Twitter reacts as Dhoni captains India for the final time in his International career
Probably for the first time in cricket, there were thousands and thousands of spectators in the stadium for a warm-up match as MS Dhoni led an international team for the last time in his career for the India A vs England XI match. It was not just the stadium, even Twitter was filled with Dhoni.
India's most successful captain MS Dhoni resigned from captaincy in the limited overs format last week. Dhoni, however, captained the India A team for their match against England XI for, almost certainly, his last match as an International captain. The stadium was full and almost every die-hard Indian cricket fan was glued to the television sets. What struck the Twitterati though was not just Dhoni's last match as captain, but also the return of the golden Dhoni, as he scored 23 runs off the last over and ended the innings at 68 runs with 8 fours and 2 sixes, and amid all this, a fan running on to touch the feet of Dhoni.
Now it is the third time! Every match a landmark in Indian cricket!
Twice Dhoni and Yuvraj batted together at CCI.
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) January 10, 2017
2007 - In the 1st ever T20I on Indian soil
2009 - India became no.1 Test side.#IndAvENG
The cheer says it all!
Enter MSD! CCI deafening and rise to welcome @msdhoni to the crease. pic.twitter.com/xq4mgqGeNb
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 10, 2017
Nostalgic!
.@msdhoni batting with @YUVSTRONG12 in the last ten overs of a 50-over game!
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) January 10, 2017
Only 90s kids will remember this.
Warm-up match or a World Cup match?
Reminder: Its a Warmup match and Its not a weekend! pic.twitter.com/8Icz2cA450
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) January 10, 2017
Dhoni is an emotion!
Fan comes to the middle, touches Dhoni's feet and shakes hands before being taken off.
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) January 10, 2017
This guy ran in to touch MS Dhoni's feet. While he was taken away by the security was funnily waving at Dhoni 😂😂 #IndAvEng pic.twitter.com/jRHmISKyIJ
— Ankit Mishra (@editedidea) January 10, 2017
Everyone has their own problems!
YOGRAJ SINGH: DHONI KO DEKH KAR MERA BETA DISTRACT HO GAYA! #IndAvEng
— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) January 10, 2017
Every cricket lover in India right now!
Indian fans every time MS DHONI comes out to bat! pic.twitter.com/ErH2ZEWz4u
— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) January 10, 2017
This never gets old!
Dhoni fans on the ground
— Troll Dhoni Haters (@TDHofficial07) January 10, 2017
😍😍😍😍 @ArunPandey99 #IndAvsEng #Captainslegacy pic.twitter.com/wjWbBBjuGE
Even the ECB is excited!
.@msdhoni has walked to the middle at a vibrant and noisy Brabourne Stadium.#IndAvEng pic.twitter.com/XNdOzLHXSy
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) January 10, 2017
It is not over, until he decides!
Anyone who says @msdhoni is done for, should watch him now at the CCI! 6,4,4,2,6,1. 23 runs in the final over. #StillPlentyLeft #TakeABow
— Zakka Jacob (@Zakka_Jacob) January 10, 2017
He creates another record!
23 runs by MS Dhoni in the final over today. The most he scored in an over in ODIs is 21, off Faulkner in Mohali in Oct 2013. #IndAvEng
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) January 10, 2017
(G)old Dhoni!
MS DHONI IN THE LAST OVER:-
— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) January 10, 2017
6 , 4 , 4 , 2 , 6 , 1#IndAvEng
Dhoni treating Woakes like Axar Patel.#IndAvEng
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) January 10, 2017
Just MSD things!
Struggling to think of a non-international, non-IPL game where the atmosphere has been this frenzied. Dhoni devotion. #IndAvEng
— Dileep Premachandran (@SpiceBoxofEarth) January 10, 2017
Only MS Dhoni can get a standing ovation for flipping a coin at the toss. Such is his stature, such is his legend! 💙 #IndAvEng
— Manya 🏏 (@CSKian716) January 10, 2017
23 off the last over!
Dhoni in last over turns into Arnab Goswami... He goes after everything.
— ️ (@FarziCricketer) January 10, 2017
For the last time in International stage!
The (C) with MSDHONI's name for ONE LAST TIME. pic.twitter.com/alp5UnSiVc
— ️ (@FarziCricketer) January 10, 2017