I accept Dhoni as the Lord and Savior

[maniac]

That’s how  pathetic this middle order is. Missing him today  

 

 

And someone give Chahal a fkin Protein shake.

Edited January 31, 2019 by maniac

[gattaca]

Add him to watch this space... lol.

[SK_IH]

lol yeah he would have ensured we play out 50 overs, his only strength these days 

[Nikola]

Could have taken our score to 150 - 200 atleast. His place is never in doubt though. Had hamstring injury.

[flamy]

There wouldn't have been a collapse.

 

https://www.sportskeeda.com/slideshow/cricket-5-instances-when-ms-dhoni-rescued-india-first-innings-odi

Edited January 31, 2019 by flamy

[Stradlater]

I'm not so sure about that. The Dhoni of today isnt the same as Dhoni of yesteryears who specialized in rescuing India from such tough positions.

Boult was bowling fireballs today and could have easily gotten MSD without much effort since that's how bad he has become. Don't let his few soft fifties fool you. There's a reason why he is such a liability these days. 

Pant would have been more effective given his form and his ability to play pace.

[Yoda-esque]

At least he's mentally strong unlike the three dwarfs

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[Deleted_User_1]

Even the Father, Son and the Holy Ghost can’t match the aura of the Great Jharkhandi!! Without Him, this team is NOT WORTHY!  

Edited January 31, 2019 by Audiophile

[Ankit_sharma03]

needed his 65 in 110 balls today badly

[speedheat]

You hate him or love him.

Life will be empty without dhoni

[Gollum]

Shame on you OP, and others who endorse this thought....one setback is enough to make you miss a  who has *ed Indian cricket in every way imaginable? 

 

Edited January 31, 2019 by Gollum

[velu]

finally sanity returns 

[shortbread]

The only advantage Dhoni has over the rest of the batting lineup is experience and grit!

 

When the batting line up is on a song and the top order fires, Dhoni's batting is a liability.

 

But on days Dhawan and Sharma fails (looks fragile now), Dhoni is the only thing in the middle order that stops bowlers running through the batting order like hot knife through butter! The swagger of Pandya, the 'biriyani' of Raydu, the street smartness of Jadhav, the 'brilliance' of Karthik all goes missing on days like today! None of these guys have any fight in them.

[rkt.india]

Dhoni would not have won us this game, might have scored 160 instead of 92 that is it.  

[rkt.india]

2 hours ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

needed his 65 in 110 balls today badly

would still have lost.

[velu]

4 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

Dhoni would not have won us this game, might have scored 160 instead of 92 that is it.  

respectable loss ..

but if other batsmen scored freely around him , we might have crossed 220/230..

if dhoni stayed till the end then we might have scored 280/290 .. in with a chance

[mancalledsting]

such a shame that MSD 'injured' today. He would have shown everyone how it is done against the moving ball. 

[velu]

15 minutes ago, mancalledsting said:

such a shame that MSD 'injured' today. He would have shown everyone how it is done against the moving ball. 

 

facing moving ball is not his weakness if you have watched him bat  

[shortbread]

48 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

Dhoni would not have won us this game, might have scored 160 instead of 92 that is it.  

Most likely a loss, but atleast a contest. 

 

The middle order looks as pretty as a crystal vase, also as fragile as one! Dhoni is well past his prime but he can still put up a fight.

 

India lost the game, but wasn't humiliated.

Edited January 31, 2019 by shortbread

[Suhaan]

2 hours ago, velu said:

finally sanity returns 

Arey Anna he is mocking thala