Gary Kirsten Opens-up on MS Dhoni's Retirement

World Cup-winning coach Gary Kirsten has given his thoughts on the former India captain MS Dhoni's Retirement. He said that Mahi has acquired the right to retire with her terms. At the same time, Kirsten has also honored him as the greatest player in the modern era.

In the same week, rumors of Dhoni's retirement had surfaced on social media, which was answered by his wife Sakshi and said that the lockdown had shaken people's minds. However, he soon deleted that tweet.

MS Dhoni played the semi-final of the World Cup 2019 against New Zealand. He had not returned to competitive cricket since then, but he was preparing to return to IPL 2020. Thus, there was a chance of his team coming back, but the IPL was postponed due to Coronavirus.

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However, fans of Dhoni are still hopeful that they will play at least the T20 World Cup 2020. Indian team coach Ravi Shastri also believes that he can get a place in the team based on the form of IPL.

On the other hand, former coach of the Indian team and the legendary South African cricketer, Gary Kirsten, while talking to TOI said, "MS (Dhoni) is an incredible cricketer.

Intelligence, peace, power, affirmation, speed, and match-winner make him different from other players. So they make him one of the greatest players of the modern era. He (Dhoni) has acquired the right to leave the game on his own terms and according to that time, no one should direct him. "

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Coach Gary Kirsten, who made Team India the World Cup winner under MS Dhoni's captaincy in 2011, admits that coaching Team India has been an honor for him. The relationship between Gary Kirsten and MS Dhoni is also quite good.

He has said, "I loved the coaching of the Indian team. It was the best privilege of my life. It was a wonderful journey with the Indian players who have a lot of memories of the World Cup. There were a lot of expectations from the players to win the World Cup and they gave it Handled incredibly well. "