Mir Mukhtar Ahmad
With retirement of Mahi in his own and unique style , the game of cricket will be dull for his fans and many people will lose interest in the game.
The joy given by Mahi to his fans is remarkable and unforgettable. Though Indian cricket has been taken to great heights by great cricket legends like Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Mohammad Azharudin & Sachin Tendulkar but Dhoni has been unique in all formats. All of them have brought laurels to the nation we owe.
Dhoni had been bestowed with the qualities of smile and great patience, whom fans of opponent teams too admired. His rivals too were taking tips from him.
Since I live in a rural area of South Kashmir and supporting my country team is a unique feature. From my childhood watching veterans like KS Srikant, Ravi Shastri, Mohinder Amarnath, Kapil Dev, Muhammad Azhar ud din playing, most happiness to mind has been provided by MS Dhoni. It may sound unbelievealble, but it is true that in my Mohalla, 50 of the 53 households are Indian supporters. During peak hours of Stone pelting, this enthusiasm got our village A Big Name in the valley as my village was called “CHOTA BHARAT” as not a single incident happened in the area in 2016. For this achievement we sacrificed a lot. Before the start of World Cup of 2011, a group of youth visited Dargah of Ajmer Sharief in Rajasthan and Sang a Qwali for victory which became true. During the semifinal of India and Pakistan at Mohali , whenever a wicket of India fell firecrackers were thrown into my house boundary. What happened at the last when India won whole habitation celebrated throughout the night. When in the morning Army searched the location as who are the people celebrating it was a unique experience. On the finals, when India won, same people enjoyed Qehwa with us and celebrated with us.
For his beautiful hair style the then President of Pakistan Parvaiz Musharaff suggested him not make a hair cut as he looks Cute in this hair style.
In every subcontinent MS played superb devoid of pressure tactics. He beat Australia in Austrailia, New Zealand in New Zealand, South Africa in South Africa and so on. He was the only bold captin of the world, who could throw Australia out of the World Cup. The reason being his positive tactics.
India which was once lacking pace battery got a girth in both versions of Fast and Spin attacks. He worked on for Buvnesh Kumar, Mohammad Shami, Ishant Sharma, R Ashwin, Ravinder Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal.
In batting line MS changed the line up and got all time best Shikhar Dhawan, Ajenka Rihanae, Virat Kohli, Chateshwar Pujara , Murli Vijay etc.
In ODI’s Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli etc gave a new look to the team. It will be remembered in times to come. His sudden retirement surprised every fan. Government and BCCI Should request him to play for some more time to give him a respectable farewell. BCCI should shun the personal rift and must listen to the fans and lovers of cricket and host a grand farewell for the legend.
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