Thursday, November 7, 2019

Sports: Fans Waiting to See MS Dhoni in Action

Dhoni hashtag was tending on Twitter. I gave it a look. On the top of the page itself, I saw below Tweet and I was touched deeply. 



This Tweet expresses the feelings of a Dhoni fan so well. 


Dhoni has not been playing Cricket for some time. In the beginning, just after World Cup, news came out that he has gone to serve the Army and hence taken a couple of months off. He returned from the Army, but still did not appear in the final-11 list of players for next Cricket series. It was declared that Dhoni himself has opted out. A couple of more months passed and no positive news. Then in the end, an insensitive and arrogant statement came from one of the selectors that they were “moving ahead without Dhoni”. Fans did not know how to react. What was Dhoni’s fault? He had just finished a successful World Cup run; where his “under-utilization” was one of the reasons why India had lost the Cup. What had Dhoni done to deserve this? Subramanian Swamy commented that it was “envy” in the play, how selectors and BCCI management was (mis) treating Dhoni. Who knows the full picture? But millions of his fans world over have been waiting and their wait seems to be never ending. This is a reason why such trends appear on Twitter every once in a while. 

In a way Dhoni represents what is best about India. He is calm and composed most of the time, but aggressive when required. He is ethical and smiles amidst adversities. He is rock strong, but human at the same time. And above all, he is a Family Man. Dhoni's fans can't love him enough.

With hope and prayer to see Dhoni playing Cricket once again soon. 

Rahul Tiwary 

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