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15-Aug-2020 16:44:00 GMT
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Dhoni retires from international cricket

Ranchi/New Delhi: MS Dhoni played his final game for India 13 months ago but the simple announcement of his international retirement on Saturday nevertheless sparked an outpouring of admiration for what was a remarkable career on the world stage.

The 39-year-old former captain led India to all three white-ball titles and the No 1 Test ranking – a trophy collection unrivalled in the modern era – all while keeping wicket and delivering countless match-winning performances as a swashbuckling batsman.

A master of the run chase whose place in Indian hearts was cemented on a heady Mumbai evening in 2011 when his soaring six claimed the World Cup on home soil, Dhoni kept it simple when he told his 27.3m Instagram followers: “Thanks a lot for ur love and support mthroughout.from 1929 hrs consider me as Retired.”

In enigmatic fashion the news still needed precise confirmation over the terms of departure but it followed that Dhoni will indeed still lead Chennai SuperKings in the upcoming and delayed Indian Premier League that is being staged in the United Arab Emirates from next month due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Dhoni has steered the franchise to the title three times in 2010, 2011 and 2018, as well as two titles in the now defunct T20 Champions League, and it would be in keeping with his life’s script – one that has already produced a Bollywood biopic and earned him a vast fortune from cricket and endorsements – were another trophy to follow.

Batting And Fielding Records

Type M Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Test 90 144 16 4876 224 38.09 8249 59.11 6 33 544 78 256 38
ODI 350 297 84 10773 183* 50.58 12303 87.56 10 73 826 229 321 123
T20I 98 85 42 1617 56 37.60 1282 126.13 - 2 116 52 57 34

Bowling Records

Type M Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Eco SR 4W 5W 10W
Test 90 7 96 67 - - - - 4.19 - - - -
ODI 350 2 36 31 1 1/14 1/14 31.00 5.17 36.00 - - -
T20I 98 - - - - - - - - - - - -

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