When the series drubbing began in 2011 and continued for years together, we all witnessed the collapse of a legendary batting unit and the fall of Indias finest bowlers. Then there was the birth of inexperienced batsmen and naive fast bowlers who were taking baby steps in Test #cricket. You beard a lot of criticism for believing in the process and consistently backing your team-mates. Im not sure what else would a captain do than support his own team-mates, especially when the chips are down. You always spoke of improvement when the team won and stood behind the boys, when pushed to a corner. If ever, there was an eye for the future you showed it once again with your retirement.You knew that a long home season is coming up. The series in Australia is now off the hook. You decide that the time was just right to ask #ViratKohli to take up the mantle. That would leave you with some time to relax and prepare for a #WorldCup to defend in just over a month. Youve been instrumental in the evolution of young #Indian batsmen and bowlers. Youve put the teams cause ahead of your own personal goals. You didnt leave the arena when the legends of the sport bid adieu to this team. You didnt leave this team, when they were in troubled waters. You left them when you realized that you have found an able successor for the throne. Youve allowed the new leader a good time to settle in the role before the overseas tours begin again.If this is not what a leader should do, what else should he do? Oh MSD, how unfair was the world against you! What a script you chose to write! You grew from being a ticket collector to this generations biggest sporting star. You showed the hungry, that nothing was impossible. You always chose to stay away from limelight. You werent attracted by sensationalism and headlines. May be, thats where your greatness lay.As the sun sets on your Test career, I would remember you as a person who stood tall and calm like the light house near the high tides of success and failure. Thank you #MSDhoni, for all the #memories. 😊
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 15:26:43 +0000
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