NEW DELHI: Thousands and thousands of Indian followers had been left heartbroken when MS Dhoni was run out in opposition to New Zealand within the 2019 ODI World Cup semifinal at Outdated Trafford, Manchester on July 10.
Chasing a 240-run goal, India had been 209/7 after 48 overs and had simply misplaced Ravindra Jadeja who had performed arguably his greatest ODI innings – a 59-ball 77-run knock that was studded with four sixes and four fours.
Needing 31 runs off the final 12 balls, India nonetheless had the ‘greatest finisher on the planet’ on the crease and nonetheless hopeful of victory.
Lockie Ferguson bowled the penultimate over of the match and Dhoni hit the primary ball of the over for a six over deep backward level. The second supply was a bought ball.
It was the third ball of the over when hearts of tens of millions of Indian followers skipped a beat as mockingly, for a person who’s so good between the wickets, was run out, in what turned to be his final ODI.
Ferguson bowled a slower ball on a size and it popped up off the glove in the direction of quick fantastic leg as Dhoni bought cramped on the pull.
With Bhuvneshwar Kumar on the different finish, Dhoni ran for 2 however there was a slight stutter on the second run and that price Dhoni as he was simply wanting a direct hit on the keeper’s finish by Martin Guptill.
Dhoni was run out after a 50-run knock that got here off 72 balls and India misplaced the match by 18 runs and had been eradicated from the World Cup.
Now a video has surfaced on-line during which throughout an occasion, Dhoni is requested by a fan about that second and the way she handled it.
Dhoni replies, “It was a tough one as a result of I knew that this might be my final World Cup, so it will have been good to be on the profitable facet. It was heartbreak second, so we accepted the consequence and we tried to maneuver on. Time thoda lagta hai aur World Cup ke baad thoda time mil bhi jata hai. Maine toh uske baad worldwide khela nahi hai toh mujhe toh kaafi time mila hai. (It takes time and one will get a while after the World Cup. I have never performed any worldwide after that, so I bought lots of time). So, sure, it was a heartbreak however on the identical time it’s important to get out of it. So that you simply settle for that you simply tried your greatest, however you weren’t capable of win it.”
Chasing a 240-run goal, India had been 209/7 after 48 overs and had simply misplaced Ravindra Jadeja who had performed arguably his greatest ODI innings – a 59-ball 77-run knock that was studded with four sixes and four fours.
Needing 31 runs off the final 12 balls, India nonetheless had the ‘greatest finisher on the planet’ on the crease and nonetheless hopeful of victory.
Lockie Ferguson bowled the penultimate over of the match and Dhoni hit the primary ball of the over for a six over deep backward level. The second supply was a bought ball.
It was the third ball of the over when hearts of tens of millions of Indian followers skipped a beat as mockingly, for a person who’s so good between the wickets, was run out, in what turned to be his final ODI.
Ferguson bowled a slower ball on a size and it popped up off the glove in the direction of quick fantastic leg as Dhoni bought cramped on the pull.
With Bhuvneshwar Kumar on the different finish, Dhoni ran for 2 however there was a slight stutter on the second run and that price Dhoni as he was simply wanting a direct hit on the keeper’s finish by Martin Guptill.
Dhoni was run out after a 50-run knock that got here off 72 balls and India misplaced the match by 18 runs and had been eradicated from the World Cup.
Now a video has surfaced on-line during which throughout an occasion, Dhoni is requested by a fan about that second and the way she handled it.
Dhoni replies, “It was a tough one as a result of I knew that this might be my final World Cup, so it will have been good to be on the profitable facet. It was heartbreak second, so we accepted the consequence and we tried to maneuver on. Time thoda lagta hai aur World Cup ke baad thoda time mil bhi jata hai. Maine toh uske baad worldwide khela nahi hai toh mujhe toh kaafi time mila hai. (It takes time and one will get a while after the World Cup. I have never performed any worldwide after that, so I bought lots of time). So, sure, it was a heartbreak however on the identical time it’s important to get out of it. So that you simply settle for that you simply tried your greatest, however you weren’t capable of win it.”
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is extensively thought to be one of many biggest captains and wicket-keeper batsmen within the historical past of the sport. Dhoni grew to become the captain of the Indian cricket workforce in 2007.
Below his management, India gained a number of main ICC tournaments, together with the ICC T20 World Cup in 2007, the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011, and the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013.
Dhoni introduced his retirement from Take a look at cricket in December 2014. He retired from worldwide limited-overs cricket on August 15, 2020, however continues to play within the IPL.
