#DhoniInMillionHearts: Virat Kohli's throwback post leaves Twitterati confused over Captain Cool's retirement
Twitterati are speculating that Dhoni will be holding a press conference at 7 pm.
By ET Online and Agencies |
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On Thursday, Kohli shared a picture from a Super 10 against Australia in the 2016 T20 World Cup and called it an 'unforgettable match' as Dhoni made him run like it was a fitness test.
Few hours after Indian skipper Virat Kohli posted a heartfelt memory with former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Twitterati was in doubt if MSD was retiring.
On Thursday, Kohli shared a picture from a Super 10 against Australia in the 2016 T20 World Cup and called it an 'unforgettable match' as Dhoni made him run like it was a fitness test.
A knockout game for both the teams, the match was to decide who would proceed to the semifinal.
India chasing a target of 161, lost early wickets and at the time were at 3-49 in 7.4 overs. Kohli and Yuvraj Singh managed to build a 45-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Singh was caught by Shane Watson off James Faulkner in the 14th over leaving the team at 4-94.
Dhoni joined Kohli in the middle and built an unbeaten match-winning partnership of 67 runs to put 'Men in Blue' over the line. In the partnership, Kohli added the most of the runs in the form of singles and doubles.
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Dhoni, who is always hailed by the cricket fraternity as the fastest runner between the wickets, made Kohli run harder and convert singles into doubles.
Dhoni played a knock of 18 runs in ten balls. India won the match by six wickets and five balls to spare. After that match, India faced defeat at the hands of West Indies in the semifinal by seven wickets.
Twitterati are speculating that Dhoni is going to retire today and will be holding a press conference at 7 pm.
Here's what fans said to their beloved Dhoni.
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MS Dhoni today eve retirement announcement?? Black day!! ���� #Dhoni https://t.co/IPSjWj3L1N
Lt. Col Dhoni Returns After 2-Week Army Stint: Here's Everything He Did In J&K
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Former Team India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, an honorary lieutenant colonel in the Territorial Army, was spotted back in Delhi on Saturday after he joined the Army troops in the militancy-infested south Kashmir region on July 30 to carry out patrolling, guard duties and similar responsibilities just like other soldiers.
The Chennai Super Kings captain was clicked with his daughter Ziva (left). The 38-year-old cricketer spent quality time with his daughter as well before leaving for Army duty last month.
Former Team India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, an honorary lieutenant colonel in the Territorial Army, was spotted back in Delhi on Saturday after he joined the Army troops in the militancy-infested..
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The former cricket team captain stayed with his 106 TA Battalion (Para) till August 15, and undertook duties with the troops.
Soon after he left for Srinagar from Delhi airport on July 30, his pictures donning the army outfit and performing his daily tasks went viral on social media.
The former cricket team captain stayed with his 106 TA Battalion (Para) till August 15, and undertook duties with the troops.
Soon after he left for Srinagar from Delhi airport on July 30, his pict..
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The World Cup winning captain's two-week stint with his unit was approved by the Army headquarters in July on Dhoni's request. Lt Col Dhoni's unit was deployed in the militancy-infested south Kashmir region as part of Victor Force.
Amid retirement speculations, Dhoni told Board of Control for Cricket in India that he needed a two-month sabbatical from the game to serve his parachute regiment. While he ruled out immediate retirement, he made himself "unavailable" for the West Indies tour, starting on August 3, a day before the selectors met in Mumbai to pick the squads.
Dhoni was seen signing a cricket bat during his his stint in Srinagar.
The World Cup winning captain's two-week stint with his unit was approved by the Army headquarters in July on Dhoni's request. Lt Col Dhoni's unit was deployed in the militancy-infested south Kashmir..
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Dhoni was accorded the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 2011. He is also a qualified paratrooper after having completed five parachute training jumps.
The wicket-keeper-batsman has been conferred the Padma Bhushan, the country's third highest civilian award, by President Ramnath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Dhoni was accorded the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 2011. He is also a qualified paratrooper after having completed five parachute training jumps.
The wicket-keeper-batsman has been confer..
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Various photos have surfaced on social media where the cricketer was seen interacting with people from the armed forces, playing cricket and volleyball with members of his Territorial Army battalion, and even humming a few lines of the song 'Main Pal Do Pal Ka Shaayar Hoon' from Amitabh Bachchan-starrer 1976 movie 'Kabhi Kabhie'.
Various photos have surfaced on social media where the cricketer was seen interacting with people from the armed forces, playing cricket and volleyball with members of his Territorial Army battalion,..
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In 2015, he became a qualified paratrooper after having completed five parachute training jumps from Indian Army aircrafts in the Agra training camp.
The Territorial Army is a part of the Army. Its role is to relieve the regular Army from static duties and assist civil administration in dealing with natural calamities and maintenance of essential services.
In 2015, he became a qualified paratrooper after having completed five parachute training jumps from Indian Army aircrafts in the Agra training camp.
The Territorial Army is a part of the Army. Its ..
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Dhoni was in Ladakh to celebrate India's 73rd Independence Day with the masses of the newly formed union territory. He received a warm reception from the Army personnel (right), and also visited the staff and patients at Army General Hospital (left).
(All images from PTI, Twitter/@msdfansofficial, Twitter/@ChennaiIPL & Instagram/@ziva_singh_dhoni)
Dhoni was in Ladakh to celebrate India's 73rd Independence Day with the masses of the newly formed union territory. He received a warm reception from the Army personnel (right), and also visited the ..
