Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s former ‘Captain Cool’, literally took to cooling off in between the third India-Sri Lanka ODI at Pallekele. This was after the unruly crowd stopped the play.
Dhoni was on the field with Rohit Sharma, who had already scored a century. India was eight runs away from winning the match. This is when the angry crowd on the grass embankments at Pallekele started throwing in plastic water bottles.
The Sri Lankan fielders near the ropes moved inside the circle, and play came to a halt with the hosts’ team assembling in the middle.
Players were asked to wait while the ground staff tried to clean the vicinity of the boundary and police tried to control the crowd.
MS Dhoni, who was probably bored, or tired, decided to lay down on the lush green grass, which must’ve been soft, and decided to take a nap.
The match resumed later after most spectators had been cleared from the stadium. India won the match and took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series.
But that one instance was enough to set Twitter on fire. Some of the memes have been absolutely hilarious.
"Only #Dhoni can have a nap in the middle of the ground during match" 😂#SLvIND #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/Nlh0WRXZun
— Shaun Shadrak (@shauntweets7) August 27, 2017
Rohit : Bhai Crowd has gone mad, they are throwing stones and bottles in the ground. Kya karein?
Dhoni : #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/AmqFE8jPLS
Down to earth and still so high.
THY NAME MS DHONI❤️ pic.twitter.com/NT2qgqEHE4
Dhoni sleeping on the ground is going to be a memorable picture. Job done, let's take a nap and utilize this moment. #INDvSL #IndvsSL pic.twitter.com/SJOru5dYQ1
— Mr Shivam Shukla (@Shivam121Shukla) August 27, 2017Taking a nap in the field. Dhoni did what most of us dream of doing at workplace. No wonder he is everyone's idol.
— pnkj (@AskThePankazzzz) August 27, 2017Virat Kohli : Gave Me The Captaincy And
See How Happy Ms Dhoni Is Sleeping 😜#SLvIND pic.twitter.com/VNMoe381MS
Dhoni sleeping on the ground only shows how calm and cool he is. 😍😍
Basically He is the WINTER all the GOT fans been waiting for! 🤣😂