12 years of MS Dhoni: Netizens hail \'captain cool\'
Dhoni finally hung his captaincy boots in the limited-overs format in 2017 and Virat Kohli took over the charge from him.
New Delhi: It was on September 14, 2007, when former India skipper MS Dhoni made his captaincy debut in international cricket.
Dhoni captained India for the first time in the inaugural T20 World Cup in South Africa. The wicket-keeper batsman's first match as skipper against Scotland was abandoned due to rain on September 12 and he took the field as captain against Pakistan on September 14.
The 38-year-old made noise for all the right reasons as he led India to a famous victory in the T20 World Cup.
As 12 years have gone by since Dhoni's captaincy debut, netizens took to Twitter to laud the former skipper and started #12YearsofCaptainDhoni as one of the top hashtag trends in India.
Dhoni As A CAPATIN
— STR VERIYAN ðŸ¦ðŸ¤™ (@vetri45vl) September 13, 2019
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2007 - ICC WORLD T20
2008 - CB Series
2009 - Test Mace
2010 - ASIA Cup
2010 - IPL, Champions League T20
2011 - ICC WORLD CUP
2011 - IPL Trophy
2013 - ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY
2014 - Champions League T20
2016 - ASIA Cup
2018 - IPL Trophy #12YearsOfCaptainCool pic.twitter.com/JFcPZPiTmi
“Forget Fear, Do Something Different.” ― Mahendra Singh Dhoni#12YearsofCaptainDHONI#12YearsOfCaptainCool pic.twitter.com/S403ehxIJ6
— Sithappu Palani (@sithappupalani) September 13, 2019
After 2007wc debacle, Msd named Captain of Indian
— Ajith kumar (@ajithkumar_07) September 14, 2019
team for 2007t20wc& Rest is History!!
On this day India won first ever match under Dhoni
captaincy!!â¤#12YearsOfCaptainDhoni #12YearsOfCaptainCool pic.twitter.com/GFr4ftVwMw
Every time there is a FAN BREACH,
— DHONI Trends™ (@TrendsDhoni) September 14, 2019
My initial thought is when is my turn gonna come â¤
Our IDOL Our WORLD
WAITING to see you soon on the field â¤
#12YearsOfCaptainDhoni pic.twitter.com/7JPqF5FtyK
Everytime I pick up the bat to play Cricket, or stand behind the stumps to keep wickets, or set the field while playing on weekends; I get the feel that I am BEING MSD 😎 #12YearsOfCaptainDhoni pic.twitter.com/W2fzAmoX1Z
— TDHTV (@TDHTVofficial) September 14, 2019
The best aspect of MSD as a leader is;
— DHONIsm™ â¤ï¸ (@DHONIism) September 13, 2019
He was normal after CSK won the IPL last year
He was smiling after CSK had lost the finals this year
Happiness to him is not a RESULT it's a state of mind 😎â¤#12YearsOfCaptainDhoni pic.twitter.com/9fnPlYjwU3
During his captaincy, Dhoni became the only skipper in the world to win all major ICC trophies -- 50-over World Cup, 20-over World Cup and Champions Trophy. He also led India to the number one ranking in the Test format.
For a long time, he remained the most successful Indian Test skipper as he had 27 wins from 60 matches. His record was recently broken by Virat Kohli as he recorded his 28th win in the format.
India won their second 50-over World Cup final in 2011 and in the finals Dhoni had played a match-winning knock of 91 runs.
However, in the same year, he had to face 0-4 losses against England and Australia.
Then in 2013, India lifted the Champions Trophy as the side defeated England in the finals.
In 2014, during the team's tour to Australia, Dhoni announced his retirement from Test cricket.
Dhoni finally hung his captaincy boots in the limited-overs format in 2017 and Virat Kohli took over the charge from him.
Of late, the wicket-keeper batsman has struggled to score runs at a brisk pace and many people have been questioning his place in the side.
The former skipper is currently not a part of India squad and he won't be taking the field against South Africa in the upcoming T20I series.