Asia Cup 2018: Twitter reacts as MS Dhoni leads India against Afghanistan

Twitter reacts as MS Dhoni leads India against Afghanistan in the final Super-4 match of the Asia Cup 2018, as Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are rested.

India are through to the Asia Cup final with two wins over Bangladesh and Pakistan. With most of the first-team rested for the final Super-4 match against Afghanistan, Indian fans were treated with a surprise today.

MS Dhoni assumed the captaincy for the first time since his resignation from the position in January last year. This is also the 200th ODI for the Indian wicket-keeper as captain of the national team.

Here is how the Indian fans reacted to Dhoni being named the captain of Indian team:

Dhoni 😍😍😍 #INDvAFG pic.twitter.com/uuvfJInLVB

— Manish 🇮🇳 (@Man_isssh) September 25, 2018

Dhoni???? Captain again, after 696 days!!!! #AsiaCup

— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) September 25, 2018

Dhoni will be the captain of India for today’s match. This time officially. #INDvAFG

— SAGAR (@sagarcasm) September 25, 2018

MS Dhoni becomes the first Asian to lead a team for 200 ODIs…

— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) September 25, 2018

She:-Dhoni will be the Captain of India for today’s match
Me:- #INDvAFG pic.twitter.com/W3AntO7bTB

— भाईसाहब (@Bhai_saheb) September 25, 2018

Dhoni leading India after a loooooong time….Chahar making his debut. Here’s today’s #HindiCommentary roster for #IndvAfg pic.twitter.com/XWuRtSFsZs

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 25, 2018

Dhoni must probably feel a little bit like Captain America. After 696 days of hibernation from India’s captaincy, he’s back on the job #dhoni #INDvAFG #indvsafg

— Arun Venugopal (@scarletrun) September 25, 2018

A big surprise at the toss – MS Dhoni is leading #TeamIndia today with Rohit and his deputy Dhawan both rested. #CricketMeriJaan #INDvAFG

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) September 25, 2018

How good is it to see Dhoni walk out as the Indian captain again? 200 is just a number but glad Dhoni gets to that landmark.

— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) September 25, 2018

Surprise surprise. We have changes in the Indian Team and MS Dhoni walks out to for the toss for the 200th time.

Afghanistan have won the toss and chose to bat first.#AsiaCup2018 #INDvAFG #PlayBold

— Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) September 25, 2018

MS Dhoni – 200th ODI as Captain of #TeamIndia 😎#INDvAFG pic.twitter.com/4PWQNzVgiA

— BCCI (@BCCI) September 25, 2018

Captain Cool is back!

Some changes for India means Rohit Sharma rests and MS Dhoni once again takes the reins! His 200th ODI as captain.

He’s lost the toss and Afghanistan are batting, while Deepak Chahar makes his debut.

#INDvAFG LIVE ⬇️https://t.co/QOBmNShq3d#AsiaCup pic.twitter.com/OUXFy0KsJ3

— ICC (@ICC) September 25, 2018

More than being captain of the Indian team , @msdhoni you have been a leader setting a great example on & off the field. Happy 200th ODI and Many congratulations to One of India’s most decorated players. #MSDhoni #dhoni #INDvAFG #AsiaCup2018

— Mikkhail Vaswani (@MikkhailVaswani) September 25, 2018

Dhoni fans when heard that he will be captain for today’s match.#INDvAFG pic.twitter.com/zlNAzO82y5

— PhD in Bakchodi (@Atheist_Krishna) September 25, 2018