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Former India captain MS Dhoni is in the infamous lounge of the iconic cricket ground Lord's with his wife Sakshi and their family friend Kriti Sanon. They are at the venue because of India's must-win match against England.
Dhoni is present at another interesting match between two strong sides. However, the Indian bowling line-up is currently not doing well against the England batters.
MS Dhoni in the stands for India vs England
MS Dhoni is in London and was spotted first during his birthday, July 7, when India was up against England for a T20I match.
It is definitely hard for MS Dhoni to see the Indian bowlers getting dispatched by the England openers Ben Duckett and Jacob Bethell.
From the beginning of the first innings of the match, the opening combination of Duckett and Bethell has been in the mood to score runs against the Jasprit Bumrah-led Indian bowling line-up.
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Jasprit Bumrah is not part of tonight's match because of a knee injury he received during the previous match in Cardiff. Prince Yadav, an emerging pacer who made his debut for the India National Cricket Team against Ireland only a few weeks ago, has been named for the match in London.
With Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh (Bumrah's replacement), Prasidh Krishna and Gurnoor Brar, India is playing the match at Lord's with four pacers and one spinner in the form of Axar Patel.
Rohit Sharma to announce retirement after the match in London?
The presence of MS Dhoni in the stands carries massive significance for the Indian cricket fans, as this match could be the last match for Rohit Sharma with the Indian National Cricket Team. For the last couple of days, social media platforms have buzzed with Rohit Sharma’s rumored final match for the team.
However, the team had issued multiple statements ahead of the match, assuring the fans that there was no extra burden on the experienced opener’s shoulders. Still, fans and probably the entire cricket fraternity are keeping an eye on the ongoing match at Lord’s.
Rohit Sharma has been named in the playing eleven to open the innings with the present captain Shubman Gill. To see Rohit in motion with his bat, the spectators will have to wait longer as India will bat in the second innings. England captain Harry Brook won the toss and chose to bat first.
Jacob Bethell missed his century by only 9 runs
Meanwhile, India needed 30.1 overs to get their first breakthrough in the match. Ben Duckett and Jacob Bethell stitched a 192-run partnership for the opening stand. Bethell went for 91 runs from 93 balls with eleven 4s and a couple of 6s. Experienced pacer Prasidh Krishna picked up the wicket. Another set batter, Duckett, is still on track and going for to get a century.
In the presence of MS Dhoni, the team and the fans in the stadium will want to see better cricket from the Shubman Gill-led side in the upcoming hours.
