Former Indian skipper MS Dhoni announced his retirement from the international cricket on Saturday (August 15). This announcement shocked the world leaving millions of his fans across the globe in a state of utter disbelief.
M.S Dhoni, who is regarded as one of the world’s best last ball finishers, announced this news through a post on his Instagram handle. “Thanks a lot for your love and support throughout. From 19:29 hrs consider me as retired,” Dhoni wrote.
As soon as he posted this news, reactions and wishes started coming for Dhoni from former players, current players, fans, political leaders and other celebrities.
Dhoni’s wife Sakshi had reacted to the post with a heart and folded hands emojis. She also posted a heartfelt post.
According to her Dhoni should be proud of what he has achieved so far in his career. She also added, that she is proud of his accomplishments and the human being he his. Sakshi also quoted Maya Angelou in her Instagram post. “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
In the year of 2014 he announced his retirement from Tests and on Saturday brought the curtain down on his ODI and T20 career. An era of Indian cricket finished.
Minutes after his skipper and friend MS Dhoni announced his international retirement yesterday, Suresh Raina also announced his retirement in a social media post with a heartfelt message.
Dhoni represented India in 538 international games and scored 17,266 runs from them. The former India skipper played 350 One-day Internationals (ODIs) and scored amassed 10,773 runs at an average of 50.57. He has scored 10 centuries and 73 fifties. Dhoni scored 1,617 runs in 98 T20Is at an average of 37.60, including two half-centuries.
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