"Incredibly Tough Opponent, True Gentleman": Steve Smith On MS Dhoni's Retirement
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Steve Smith congratulated MS Dhoni on his stellar international career and wished him all the best for the future.
Steve Smith termed MS Dhoni a "true gentleman" and an "incredibly tough opponent".© AFP
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Steve Smith reacts to MS Dhoni's retirement from international cricket
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Smith called congratulated Dhoni on his "amazing international career"
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Smith and Dhoni were teammates at Rising Pune Supergiants in IPL
Congrats @mahi7781 on an amazing international career. You were an incredibly tough opponent and a player that I always admired. It was an absolute pleasure to play with you for a few years at Pune and getting to know you a bit. You are a true gentleman and I wish you all the best in retirementA post shared by Steve Smith (@steve_smith49) on
MS Dhoni had shared a video on Instagram and captioned it as, "Thanks a lot for ur love and support throughout. from 1929 hrs consider me as Retired."
The video had the iconic song 'Mai Pal Do Pal Ka Shayar Hu' from Amitabh Bachchan's 'Kabhie Kabhie' playing in the background and in it, Dhoni shared his incredible journey with the Indian team including his run out in the last game against New Zealand in the World Cup 2019 semifinal.
Dhoni had made his ODI debut against Bangladesh in 2004. Dhoni played 350 ODIs with his highest score being 183 against Sri Lanka. He remains the only captain to win all major ICC trophies (50-over World Cup, T20 World Cup, and Champions Trophy).
In December 2014, he announced his retirement from Tests and gave a chance to the likes of Wriddhiman Saha. Dhoni called time on his Test career after playing 90 Tests, scoring 4,876 runs at an average of 38.09. In 2017, he handed over the captaincy to Virat Kohli in the 50-over format.
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