Legendary Mahedra Singh Dhoni pulled off a tight finish for India just like old times to silence his critics after captain Virat Kohli laid the foundation for a series-levelling six-wicket win against Australia at Adelaide on Sunday.
Dhoni, often hailed as the greatest finisher the game has ever seen, showed his fabled finishing touches in the last over of the match. He hit Jason Behrendorff for a six off the first ball, than gently took a single to wrap up the match.
With that six, the 37-year-old also reached his second successive fifty.
Once India took the winning single, fans flooded Twitter with posts in praise of Dhoni, with many claiming that the finisher is not yet finished.
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And it happened...
Dhoni's spot in the squad has become unatenable after a string of poor outings and visibly diminishing returns as the finisher of the team. But other have failed to replicate what he used to do, and even at the ripe age of 37, he is being considered as one of the constants in the Kohli-led side ahead of the World Cup.
