Shoaib Akhtar lauds 'Ek Zamaane Ka Naam' MS Dhoni, recalls 2006 Musharraf haircut praise

Former India captain MS Dhoni called it quits from international cricket on Saturday, reby bringing an end to a glorious career that spanned nearly 16 years. CSK captain, who hung his boots from longest format of game in 2014, decided to call it a day from limited-overs formats as well. However, Dhoni is expected to le Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in upcoming IPL 2020, which is set to be played in UAE from September 19.

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MS Dhoni retirement: Shoaib Akhtar heaps praise galore on CSK captain

MS Dhoni anunced his retirement through a video on Instagram which featured top moments of his cricketing journey since making his debut in 2004. He captioned video, "Thanks. Thanks a lot for ur love and support throughout. From 1929 hrs consider me as Retired." As soon as MS Dhoni anunced his retirement, social media went berserk as wishes from all over world started pouring in.

Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar was also quick to tweet and wish MS Dhoni on his retirement from international cricket. Shoaib Akhtar heaped praised on CSK captain and also mentioned that he’d come up with a video tribute for former Indian skipper. And in time, 'Rawalpindi Express' has come up with a video where he spoke in length about MS Dhoni and lauded several qualities that 2011 World Cup-winning captain possesses.

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At start of video, Shoaib Akhtar said "Ek zamaane ka naam Dhoni, ek era ka naam Dhoni and ek achche insaan ka naam Dhoni". Shoaib AKhtar furr pointed out five great qualities of cricketer, calling him a match-winner, a great captain and a humble person. Shoaib Akhtar also mentioned that MS Dhoni is one of nicest people he ever came across.

Shoaib Akhtar went on to recall several wonderful moments from MS Dhoni’s career. He remembered 2006 incident involving MS Dhoni, which involved former Pakistan premier Pervez Musharraf publicly requesting MS Dhoni t to cut his long hair, which was extremely popular back n.

Shoaib Akhtar reckoned that he was expecting a grand farewell for MS Dhoni. He ded t that CSK captain would crave for something like that, but just to recognize and hour all his achievements for India. Shoaib Akhtar also recalled an incident when MS Dhoni wanted to go out with him on a bike ride in Pakistan but he couldn't because of work commitments. Shoaib Akhtar also remembered MS Dhoni's kck in Faisalab where latter thrashed former mercilessly, which led to former Pakistani pacer bowling a beamer intentionally for first time in his career.

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Shoaib Akhtar lauded Ranchi l's cricketing sense and said that it was this that set him apart from or cricketers. Pakistan international even said that or captain might ever achieve what Dhoni achieved as a captain. Shoaib Akhtar reckoned that Dhoni deserves all glory and miration.

MS Dhoni stats

MS Dhoni stats are thing short of spectacular especially in limited over formats. MS Dhoni stats include 350 ODIs he played for Indian where he scored 10,773 runs at a staggering aver of 50.58 and a strike-rate of 87.56. CSK captain has 73 fifties and 10 centuries to his name in his ODI career. On or hand, Ranchi l played 98 T20Is for India where he tched 1,617 runs at an aver of 37.6 and a strike-rate of 126.13. MS Dhoni stats also include 90 Test appearances where he amassed 4,876 runs at an aver of 38.09. 39-year-old scored 33 fifties, six hundreds and one double-hundred in a dece-long Test career.

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