MS Dhoni has been one of the biggest names in the Indian cricket team and his presence in the side meant a lot to countless fans. His last game for India came in the 2019 World Cup semi-final when the Men in Blue surrendered to the Black Caps after a resonating fight that would go down in history.

A year later, MS Dhoni announced that the world has seen the last of him in the Indian threads and he would no longer be seen in the international circuit as a cricketer. That broke countless hearts for sure, but then again, a part of the journey is the end.

However, there are tales still which come out from the Master himself that sends us fans into a frenzy of emotions, taking us all for a stroll down the memory lane. In one such media interaction during an event, Mahi talked about how he had to dissemble his emotions on the last day of his international career when India slumped down to New Zealand.

Dhoni said, “It gets difficult to control your emotions when you have lost a close game. And inside, I had made my entire planning. To me, that was the last day I played cricket for India. I took retirement a year later but the fact is that, that day I had retired. We cricketers are given certain machines and all of that. So everytime I went to the trainer I gave it back to him. He said 'No you keep it. And in my mind, I am like 'how do I tell him I won't be needing or using it anymore'. I didn't want to announce it at that point in time.”

He further added, “You are high on emotions. The only thing you've done in the last 12-15 years is play cricket. And then there is no more chance of you representing the country. There are so many people but only few get that opportunity. And sportspersons, they have that. Irrespective of which sport you play, you are representing your country. Be it Commonwealth Games, Olympics. So once I quit cricket, there was no way I could do that. I could no longer bring any glory. All those things are going on in mind.”

Dhoni called it a day in international cricket at 7 pm on 15th of August in 2020, however, his last international fixture came on July 10th, 2019, which also proved to be India’s swansong in the same edition of the World Cup.