India v/s Sri Lanka | Only MS Dhoni can finish a tense match with a strike rate of 65: Twitter salutes MSD
Dhoni, who scored 45, put on an unbeaten 100-run stand with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who made 53, to steer Team India to victory in the second ODI against Sri Lanka on Thursday.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Bhuvneshwar Kumar fought off immense pressure from Sri Lankan bowlers to anchor Team India's chase and secure a battling three-wicket victory in the second one-day international on Thursday.
Leg-spinner Akila Dananjaya returned career-best figures of 6-54 to make India stutter at 131-7 while chasing a Duckworth-Lewis revised target of 231 in 47 overs in Pallekele. Dhoni, who scored 45, then put on an unbeaten 100-run stand with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who made 53, to steer the team home in 44.2 overs and take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
While questions have been rising over the former Indian captain's ability to finish off games the way he used to, several stars from the Indian cricket including Virender Sehwag, Mohammed Shami, Manoj Tiwary lauded Dhoni's cool approach in guiding the team to victory under pressure.