MS Dhoni's appreciation post for PM Modi's letter is the most retweeted tweet of 2020

Former Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni announcing his retirement from international cricket earlier this year was easily one of the most heartbreaking things to happen in 2020. Dhoni announced his exit from the global stage on August 15 and wishes for the 2011-World Cup-winning captain started to pour in from all over the world. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also congratulated the Indian cricketer for the immense contributions he made through his international career spanning more than 15 years and impacting billions of lives worldwide. 

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Now, Twitter has announced that Dhoni's post expressing appreciation for PM Modi's letter was the most retweeted post of 2020 in India across the sports category. The post shared on August 20, garnered more than 73,000 retweets and over 4,800 quote tweets and hence became the most retweeted post by an Indian athlete in 2020. 

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Other trending posts, hashtags

Meanwhile, another cricketer that grabbed a place in Twitter's list of most popular tweets in 2020 is the current Indian skipper Virat Kohli. The Delhi-born cricketer's post announcing his wife Anushka Sharma's pregnancy became the most liked tweet in India this year as it garnered more than 6,43,000 likes. Anushka Sharma's post celebrating the same news was also in the top 5 most Liked Tweets of the year.   

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Tamil actor Vijay's selfie with his fans from February 2020 is the most retweeted post across all categories this year. Other posts that featured in Twitter's list of most popular tweets of 2020 are Amitabh Bachchan's COVID-19 diagnosis announcement, which became the most quoted tweet this year. Some of the most tweeted hashtags of 2020 were #IPL2020, #TeamIndia, #DilBechara, #SooraraiPottru, and #Binod. 

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