Twitter Reactions: MS Dhoni scored the 10th ODI century of his career

Former Indian skipper MS Dhoni was at his robust best at Cuttack, as he plundered the English attack with no mercy. Dhoni who is currently on an offload mode took his time to settle in the middle; with his first boundary coming after facing 25 balls. Dhoni along with Yuvraj Singh sent the bowlers for leather hunt, as the former brought up his tenth One-Day International hundred off 106 balls, along with nine boundaries and three towering sixes.

He walked out to the middle when the team was in a real fix 3 down for just 22. Yuvraj Singh was there in the middle and had already cleared his intentions, Dhoni eventually got into his grooves and then the big shots were coming out quite easily. The first objective for them was to pull things back in hands, once they ensured there was no leakage of wickets they had enough opportunities to score runs.

Dhoni was particularly brutal against England pacer Liam Plunkett, against whom the right-hander went down the wicket to smack a maximum before smoking one to the mid-wicket and sending one more over the extra cover for a six. His entertaining knock was cut short on the very next ball, as he set one up at deep square leg off a full toss delivery.

He perished for 134 off 122 balls, with 10 boundaries and six sixes. This was also Dhoni’s first hundred after stepping down from the limited-overs captaincy earlier this year. India finished their innings at 381/6 in 50 overs, with Yuvraj top scoring with a stylish 150 from 127 balls, along with 21 boundaries and 3 sixes.

Dhoni has now joined former great Sachin Tendulkar in the elite list of batsmen who have scored most ODI runs for India at home. He completed 4000 runs and is currently second placed after the master blaster, who is at the top with 6976 runs.

MS is also the fifth highest run getter in ODI’s for India behind, Tendulkar (18,426 runs), Sourav Ganguly (11,221), Rahul Dravid (10,768) and Mohammad Azharuddin (9378).

Here are some of the best tweets acknowledging his hundred:

What an amazing partnership between a superstar and a rockstar!! We enjoyed the show 🙂 @YUVSTRONG12 @msdhoni #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/mU8o3iJfZi

— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) January 19, 2017

Only old notes are out of circulation.
Great knocks from @YUVSTRONG12 and @msdhoni . pic.twitter.com/A87EmghpV8

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) January 19, 2017

200 run stand between @YUVSTRONG12, @msdhoni! The childhood is not over yet.

— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) January 19, 2017

So good to hear abt @YUVSTRONG12 scoring 100 n that to with @msdhoni m sure it must be a treat watch them bat together @BCCI #INDvENG

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) January 19, 2017

Wow ! @YUVSTRONG12 makes 156 & @msdhoni has smacked it out of the park at 134?? What a delight this match has been …. #IndvsEng #Lovinit

— Preity zinta (@realpreityzinta) January 19, 2017

Old is certainly worth it's weight in gold!mesmerised by @YUVSTRONG12 @msdhoni creating history & new memories #IndvEng pic.twitter.com/6bXetjnwjs

— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth) January 19, 2017

Well played the Legends @YUVSTRONG12 & @msdhoni. Vintage batting by two of the greatest. ? @BCCI pic.twitter.com/RwXQbfYnaS

— Manoj Tiwary (@tiwarymanoj) January 19, 2017

Brilliant centuries by India's @msdhoni & @YUVSTRONG12, putting England to the sword.
They're both 35. #BringBackKP

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 19, 2017

Take a bow @msdhoni, this is a splendid century

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) January 19, 2017

Congratulations @msdhoni on scoring a memorable 100. It was a joy to watch you in full flow #INDvENG

— Rajeev Shukla (@ShuklaRajiv) January 19, 2017

Resigned from Captaincy..

Decided to play under Kohli..

Scores ODI Century after 4 years..

MS Dhoni for you..

— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) January 19, 2017

Team India at its best.. @msdhoni @YUVSTRONG12 @JadhavKedar @imVkohli ✌️#INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/oq6Nseu6Jd

— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) January 19, 2017

This is a very tricky period of play for #YograjSingh. #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/TY5tOnPG5F

— Madhav Sharma (@HashTagCricket) January 19, 2017

"Shaabash"
"Hat Kanjar"
"Maar ek chakka"
"Out ho ja BC!"
"Jeeta reh!"
"PENNILESS!"

~ Yograj Singh after every strike rotation. #IndvsEng

— Sand-d Singh (@Sand_In_Deed) January 19, 2017

Exclusive pic of Yograj Singh watching the match right now. pic.twitter.com/07lt4U5wtJ

— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) January 19, 2017

Dhoni scored century after Yuvi. Yuvi got out just after dhoni's century.
Yograj singh finding Elaichi in Gulab Jamuns

— Sunil- The Cricketer (@1sInto2s) January 19, 2017

Yograj singh is the most confused man right now his son and his enemy both hit century?????? #Yuvrajsingh #Yuvi #MsDhoni #INDvENG

— Golmaal Again (@Rajvikrm098765) January 19, 2017

MS Dhoni has now hit:

Most sixes by an Indian in ODIs
Most sixes by a captain in ODIs
Most sixes by a wicket-keeper in ODIs#INDvENG

— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) January 19, 2017

. @YUVSTRONG12 and @msdhoni looking good out in the middle. Are we in for a vintage Dhoni/Yuvi partnership ?#INDvENG @BCCI

— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) January 19, 2017

Highest batting average while scoring century in ODIs:

427.3 – S Chanderpaul
382.3 – M Samuels
344.5 – D Haynes
324.3 – MS DHONI#INDvENG

— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) January 19, 2017

Before departing @msdhoni had plundered 3 sixes in that one over. He now has most 6s for india in ODIs.

196- MSD
195-S Tendulkar

— RisingPuneSupergiant (@RPSupergiants) January 19, 2017

So Dhoni still has it. And yes, @YUVSTRONG12 too. Champions both.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 19, 2017

Mahendra 'De Dhana Dhan' Dhoni…Maza Aa Gaya. ????? #INDvENG

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) January 19, 2017

Aftet watching Yuvi-Dhoni knocks Era of 2011 back…!!!?? pic.twitter.com/jI5wzv1IH5

— Nayan Bopate (@NayanBopate) January 19, 2017

That mean's Morgan is Gabbar #Dhoni&Yuvraj pic.twitter.com/qBpGN5bqew

— SUNIL DEWANGAN (@SKDongoing) January 19, 2017

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