[Watch] Champions Trophy 2025: MS Dhoni watches India vs Pakistan clash in CSK jersey with Sunny Deol
The legendary wicketkeeper's final game for India was the semi-final of the 2019 World Cup against New Zealand.
India and Pakistan are currently involved in a high-voltage clash in Match 5 of the Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. It does not come as a big surprise that almost the entire cricket fraternity have their eyes glued to their television screens.
Similarly, former Indian skipper, MS Dhoni, was snapped captivated by the riveting contest with the match being telecasted on a television set along with a group of other people. Donning the Chennai Super Kings jersey,he did not seem one bit distracted from the action unfolding in Dubai.
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0Speaking of Dhoni's record against Pakistan, he has scored 1231 runs in 36 matches (31 innings) at an average and strike rate of 53.52 and 90.44, respectively. As for Dhoni's captaincy record against India's arch-rivals, he has won 11 of the 18 ODI games he has led as captain.
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Axar, Hardik unsettle Pakistan with strikes in successive overs
Pakistan were building along nicely courtesy of the pair of Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan, who had put together a century stand after the dismissal of the opening batters within the powerplay. However, twin strikes from Axar Patel and Hardik Pandya in the 34th and 35th overs of the first innings, respectively, dented them severely.
After Hardik secured his second wicket of the day, Ravindra Jadeja dismissed Tayyab Tahir to leave Pakistan five-down. Kuldeep then added to their woes by striking twice on two deliveries, sending back Salman Ali Agha and Shaheen Afridi to kill the chances of any lower-order fightback.
Notably, Pakistan are in a must-win territory after losing the tournament opener to New Zealand by 60 runs.
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