Journalism of Courage
Indian cricketers took to social media to express their joy at lifting the Tri-nation ODI series trophy and praise skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for steering the team home after a mid-innings collapse.
India beat Sri Lanka by one wicket to lift the title with Dhoni being the hero of the triumph after striking a 52-ball 45.
8220;Had been best 2 months of cricket. Going back with 2 trophies.Thankyou everyone for your love and support,8221; tweeted Shikhar Dhawan.
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and batsman Suresh Raina also took to Twitter to express their happiness.
8220;Wonderful victory yesterday ..Flying home with Two trophys ,we r champions8230;8230; Jai hind,8221; tweeted Jadeja.
8220;Phew! What a win. Heroic once again by msdhoni. Coming home with two trophies!!!!,8221; said Raina.
Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar,who bagged his maiden Man of the Series award,thanked his fans for supporting him.
8220;Extremely happy for being awarded man of the series for the first time. Thankyou everyone for your love and support,8221; he said.
8220;Had been best 2 months of cricket. Going back with 2 trophies. Great team effort,8221; he added referring to the Champions Trophy triumph just days before the tri-series.
Off-spinner R Ashwin lauded Dhoni for keeping his calm in the tense match.
8220;What a win!!What composure from the man!!!That was the perfect finish,to what8217;s been a great 2 months.8221;
