On 10 July 2019, during the World Cup semi-final, when former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni played his last ODI match. Since then, his fans were speculating that Mahi can retire from cricket. Today, August 15, 2020, the day has come when Dhoni has said goodbye to cricket and has disappointed his fans a lot. Although we all know this day was bound to come. Mahi set many records in cricket during his 16-year cricket career. But Dhoni has also created a record that will always be immortal in the world of cricket.
It is said that if a chapter of the finisher will be written in the book of cricket, the first name in it will be Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Dhoni is one of the best match finishers in the world cricket world. If we look at the figures, Dhoni has scored an excellent batting average of 102.71 while chasing runs in ODIs.
There have been 47 times when Mahi has returned after not returning out. Along with this, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has played a total of 51 matches during the run chase. Out of which India has won 47 times, which is a world record. Apart from this, there have been only 2 times when Team India has suffered defeat. These figures are a witness to the fact that in the run chase, there is no finisher like Mahendra Singh Dhoni, nor will there ever be. At the same time, the world record of being unbeaten 84 times in the ODI is also recorded in the name of Mahi.
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Dhoni announced his retirement from cricket while sharing a video on his Instagram handle on 15h Aug 2020. Mahi has thanked the support and love of all and told that from 15th Aug 2020 at 7:29 pm, he should be considered retired.
Dhoni is the only captain who won India One Day World Cup after 28 years. At the same time, victory in T20 World Cup and Champions Trophy also got India under Dhoni’s captaincy.
