MS Dhoni Retirement live updates: We always had a personal relationship. Recently, a couple of years ago when he was playing for Rising Pune Supergiant, he was playing in Hyderabad. We had shifted to our new house and I asked him to come home if he had the time. He came home, and the best part is he is very simple.
I asked him what do you want to have, he said Biryani. The special thing was - he said don’t get today’s biryani, get yesterday’s! That will taste better. He loves his tea. He wanted to have typical Hyderabad biryani tea. He spent half a day with me and my family. Someone like him coming home is a special thing.
He could be a role model for all shy and reticent people on how to become an assertive leader. Two world titles meant he didn’t do too badly. And then one fine afternoon, he could stun the world by relinquishing Test captaincy with 10 short of landmark 100 games, a record Indians are so fond of. And after another five years and seven months, he literally punches one in the gut on a balmy August 15 evening to say, “from 1929 hrs, consider me retired".
One of the most talked about strengths of MS Dhoni will always be his calm approach to high pressure situations. As captain of India, he’s seen plenty of such days. MS Dhoni led India to victory in the inaugural edition of World T20 in 2007, followed it up with an ODI World Cup crown in 2011 and then became the only captain to lift all three ICC tournaments by leading India to the Champions Trophy title in 2013.
A legend of the Indian cricket team, MS Dhoni, whose finest hour was to captain India to their second ODI World Cup title in 2011 on home soil, announced his retirement from the international game on August 15. Dhoni, who will lead the Chennai Super Kings into battle in the upcoming IPL in UAE, posted a video on Instagram announcing his decision. Dhoni is currently in Chennai with the Chennai Super Kings squad and will be part of a training camp before they leave for UAE. Not just the 2011 World Cup, where Dhoni finished things off with an iconic six over long-on against Sri Lanka at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, he also captained India to victory in the inaugural edition of the World T20 in 2007 in South Africa. India won three ICC Champions Trophy titles with him at the helm in 2010, 2013 and 2014. Dhoni was also captain of India when they were the top ranked Test side between December 2009 and June 2011.
Domestically, in the IPL, Dhoni has led Chennai Super Kings to three titles and will be looking add a fourth before the end of the year.Dhoni wrote, “Thanks a lot for ur love and support throughout.from 1929 hrs consider me as Retired." Dhoni’s last outing in an India jersey was when they lost against New Zealand in the semi-final of the 2019 World Cup in Old Trafford. Since then there was speculation around his future.
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