Published 18:57 IST, August 16th 2020

Australian cricketers congratulate Dhoni for brilliant international career as he retires

As former India skipper MS Dhoni called it a day on his international career, Australian players also came forth to congratulate him on the end of his career

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As former India skipper MS Dhoni called it a day on his international career, Australian players also came forth to congratulate him on end of his international career. Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting led wishes as he got stalgic over his encounters with MS and highlighted that he still has to find a way to stop CSK skipper from winning games against Delhi Capitals. 

Steve Smith, who played alongside Dhoni at Rising Pune Supergiants, also recalled time he played with Indian and remarked that he was always an 'incredibly tough opponent.' Smith ded that Dhoni is a 'true gentleman' and wished him best for his retirement. 

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'Absolute legend'

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MS Dhoni hangs his boots

Putting an end to his 16-year-old journey, former Team India skipper MS Dhoni anunced his retirement from international cricket on Saturday. Taking to social media, Dhoni shared a compilation of his journey so far to make anuncement. Ranchi-l me his debut in 2004 against Banglesh and went on to le Men in Blue to win ICC 2011 World Cup, ICC Champions Trophy in 2013, and 2007 T20 World Cup.

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"Thanks a lot for your love and support throughout. From 1929 hrs consider me as Retired," Ranchi-l captioned video.

However, Dhoni will le Chennai Super 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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18:57 IST, August 16th 2020