MS Dhoni almost had a tear in his eye after 2019 World Cup semis exit, writes Ravi Shastri

MS Dhoni ended his international career with 90 Tests, 350 ODIs and 98 T20Is under his belt but landmarks never mattered to him. He remains the only skipper to win T20 World Cup, 50-over World Cup and ICC Champions Trophy during his tenure.

The 2019 World Cup loss against New Zealand will be remembered for more things than one in India cricket history, more so due to the fact that it turned out to be former captain MS Dhoni’s last international match in India colours. Dhoni was run-out was scoring a ‘back-to-the-wall’ in the last four tie against Kane Williamson’s Kiwis and with that ended all Indian hopes. Team India head coach Ravi Shastri remembers ‘a tear in his eye’ as ‘Captain Cool’ Dhoni walked back to the pavilion that day. “Nothing frazzled Dhoni. ‘Captain Cool’ is something of a cliché now, but in many ways, still the most apt description for MS. The only time I saw a flicker of disappointment on his face was after we lost the semi-final of the 2019 World Cup to New Zealand. I could almost see a tear in his eye, of self-admonishment, that he should have been run out when so much depended on him,” Shastri wrote in his new book ‘Stargazing: The players in my life’. Dhoni ended his international career with 90 Tests, 350 ODIs and 98 T20Is under his belt but landmarks never mattered to him. He remains the only skipper to win T20 World Cup, 50-over World Cup and ICC Champions Trophy during his tenure.