India faces off against their long-standing rivals Pakistan in the eagerly awaited Champions Trophy 2025 match, scheduled to take place in Dubai on Sunday. This encounter is anticipated to be a thrilling spectacle, prompting a surge of excitement among cricket enthusiasts on social media. For Pakistan, this match represents a crucial opportunity to revive their campaign following a defeat in their opening match against New Zealand. Mohammad Rizwan is under pressure, as the team requires a remarkable turnaround to avoid an early exit.

Conversely, India enters the match with strong momentum, having commenced their campaign with a victory. Due to ongoing political tensions, India opted not to travel to Pakistan for the tournament, resulting in all matches being held in Dubai.

This match is projected to be the most-watched event of the tournament this year. Additionally, fans have been informed that the renowned Bollywood star Sunny Deol will be present in the television studio to watch the game. The veteran actor also teased in a promotional video that he would be joined by a special, unnamed celebrity, sparking speculation among fans regarding their identity.

All fans predicted that Deol would watch the match with MS Dhoni, and took to the social media platform to share their claims.

Here are the reactions:

Dhoni retired from international cricket after the 2019 World Cup, and has been in action only in IPL since then. He will be taking part in IPL 2025 too, but this time as an uncapped player for Chennai Super Kings.

In Champions Trophy history, India trail 2-3 vs Pakistan, and lost the last time they met, which was in the 2017 final. Meanwhile in ODIs, Pakistan lead 73-57 but have failed to win any of their last 11 completed matches in that format.

Speaking ahead of the match, India opener Shubman Gill said, “India-Pakistan has its own history. It is an exciting contest every time both teams play. If so many people get happiness by watching this rivalry, who are we to call it over-hyped or under-hyped? We go to play cricket and we try to make our team win. It is a big match, but I think the biggest match would be the finals that any team plays.”

“We have been playing some good ODI cricket. Pakistan have lost some of the matches they have played recently. By no means will we think of them as a lesser side,” he added.

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