The announcement of Mahendra Singh Dhoni has raised a huge stir among Indian cricket fans and the netizens have gone berserk on Social Media. On Twitter, MS Dhoni has been one of the trending topics. While on Instagram fans, who buy cheap likes on instagram have started posting tribute videos and pictures. The former Indian captain’s adieu from International cricket has definitely been a tear-jerker for his die-hard fans all over the globe.
Along with MS Dhoni, his Chennai Super Kings teammate and former Indian left handed-batsman Suresh Raina have also bid his final goodbye. The duo shared great bond on and off the field during their time at Chennai Super Kings and even during national team matches and tours abroad. So the southpaw decided to draw the ending line to his International career on the same day as his dear friend.
MS Dhoni Retires With His Head Held High
So it has been a tough week for cricket fans all over the world who admired “Thala’ and ‘Chinna Thala’ in their glory days. These were times when he donning the yellow of CSK or even in the Blue of the Indian cricket team.
Though he has retired from International Cricket now, he will still play for the IPL franchise for a few more seasons. That is the story and the fans would be relieved that he will still be domestically present.
Dhoni who last played for India back in the 2019 World Cup semifinal against New Zealand. He was dismissed by Martin Guptill via a runout. India lost that match and was knocked out of the tournament. By calling his retirement, the Dhoni career has lasted between the runout from his debut against Bangladesh to his last innings against the Kiwis. That too, he was again dismissed by a runout.
Still, in shock about his retirement news, a lot of fans started uploading videos on Youtube. They put up remembering him through his outstanding batting performances, great strategies and exceptional calls. It was more as a captain starting from the 2008 Twenty20 World Cup win to the 2013 Champions Trophy. Dhoni has undoubtedly been India’s most successful captain.
What Is This Whole Story About?
Amid all the social media buzz in various platforms, some fans uploaded videos on Youtube. These were regarding MS Dhoni but their English was as poor as Dhoni’s form in the last few months in white-ball cricket. Instead of writing ‘retired’ they uploaded videos mentioning Dhoni as ‘retarded’. It is a major mistake by the people who clearly lack the knowledge and the vocabulary to make content. Somehow Youtube has allowed those videos to stay with such a demeaning title, which is a whole new debate altogether.
Before retiring the former India captain and wicketkeeper-batsman, MS Dhoni featured for India in 350 One-Day Internationals. He managed to score 10773 runs with a healthy average of 50.58. While in Test matches, he played in 90 matches scoring 4876 runs with a meaty average of 38.09.
He has achieved every ICC trophy with the Indian team. He even clinched the Test Mace. Dhoni has led Chennai Super Kings to multiple Indian Premier League titles. The former Indian skipper even reigned supreme at the now-defunct CLT20 with CSK.
