Indian limited-overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni made a sensational decision this evening as he decided to step down as captain for the national team in both ODIs and T20Is.
The news came as an absolute shock for all cricket fans across India as everyone expected him to lead the side till the Champions Trophy this summer. MS Dhoni indeed has been a cornerstone in Indian cricket since his debut in 2005 and has grown in no time to become a great inspiration for youngsters in India.
He has been a complete package for the Indian team as his captaincy skills are matched with his wicket-keeping and finishing skills as he is considered the best in all the three aspects. Needless to say, the contribution made by MS Dhoni to Indian cricket is incomparable as he has broken all the captaincy records at Indian level and has managed to break few all-time records in his captaincy stint over the past nine years.
Here’s how twitter reacted to his decision:
2007-Dhoni captain of Team India
2017-Dhoni steps down as captain
7 is not jus a number.
But lots of emotions n victories #Dhoni #MSD #BCCI— Follow panriya da body soda (@adyararun01) January 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/BhuvanBaam/status/816675484834656257
https://twitter.com/DhonixFaithful/status/816674319321284608
Most internationals (all-formats) as wicketkeeper-captain:
Dhoni 331
Mushfiqur 76
Sangakkara 67
I think that record is safe for a fair while— Andy Zaltzman (@ZaltzCricket) January 4, 2017
Most matches as ODI captain
230 – Ricky Ponting
218 – Stephen Fleming
199 – MS Dhoni— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) January 4, 2017
Dhoni the man who won World Cup, T20 World Cup and Champions Trophy for India steps down from Captaincy.. Thank you for all Mahi ?
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) January 4, 2017
Very few people know Dhoni keeps his pressure cooker inside his refrigerator #ThankYouDhoni
— Ra_Bies 2.0 (@Ra_Bies) January 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/AltCricket/status/816673407332913152
Hope to see the hard hitting , carefree monster one last time before he retires from all formats! #dhoni
— Sid C (@msiddhardh) January 4, 2017
World T20, World Cup, Champions Trophy, Test No 1, IPL titles, Champions League titles. Everything in the game. #Dhoni
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 4, 2017
MS Dhoni as captain…
60 in Tests (6th most!)
199 in ODIs (3rd most!)
72 in T20Is (most!)
331 in all internationals (most!)— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) January 4, 2017