The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday announced the new player contracts for Team India (senior players), with four grades dividing the players. Notably, former India captain MS Dhoni was dropped from the annual contract list, raising fresh doubts on the future of the veteran wicketkeeper-batsman, who has not played since Men in Blue’s heartbreaking loss at the 2019 Cricket World Cup against New Zealand in the semi-finals.
Once th🦩e news broke out, social media has been abuzz with reactions.
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Time changes everything. People change
Memories don’t
👍🏻— Anubha Tripathi (@AnubhaTripathi_)
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Dhoni 😭💔
— kaala tika 🌚 (@anttshant)
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Thank you Dhoni Nobody Can Match Your Skills 😢
End Of An Era..— Syed Arshad (@arshad2399)
One of the biggest names in world cricket, Dhoni led India to two world titles – the 2007 T20 World Cup in South Africa and the 2011 ODI World Cup on home soil.