WATCH: MS Dhoni jokes about retirement with Sanjay Bangar

Dixit Bhargav | 19/01/2019
MS Dhoni jokes about retirement with Sanjay Bangar

MS Dhoni jokes about retirement with Sanjay Bangar: The Indian wicket-keeper was jocular about his retirement plans.

Former India captain and current wicket-keeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni was declared the ‘Man of the series’ for scoring 193 runs in three matches at an average of 193 and a strike rate of 73.10 including three half-centuries. Having last won it in 2011, it has taken Dhoni more than seven years to earn another such award.

The Sydney ODI was the first cricket match for Dhoni after nearly a two and a half month hiatus. Therefore, there weren’t much expectations from him, leave aside him finishing the series as India’s leading run-scorer.

Having said that, the 37-year old cricketer astonished one and all with his performance in all the three matches. The fact such an effort came after his worst year (in terms of number of runs scored) in ODIs spoke a lot about the temperamental side of things for him.

Citing his lean patch, there were numerous calls for Dhoni to retire from international cricket. Some people had went on to the extent of demanding Dhoni to call it a day despite a looming ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

After India won the third ODI, Dhoni was seen taking the ball along with him to the dressing room. It is worth mentioning that Dhoni had done the same during the third ODI against England which had further sparked the news of him retiring at the highest level.

In a celebratory video posted by Cricket Australia, Dhoni is saying handing the ball to batting coach Sanjay Bangar. “Ball uthaya toh bolenge retirement ke liye uthaya hai, (If I take the ball, everyone will say that I am retiring from cricket)“ Dhoni handed the ball to Bangar while joking about his retirement with Bangar. Watch the full video below:

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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