After the Indian team suffered a humiliating 10-wicket loss to Australia in the first ODI of the three-match series, netizens felt the result would have been different if former Indian skipper M.S. Dhoni was the part of the team. On Tuesday, India was first got bundled out for a meager total of 255, which was then easily chased down by Australia without breaking much of a sweat, who rode on brilliant unbeaten centuries from Aaron Finch and David Warner at the Wankhede in Mumbai.
Moreover, the spectators at the stadium had also broken into chants of ‘Dhoni’ when stand-in wicketkeeper K.L. Rahul dropped a catch. It has become a normal incident for the Indian team as whenever an Indian wicket-keeper makes a mistake on the field, the crowd starts chanting ‘Dhoni Dhoni’.
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On Tuesday, Rahul was keeping the wickets as Rishabh Pant was under observation due to concussion. Meanwhile, the reason why Rahul was keeping the wickets in the first ODI was because Pant was hit by a Pat Cummins bouncer, one that eventually led to his dismissal. Here is the video of the same:
— Darsh brahmbhatt (@darsh164) January 14, 2020
Social media, particularly Twitter and Facebook, was flooded with Dhoni trending hashtags.
One of Dhoni’s fans tweeted: “Crowd chanting ‘Dhoni Dhoni’ when KL Rahul fails to collect the ball. The truth is, be it Mohali, Mumbai, Kerala or any other place, this man is missed everywhere around India. This defines his legacy”. Another Indian fan wrote: “Despite the presence of Kohli, Rohit, Dhawan, this is where you miss Dhoni. Desperately missing MSD. #MSDhoni.”
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“No one can fill the shoes of MS Dhoni. Because he is more than a player. #MSDhoni,” another user felt. Another one tweeted: “Missing God of cricket, Dhoni. Admit it”.
#Dhoni is trending in India!!😍🔥
U might love or hate him… But, surely can't ingore…🔥#Master for a reason!!#INDvAUS #Dhoni #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/qvzS8G4Izj#INDvAUS— arvind parmar (@Arvindparmar04) January 14, 2020
#Dhoni , come Back mahi❤❤❤
— सचिन सिसोदिया राजपूत🙏 (@SachinS89300009) January 14, 2020
He is not in playing 11 but he is trending. This is called a legend.
Hey we love you #Dhoni ❤❤ pic.twitter.com/jldkFowaY4— Neetu Rathore (@NeetuRa09282608) January 14, 2020
Non Replaceable Player's 💔#INDvsAUS #Dhoni 😔 pic.twitter.com/KiJYdObTl0
— Balaguru_Sivam (@Balaguru_Sivam) January 14, 2020
Indian captain to lose an ODI match by 10 wickets:
1981: S Gavaskar
1999: Sachin Tendulkar
2000: S Ganguly
2005: R Dravid
2020: V #Kohli*2 famous captain who didn't lose by 10 wickets are
Kapil Dev & #Dhoni 🔥Both Won World Cup !🤘#INDvsAUS
— Khanzada Changez (@KhanzadaChangez) January 14, 2020
#INDvsAUS I failed to understand that why @msdhoni is not playing in this series.
Sanju Samson played only one match, Rishabh Pant is not performing well, @T20WorldCup is coming and BCCI is still not clear about #Dhoni’s role. 🤨 https://t.co/mKoM0JCUkI
— Danish Kaneria (@DanishKaneria61) January 14, 2020
Only Captain to win a match against Australia in wankhede !
Only Indian Captain to score century against Australia in Odi !
The Name is MS #Dhoni 🤘🔥 pic.twitter.com/I0xDyWpTWY
— Troll CSK Haters™ (@CSKFansArmy) January 14, 2020
Retweet if you are missing Jersey No. 7😓#INDvAUS #Dhoni #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/B5AGC8Mpma
— 🇮🇳 Anurag Nishad 🇮🇳 (@AnuragN61265128) January 14, 2020
Crowd chanting 'Dhoni Dhoni' when KL Rahul fails to collect the ball. The truth is, be it Mohali, Mumbai, Kerala or any other place, this man is missed everywhere around India. This defines his legacy.#INDvAUS
— 🇦🇺 (@FourOverthrows) January 14, 2020
Dhoni❤🔥
Same Australia team
India Under pressure #ThalaDhoni #MSDhoni #Dhoni #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/fdTZ4VibbN— சூர்யா ரசிகன் (@prakashkohur) January 14, 2020
You cant replace ❤️ @msdhoni , either mahi needs a comeback or you can compromise. #Dhoni pic.twitter.com/avzSJAa5je
— Jainik_Shah (@Jainik94317378) January 14, 2020
remember this?
this Indian team need MSD for sure #Dhoni pic.twitter.com/v6EUBsIK4x— Arpit Yadav (@arpity007) January 14, 2020
He is not even since worldcup semi
But still trending 💯🔥
That's the power of Mahi#CSK 💯🔥 pic.twitter.com/NRuLWfKFpA#Dhoni— Prashant Akadwar ✨ (@akadwar) January 14, 2020
Kohli looking for Dhoni after 1st ODI defeat 😂#INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/J9blTw79FB
— Lucky Pareta Official (@imLuckypareta) January 14, 2020
Dhoni has been on a sabbatical from cricket since the semi-final of the 2019 World Cup where India had to face a heart-wrenching defeat against New Zealand.
