MS Dhoni hit his third half century in a row and won the Man-of-the-series award. His 87 not out was well complemented by Jadhav with an unbeaten 61 as the duo took the team home in the final over. India were set a target of 231
Melbourne: Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar joined several other former cricketers in praising India for their historic ODI series victory over Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Friday.
Yuzvendra Chahal, MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav came in for high praise from ex-cricketers and fans on social media after India's seven-wicket win in the third and final ODI. Most of them praised Dhoni and slammed his critics.
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Dhoni hit his third half century in a row and won the Man-of-the-series award. His 87 not out was well complemented by Jadhav with an unbeaten 61 as the duo took the team home in the final over for a 2-1 series triumph. India were set a target of 231.
This was India's maiden bilateral ODI series triumph Down Under. Virat Kohli and his men ended the tour with a grand double after having claimed their maiden Test series win (2-1) earlier this month.
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Former India players VVS Laxman, Mohammad Kaif, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina and others tweeted wishes to 'Men in Blue' and hailed Dhoni's performance.
Here are some of the reactions from Twitter.
Solid team effort to win the ODI series as well and finish a tour filled with excellent cricket.
Happy to see stand up and deliver when given the opportunity and support , who once again played the role of the anchor beautifully! pic.twitter.com/okwQPXFwsr
Om Finishaya Namah !
Test Series ✔️
ODI Series ✔️
Wonderful calm, composed innings from Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav playing a very important hand. So India do the double, win the test and the one-day series as well. This has been a very fruitful Australia tour for Team India .
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)Another series win for team 🇮🇳 congratulations. 🇦🇺 with lots of work to do in all three formats 🏏
— Michael Clarke (@MClarke23)If reliable had to be described, it would've written all over it. Congratulations, . What a special win!!
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina)Aussie Aussie Aussie naaahhh.its INDIA INDIA INDIA 🏆
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)Super successful test series and India addressing all the concerns in the ODI side in style. Chahal and Kedar granbing their chances in style, Bhuvi back at his best, Shami impressive and most importantly Dhoni answering with the bat in style
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)Super Game of 🏏 well done boys more than the series result I think big big plus for India it’s good to see s form going forward which is going to be very crucial.. sabash mza aa gya 🔥 2-1 💪 great way to finish the tour
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