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This image has overnight become an appropriate summary of the cracking T20 game that was played last night between India and Bangladesh in the World T20 tournament that's being held in the country.

While the country celebrated the legend of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men in blue, so did Reddit users.

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But then came this post...

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And all hell broke loose as Redditors stood divided contemplating whether Dhoni's hands were worth being affectionate towards. So while some thought the handshake was well worth it because, you know, Dhoni...

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There were others who drew the line at buying a beer simply on, what I imagine are, moral grounds. A wicket keeper's hands, after all, aren't the best feature of their body.

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While reading all this is, if you ever paused to wonder, 'Wait, what do Dhoni's hands look like?', thank god because for no reason at all, it gives me immense pleasure to let you know that his hands are just fine.

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If you look beyond a crooked middle-finger and an index finger resembling the leaning Tower of Pisa, his right hand is good to go for handshake purposes. Heck, after the game he played last night, man, would I love to rub it gently against my face too.

Cover image by GQ India.