The buzz around the ground echoed ‘Dhoni, Dhoni’. Just like the intruder, MS Dhoni obliged with an entertaining 40-ball 68 not out.
It was the final time that India's most successful skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was seen leading the side although it's an 'A' team.
Though this is his last game as Indian captain, MS Dhoni mentioned that he will continue to lead in IPL and even Jharkhand.
"Back then we were fearless when we used to play together. We can do the same this time, in the upcoming series,"
MS Dhoni conveyed his decision to step down from limited-overs captaincy on January 4, 2017.
It will be one last time that a team list will find the word 'skipper' alongside Mahendra Singh Dhoni when he leads India A in the first warm-up game against England.
He knows captaincy in limited overs format is a different ball game and hailed the contribution of Dhoni.
Kirmani said that this change in captaincy gives MSD a chance to come up the order and express himself freely as he is a game changer.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly backed Yuvraj Singh to get some runs in the limited overs cricket series against England.
Virat Kohli’s mentor and his childhood coach Raj Kumar Sharma said the additional responsibility will only make the swashbuckling batsmen a better player.