Published 11:19 IST, August 16th 2020
'A golden era': MS Dhoni biopic producer breaks down the precise manner of his retirement
Arun Pandey remarked that Dhoni never focused on individual goals and his decision to retire was also made to give others a chance to go forward
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After MS Dhoni anunced his retirement from International Cricket on Saturday, producer of his biopic 'MS Dhoni: Untold Story' Arun Pandey bid his farewell to former India skipper calling it an 'emotional moment' for everyone. While talking about Dhoni, Arun Pandey remarked that Dhoni never focused on individual goals and his decision to retire was also me to give ors a chance to go forward.
"It is a very emotional moment for everyone as well as for me. We should respect his decision. He always used to take decisions as per requirement of his team and country. He never thinks about individual goals. He retired to give a chance to ors. For him, success was always making teammates happy and his fans happy," Pandey told ANI.
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'Treated everyone well'
Pandey furr stated that he saw change in Dhoni's personality since his debut in 2004, ding that he always treated his friends and acquaintances with respect on-field and off-field. "Before 2004, when he debuted for Indian team and after that year re was change in him as a person. For him, having leership responsibility was just inside ground. After game was over, his job was over and he treated his friends and acquaintances off field well," said Pandey.
"We feel proud of fact that he represented country. He has left a legacy and built team in such a way that even in his absence, national team would continue doing well. Dhoni's thought has always been that he raised standard of performances of ors," he ded.
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Arun Pandey said that Dhoni's sole focus was to motivate ors, a reason why he did t think of a farewell game before his retirement. "He posted a song along with information that he retired which says 'Main pal do pal ka shayar hoon'. song says that today he is re but tomorrow re will be someone else. It was a golden era in which Dhoni played. He won ICC T20 World Cup 2007, ICC ODI World Cup 2011 and ICC Champions Trophy 2013. We will keep on celebrating his achievements," he ded
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MS Dhoni anunces retirement
Ending 16-year-old legacy, MS Dhoni anunced his retirement from international cricket on Saturday. He also took to social media and shared a compilation of his cricketing journey with Amitabh Bachchan's 'Main Pal Do Pal Ka Shayar Hoon' from movie Kabhie Kabhie (1976) as background song.
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Hailing from Ranchi, MS Dhoni me his debut in 2004 against Banglesh and n went on to le 'Men in Blue' to bag ICC 2011 World Cup, ICC Champions Trophy in 2013, and 2007 T20 World Cup. MS Dhoni wrote, “Thanks a lot for your love and support throughout. From 1929 hrs consider me as Retired.”
However, Dhoni will le Chennai Supre Kings in upcoming IPL 2020 which has been moved to UAE due to COVID pandemic. skipper is currently in Chennai for a camp with his teammates before Men in Yellow board flight to Middle East. Lions are expected to travel on August 21, as per reports.
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11:18 IST, August 16th 2020