Former India skipper MS Dhoni was spotted in the stands at Edgbaston on Tuesday (July 14), enjoying the opening match of the three-ODI series between India and England.

The broadcaster’s camera panned to Dhoni in the latter stages of England’s innings. His appearance at the stadium created an immediate buzz across social media and among fans on the ground.

This comes right after Dhoni was similarly seen enjoying the preceding T20I leg of the tour at Trent Bridge on his 45th birthday.

Here’s the video:

The match marks a clean slate for the Indian side under Shubman Gill's captaincy following a tough 4-0 loss in the T20I series. The squad received a major boost for the ODI rubber with the return of senior players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Jasprit Bumrah.

England won the toss and opted the bat first in Birmingham ODI. Following a 61-run stand by the English openers, India's pace attack entirely dismantled their top and middle order to wrest back control of the match.

Gurnoor Brar broke the opening partnership by dismissing Jacob Bethell (14) and the dangerous Ben Duckett (43) within three deliveries in the 13th over. Jasprit Bumrah sent England captain Harry Brook back to the pavilion for just 1 run in the next over.

Prasidh Krishna further decimated the England batting lineup by dismissing Jos Buttler (5) and Sam Curran (0) in the 17th over, reducing the hosts to 107/6 in the 22nd over.

Liam Dawson and Joe Root added 121 runs for the seventh wicket to bail England out of trouble. Axar Patel broke the stand by dismissing Dawson for 68, and wrapped up tail to bundle out the home team for 258 in 47.5 overs while Root remained unbeaten on 76.