Team India scripted history by winning their very first bilateral ODI series in Australia yesterday. The impressive innings by team India has left the internet overwhelmed. With a target of 231 runs to chase, India defeated Australia with four balls and 7 wickets to spare. While Yuzvendra Chahal ruled the first half sending six batsmen back to the pavilion, MS Dhoni stormed the Melbourne Cricket Ground by hitting 87 runs off 114 balls.
Dhoni’s pivotal role in making team India write another history is certainly inevitable!
It was the third consecutive match in the series where Dhoni crossed the score of fifty making the chase smoother for his team.
Dhoni’s thunderous performance in the series bagged him the coveted title of ‘Man of the series’ which has left netizens delighted.
You thought he was a spent force, a burden on team and now should retire. Here is MS Dhoni even at 37 telling you how to chase at MCG by scoring 72% of his 87 runs by running. Batted 114 balls – his second longest resolve in a successful chase. #AusvInd
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) January 18, 2019
Underneath that emotionless expression, MSD is having the last laugh #Dhoni
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) January 18, 2019
All the fine wines in the world aspire to age like Dhoni !
🔥🍷🔥#INDvsAUS
— ब्लासफेमी (@PunInTheAss) January 18, 2019
I wish I had that calmness in tough situations.
Sometimes it feels like he is meditating on the field.#Dhoni #INDvsAUS— Amol (@iamolthorat) January 18, 2019
Number of times Dhoni has shut his critics is perhaps more than the number of times they have spoken.! #Dhoni #IndvsAus
— TheFinger (@trickydonor) January 18, 2019
The father of run chases #Dhoni @msdhoni #AusvInd #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/FO51CVDedr
— Supreme Leader (@tHeMantal) January 18, 2019
Fans looking for Dhoni Haters.#INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/lWmVGe4kM9
— Sanjeev 🇮🇳 (@Snju_Baba) January 18, 2019
Moral of the story for both teams: If you drop Dhoni, you end up on the losing side#INDvAUS #INDvsAUS #AUSvIND #Dhoni #India
— R I S H A B H (@BeingRishabhT) January 18, 2019
His bang on performance was also a slap in the face of Dhoni haters who claimed that he is now not young enough to chase runs on the ground and must retire.
Apart from heaping praise on the former skipper, Dhoni fans also came up with hilarious memes bashing the haters. Here are some:
Dhoni fans waiting for haters 🔨 #AUSvIND #AUSvsIND pic.twitter.com/9OR8SYfsdJ
— Siju Moothedath (@SijuMoothedath) January 18, 2019
To Dhoni haters..💪🏼💪🏼
#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/ClwcpgWdbz— Kaju Katli (@kaju__katli) January 18, 2019
MS Dhoni Haters#Dhoni #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/PeyTE2ngDM
— Rishabh Srivastava (@AskRishabh) January 18, 2019
#AUSvIND
3 back to back 50s
Thala thandavam….Haters position right now🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/FRxU10MBMj
— KONDA REDDY (@alwayssaikiran_) January 18, 2019
https://twitter.com/sagarcasm/status/1086213246820872192
Dhoni haters again seeing Dhoni at the end line, finishing match with a win.#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/xVcjaAOJiv
— विशाल 🤙🏻 (@singhsahaaab) January 18, 2019
https://twitter.com/goyal_sonal/status/1086233686197092352
#Dhoni #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/kGJ4ddzvwp
— Numan khan (@Numankhan1997) January 18, 2019
Dhoni to everyone now!#AUSvIND #INDvAUS #dhoni #MSDhoni pic.twitter.com/qCVtzmGURf
— Harshvardhan Agrawal (@Harsh_humour) January 18, 2019
Dhoni’s outstanding performance certainly proves that he doesn’t need to retire from the game anytime soon! In your face haters!