC-NorthEast United FC encounter in the 2015 Hero Indian Super League, at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday evening. The 28-year-old, who has won WBA and IBF light welterweight titles in the past and currently holds the WBC Silver welterweight title, spoke to indiansuperleague.com during the game and expressed his amazement at the electrifying atmosphere in the stadium. Here are the excerpts from the interview.Your first ISL experience today. How does it feel?This experience is something amazing…It’s just nice to be here. I can’t believe it, I’ve never seen anything like this. The fans make the atmosphere electrifying. I’d love to come here and have a fight over here…You have legends playing here. There’s also Adil [Nabi] from West Bromwich, England! That’s some British-Pakistani connection right there!"The fans make the atmosphere electrifying."Amir KhanAre you happy with football gaining a lot of prominence in India?Football is getting better in India. Who knows, in a few years India could be seen as a major player in tournaments like the FIFA World Cup. India wants to promote its youth…So that’s what I can see happening here.What do you have to say about the quality of players across all eight teams?It’s good that a lot of players from around the world are on display out here because when it goes back down to the grassroots, it’s only going to help the up-and-coming players from India. Also, look at the fans! To have a stadium that full, there must be something that they like here.
