“Time Thoda Lagta Hai”: MS Dhoni Lastly Opens Up On 2019 World Cup Heartbreak

The Indian cricket staff suffered a bitter semi-final defeat in opposition to New Zealand within the 2019 ODI World Cup. The end result continued to trouble Indian followers all throughout the globe, particularly because the staff had carried out wonders till the penultimate hurdle. Many nonetheless surprise what the end result would’ve been if New Zealand’s Martin Guptill had not run out MS Dhoni within the match. The competition turned out to be MS Dhoni’s final as he selected to hold up his boots from worldwide cricket a couple of months after the occasion ended. Years have handed because the notorious heartbreak, and Dhoni has lastly opened up on his ache of failure to not raise the title in 2019.

In a video that has emerged on social media, Dhoni may very well be heard recalling the frustration, saying it took a while for him to recover from the ache of shedding the 2019 ODI World Cup semi-final.

“It was a tough one as a result of I knew that this shall be my final World Cup, so it will have been good to be on the successful facet. It was heartbreak second, so we accepted the end result and we tried to maneuver on. Time thoda lagta hai aur World Cup ke baad thoda time mil bhi jata hai. Maine toh uske baad worldwide khela nahi hai toh mujhe toh kaafi time mila hai. (It takes time and one will get a while after the World Cup. I have never performed any worldwide after that, so I obtained a whole lot of time). So, sure, it was a heartbreak however on the similar time you must get out of it. So that you simply settle for that you just tried your greatest, however you weren’t capable of win it,” he stated.

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Whereas Dhoni is not a world cricketer, he continues to play within the Indian Premier League for his franchise Chennai Tremendous Kings. His participation within the IPL 2025 season, nonetheless, is not but utterly clear.