MS Dhoni's Iconic Photo with Sarfaraz Ahmed's Son: The Story Behind the Moment Revealed

MS Dhoni's Iconic Photo with Sarfaraz Ahmed's Son: ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 is nearly here, as the tournament will take place among the eight teams starting from February 19 with the opening fixture being between defending champions Pakistan and New Zealand in this tournament. Thereunder, Pakistan won that finale of the 2017 Champions Trophy in the Oval, London, led by Sarfaraz Ahmed, after defeating India therein. Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz now opens up regarding the story behind that picture where he had taken his then three-month-old son Abdullah with MS Dhoni just before the final of the 2017 Champions Trophy.

Days before the 2017 Champions Trophy final, an image emerged of MS Dhoni with Sarfaraz Ahmed's son in his arms. Now, Sarfaraz Ahmed revealed that instead of it, he was actually waiting to shoot an only picture of his son while Dhoni was looking at the perfect opportunity to capture this one moment.

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“The moment happened when his family friends were visiting, and Dhoni happened to come downstairs. He thought it would be a perfect opportunity to capture the moment with his three-month-old son,” Sarfaraz told Cricket Pakistan.

Dhoni is someone I have learned from over the years, Sarfaraz Ahmed explained. He further added I've had several conversations with him regarding wicketkeeping and cricket in general.

"I had a long conversation with Dhoni about wicketkeeping and cricket in general. I asked him how he managed to balance his roles as a wicketkeeper, batsman, and captain. The tips Dhoni shared with me were immensely helpful. He was very humble and generous in offering his advice," said Sarfaraz.

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Players from India and Pakistan have mutual respect

India and Pakistan will face each other at the Champions Trophy-2025 on February 23 in Dubai. Sarfaraz enunciated that just before this match, the two teams' players had mutual respect for one another.

“While the lack of bilateral series has affected interactions to some extent, the matches that do take place, especially back-to-back encounters, have led to improved relations,” he said.

“Whenever Indian and Pakistani players meet, there is always mutual respect and friendship, after matches it’s not uncommon to see players like Shoaib Malik, Yuvraj Singh, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, and others sitting together, chatting and enjoying each other’s company," he added.

India, Pakistan, New Zealand, and Bangladesh are put in Group A for the Champions Trophy. England, Australia, South Africa, and Afghanistan are in Group B.

The first match India will be playing in the tournament will be on February 20 at Dubai in opposition to Bangladesh.

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