'He never
thinks about individual goals. He retired to give a chance to others.'
IMAGE: Mahendra Singh
Dhoni with Rishabh Pant. Photograph: Hannah Peters/Getty Images
The definition of success for Mahendra Singh Dhoni was always about
making his teammates and fans happy and he retired from international cricket
to give a chance to others, revealed manager and childhood friend Arun Pandey
on Saturday.
"It is a very emotional moment for everyone as well as
for me. We should respect his decision. He always used to take decisions as per
the requirement of his team and country. He never thinks about individual
goals. He retired to give a chance to others. For him, success was always
making teammates happy and his fans happy," Pandey said.
Pandey pointed out that Dhoni never changed as a person, even
after achieving fame and glory around the world.
"Before 2004, when he debuted for the Indian team and
after that year there was no change in him as a person. For him, having
leadership responsibility was just inside the ground. After the game was over,
his job was over and he treated his friends and acquaintances off the field
well. He always enjoyed playing the game and leadership was just an added
responsibility," said Pandey, who was also the producer of Dhoni's biopic MS
Dhoni: The Untold Story.
"We feel proud of the fact that he represented the
country. He has left a legacy and built the team in such a way that even in his
absence, the national team would continue doing well. Dhoni's thought has
always been that he raised the standard of performances of others," he
added.
When asked that whether Dhoni would have wanted to play a
farewell game before retiring, Pandey said: "He never thought of a
farewell game. He is much above this. His sole focus was to motivate others to
perform. Dhoni was a trend-setter and motivated others. He posted a song along
with the information that he retired which says 'Main pal do pal ka shayar
hoon'. The song says
that today he is there but tomorrow there will be someone else."
"It was a golden era in which Dhoni played. He won the
ICC T20 World Cup 2007, ICC ODI World Cup 2011 and ICC Champions Trophy 2013.
We will keep on celebrating his achievements," he added.
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