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In India, Cricket is like a religion, and Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the god of the religion. MSD is one of the best cricketers that has ruled cricket over the years and become the most successful captain with three ICC trophies. If we see the cricket news, MSD played his last game in 2019 against New Zealand and announced his retirement in 2020. India was celebrating its 74th independence day, and an Instagram post by Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the reason to feel like a personal loss for all the Indians. The post was Thanks a lot for ur love and support throughout. from 1929 hrs consider me as Retired. The entire nation and cricketing fertility were shocked as the best captain, finisher, and leader hung their boots in international cricket.
MS Dhoni debuted in 2004 in an ODI against Bangladesh and played the last game in 2019 against New Zealand. He came as an amateur player and went as the best cricketing mind. According to cricket updates, when MS Dhoni retired, the India team was not in trouble as Men in Blue had prepared the best team. MS Dhoni has inspired millions of people with his innings and ability to take decisions over the years. If any book can be written on MSD, it would tell how to take decisions in life and ability to lead. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has shown his skill over the years and his ability to take decisions in crunch moments. If we see the world cricket news, MS Dhoni has won three ICC tournaments - T20 World Cup 2007, ICC World Cup 2011, and ICC Championship Trophy. We will see the decisions that made him a great captain over the years.
MSD is the biggest finisher of cricket and played many crucial innings when India was in need. He never celebrated too much after finishing the match like it was a usual thing for him. Doni has played multiple innings that were game-changing for India. If we see the cricket news for India, when India was struggling after the initial blow, he played an inning of 91 runs and chased the score along with Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh. It helped India to lift the World Cup after 28 years and also helped Sachin Tendulkar to lift the world cup after playing for 24 years. He also played many crucial innings in the IPL, which helped his team CSK to win from a losing position.
MSD is known as the most selfless player as he left the top position and started playing in the lower order to finish the game. He can be one of the best batters, but he continued playing in the lower order without any personal goal. If he could have played in the top order, any records can be easily broken, and he has played multiple big innings in ODI in his early days. 183* runs against Sri Lanka was enough to tell about his six-hitting and boundary-clearing ability. Apart from the batting skill, he has got the leadership skill and has shown them over the years. When leaders lead from the front and make some difference, it is remembered for a long time even after they are gone.
When MS Dhoni started playing in international cricket matches, people criticized him for not being a technically-sound batsman. His way didnt fit into any cricketing textbook - batting, bowling, and wicket-keeping. MS Dhonis footwork was not classic as it was not as elegant as other cricket players. When Dhoni started playing, he shared the room with Sachin Tendulkar, Saurav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, Rahul Dravid, etc. and they played under his captaincy. It was the biggest challenge for him to manage all the legends under the roof, but he has done it amazingly. Dhoni has been true to himself.
Whenever the team was in need, he stood up and played an outstanding inning with the ability to read the game. Dhonis career had been filled with difficulties to make the difficult decision. He captained the legends and prepared a team for 2011 and also captained the young team in 2007. After 2 years, he led in the ICC champions trophy and became the first captain to win all three ICC trophies.
Dhoni gave up captaincy and played as a captain under Virat Kohli. He retired in 2020 and will always be the captain of millions. He is the best captain of all time, and there is doubt about it. Visit the cricket news on the CBTFs website.
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