“Is MS Dhoni retiring from international cricket,” Virat Kohli answers after India’s exit from 2019 Cricket World Cup

Dixit Bhargav | 10/07/2019
"Is MS Dhoni retiring from international cricket," Virat Kohli answers after India's exit from 2019 Cricket World Cup

Is MS Dhoni retiring from international cricket: India captain Virat Kohli was vocal about MS Dhoni’s retirement in Manchester.

With India getting eliminated from the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, the attention of plentiful fans of Indian cricket has come upon former India captain and current wicket-keeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s retirement.

There is no going into a safe house about the fact that the legendary cricketer was expected to hang his boots after this World Cup. With India having played their last match today, numerous people are presuming that they have seen the last visuals of Dhoni as an Indian cricketer.

Dhoni, who came in to bat at No. 7 in the 23rd over, played a vital hand is rescuing India from a shambolic defeat. Part of a 116-run partnership for the seventh wicket alongside all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja (77), Dhoni scored 50 (72) with the help of one four and one six.

In nine ODIs in this tournament, Dhoni scored 273 runs at an average of 45.50 and a strike rate of 87.78 including a couple of half-centuries. Talking about his recent form in ODIs, Dhoni has scored 600 runs at an average of 60 and a strike rate of 82.30 including six half-centuries in 18 ODIs this year.

Is MS Dhoni retiring from international cricket?

India captain Virat Kohli was asked about the same during the post-match presentation ceremony. Read Kohli’s answer below:

How Twitter reacted on Dhoni’s 73rd ODI half-century today:

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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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