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Team India mentor MS Dhoni was seen interacting with Pakistan all-rounder Imad Wasim, former captain Shoaib Malik and current skipper Babar Azam after India suffered a 10-wicket defeat against Pakistan in the Super 12 Group 2 match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup on Sunday in Dubai.

ICC shared the video of MS Dhoni interacting with several Pakistani players after the match and captioned it: “This is the true story of India-Pakistan cricket outside all the hype and posturing. #SpiritOfCricket #T20WorldCup.”

With this win, Pakistan ended their winless run against India in World Cup matches. Captain Babar Azam and opening partner Mohammad Rizwan helped Pakistan chase down a target of 152 without losing a wicket after the bowlers led by Shaheen Afridi limited India to 151/7.

Following Pakistan’s convincing win, India captain Virat Kohli was also witnessed having a chat with both Pakistan openers and lauding them for their performances.

Pakistani players also took selfies with Dhoni – the only captain to have won all three ICC trophies in white-ball cricket Social media was flooded with several images where Dhoni was seen interacting with the players.

“We executed our plans well and the early wickets were very helpful,” Babar said. “We weren’t thinking of the record against India at all. I only wanted to back all our players who’ve been preparing well.”

It was Pakistan’s first-ever victory by 10 wickets against any opposition in a T20, while India also faced the ignominy of losing by such a margin for the first time.

The victory was Pakistan’s first win against India in a T20 World Cup which dates back to 2007 when India won the inaugural tournament by beating Pakistan in the final. Pakistan won the 2009 edition.

“Some quality bowling from Pakistan didn’t let us get off the blocks,” Kohli said, while admitting Pakistan outplayed his team.

“When you lose three early wickets it’s very difficult to come back, especially when you know the dew is coming. We’re certainly not a team that presses the panic button, it’s the start of the tournament, not the end

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