Twitter hails Mumbai Indians and Dhoni the real winners of IPL 8
Was the name "Mumbai Indians" strategically chosen? Those who had given the newly crowned Indian Premier League (IPL) champions its name perhaps knew that the term "Indians" would endear the team to the country's cricket enthusiasts. Add to that the blue jersey (Team India wears the same colour), and the association of India's "cricket god" Sachin Tendulkar with the franchise. If these were indeed efforts to become popular, and if they had paid off, the MI's second IPL victory at the Eden Gardens last night was the icing on the cake and one for its many fans to savour.
The historic stadium at the "City of Joy" proved to be lucky for the MI for the second time, with both their IPL triumphs having been accomplished at the same venue. For Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma, the ground provided fond memories to take home for the umpteenth time. Rohit was the captain when the MI won the IPL at the Eden Gardens in 2013. His individual record at the ground would rival those of Mohammad Azharuddin and VVS Laxman, the "Kings of Eden". Rohit not only scored a surreal 264 in a One Day International (ODI) match last year, he also hit his only IPL century here. He also got a Test century on debut at the Eden. On Sunday, Rohit put up a "man of the match" performance with a whirlwind 26-ball 50, setting the foundation for his team's victory.
With the legion of MI fans in the country and across the world breaking into a celebration, here is a look at the top tweets on MI's victory and the match generally:
celebrating @mipaltan win pic.twitter.com/QnP9AGl4bq
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) May 25, 2015#IPLFinal: Mumbai Indians played exemplary cricket today. CSK had a bad night out. Congrats, Team MI! Cheers from Juhu!
— KABIR BEDI (@iKabirBedi) May 24, 2015Congrats @mipaltan ! Worthy Champions of @IPL 2015! #PepsiIPL #CSKvsMI
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 24, 2015Let's not forget @ChennaiIPL Great performance through the IPL. And great spirit in the finals. #MIvsCSK #PepsiIPL
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 24, 2015#CSK won the first over but nothing after that. It has been pretty one -sided actually. #MIvsCSK
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 24, 2015He's not the biggest star in the world but twice in two years Lendl Simmons has spurred the revival for #MI #PepsiIPL. #CSKvsMI
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 24, 2015It's not often that you see @sachin_rt rejoice when @msdhoni gets out! It only happens in the @IPL !! @SonySIX #MumbaiVsChennai
— Aftab Shivdasani (@AftabShivdasani) May 24, 2015Helloooo @IPL cup!! Welcome backk to Mumbaiiiiiiii!! ?????? #MumbaiVsChennai @mipaltan
— Aftab Shivdasani (@AftabShivdasani) May 24, 2015Like in Qualifer 1, @harbhajan_singh picked up the 2 most valuable wickets. Look at what confidence can do to a player #MIvCSK #IPLFinal
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) May 24, 2015Champions #Champions2015 #CSKvMI pic.twitter.com/qP9CRogYif
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) May 24, 2015But MI's fine victory does not, in any way, take credit away from its opponents, the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and its skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The team has been one of the most prolific of the IPL, having reached the finals of the tournament six times. The team has set the standards in terms of its discipline and ruthless efficiency and Dhoni has led the side with great skill. If there was any talk of Dhoni, as a captain, being finished, his fans have come out strongly in his support. Here's a look at what the admirers of "Captain Cool" had to say on Twitter:
Smith hasn't bowled this season & when he did, he picks up a wicket of the 1st ball. Salute MSD's captaincy.#CSKvsMI #MIvsCSK #IPL #IPLFinal
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) May 24, 2015WE LOVE DHONI pic.twitter.com/HOYDn8rrRn
— Bleed DHONIsm ? (@DHONIism) May 25, 2015The pressure handling capten in the World #Ms dhoni Love u dhoni
— Ga-nesh Poudel Jr (@ganes225) May 25, 2015Ipl losses just can't prove ur captaincy.....we believe u nd its already proved u r india's bst captain @msdhoni WE LOVE DHONI??
— ipsy?? (@ipsita_msd) May 25, 2015He is a super man We Love Dhoni
— Nidhu (@nidhi_Srkian) May 25, 2015