It came as a shock when India's cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni announced the news of stepping down as the skipper of India's One-Day International (ODI) and T20 International sides. Popularly known as the 'Captain Cool' of India, Dhoni enjoys a huge fan following not in India but also in the overseas. Even Bollywood celebrities are the ardent followers of the captain.

Dhoni earlier retired from the Test cricket and now the decision of him withdrawing as the skipper has upset his fans. But he will continue to play in short formats. A glimpse of his personal and professional life is shown in the film 'M.S.Dhoni: The Untold Story' where Sushant Singh Rajput essayed the role of Dhoni and won accolades.

Bollywood celebs took to Twitter to applaud Dhoni's captaincy. Here are some of the tweets of the celebs.

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."

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."

Saqib Saleem- "MSD steps down as captain but not as a player.. still tons of cricket left in him !! We love you Mahi !! Keep playing!!"

Salim Khan- "News Dhonis era over. It will never be over The way he retd from tests and now gave up captaincy of ltd over crkt hs earned hm unltd respect."

"Dhoni conducted himself like a gentleman in a gentlemans game and set an unparalleled example to be followed. @msdhoni."

Randeep Hooda- "great era of Indian captaincy comes to an end with you @msdhoni #CaptainCool took out of box decisions that worked."

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."

Sushant Singh Rajput- "There is no one like you.You're the reason for millions of smiles.Take a bow my Captain.🙏@msdhoni #dhoni."