MS Dhoni rekindled his love affair with final flourishes, anchoring India to their maiden bilateral ODI series triumph in Australia for a perfect finish to a historic trip Down Under on Friday. Virat Kohli’s men became the first country to return from Australia without losing a single series, having won the Test series 2-1 and drawn the T20 Internationals 1-1. From a dasher, to a finisher to finally the anchor in the last leg of his career, Dhoni was in full flow during India’s successful chase of 231 on a sluggish Melbourne pitch after Yuzvendra Chahal set it up with a career-best 6 for 42. Dhoni’s unbeaten 87 off 114 balls was a testimony to his high quality match awareness as the street-smart Kedar Jadhav (61 no, 57 balls) donned the role of a finisher. The former India skipper’s role going into the business end of his illustrious career is that of an anchor, who takes the game deep. As it ends a terrific tour Down Under without having lost the series, we take a look at the what the world of Twitter had to say on the achievement which was hugely awaited for so many years. Some able match-winners in this team
Many positives for India. The form of Dhoni, Chahal and Bhuvi, the ability of Jadhav and Karthik to play their role, Shami to seal a third seamer's spot. The top three remain matchwinners. India have gained much in Australia
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 18, 2019
A team performance, indeed
Unforgettable tour for #TeamIndia winning Test & ODI series, drawing the T20. Pathbreaking effort which should redefine how India plays overseas from here. Congrats @imVkohli @RaviShastriOfc & Co
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) January 18, 2019
A tip for ICC
After this kind of domination down under, ICC should allow India 2 teams in the World Cup ... #justsaying #random #tvrights
— Mahesh Bhupathi (@Maheshbhupathi) January 18, 2019
Maths, formulas and chases: Dhoni school of cricket
No more debate on Dhoni. How to calculate, which bowler to target & in which over, how to handle pressure , Dhoni is the best player in the world. But if he is tired because of the heat, rest him for the NZ tour. Well Done MSD
— Makarand Waingankar (@wmakarand) January 18, 2019
Impact Shorts
More ShortsRight Kaul by Siddarth
So @msdhoni finishes off yet another successful run chase. In other News - The Sky is Blue and the Sun rises in the east.
— Siddharthh Kaul (@iamsidkaul) January 18, 2019
GREATEST
FINISHER
EVER.#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/G7EoTuJXJD
MS Dhoni’s 10 Year Challenge
Keep on counting the positives
After the series win against Australia, India are flying to New Zealand to take part in the 5-match ODI and 3-match T20I series starting on 23 January. With inputs from PTI


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