Rohit Sharma-led India missed a golden opportunity to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series versus Jos Buttler-led England on Thursday (July 14). Locking horns with the hosts at Lord's for the second and penultimate ODI, India failed to chase down 247 and lost the clash by 100 runs.

Despite being thrashed by Buttler &amp; Co., the spectators&nbsp;had plenty to cheer for with a plethora of superstar Indian cricketers in attendance at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground, London. BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh were in attendance along with the presence of Rohit, Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid in the Indian team dressing room.&nbsp;

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Thus, cameramen switched the focus on Dhoni, Tendulkar and the likes more often than not, being applauded by the crowd. During India's run-chase, the cameras focused on Dhoni. Seeing this, the former Indian captain waved at the Lord's crowd, resulting in a huge uproar. Here's the viral video:

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Dhoni remains a fan favourite despite his international retirement on August 15, 2020. The 41-year-old ended his glittering international career with 17,266 runs, 16 hundreds, 643 catches, 195 stumpings, 359 sixes.&nbsp;

Coming to the India-England ODI series, both sides will now meet in the third and final match on Sunday (July 17) at Old Trafford, Manchester -- where Dhoni played his last international game. With the series levelled at 1-1, both teams have all to play for.

Rohit Sharma-led India missed a golden opportunity to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series versus Jos Buttler-led England on Thursday (July 14).

Rohit Sharma-led India missed a golden opportunity to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series versus Jos Buttler-led England on Thursday (July 14). Locking horns with the hosts at Lord's for the second and penultimate ODI, India failed to chase down 247 and lost the clash by 100 runs. Despite being thrashed by Buttler & Co., the spectators had plenty to cheer for with a plethora of superstar Indian cricketers in attendance at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground, London. BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh were in attendance along with the presence of Rohit, Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid in the Indian team dressing room. ALSO READ | WATCH: 'Why is it happening?' - Rohit Sharma on talks regarding under-fire Virat Kohli Thus, cameramen switched the focus on Dhoni, Tendulkar and the likes more often than not, being applauded by the crowd. During India's run-chase, the cameras focused on Dhoni. Seeing this, the former Indian captain waved at the Lord's crowd, resulting in a huge uproar. Here's the viral video: That smile form Dhoni and waving hand 😁🥰#INDvsENG #ENGvsIND pic.twitter.com/3BMp3yOGRE — 𝐑𝐚𝐡𝐮𝐥 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡 🇮🇳 (@killlwish) July 14, 2022 × ALSO READ | From Rohit Sharma to Babar Azam: How cricket fraternity has reacted to Virat Kohli's poor form Dhoni remains a fan favourite despite his international retirement on August 15, 2020. The 41-year-old ended his glittering international career with 17,266 runs, 16 hundreds, 643 catches, 195 stumpings, 359 sixes. Coming to the India-England ODI series, both sides will now meet in the third and final match on Sunday (July 17) at Old Trafford, Manchester -- where Dhoni played his last international game. With the series levelled at 1-1, both teams have all to play for.

MS Dhoni in attendance at Lord's, waves at the crowd during India's 2nd ODI vs England - WATCH

Star-studded World XI on Thursday suffered a massive 72 runs defeat at the hands of West Indies in one-off the Hurricane relief T20 match at the Lord's in London on Friday.

The game was organised to raise funds for the refurbishment of five cricket stadium in the Caribbean that were damaged by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017.

Put into bat, the West Indians rode on a solid 75-run opening stand between Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis.

While Gayle departed after making 18 runs in 28 balls, Lewis smashed 26-ball-58 which included five boundaries and five sixes.&nbsp;

Vital contributions from Marlon Samuels (43), Dinesh Ramdin (44) and Andre Russell (21) powered Windies to mammoth 199/4 in their 20 overs.

In reply, only three World XI batsmen could manage to reach the double figures to be bundled out for a meagre 127 in 16.4 overs.&nbsp;

Led by Shahid Afridi, the team lost their top four wickets with just eight runs on the board even as Sri Lankan Thisara Perera raged a lone battle with a 37-ball 61, containing seven fours and three sixes.

Kesrick Williams took three wickets, while Andre Russell and Samuel Badree took two wickets each to clinch the game.&nbsp;

The game was organised to raise funds for the refurbishment of five cricket stadium in the Caribbean

Star-studded World XI on Thursday suffered a massive 72 runs defeat at the hands of West Indies in one-off the Hurricane relief T20 match at the Lord's in London on Friday. The game was organised to raise funds for the refurbishment of five cricket stadium in the Caribbean that were damaged by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. Put into bat, the West Indians rode on a solid 75-run opening stand between Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis. While Gayle departed after making 18 runs in 28 balls, Lewis smashed 26-ball-58 which included five boundaries and five sixes. Vital contributions from Marlon Samuels (43), Dinesh Ramdin (44) and Andre Russell (21) powered Windies to mammoth 199/4 in their 20 overs. In reply, only three World XI batsmen could manage to reach the double figures to be bundled out for a meagre 127 in 16.4 overs. Led by Shahid Afridi, the team lost their top four wickets with just eight runs on the board even as Sri Lankan Thisara Perera raged a lone battle with a 37-ball 61, containing seven fours and three sixes. Kesrick Williams took three wickets, while Andre Russell and Samuel Badree took two wickets each to clinch the game.

West Indies beat World XI by 72 runs in Hurricane relief charity match

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MS Dhoni in attendance at Lord's, waves at the crowd during India's 2nd ODI vs England - WATCH

West Indies beat World XI by 72 runs in Hurricane relief charity match