M S DHONI Retirement : International cricket

Retirement : End of an era

M.S.Dhoni, the former captain of Indian cricket team, has announced retirement from international cricket.


Former India captain Mr Mahendra Singh Dhoni has announced his retirement from international cricket. The boy from Ranchi, who made his ODI debut in 2004, changed the face of Indian cricket with his calm demeanour, sharp understanding of the game and astute leadership qualities.

One of the most admired and respected cricketers, Dhoni is also among the most successful captains in world cricket. It was under his leadership that India lifted the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011 after having led India to triumph in the ICC World T20 in its maiden edition of the tournament held in 2007 in South Africa. With India winning the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013 in England, Dhoni became the first and is still the only captain till date to have won all three ICC Trophies.


While his heroics in the limited-overs formats are well documented, it was also under his leadership that India became the No. 1 Test side in 2009 and the team stayed at the top for over 600 days. He has led India to victory in 21 home Test matches, the most by an Indian captain.


Leaving behind a rich legacy that will be difficult to replicate, Dhoni holds the record for most international matches as captain (332). Unarguably the quickest man behind the wicket, Dhoni has 195 international stumpings, the most by any wicket-keeper.


 MS Dhoni finishes it off, in his own style.


With a video that he posted on Instagram on a Saturday evening of a national holiday, MS Dhoni announced his decision to retire from international cricket.

“Thanks a lot for ur love and support throughout.from 1929 hrs consider me as Retired.”

The video, that shows the highs and lows of the career, is filled with personal touches too, evidently. The choice of photos and screengrabs over his 15-year international career and how he placed those say plenty despite Dhoni just adding one line to it. The video lingers longest at two specific moments — the euphoric moments after the final of 2011 World Cup where he is hoisted on shoulders and his run-out by Martin Guptill in the semi-final of the 2019 edition.

And just like that, for the third time in his career, he dropped a big decision by timing it on his own terms.

Comments

  1. Rajeev Raju25 October 2020 at 03:37

    You are not “pal do pal ka shayar” @msdhoni, you are once in a millennium cricketer. You are a LEGEND. You are a HERO. Thank you. #MSDhoni

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  2. Rathi Aditya25 October 2020 at 03:41

    The Legend @msdhoni retires from the cricket field, but not from our hearts. Thankyou for serving India on field.

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  3. Aman Raj25 October 2020 at 03:46

    Big loss to Indian team. He deserved a big farewell, but he least expects it.

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  4. Vishal Rahul25 October 2020 at 03:51

    You will never be forgotten @msdhoni ! Thanks for all the memories! We can't forget 2011 World Cup ever!

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  5. Shreyas Singh25 October 2020 at 03:57

    Definitely the most inspiring & exemplary leader

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  6. rohan nayak19 April 2022 at 22:51

    its very heartfelt dicision for his fan DLF share price

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