Independence Day or August 15 in 2020 was a tragic day for the followers of former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The legendary Indian wicketkeeper batsman and Chennai Super Kings skipper introduced his retirement from worldwide cricket out of the blue.
The 2019 World Cup semifinal loss to New Zealand proved to be Dhoni’s ultimate worldwide look in Team India colors.
The 39-year-old merely posted a video on his Instagram deal with to make individuals conscious of his retirement. Almost 10 months after Dhoni’s shock retirement, CSK opener Ruturaj Gaikwad shared the main points of temper within the franchise after they realized about Dhoni’s retirement. Ruturaj revealed that round 10 to fifteen gamers had been coaching alongside Dhoni in Chennai however no participant had an inkling relating to the retirement as they practiced like every other day on August 15.
It was by way of social media that CSK gamers obtained to know in regards to the former skipper’s retirement. When Ruturaj was questioned relating to Dhoni’s retirement from Indian Premier League (IPL), the opener revealed that no person is aware of what goes within the thoughts of the CSK skipper. “I don’t have any concept about that (if MS Dhoni will retire earlier than subsequent 12 months’s IPL). Because I bear in mind he introduced his (worldwide) retirement on fifteenth August final 12 months. On that day, we had been 10-12 individuals in Chennai working towards simply earlier than leaving Dubai.
“Around 6:30 pm our practice got over and at 7:00 we all, including Mahi Bhai, sat for dinner. And suddenly someone told me on Instagram that Mahi Bhai had announced his retirement! There was no vibe that something like that was going to happen, no discussions, no one knew anything at all. So, you never know with him. Anything can happen,” Ruturaj Gaikwad was quoted as saying by India TV.
Ruturaj Gaikwad notched up 196 runs in seven video games with two half-centuries earlier than IPL 2021 was suspended attributable to rising COVID-19 circumstances in India. The Maharashtra opener revealed that no person had the heart to ask something from Dhoni associated to his retirement. All the gamers had been fairly shocked and it took them round three to 4 days to sink within the information. Along with Dhoni, Suresh Raina additionally introduced his retirement by way of his Instagram deal with.
“I couldn’t dare to ask him because we all were still grieving. It didn’t sink in immediately that we won’t see him again in international cricket or that a man of his stature has retired like this. It took 2-3 days to realize it. Not only me but for everyone present there,” Ruturaj claimed.
