MS Dhoni retirement Twitter reactions: The legendary Indian cricketer allured heartening reactions around his international retirement.
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Veteran India wicket-keeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni has surprised one and all after hanging his boots from international cricket. Considering that it had to happen in the near future, retirement of someone of Dhoni’s stature was always going to bring out emotional reactions from his plentiful fans.
In 350 ODIs, Dhoni scored 10,773 runs at an average of 50.57 and a strike rate of 87.56 including 10 centuries and 73 half-centuries. In 98 T20Is, the hard-hitting batsman’s 1,617 runs came at an average and strike rate of 37.60 and 126.13 respectively.
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Having made his international debut in 2004, Dhoni went on to captain India in 332 out of his 538 international appearances. Dhoni, who turned 39 last month, remains the only captain to win the T20 World Cup, ODI World Cup and the Champions Trophy.
For someone who mostly batted in the lower middle-order across formats, scoring 17,266 international runs speaks highly of his ability to score and win matches for India at will. What makes him an all-time great is the fact that he kept wickets and led the team in addition to just scoring runs.
While players excel in individual fields, Dhoni will be remembered as this never-seen-before player who contributed across divisions on a cricket field.
MS Dhoni retirement Twitter reactions
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