India Lose T20 But Twitter’s Worried – ‘Was it Dhoni’s Last T20I?’
‘Will MS Dhoni never played a T20 international again?’ ask Twitter.
Glenn Maxwell scored 113 not out off just 55 balls as Australia beat India by seven wickets in the second Twenty20 on Wednesday, clinching a 2-0 series win.
This was Australia’s first-ever T20 series victory over India and India’s first T20I series loss at home since Oct 2015.
India had been put into bat first with Virat Kohli (72 not out) and MS Dhoni (40) stitching together 100 runs for the fourth wicket to rescue the hosts from 74/3 at one stage. The pair hit nine sixes in total as India posted 190/4.
Riding on Maxwell’s blitzkrieg though, Australia beat India with two balls to spare. However, Twitter had another reason to be upset.
Was this MS Dhoni’s career’s final T20 international?
The former skipper has on many occasions said he would take a final call on his career after the 2019 World Cup this summer in England. Dhoni’s already retired from Test cricket a few years back and even handed his captaincy to Virat Kohli.
Slated to turn 38 this July, many do believe he will call time on his career after cricket’s showpiece event that ends in July. Many, including his fans on Twitter.
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