MS Dhoni completes 15 years in International cricket: Fans give tributes to the World Cup Legend

MS Dhoni completes 15 years in International cricket: Fans give tributes to the World Cup Legend

t has been 15 years since MS Dhoni, with his golden fame, made his foray into international cricket. From juggling between being a ticket collector with the Indian Railways and cricket practice to taking a long sabbatical from international cricket, MS Dhoni’s cricketing career has come a long way.

MS Dhoni made his international cricket debut under Sourav Ganguly’s captaincy today in 2004. The wicketkeeper-batsman from Bihar was handed his ODI cap on December 23, 2004 against Bangladesh in Chittagong.

Finite years. Infini7e memories.#15YearsOfDhonism #Thala #WhistlePodu 🦁💛 pic.twitter.com/j2psIZL5np

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) December 22, 2019

However, Dhoni announced his arrival in international cricket during a series against Pakistan at home in April 2005.Sourav Ganguly promoted MS Dhoni to bat at No. 3 for the first time in Visakhapatnam against Pakistan. Dhoni demolished the Pakistan attack, smashing the iconic 123-ball 148. He never looked back from then.

Over the years, Dhoni has transformed India into one of the most successful limited-overs sides in world cricket. Dhoni is the only Indian captain to have won all the 3 major ICC trophies -- the World Cup in 2011, the T20 World Cup in 2007, the Champions Trophy in 2013.Even as he is away from international cricket, Dhoni finished the decade as the most successful captain in ODI cricket.

He is Mr.Irreplaceble in the World of Cricket.He has always been an inspiration to many& an epitome of perfection. To the lieutenant colonel,World's Best Finisher,Best Wicket Keeper&Best captain @msdhoni I've Immense respect for you&we miss u on field now.7is❤ #15YearsOfDhonism pic.twitter.com/uontGjFjoi

— kaushal manda (@kaushalmanda) December 22, 2019

MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings led the tribute to the World Cup-winning captain on social media. #15YearsOfDhonism has been among the most popular trends on Twitter over the last few hours.

🔥நெருப்பு பேரோடு
நீ குடுத்த ஸ்டாரோடு
இன்னிக்கும் ராஜா நான்
கேட்டுபாரு 🔥

Today, Tomorrow, Forever, One and Only - Mahendra Singh Dhoni! #ThalaForever #15YearsOfDhonism #15YearsofDhoni #15YearsofMSD @msdhoni pic.twitter.com/kwVV3FlzxZ

— Lakshmi Narayanan (@lakshuakku) December 23, 2019

MS Dhoni has not played international cricket since India’s heartbreaking exit at World Cup 2019 semi-final.

He had trained with the Territorial Army -- 106 TA Battalion (Para) in Jammu and Kashmir for 2 weeks after missing the limited-overs series in West Indies right after the World Cup.
However, Dhoni was spotted training in Ranchi in the lead up to the ongoing series against West Indies, adding fuel to rumours of his comeback. However, Dhoni said he needs to be left alone until January 2020 when quizzed by reporters at a promotional event.