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Mahendra Singh Dhoni stepped down as India’s captain in One-Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals on Wednesday. He, however, is available for selection as a player for now. He informed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) of his decision a day ahead of the selection committee meeting to finalise the limited-overs squads for ODIs and Twenty20s against England.

In a press release, the BCCI has stated: “Mahendra Singh Dhoni has informed the BCCI, that he wishes to step down as the captain of the Indian Cricket Team from the One Day Internationals and the T20 Internationals formats of the game.”

Rahul Johri, the Chief Executive Officer of BCCI, said, “On the behalf of every Indian cricket fan and the BCCI, I would like to thank M. S. Dhoni for his outstanding contribution as the captain of the Indian team across all formats. Under his leadership, Indian team has touched new heights and his achievements will remain etched forever in the annals of Indian cricket.”

http://www.sportstarlive.com/cricket/m-s-dhoni-steps-down-as-india-captain/article9459527.ece
 
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Right decision to allow Kohli to settle in as captain before the Champions Trophy.

Dhoni has a World Cup and Champions Trophy to his name, most captains would give their right hand for one let alone two ICC trophies.

News also is he'll still be available for selection.
 
With his defensive capitancy and ineffective batting is rivalling misbah in the race for worst captain. .
 
I am heartbroken. A legend who won India the World Cup has stepped down, he could have led India to victory in 2019.
 
Abandon ship :))

This is why I respect Kohli more, MSD did this on our last tour of Aus, even the one in 2011/12 when he conveniently slowed down the over rate to skip the last test & let Sehwag take all the heat. Yet people will call Misbah names for hanging on for too long.
 
Don't know what's the deal or what really happened for this move.

Anyways, thanks for the great memories Dhoni ji.

Hopefully you retire after the Eng ODI tour.
 
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Markhor said:
Dhoni has a World Cup and Champions Trophy to his name, most captains would give their right hand for one let alone two ICC trophies.
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Make that three - the ICC World T20 from back in 2007.
 
End of a golden era for Indian cricket.

India still need his services as batsman in ODIs. Our middle order is quite fragile. But he should be batting at not more than 5 as he is no longer a finisher(he never was actually). Dhoni at no.4 is the correct guy to accompany Kohli.
 
Rohit
Dhawan
Kohli
Dhoni
Rahul
Manish
Jadeja/Pandya
Ashwin
Shami
Bumrah
Bhuvi

Looks a good XI.
 
That's how a man with dignity makes decision best for country. well done Dhoni. Hope our supposed legends could follow you. Here captaincy is being used to make sure you are in the team.
 
Great servant for Indian cricket and our greatest ODI captain (in fact one of the best ever Limited overs captain in the history of the game).

Don't know how long he will play, but the question would we ever be able to find a replacement for him, who is as calm and cool behind the stumps?
 
sensible-indian-fan said:
Don't know what's the deal or what really happened for this move.

Anyways, thanks for the great memories Dhoni ji.

Hopefully you retire after the Eng ODI tour.
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If he had any intentions of retiring after England tour, this move would not have been taken. Think he has plans of prolonging his career, maybe till 2019WC.
 
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King Kong said:
Rohit
Dhawan
Kohli
Dhoni
Rahul
Manish
Jadeja/Pandya
Ashwin
Shami
Bumrah
Bhuvi

Looks a good XI.
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Keep Pandya at least a Light Year away from the team. He adds nothing to the lineup. A mediocre bowler and a terrible batsman who cannot play anything over 125k's.
 
Greatest ODI captain ever for me. He was shrewd and had the calmness to prevail in tough situations. Sets him apart from the rest of the Captains.
MSD was an expert at using mediocre trundlers to the max benefit of the team.
 
He took the right decision.Allows Kohli time to settle into LOI captaincy,before the Champions trophy.
 
With this, I am certain that Kohli will become the greatest ODI batsman ever after 2019 WC. He will push that average into high 50s and even 60 as captaincy will make an even better player.
 
troodon said:
Greatest ODI captain ever for me. He was shrewd and had the calmness to prevail in tough situations. Sets him apart from the rest of the Captains.
MSD was an expert at using mediocre trundlers to the max benefit of the team.
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what I always amazed about his captaincy was every trick he tried against the opposition it worked..and he was an amazing finisher. Truly the best captain ever I witnessed with great leadership qualities.
 
Varun said:
He has played under Ganguly and Dravid's captaincy in Tests & ODIs, and under Kumble and Sehwag in Tests.
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Well, I meant after he took over as full time captain. Retired altogether in tests and thought he would do the same in LOIs. Maybe he wants to play 2019WC. That's why he has taken this decision, so that there wouldn't be too much focus on him when India play ODIs.
 
King Kong said:
If he had any intentions of retiring after England tour, this move would not have been taken. Think he has plans of prolonging his career, maybe till 2019WC.
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His batting will take care of that imho. Will get him to retire fast.

You may be right. He wants to see how long his career can go without the burden of captaincy.

Or it could also be that he wants to see how he fares as a non captain and then take a call without regrets.
 
sensible-indian-fan said:
Yeah but at the moment, he is a rubbish batsman and captain.
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Not a rubbish batsman but finisher. He has always been overrated as a finisher. He should play at no.4. Our middle order of late has been prone to collapses out of nowhere. Dhoni at no.4 will strengthen the middle order.
 
Best ODI captain of India and probably world, with limited resources used to stifle opponents while defending totals.

T20, CWC, CT, Asia, VB he has won most trophies and many bilateral series for us. Thanks for the memories, you are still needed as ODI WK batsman.

Don't know why but I am feeling a bit sad right now for him even though it is time. Good that he has stepped on his own terms and probably hangs his boots on a high 12 months down the line.
 
If he didn't intend to lead the team in the 2017 Champions Trophy and/or the 2019 World Cup, why didn't he retire after the 2015 World Cup or in 2016? Very strange decision, but ultimately the best one for India.
 
Won't his presence be a kind of hindrance to the youngsters in the team & the young captian ? Unless he does the Sachin thing by playing the wise old monk who speaks only when needed.. ?
 
Kinda sad.

Also he's too big of a player to play under anyone else so I feel this is retirement
 
Mamoon said:
If he didn't intend to lead the team in the 2017 Champions Trophy and/or the 2019 World Cup, why didn't he retire after the 2015 World Cup or in 2016? Very strange decision, but ultimately the best one for India.
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Champions trophy is irrevelant . May be dint want to burden Virat with captiancy in all formats in one go .
 
Excellent decision by legend and fighter. My favourite Indian since I started watching cricket.


I hope our useless kaptaan also follows suit and hangs up his boot. baya-lees baras ki umar hogayi hai leken abhi tak cricket khel rahay hain. :facepalm:
 
R0H1T said:
Abandon ship :))

This is why I respect Kohli more, MSD did this on our last tour of Aus, even the one in 2011/12 when he conveniently slowed down the over rate to skip the last test & let Sehwag take all the heat. Yet people will call Misbah names for hanging on for too long.
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He stepped down cos we had already lost the series . I cant belive the hate he gets . Conveniently slowed the over rate so that he can skip one test match ? lol
 
Syed1 said:
Excellent decision by legend and fighter. My favourite Indian since I started watching cricket.


I hope our useless kaptaan also follows suit and hangs up his boot. baya-lees baras ki umar hogayi hai leken abhi tak cricket khel rahay hain. :facepalm:
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He has not retired brother just gave up captaincy, probably will play for another 6-12 months.
 
cricket.mad said:
With his defensive capitancy and ineffective batting is rivalling misbah in the race for worst captain. .
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Are you kidding me?

This guy has the following achievements:

T20 WC
ODI WC
Champions Trophy
Asia Cup
Number 1 test ranking


And you are calling him a bad captain? Don't be na-shukray :facepalm:
 
Finally! Should have retired after last year's World Cup but i'll take this for now. I've been a bitter critic of yours as far as Tests are concerned but only a fool would neglect your achievements in LOI's. Thank you :msd
 
Syed1 said:
Are you kidding me?

This guy has the following achievements:

T20 WC
ODI WC
Champions Trophy
Asia Cup
Number 1 test ranking


And you are calling him a bad captain? Don't be na-shukray :facepalm:
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Its all fluke , they will tell you .
 
Mamoon said:
If he didn't intend to lead the team in the 2017 Champions Trophy and/or the 2019 World Cup, why didn't he retire after the 2015 World Cup or in 2016? Very strange decision, but ultimately the best one for India.
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Because he wants to prolong his career. If anyone thinks this is a selfless move they must've missed his captaincy leading up to the WC 2015, especially in tests.

He very likely wants to play the 2019 WC & this is his best bet, but barring a major reversal in his fortunes & form he ought to be replaced in a year or so.
 
Syed1 said:
Are you kidding me?

This guy has the following achievements:

T20 WC
ODI WC
Champions Trophy
Asia Cup
Number 1 test ranking


And you are calling him a bad captain? Don't be na-shukray :facepalm:
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No.1 Test ranking was when we had a terrific batting lineup and decent bowlers. That was hardly due to Dhoni's captaincy.
 
His keeping is still very much needed by india
 
He is not retiring as of now.

Dhoni is the most respectable person in cricket history for me. His decisions come like this only. One of the Most successful captain ever. But I feel this is good for him. He will allow himself to play under kohli and for sure kohli will learn a lot from him. #Respect
 
He has done a good thing by resigning because with the unprecedented rise of kohli the player and captain the pressure on dhoni on his captaincy and his own performance is enormous which he is feeling.i can see it coming from afar after his below par performances as a player and captain
 
Syed1 said:
Are you kidding me?

This guy has the following achievements:

T20 WC
ODI WC
Champions Trophy
Asia Cup
Number 1 test ranking


And you are calling him a bad captain? Don't be na-shukray :facepalm:
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You are talking about history and I am talking about recent past. .so it's a big difference
 
No doubt we need his keeping and batting but now we will be at least relived by the torture of trundlers he use to gave us
 
jusarrived said:
He stepped down cos we had already lost the series . I cant belive the hate he gets . Conveniently slowed the over rate so that he can skip one test match ? lol
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So he didn't play the first test & skipped the last one as well, sounds like cowardly to me, he's always avoided heat when the flames have been too hot for him to handle, case in point the England 2014 tour when we gave away the lead after the second test.

That was in 2012 SCG test IIRC, also the fued between him & Sehwag/Gambhir came out in the open in the ODI series that followed. Now tell me when was the last time a test skipper was banned for slow over rate from India, considering the spinners we deploy?
 
jusarrived said:
and we lost a few matches after that cos of Dhoni's captaincy ? Nice logic
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The point was that Dhoni's captaincy was utterly irrelevant in Test cricket. He wasn't a poor captain but he wasn't great either. It was a downgrade after Ganguly's captaincy. Anyway i don't want to start an argument on this but by the time our golden generation were past it we started losing heavily. Still haven't gotten 8-0 thrashing and I personally think Dhoni should have been axed as captain after that.
 
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Sidilicious said:
Great servant for Indian cricket and our greatest ODI captain (in fact one of the best ever Limited overs captain in the history of the game).

Don't know how long he will play, but the question would we ever be able to find a replacement for him, who is as calm and cool behind the stumps?
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Can't say bro. But he was best wicketkeeper batsman and captain for us. I hope he stays till 2019 wc. He will still teach kohli a lot in captaincy and it will be good for kohli to captain team while dhoni is still there.

#Respect for dhoni.. his decisions are always unpredictable. Great character who has led Indian team to great heights... something which we could only dream of ..

Dynamic cricketer as it can be.... rare find...
 
cricket.mad said:
You are talking about history and I am talking about recent past. .so it's a big difference
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Well you guys revere Sachin don't you? All of his performances were in history (before he retired) and his last couple of years as a batsman he wasn't doing so well. Did that prevent you from praising him?

Learn to respect your heroes. People like Dhoni do not come up every year. Who knows Kohli turns out to be a miss captain, what happens then?
 
It's OK haters. Hate as much as you can.... you will miss him once you don't have him there. Not everyone can sprint towards stumps with one glove and win... not everyone can hit stumps without seeing them so precisely... not everyone can win India so many matches single handedly. Not many can stump in 0.3 sec.. and many such things will be missed once he is gone
 
Syed1 said:
Well you guys revere Sachin don't you? All of his performances were in history (before he retired) and his last couple of years as a batsman he wasn't doing so well. Did that prevent you from praising him?

Learn to respect your heroes. People like Dhoni do not come up every year. Who knows Kohli turns out to be a miss captain, what happens then?
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Nothing will happen, we need Kohli the batsman more than captain in limited overs. ODI/ T20 captaincy can be given to Ashwin/ Rohit no probs.
 
I may be very harsh on him regarding his capabilities as a test player and captain but i can say he has done his best in odis as a player and captain.i still have my doubts on his finishing capabilities and his captaincy credentials
 
Will really miss him as Captain. For me he was the best ever ODI captain.
Let's see if Kohli can live up to the hype. I doubt he will be as effective as Dhoni.
It will be odd to see Dhoni playing and someone else captaining.
 
R0H1T said:
So he didn't play the first test & skipped the last one as well, sounds like cowardly to me, he's always avoided heat when the flames have been too hot for him to handle, case in point the England 2014 tour when we gave away the lead after the second test.

That was in 2012 SCG test IIRC, also the fued between him & Sehwag/Gambhir came out in the open in the ODI series that followed. Now tell me when was the last time a test skipper was banned for slow over rate from India, considering the spinners we deploy?
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He missed the first test and then again the last test too ? and we never had captain who was banned for slow rate from India ? and you think you remember he had issues with Shewag/GG ( optional ) .

I think you have it all covered . Cant argue with this .
 
SandyB said:
Won't his presence be a kind of hindrance to the youngsters in the team & the young captian ? Unless he does the Sachin thing by playing the wise old monk who speaks only when needed.. ?
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It will be good for any young captain. He will express himself even more and will advise his best when he will feel is needed. For example if kohli looks clueless in any situation and needs advice. Or when kohli needs someone to discuss etc
 
Nikhil_cric said:
The point was that Dhoni's captaincy was utterly irrelevant in Test cricket. He wasn't a poor captain but he wasn't great either. It was a downgrade after Ganguly's captaincy. Anyway i don't want to start an argument on this but by the time our golden generation were past it we started losing heavily. Still haven't gotten 8-0 thrashing and I personally think Dhoni should have been axed as captain after that.
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So Ganguly who enjoyed captaining all the great players at their peak is by default is a great captain ? All though under him we won jack .
Dhoni was not axed cos he was leading a young team non stop on difficult away tours , it would have been probably worse had it been ganguly or Virat .
 
Nobody will miss his captaincy.he may be useful as a player in one days mainly for his keeping but not on his batting which is a hindrance as he takes so much time to settle and kills momentum big time and even his famed hitting capabilities has deserted him long time back.
 
Interesting to see his approach now. This could also mean, he might have a different role in the team leading up to the WC 19. He might just be that attacking role like he was known for, initially.
 
End of an era. Kinda sad even though I wanted him to retire.

He was a very defensive test captain but still is head and shoulders above everyone as an LOI captain. But I feel he's finished as a player and so there is no point in playing as a specialist captain. His incredible hand eye coordination made him the special finisher he was, but his lightning quick reflexes have deserted him now and so he's a huge liability in the finisher role down the order. I never thought he would play under a different captain honestly. If he is not the captain, I personally don't see the point behind him playing as a player as he's finished in LOIs. Ironically, I feel he still has a role to play as a test keeper in the Indian test team as he's far better than whatever options we have atm even at his current age.
 
jusarrived said:
He missed the first test and then again the last test too ? and we never had captain who was banned for slow rate from India ? and you think you remember he had issues with Shewag/GG ( optional ) .

I think you have it all covered . Cant argue with this .
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You missed the "it's all about the processes" option. People give him too much credit for what was essentially the greatest era in our cricketing history, you take the output of Irfan/Sehwag/SRT/Gambhir/Yuvraj/Dhawan/Rohit/Kohli/Jadeja out & you'll see where we'd be without them firing on all cylinders.

We'd be where we are after the 2013 CT win, addled with the decline in fortunes of Aus from 2009-13 & you have Dhoni as the greatest ODI captain ever, really?
 
As he resigned from odi captain also the scrutiny on him as a player will be even more.if he fluffs chases and keeps playing like he is right now i am afraid his days as a player are also numbered
 
With this ends the Captaincy of one of the all time great Limited Overs Captain.

Tremendous services for Indian Cricket.
 
sensible-indian-fan said:
His batting will take care of that imho. Will get him to retire fast.

You may be right. He wants to see how long his career can go without the burden of captaincy.

Or it could also be that he wants to see how he fares as a non captain and then take a call without regrets.
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He is the best wicket keeper-batsman we have at the moment.
 
Best time for the decision.

I think after 2015 WC he thought he could continue as the captain till 19WC. But his dipping batting form must have forced his decision.

Now he is droppable again. If he fails in England ODI's and Champions Trophy then he should retire altogether and give new WK 2 years to settle for WC.

Excited to see how he handles not being in command.
 
Dhoni was very uninspiring as a test captain. But those questioning his LOI captaincy credentials don't have any clue what they're talking about.
 
He is the captain of our greatest one day team.even the players chided his captaincy credentials.he is no way the greatest one day captain as he made out to be .if he is so then he must be greatest nonperforming captain in the world who is a passenger in every great win of our indian team
 
An ODI legend. Surprisingly mediocre in T20s but a very underrated captain in both formats. One of the best keepers of the game with his insanely quick stumpings.
 
lol at those people who wants him retire him asap. where's your damn replacement for him? at least equal to declined Dhoni? he's still one of the best Keepers in the world. And he's not bad as a batsman people making him out to be.
 
[MENTION=139664]street cricketer[/MENTION] [MENTION=134809]sensible-indian-fan[/MENTION] guys do u think he can continue to merit a place in odi and t 20 sides solely based on his performances alone?i am not sure of that
 
Mamoon said:
If he didn't intend to lead the team in the 2017 Champions Trophy and/or the 2019 World Cup, why didn't he retire after the 2015 World Cup or in 2016? Very strange decision, but ultimately the best one for India.
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I think the recent surge in Indian test performances under Kohli must have had some role in this decision. Also his difficult lately to provide the late flourish/finish to the innings might be another thought. He might want another role/approach in the team leading up to WC19. The thought process would have been different in 2015. he intends to play the WC 19 for sure
 
troodon said:
Keep Pandya at least a Light Year away from the team. He adds nothing to the lineup. A mediocre bowler and a terrible batsman who cannot play anything over 125k's.
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Pandya bowls upto 145 kph, he has all the time to improve.
 
Drreddymd said:
[MENTION=139664]street cricketer[/MENTION] [MENTION=134809]sensible-indian-fan[/MENTION] guys do u think he can continue to merit a place in odi and t 20 sides solely based on his performances alone?i am not sure of that
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I have said it long. He's finished as a player now in LOIs as he doesn't have his quick reflexes anymore.

I always thought he would never play under a different captain. But now that he has retired, he probably has a role to play in the test team as a keeper as he's far better than the drop machines we have. Unfortunately he has retired in that format.
 
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