On Wednesday, MS Dhoni stumped everyone when he informed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that he is stepping down as the skipper.
Bollywood celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Shekhar Kapur, Anupam Kher and Sushant Singh Rajput saluted India’s most successful captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s contribution to the game of cricket.
They all took to Twitter and applauded Mahi’s captaincy.
Here is what these Bollywood celebs have tweeted:
Sushant Singh Rajput
There is no one like you.
You’re the reason for millions of smiles.
Take a bow my Captain.?@msdhoni #dhoni pic.twitter.com/NLRtTlcPhq— Sushant Singh Rajput (@itsSSR) January 4, 2017
Randeep Hooda
great era of Indian captaincy comes to an end with you @msdhoni #CaptainCool took out of box decisions that worked pic.twitter.com/uML6OpYfYu
— Randeep Hooda (@RandeepHooda) January 4, 2017
Anupam Kher
Thnk u @msdhoni 4 making us feel euphoric & proud all these yrs. It was not only winnings but u also defined #Attitude for Indian Cricket.
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) January 4, 2017
Amitabh Bachchan
T 2494 – So MS Dhoni retires from Captaincy, but open for selection .. this true quality of a leader .. !! better ‘why’ than face ‘why not’
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) January 5, 2017
Shekhar Kapur
You made cricket exciting adventurous unpredictable glamorous. u gave us so many reasons 2 be proud. Thanks for these years Capt Cool #dhoni
— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) January 4, 2017
Riteish Deshmukh
Dear MSD, You have been one of the finest captains this country has seen. Thank you for the cricket, the victories & the world cups #Respect pic.twitter.com/aG3hnmJqmu
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) January 4, 2017
Salim Khan
Dhoni conducted himself like a gentleman in a gentlemans game and set an unparalleled example to be followed. @msdhoni
— Salim Khan (@luvsalimkhan) January 5, 2017
Arjun Rampal
@msdhoni one of the worlds finest cricketers,with the sharpest captaining skills and mind.U have many more games in u.Pls don’t go.?? #Dhoni
— arjun rampal (@rampalarjun) January 5, 2017
Taapsee Pannu
“It’s still unbelievable. It feels like a bad dream. It came out of nowhere. I’m sure he must’ve thought a lot about it before taking that decision but it’s still going to take time for us to come on terms with this decision (sic).”
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