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

The Indian cricket workforce suffered a bitter semi-final defeat towards New Zealand within the 2019 ODI World Cup. The end result continued to trouble Indian followers all throughout the globe, particularly because the workforce had achieved 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 just a few months after the occasion ended. Years have handed for the reason that notorious heartbreak, and Dhoni has lastly opened up on his ache of failure to not carry the title in 2019.

In a video that has emerged on social media, Dhoni could possibly 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 might be my final World Cup, so it will have been good to be on the successful aspect. 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 not performed any worldwide after that, so I obtained a variety of time). So, sure, it was a heartbreak however on the identical time you must get out of it. So that you simply settle for that you simply tried your finest, however you weren’t in a position to win it,” he stated.

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