IND vs PAK Live: Dhoni wears India’s new Jersey, India players ‘take knee’

T20 World Cup – IND vs PAK Live: Team India’s T20 World Cup mentor MS Dhoni was seen wearing India’s Billion Cheers Fan Jersey in the high-pressure clash against arch-rivals Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday. It is the first time MS Dhoni has worn team India’s new jersey as the former India captain was earlier seen wearing only the practice jerseys so far in UAE. Also, just before the first ball, Indian players were seen taking a knee in solidarity with the BLM movement while the Pakistanis were seen standing with their hands on their hearts. Follow InsideSport.in for more updates.

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Dhoni wears Team India’s new Jersey

The captain cool & India’s T20 WC mentor MS Dhoni was seen wearing India’s new “Billion Cheers Fan Jersey” for the first time during the National Anthem. Dhoni has always been seen wearing the new practice jerseys during India’s warmup matches against England and Australia earlier but it was for the time the former captain was seen wearing the ‘Blue jersey’.

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India players “take a knee” to showcase solidarity:

Just before the start of the first ball, the Virat Kohli-led Indian side took a knee to showcase solidarity with the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. On the other hand, Pakistan stood with their hands on their hearts.

The BLM Movement?

The ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement had gained momentum after the death of an African-American man named George Floyd in May last year after police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck as suggested by viral videos. Ever since Floyd’s demise, many sportspersons have come out to talk about their experience with racism.

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Hardik Pandya won’t be bowling against Pakistan

Hardik Pandya confirmed at the after-toss chat on Star Sports Network that his back is still jittery and he won’t be bowling against Pakistan for now. He is hoping to be in full strength as the tournament progresses and hopes to bowl closer to knockouts.

“The back is fine, it was jittery, but I won’t be bowling for now. I want to be able to bowl eventually, closer to the knockouts. The professionals and I both have to take the call about when I can have a bowl,” Hardik said during the chat.

Earlier, Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and opted to bowl first. Haider Ali misses out for Pakistan while Ishan Kishan, R Ashwin miss out from India’s Playing XI.

Pakistan Playing XI: Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hassan Ali, Haris Rauf and Shaheen Afridi.

India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli(c), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah

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