Dhoni hailed the team effort for notching up the face-saving 10-run win in the low-scoring final ODI of the series.
Coming into the match with the three-match series already out of their grasp, India struggled to score 167 before producing a spirited bowling and fielding display to restrict Pakistan to 157.
Dhoni said that it was a team effort that got India through and especially praised the team's fielding effort. "We saved 20 runs in the field which turned out to be crucial," he said.