“Thanks a lot for ur love and support throughout. From 1929 hrs consider me as Retired.” This post by India’s former cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni took the whole country by storm.
Cricketers from all eras have expressed themselves thanking the formidable captain and praising is sport and sportsmanship. Veteran cricketer Saurav Ganguly said, “It is the end of an era. What a player he has been for the country and world cricket. His leadership qualities have been something, which will be hard to match, especially in the shorter format of the game.”
My best wishes to cricket legend @msdhoni as he announces retirement.
It's always been amazing to see the way he played, leading the team to victory. He contributed immensely to many of India's victories in the recent past.
With his amazing performance, he won millions of hearts. pic.twitter.com/mSeuxZxUvk— Bandi Sanjay Kumar (@bandisanjay_bjp) August 15, 2020
But what touched most fans the most was that even jus before announcing his departure from international cricket, Dhoni was practising with his IPL team, getting ready for the tournament which is scheduled in the next month.
Meanwhile…MS Dhoni practising at the Chepauk stadium this evening hours before he made his announcement on international retirement #MSDhoni pic.twitter.com/Z2oBTKY17q
— Poornima Murali (@nimumurali) August 15, 2020
He was seen practising with his teammates from the Chennai Super Kings.
