Watch: Hardik Pandya almost hits Mohammad Rizwan brutally after the latter pulls out at last moment

Tension has been brewing up in the ongoing India-Pakistan clash of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Sunday (February 23). Actually, Hardik Pandya lost his cool on Mohammad Rizwan during the 17th over of Pakistan’s innings in Dubai.

On the third ball of the 17th over, Hardik Pandya bowled a 130.8 kph delivery on a good length around off-stump, and Mohammad Rizwan stayed back and defended it towards midwicket. In the next delivery, the Pakistani wicketkeeper managed to make the seamer angry.

Hardik Pandya loses his cool at Mohammad Rizwan in Dubai

Just as Hardik charged in to deliver, an unknown disturbance unsettled Rizwan at the crease. The Pakistan captain stepped back and asked the Indian all-rounder to wait, breaking his rhythm that left him furious. After his gesture, Hardik changed his direction and faked hitting Rizwan with the ball.

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After changing his direction, Hardik attempted to throw the ball towards Rizwan but stopped midway. In the heat of the moment, he also murmured something under his breath in frustration. Now, the clip of this heated moment is going viral on social media.

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Meanwhile, the India National Cricket Team is currently searching for a wicket as Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel’s unbeaten 80+ partnership is becoming a big headache for them. After Babar Azam and Imam-ul-Haq were dismissed quickly after posting 41 runs on the board, Pakistan skipper and Shakeel took control of the side and brought the side back into the match.

Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan proving dangrous for India

While Saud Shakeel is currently batting at 44 runs off 59 balls, Rizwan is batting at 39 off 68 balls, leaving the Men in Blue to scratch their heads to break their crucial partnership in the ongoing high-voltage ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match in Dubai on Sunday.

Notably, India’s bowling attack is struggling to break partnerships in the middle overs, raising concerns in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Shockingly, the Men in Blue have now gone 48 consecutive overs without a wicket in the middle phase of their matches in the tournament.

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They have not picked a wicket against Bangladesh between 11-40 overs against Bangladesh and conceded 123 runs during this period. The story is the same in the ongoing match, conceding 69 runs without taking a wicket between 11-28 overs so far in Dubai on Sunday.

Jasprit Bumrah receives ICC awards ahead of the India-Pakistan match in Dubai

On the other hand, Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah received his prestigious awards, including the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year and ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year awards, before the start of the India-Pakistan match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

The 31-year-old also took the honors for being in the Men’s Test and T20I Teams for 2024. Notably, Bumrah has been ruled out of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy due to the back issue. ICC posted the pictures on X and captioned them by saying, “Jasprit Bumrah receives his #ICCAwards and Team Of The Year caps for a stellar 2024.”

Jasprit Bumrah receives his #ICCAwards and Team Of The Year caps for a stellar 2024 🙌

ICC Men’s Cricketer Of The Year 🎖️
ICC Men’s Test Cricketer Of The Year 🎖️
ICC Men’s Test Team Of The Year 🧢
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— ICC (@ICC) February 23, 2025