Mixed Reaction on Twitter: The Army Style Cap - An act of gratitude or espousing of nationalism?

Was it just the donning of a camouflaged military cap, or an act with a broader impact against the backdrop of the heightened espousing of nationalism in recent times? Was it an act of affectionate concordance towards CRPF jawans or just a little more than that? Was it a thank giving gratitude or the hour requirement?

A lot of thoughts piled at the Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) in Ranchi – yes at a cricket stadium. JSCA was surrounded with a lot of emotions, inclined towards one thought – was the gesture by the Indian team good or bad?

On this, a lot of opinions came and populous too to the twitter to express their thoughts. On this, NewsNation brings to you two opposite sides of this story.

Here are the tweets:

Players should be Messengers of Peace not the Symbols of Warmongering - India's Cricket Captain Kohli is a good player but a mindless Modi-Bhakt! https://t.co/oWXD4mtno9 via @SkySports

— Ashok Swain (@ashoswai) March 8, 2019

-Humbly Refuses to Open the #MSDhoni Pavilion.
-Silently Plays last #ODI game in India.
-Plansout a special tribute to Men in Uniform with #camouflage Caps for #TeamIndia. 🇮🇳🙏

As we say, a Player like Dhoni walks in once in 100 years. But a Human like Dhoni, once in a lifetime pic.twitter.com/f08bLOWWSG

— Prabhu (@Cricprabhu) March 8, 2019

If this is a new trend of @ICC to show one's power in ground,Pakistan must take advantage of it for #Kashmir. We don't need to wear camouflage caps as our action speaks louder than silly gestures. We should tie up black bands to unveil india's state terrorism in IOK #UsmanKhawaja pic.twitter.com/EzTWemnjlw

— Saira Anwer (@SairaAnwer1) March 9, 2019

So the Indian team will wear army camouflage style caps today in tribute to, and in solidarity with, the armed forces. Maybe in future, one cricket day will be dedicated to the armed forces. No surprise this is a Dhoni initiative.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 8, 2019

Indian players played one day game against Australia by wearing military camouflage caps to honor Pulwama attack victims, should Pakistani players play PSL by wearing Pak airforce caps? ..😉#PSL2019 pic.twitter.com/EBpAEjlwvT

— Sohail Cheema MD (@sohailcheemamd) March 8, 2019

Team India to play with the camouflage cap as tribute to armed forces and dedicate the match fee received from the match towards armed forces. This might be an initiative from MS Dhoni#JaiHind 🇮🇳🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/UdBrbfwj03 pic.twitter.com/Q8s5sc4Uql

— lalυ (@manthenalalu) March 8, 2019

A Pakistan born Australian has scored a hundred against India the day they decided to sport camouflage caps to show solidarity with their armed forces🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/WBdKYVcvmb

— Raja ®|© راجہ (@OyeRaja) March 8, 2019

Lt Colonel MSDhoni presents the camouflage cap Virat Kohli. ❤️

Team India will be sporting camouflage caps today as mark of tribute to the loss of lives in Pulwama terror attack and the armed forces. 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/Hd4hXHhbxS

— DHONIsm™ ❤️ (@DHONIism) March 8, 2019

Meanwhile, the two teams will lock horns against each other for the fourth one-day International in Mohali on March 10. India, on one hand, will look to bounce back and take an unassailable lead in this five-match ODI series. Australia, on the other, will look to continue their winning momentum and square the series.

Usman Khawaja was awarded as the man of the match in the third encounter for scoring a maiden ton in the fifth encounter. 

HIGHLIGHTS

• India will be up against Australia on March 10 in Mohali. 
• Usman Khawaja made his first ton in third ODI. 
• BCCI has rested MS Dhoni of the remainder of the series.