Although MS Dhoni has retired from international cricket and currently, he is not in his best form, the cricket fans have still chosen him as the ‘T20 Ka King”.
Sports Flashes conducted an online survey on their various official social media platform, and around Twelve lakh people participated. As per an official release of the channel, a total of 128 cricketers were selected from all over the world from different teams. And like a round-robin tournament, there were 127 battles. The survey was undertaken in stages similar to the cricket leagues which were live for the last 32 days.
At last, MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh were up against each other in the first semi-final, while the current Indian captain Virat Kohli was locking horns with his deputy Rohit Sharma. The grand-finale was between Virat and Dhoni where
On the survey, Raman Raheja, founder, Sports Flashes said, “This result shows that even after announcing his retirement from international cricket, fans still considers MS Dhoni as the king of cricket and value all that he has done for his country in the past; he is a true legend of the game.”
“The survey was undertaken to understand the engagement level of cricket lovers with their icons. 40 lakh views were achieved in 32 days. This shows cricket cannot be displaced from its position as the favourite sport in India,” he added.
MS Dhoni is currently leading Chennai Super Kings in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. He announced his retirement from international cricket ahead of the tournament in August. The former Indian cricketer had made himself unavailable from international cricket after the World Cup 2019 end.