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Javed Akhtar gives solid reason why MS Dhoni shouldn't retire post defeat in CWC'19

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Published : Jul 13, 2019, 1:09 pm IST
Updated : Jul 13, 2019, 1:09 pm IST

Singer and Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar requested former India skipper MS Dhoni not to retire.

MS Dhoni and Javed Akhtar. (Photo: Instagram)
 MS Dhoni and Javed Akhtar. (Photo: Instagram)

Mumbai: Ever since Team India knocked out of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, social media users, as well as Cricket lovers, are demanding MS Dhoni to get retired from International cricket.

Earlier, Singer and Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar requested former India skipper MS Dhoni not to retire. And now, Famous film writer and lyricist Javed Akhtar has joined Lata Didi and given a solid reason why Dhoni shouldn't retire.

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Taking to Twitter, Javed Akhtar wrote, "As a middle-order batsman or a WK M S Dhoni is a totally dependable n trustworthy. Virat is graceful enough to accept that Dhoni’s understanding of game is an advantage for the team.One can see that a lot of cricket is still left in Him . Why even talk about his retirement".

Well, The wicket-keeper batsman played a knock of 50 runs but was unable to take his side over the line against the Kiwis. Dhoni faced criticism during the ongoing World Cup for scoring runs at a slow pace.

(With PTI Inputs)

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