New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday thanked former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his unparalleled contributions to the Indian cricket and hoped that he will continue to contribute in strengthening the game.
Shah also said that with Dhoni's retirement from international cricket, the world will miss his helicopter shots.
"I join millions of cricket fans across the globe to thank @msdhoni for his unparalleled contributions to Indian Cricket. His cool temperament has turned several hot encounters in India's favour. Under his captaincy India has crowned World Champions twice in different formats," he tweeted.
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I join millions of cricket fans across the globe to thank @msdhoni for his unparalleled contributions to Indian Cricket. His cool temperament has turned several hot encounters in India’s favour. Under his captaincy India was crowned World Champions twice in different formats.
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) August 15, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">I join millions of cricket fans across the globe to thank @msdhoni for his unparalleled contributions to Indian Cricket. His cool temperament has turned several hot encounters in India’s favour. Under his captaincy India was crowned World Champions twice in different formats.
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) August 15, 2020I join millions of cricket fans across the globe to thank @msdhoni for his unparalleled contributions to Indian Cricket. His cool temperament has turned several hot encounters in India’s favour. Under his captaincy India was crowned World Champions twice in different formats.
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) August 15, 2020
The home minister said Dhoni has mesmerised millions through his unique style of cricket.
Taking to Twitter after hearing the news of his retirement, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan called former Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni a symbol of courage for crores of youths coming from small towns.
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महेंद्र सिंह धोनी मात्र एक क्रिकेटर नहीं हैं, वह छोटे शहरों और सामान्य परिवार से आने वाले उन करोड़ों युवाओं की ‘हिम्मत’ हैं, जिनमें कुछ बड़ा करने का जज्बा है।
— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) August 15, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
उनके जीवन से एक बात हर महत्वाकांक्षी भारतीय को सीखनी चाहिए ‘Its Never Too Late’. #ThankYouDhoni
">महेंद्र सिंह धोनी मात्र एक क्रिकेटर नहीं हैं, वह छोटे शहरों और सामान्य परिवार से आने वाले उन करोड़ों युवाओं की ‘हिम्मत’ हैं, जिनमें कुछ बड़ा करने का जज्बा है।
— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) August 15, 2020
उनके जीवन से एक बात हर महत्वाकांक्षी भारतीय को सीखनी चाहिए ‘Its Never Too Late’. #ThankYouDhoniमहेंद्र सिंह धोनी मात्र एक क्रिकेटर नहीं हैं, वह छोटे शहरों और सामान्य परिवार से आने वाले उन करोड़ों युवाओं की ‘हिम्मत’ हैं, जिनमें कुछ बड़ा करने का जज्बा है।
— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) August 15, 2020
उनके जीवन से एक बात हर महत्वाकांक्षी भारतीय को सीखनी चाहिए ‘Its Never Too Late’. #ThankYouDhoni
Delhi’s chief minister Arvind Kejriwal thanked Dhoni for giving Indians countless opportunities to be proud.
Rajya Sabha member and BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, a cricket enthusiast and former chairman of Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association, called himself a Dhoni fan.
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What a magnificent career, #Dhoni!; as a fan myself, I am grateful to you for having achieved the many milestones for Indian cricket! Best wishes. #DhoniRetires pic.twitter.com/bgK4HEcyDu
— Jyotiraditya M. Scindia (@JM_Scindia) August 15, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">What a magnificent career, #Dhoni!; as a fan myself, I am grateful to you for having achieved the many milestones for Indian cricket! Best wishes. #DhoniRetires pic.twitter.com/bgK4HEcyDu
— Jyotiraditya M. Scindia (@JM_Scindia) August 15, 2020What a magnificent career, #Dhoni!; as a fan myself, I am grateful to you for having achieved the many milestones for Indian cricket! Best wishes. #DhoniRetires pic.twitter.com/bgK4HEcyDu
— Jyotiraditya M. Scindia (@JM_Scindia) August 15, 2020
Lauding Dhoni's contribution to the sport, NCP chief and a former BCCI president Sharad Pawar said, "I have had a long association with the game of Cricket and in appointing M S Dhoni as captain we were sure he would be one of India's most successful captains."
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I have had a long association with the game of Cricket and in appointing M S Dhoni as captain we were sure he would be one of India’s most successful captains.
— Sharad Pawar (@PawarSpeaks) August 15, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
His contribution to cricket is unique and inspiring, and his record exemplary. My good wishes will always be with him. pic.twitter.com/RoyKr4Lhv0
">I have had a long association with the game of Cricket and in appointing M S Dhoni as captain we were sure he would be one of India’s most successful captains.
— Sharad Pawar (@PawarSpeaks) August 15, 2020
His contribution to cricket is unique and inspiring, and his record exemplary. My good wishes will always be with him. pic.twitter.com/RoyKr4Lhv0I have had a long association with the game of Cricket and in appointing M S Dhoni as captain we were sure he would be one of India’s most successful captains.
— Sharad Pawar (@PawarSpeaks) August 15, 2020
His contribution to cricket is unique and inspiring, and his record exemplary. My good wishes will always be with him. pic.twitter.com/RoyKr4Lhv0
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar extended best wishes to the cricketer.
"One of India's finest Wicket-keeper-Batsman & Captain, M.S. Dhoni has announced retirement from International Cricket. All the best for his future! #MSDhoni," Pawar tweeted.
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor called Dhoni India’s finest wicketkeeper-batsman and a transformative captain who left a stamp on Indian cricket that defined an era.
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So sorry to hear that #msdhoni retired half an hour ago. A true giant of the game, India's finest wicketkeeper-batsman & a transformative captain, he left a stamp on Indian cricket that defined an era. March on, Dhoniji. There will be other peaks to climb. https://t.co/Y4r8FBCO92
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) August 15, 2020 \" class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
\">So sorry to hear that #msdhoni retired half an hour ago. A true giant of the game, India's finest wicketkeeper-batsman & a transformative captain, he left a stamp on Indian cricket that defined an era. March on, Dhoniji. There will be other peaks to climb. https://t.co/Y4r8FBCO92
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) August 15, 2020
\So sorry to hear that #msdhoni retired half an hour ago. A true giant of the game, India's finest wicketkeeper-batsman & a transformative captain, he left a stamp on Indian cricket that defined an era. March on, Dhoniji. There will be other peaks to climb. https://t.co/Y4r8FBCO92
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) August 15, 2020
Dhoni, the two-time World Cup-winning former India captain, retired from international cricket on Saturday.
With inputs from PTI
