Mahendra Singh Dhoni has announced retirement from international cricket

August 16, 2020 Neoprimesport Cricket, Trending 0

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Former Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has announced his retirement, by posting a video on Instagram. The cricketer played his last ODI match against New Zealand in the 2020 WorldCup.

Former captain of the Indian cricket team, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, on Saturday announced retirement from international cricket. He last played in the semifinal of the 2019 World Cup. “Thanks a lot for ur love and support throughout from 1929 hrs consider me as Retired,” he posted on his official Instagram account. He captained the India national team in ODIs from 2007 to 2016 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014.

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Dhoni showed no signs of slowing down and in fact, seemed better than before.

He is considered one of the most successful captains of the Indian cricket team. Dhoni is the only captain in the history of Cricket to win all ICC trophies. It was under his captaincy that India won two World Cups — 2007 ICC World Twenty20 and 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup.

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Dhoni has played 350 ODIs in which he has scored 10,773 runs at an average of 50.57. Dhoni, formerly known as ‘captain cool’ during his captaincy days, has also played 98 T20Is for India in which he has scored 1,617 runs at an average of 37.60.

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A few years back, Dhoni led India to the ODI World Cup and the hopes were strong with the cricket ‘s biggest tournament being played at home. Although he did not have the best of tournaments as a batsman Dhoni, he still believed in himself and made the call for himself in the final to promote the batting order over Yuvraj Singh. The decision once again proved right, like Dhoni, the best finisher of the Indian Team.
Dhoni’s record as captain has also been remarkable in the Indian Premier League, as he has led Chennai Super Kings to three titles over the years. In addition to his batting prowess and captaincy history, over the past decade, Dhoni has also been one of the world’s best wicketkeepers.
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